Background The population ageing in most Western countries leads to a larger number of
frail older people. These frail people are at an increased risk of negative health outcomes …

Socrates described a group of people chained up inside a cave, who mistook shadows of
objects on a wall for reality. This allegory comes to mind when considering 'routinely …

Objectives: Patient trust in physicians is associated with patient satisfaction with healthcare,
patients engaging in follow-up care, and positive health-related outcomes. The current study …

Background Older adults are at high risk for influenza-related complications including
worsening frailty and function. We surveyed older Canadians to explore the impact of …

In recent years, the big news in Social Security reform has been the program's fiscal
concerns. In light of concerns about both program costs and benefit adequacy, we propose …

Abstract Background Lewy Body Disease (LBD) is the second most common
neurodegenerative disorder. Despite high family caregiver strain and adverse patient and …

Rationale, aims and objectives We investigated the validity of self‐reported admission data
compared to administrative records in a clinical trial. Method In the randomized KORINNA …

Introduction Self-reported measures of healthcare utilisation are often used in longitudinal
cohort studies involving older community-dwelling people. The aim of this study is to …

Aim Patients undergoing colorectal surgery face high rates of emergency room visits and
readmission to hospital. These unplanned hospital visits lead to both increased patient …

We determined adherence to nine fall-related ACOVE quality indicators to investigate the
quality of management of falls in the elderly population by general practitioners in the …