Background Frailty is a common condition present in older Emergency Department (ED)
patients that is associated with poor health outcomes. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a …

Background The topic of prognosis in COVID-19 research may be important in adopting
appropriate clinical decisions. Multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) is a frailty …

Background Frailty assessment by paramedics in the prehospital setting is understudied.
The goals of this study were to assess the inter-rater reliability and accuracy of frailty …

Betty Neuman was born in 1924 and grew up on a farm in Ohio. Her rural background
helped her develop a compassion for people in need, which has been evident throughout …

Age is a significant but heterogeneous risk factor for acute neuropsychiatric disturbances
such as delirium. Neuroinflammation increases with aging but the determinants of …

Background Older people in the Emergency Department (ED) are clinically heterogenous
and some presentations may be better suited to alternative out-of-hospital pathways. A new …

The demographic trend of an ageing society is mirrored in the rising number of hospitalized
geriatric patients in Germany. However, there is still a wide gap of knowledge regarding the …

A single-center retrospective cohort study examined the association between molar
malocclusion status at ICU admission and loss of activities of daily living (ADL) at hospital …

Background. Occupational therapy facilitates care for complex frail emergency department
(ED) patients who may have unscheduled return visits (URVs). Purpose. To determine the …

Most older adults have unique needs and are suffering from chronic diseases. It is important
to have quick and easy access to emergency medical services. Three-phase action research …