Cada vez es mayor el número de pacientes de edad avanzada que está siendo tratado por
especialidades diferentes a la geriatría, las cuales, por las características de sus …

Background Demographic changes have led to an increase in the number of elderly frail
persons and, consequently, systematic geriatric assessment is more important than ever …

Objectives Preventing or delaying frailty has important benefits in the elderly, and in health
and social services. Studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of multifactorial …

Background Oropharyngeal dysphagia is an emerging age-related disorder that affects 23%
of inpatients leading to malnutrition, dehydration, or aspiration pneumonia. Anticholinergic …

Background: Proper planning of Palliative Care in nursing homes requires advanced
knowledge of the care needs that residents show. The aim of the study was to evaluate …

El envejecimiento es un importante factor de riesgo para desarrollar una fibrilación
auricular. Se estima una prevalencia de hasta el 9-10% en mayores de 80 años, y se asocia …

Background Multiple markers are used to assess frailty and vulnerability, conditions
associated with the development of chemotherapy toxicity (CTT). However, there is still no …

Background Frailty is a dynamic condition that is clinically expected to change in older
individuals during and around admission to an intermediate care (IC) facility. We aimed to …

The study aimed to assess the reliability of the scores, evidence of validity, and feasibility of
the Frail-VIG index. A validation study mixing hospitalized and community-dwelling older …

A new intervention model for promoting healthy ageing grounded on integrated value-based
care was developed and tested in the city of Valencia (Spain). Its implementation raised …