Improvement of chronic disease management demands effective collaborative relationships
between health and social-care which is achieved through teamwork. Interprofessional …

Background Functional decline (FD) is a common and serious problem among hospitalised
older adults. Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to identify patient …

Frailty is an age-related, multi-dimensional state of decreased physiologic reserve that
results in diminished resiliency and increased vulnerability to stressors. It has proven to be …

A high proportion of patients with fragility fracture, mainly hip fracture, have a variable
degree of comorbidity and show some degree of dependence in basic or more complex …

Older adults undergoing surgery have high perioperative morbidity and mortality. Age-
related physiological changes and prevalence of geriatric syndromes such as frailty …

Introduction the aim of this study was to design an approach to improving care for frail older
patients in hospital services where comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) was not part …

Importance Older patients who undergo surgery may benefit from geriatrician
comanagement. It is unclear whether other internal medicine (IM) physician involvement …

Geriatric conditions such as functional impairment and dementia are common and frequently
unrecognized or inadequately addressed in older adults. Identifying geriatric conditions by …

Background delirium is an event leading to negative health outcomes and increased
mortality in patients. The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence, determinants and …

There was a shorter length of stay, less mortality and a lower readmission rate. However,
there was uncertainty whether the results are clinically relevant and the GRADE of evidence …