Delirium, a syndrome characterized by an acute change in attention, awareness and
cognition, is caused by a medical condition that cannot be better explained by a pre-existing …

Background Falls in care facilities and hospitals are common events that cause
considerable morbidity and mortality for older people. This is an update of a review first …

Aims frailty is proposed as a summative measure of health status and marker of individual
vulnerability. We aimed to investigate the discriminative capacity of a frailty index (FI) …

Background A multitude of theories, models and frameworks relating to implementing
evidence-based practice in health care exist, which can be overwhelming for clinicians and …

Background Delirium is an acute neuropsychological disorder that is common in
hospitalised patients. It can be distressing to patients and carers and it is associated with …

Background/Aim To assess visual acuity (VA) outcomes and antivascular endothelial growth
factor (anti-VEGF) treatment intensity in diabetic macular oedema (DMO). Methods …

Introduction Hospital‐associated deconditioning (HAD) or post‐hospital syndrome is well
recognized as reduced functional performance after an acute hospitalization …

Aim The aim of this study was to present the third position statement from the International
Learning Collaborative (ILC). The ILC is the foremost global organization dedicated to …

Background Immobility is major contributor to poor outcomes for older people during
hospitalisation with an acute medical illness. Yet currently there is no specific mobility …

OBJECTIVES To propose a new multicomponent measure of hospital‐associated
complications of older people (HAC‐OP) and evaluate its validity in a large hospital sample …