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• • ·Editorial Board

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• 8th Congress of the EUGMS, Brussels, 26th-28th September 2012

  • ·Predictors of long-term survival in nonagenarians. The NonaSantfeliu Study

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    F. Formiga

    
  • ·Fear of falling is associated with decreased grip strength, slower walking speed and inability to stand from chair without using arms in a large European ageing study

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    J. Ryg, T. Masud, M. Lindholm Eriksen, S. Vestergaard, K. Andersen-Ranberg

    
  • ·Does vision moderate the relationship between fear of falling and functional mobility?

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    O. Donoghue, H. Ryan, G. Savva, H. Cronin, R.A. Kenny

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  • ·Fall prediction according to nurses’ clinical judgment: Differences between medical, surgical, and geriatric wards

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    K. Milisen, J. Coussement, J. Flamaing, E. Vlaeyen, R. Schwendimann, E. Dejaeger, K. Surmont, S. Boonen

    
  • ·Handgrip strength predicts walking recovery in older patients hospitalized for hip fracture

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    E. Savino, S. Volpato, E. Martini, M.L. Davoli, A.M. Zagatti, F. Lauretani, M. Lunardelli

    
  • ·ECG abnormalities as a predictor for hip fractures

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    S. Jansen, R.W. Koster, F.J. De Lange, M.U. Schafroth, J.C. Goslings, S.E.J.A. De Rooij, N. Van Der Velde

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  • ·Usefulness of insertable cardiac monitor in older patients with unexplained fall after a complete neuroautonomic evaluation

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    M. Rafanelli, A. Ceccofiglio, G. Toffanello, A. Ungar

    
  • ·Reducing falls in older patients with orthostatic hypotension

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    G.I. Prada, I.G. Fita, I.D. Alexa, B. Paltineanu, M. Gaiculescu, R. Nacu, E. Tapelea, S. Prada

    
  • ·“Poor oral health, dealing with a new geriatric giant”

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    J.M.G.A. Schols, G. Van Der Putten, J. Vanobbergen, L. De Visschere, C.D. Van Der Maarel-Wierink

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  • ·The experiences and support needs of older cancer patients (70+) and their family caregivers: Recommendations for nursing practice

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    C. Senden, T. Vandecasteele, K. Versluys, N. Van Den Noortgate

    
  • ·Mortality and incident vertebral fractures after 3 years of follow-up among geriatric patients

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    H. Van Der Jagt-Willems, B. Van Munster, L. Tulner, W. Lems

    
  • ·SHORT-form 36 (SF-36) scales and association with total mortality and cardiovascular events in the hypertension in the very elderly trial (HYVET)

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    R. Peters, N. Beckett, A. Fletcher, C. Bulpitt

    
  • ·Pharmacological treatment of elderly patients randomised into a heart failure disease management program intervention trial (HF-GERIATRICS)

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    R. Menéndez-Colino, A. Pardo-Gómez, C. Mauleón-Ladrero, D. Sebastian, A.I. Ferrero-Martínez, C. Rodriguez-Pascual

    
  • ·Usefulness of the multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) in evaluating the efficacy of warfarin treatment in older patients with atrial fibrillation

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    A. Pilotto, D. Sancarlo, A. Fontana, G. Paroni, M. Copetti, P. Gallina, S. Bazzano, S. Maggi, L. Ferrucci

    
  • ·Can we reduce the rate of diabetic care home residents admitted to hospital with hypoglycaemia?

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    D. Ahearn, P. Bercik, J. Chillala

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  • ·Predictors of effectiveness of cholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer’s disease

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    J.E. De Wit, M.H. Emmelot-Vonk, H.L. Koek

    
  • ·Gene expression signatures in human ageing

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    D. Melzer

    
  • ·Vaccination in the face of declining immunity; a problem for an aging population

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    R. Aspinall, S. Govind, A. ten Bokum, N. Kenny, P.O. Lang

    
  • ·Pharmagenetics and pharmacogenomics

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    A. Pilotto, D. Seripa

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  • ·Future perspective on active ageing from rapidly ageing Asian countries

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    L. Chen, M. Akishita, M. Kuzuya, K. Kozaki, T. Kojima, K. Toba, Y. Ouchi

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  • ·Pain assessment in elderly

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    A. Lukas

    
  • ·Factors associated with high use of health service among 85-year-old men and women: A Swedish population-based study

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    H. Dong, E. Wressle, J. Marcusson

    
  • ·Preadmission interventions preventing postoperative complications in older cardiac surgery patients: A systematic review of the literature

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    R. Ettema, H. Van Koeven, L. Peelen, M. Schuurmans

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  • ·Malnutrition screening in older patients undergoing cardiac surgery: Both in preoperative patients not having an increased weight and in postoperative overfilled patients

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    R. Ettema, L. Peelen, A. Koops-Oosterhuis, E. Van Meeuwen, M. Schuurmans

    
  • ·Predicting functional decline in older cardiac surgery patients: Validation the ISAR-HP identification of seniors at risk – hospitalized patients

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    J. Hoogerduijn, S. De Rooij, D. Grobbee, M. Schuurmans

    
  • ·Prediction of common complications in hospitalized elderly patients

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    I. De Brauwer, P. Cornette

