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Screening for Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly pot

Screening for Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly pot

Screening for Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly pot

... Screening for Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly CHAPTER75By Christopher Patterson Screening for Cognitive Impairment 75 in the Elderly Prepared by Christopher ... 144:851-85327. Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination: The periodic health examination, 1991 update: 1. Screening for cognitive impairment in the elderly. Can Med Assoc J 1991;144: ... identification is the ability to plan for the anticipated further cognitive decline. For example, the assignment of a sustaining power of attorney can be made at a timebefore mental incompetence...
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Tài liệu Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly – Recognition, Diagnosis and Management docx

Tài liệu Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly – Recognition, Diagnosis and Management docx

... Ascoregreaterthan5issuggestiveofdepression,however,fullscoringinformation for the GDSisavailableat:http://www.stanford.edu/~yesavage/GDS.english.long.htmlYesavage: The useofRatingDepressionSeries in the Elderly, in Poon(ed.):Clinical ... DementiaFunctionalstatus(Baseline&reviewateachvisit)IADLs::•Housework•Mealprep•Shopping•Transportation•Finances•ManagingmedsSupports(homecare,family,casemanager,livingsituation)Caregiverissues(behaviour/sleep/mood)Livingwill/DNRdiscussion COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN THE ELDERLY FLOW SHEETNAMEOFPATIENTThisoptionalFlowSheetisbasedon the Guideline, Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly – Recognition, ... Ask the patienttoplace the numberson the circlelikeaclock.Notewhether the patientusesappropriate planning in distributing the numbers properly, or whether the patient perseverates or forgets the task and continues...
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Anticoagulation in the Elderly pot

Anticoagulation in the Elderly pot

... INR values in the therapeutic interval and expressed as the “time in the therapeutic range” (TTR). Even in clinical trials, the TTR is often no more than 60-65% (as an example, the TTR in the ... therefore recommended. For anticoagulation in the therapeutic range, dabigatran etexilate was compared to warfarin in the RE-LY study including AF patients and in the RE-COVER study including ... years), the only item independently associated with the likelihood of not receiving VKAs in the multivariate analysis was increasing age. No other single factor, including the presence of contraindications...
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Sleep disorders in the elderly pot

Sleep disorders in the elderly pot

... similar techniques in the primary care setting For some patients, combining pharmacological and behavioural treatment may be a more effective regimen for treating insomnia as medications ... Sleep disorders in the elderly Primary sleep disorders Primary sleep disorders are distinguished from other sleep disorders in that these are not other mental disorders, medical ... is cognitive behavioural therapy34of insomnia often involves teaching sleep hygiene techniques in combination with other behavioural treatments...
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Falls in the Elderly potx

Falls in the Elderly potx

... multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the community. N Engl J Med 1994;331:821-7.TABLE 8 Critical Steps in Reducing the Risk of Falls in the Elderly ... community-dwelling elderly persons and 60 percent of nursing home residents fall each year. Risk factors for falls in the elderly include increasing age, medication use, cognitive impairment and ... how intrinsic and extrinsic factors can combine to change the likelihood of falling in the elderly patient.29 Physical Examination A mnemonic (I HATE FALLING) can be used to remind the physician...
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Compression of morbidity in the elderly pot

Compression of morbidity in the elderly pot

... Vaccine 18 (2000) 1584±1589 15852. The Compression of Morbidity2.1. The hypothesis and the paradigm The Compression of Morbidity hypothesis wasintroduced in 1980 [1] and has become the dominantparadigm ... tear in another. In a similar context, William Osler considered pneu-monia to be the ``old mans' friend'', terminating the in rmities of frailty. In uenza epidemics result in anincrease ... if declines in the immune and in ammatory systems were prevented or reversed in the setting of declines in other organ systems withmulti-organ failure and increased frailty? Is there animportant...
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Attitudes, barriers and facilitators for health promotion in the elderly in primary care doc

Attitudes, barriers and facilitators for health promotion in the elderly in primary care doc

... y)].DiscussionMain findingsAmong the participating GPs, definitions of health promo-tion interventions in the elderly widely varied. The opinionregarding the effectiveness of health promotion in the eld-erly ... as regarding the contentof the programme. Providing information over the inter-net for instance, may not reach a substantial proportion of the target group. To increase the interest for health ... Barriers for GPs to provide health promotion in the elderly G. Barriers for patients to accept health promotion in the elderly H. Incentives for GPs to provide health promotion in the elderly I. Incentives...
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Tài liệu Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly (Review) docx

Tài liệu Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly (Review) docx

... Comparison 1 In uenza vaccines versus no vaccination - Cohort stud ies in nursing homes,Outcome 2 In uenza.Review: Vaccines for preventing in uenza in the elderly Comparison: 1 In uenza va ccines versus ... vaccination - Cohort stud ies in nursing homes,Outcome 1 ILI.Review: Vaccines for preventing in uenza in the elderly Comparison: 1 In uenza va ccines versus no vaccination - Cohort studies in ... of the variance (Higgins 2008).Findings of one case-control study (Mullooly 1994) reporting datastratified by risk factors for in uenza, were included by use of the inverse variance combining...
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Assessment of Control Technology Options For Petroleum Refineries in the Mid-Atlantic Region Final Report potx

Assessment of Control Technology Options For Petroleum Refineries in the Mid-Atlantic Region Final Report potx

... summarizes the 2002 emission inventory for each of the 14 refineries (note that the Sunoco Marcus Hook refinery is split into two facilities in the inventory: one facility for the equipment located in ... be the installation of pollution controls on the catalytic cracking unit and fluid coking unit at the Delaware City refinery. Other causes for the decrease in SO2 emissions include the elimination ... options for the seven refinery processes selected for evaluation. • Phase III involved the drafting of model rules for states to consider as they develop their SIPs. At the direction of the MARAMA...
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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GUIDE TO Health & Social Care for the Elderly potx

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GUIDE TO Health & Social Care for the Elderly potx

... then they will play a major role in bringingfunding, ideas and individuals together. Equally, proposals could be initiatedby local voluntary bodies or campaigning individuals. The key is the linkbetween ... practical help in developing social enterprises in a variety of sectors including Childcare, Housing, Health and Social Care for the Elderly, and the Environmental Recycling sector. The Health & ... help them remain independently living at home, orincrease their quality of life and independence. They were:•befriending•help with odd jobs, for example putting up shelves•help with shopping,...
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