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  • ·The incidence, severity and duration of delirium at the coronary care unit

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    M. Baden, R. Vreeswijk, M. Keijzers, K. Kalisvaart

    
  • ·How is geriatrics taught at medical schools? A systematic review of surveys

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    B. Montero-Errasquín, J. Mateos-Nozal, N. Pérez-Abascal, C. Sánchez-Castellano, A. Cruz Jentoft

    
  • ·Paradoxes in the old age – reverse epidemiology

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    R. Antikainen, T. Strandberg, M. Barbagallo, R. Peters, N. Beckett

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  • ·Pneumococcal disease burden and vaccine coverage in nursing home residents in Europe

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    E. Topinkova

    
  • ·The knowledge on vaccines by adults and family members is linked to the (pneumococcal) vaccines coverage rate

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    J. Flamaing

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  • ·Outcomes and effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccine

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    M. Cankurtaran

    
  • ·Do we need to update the pneumococcal vaccine guidelines for midlife and older adults?

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    M. Paccalin

    
  • ·Mild cognitive impairment and early stage dementia: Assessment and treatment of everyday functioning

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    P. De Vriendt, E. Gorus, T. Mets, M. Petrovic, L. Nygard, A. Kottorp, L. Rosenberg, C. Malinowsky, A. Öhman, S. Josephsson, M. Graff, M. Vernooij-Dassen, M. Olde-Rikkert

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  • ·Getting insight into preferences of older patients and their informal caregiver: Results from a multicentric study in Switzerland

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    S. Pautex

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  • ·Advance care planning in the older person: From research to clinical practice

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    N. Van Den Noortgate

    
  • ·Evidence-based medicine in geriatrics

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    E. Van De Glind, D. Stott, L. Hooft, G. Akner, S. De Rooij, B. Van Munster

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  • ·Development and validation of a multidimensional prognostic index for mortality based on a comprehensive geriatric assessment (MPI-SVAMA) in community-dwelling older subjects

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    A. Pilotto, P. Gallina, A. Fontana, D. Sancarlo, M. Copetti, S. Maggi, D. Donato, L. Ferrucci

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  • ·Effect of aldosterone blockade on physical function in functionally impaired older people without heart failure

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    D. Sumukadas, L. Burton, M. Witham, M. Mcmurdo

    
  • ·Increasing variability in sustained attention is associated with frailty in the older adult population

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    A.M. O’Halloran, R.A. Kenny

    
  • ·Use of inappropriate drugs in elderly patient with severe cognitive impairment

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    G. Colloca, G. Onder, M. Tosato, D.L. Vetrano, E. Topinkova, D. Fialova, J. Gindin, H.G. Van Der Roest, F. Landi, R. Liperoti, R. Bernabei

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  • ·Prevalence and clinical correlates of sarcopenia in Italian community dwelling older people

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    L. Bianchi, S. Bandinelli, A. Cherubini, F. Landi, E. Savino, G. Zuliani, L. Ferrucci, S. Volpato

    
  • ·Using structural equation modelling to detect measurement invariance in a measure of frailty

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    B. King-Kallimanis, G. Savva, R.A. Kenny

    
  • ·Can a frailty index predict short-term mortality for hospital episodes? Evidence from seniors with pneumonia

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    Y.Y. Ding, J. Abisheganaden, W.F. Chong, B.H. Heng, T.K. Lim

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  • ·Onset of cognitive decline: A lifecourse approach

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    A. Singh Manoux

    
  • ·Vascular elements in cognitive decline: Large effects of small lesions

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    G. Gold, E. Kövari, F. Herrmann, A. Forster, P. Giannakopoulos, C. Bouras

    
  • ·From the emergency ward to the surgery room

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    S. Maggi, M. Saugo

    
  • ·Fracture liaison service: Which model?

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    R. Rizzoli, T. Chevalley

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  • ·Outcomes of hip fractures: Rehabilitation programmes: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Rehabilitation – a prerequisite for successful treatment of people who have suffered a hip-fracture

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    Y. Gustafson

    
  • ·Osteoporosis medication in the Oldest Old

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    S. Boonen

    
  • ·Epidemiology and pathophysiology of pressure ulcers

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    S. Nathalie

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  • ·Prevention and treatment (non-nutritional) of pressure ulcers

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    A. Fiorini

    
  • ·Nutritional aspects of pressure ulcer management

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    C. Sieber

    
  • ·Hospital acquired pneumonia is associated with oral colonization with S. aureus but not with heavy dental/denture plaque

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    V. Ewan, A. Sails, S. Rushton, A. Walls, J. Newton

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  • ·EPIPA, a point prevalence survey of urinary, pulmonary and skin infection in 332 nursing homes in five french regions

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    G. Gavazzi, O. Baud, N. Armand, I. Attali, C. Bernet, F. Bertin-Hugault, M. Besson, M. Bonnand, E. Boudot, J. Delaroziere, N. Khouider, A. Lory, M. Patissier, B. Richaud-Morel, A. Vincent

    
  • ·Invasive pneumococcal disease in the oldest old in Belgium

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    J. Flamaing, J. Verhaegen, W.E. Peetermans, A. Mignon, F. Surmont

    
  • ·The unmet need in the elderly: How immunosenescence, CMV infection, co-morbidities and frailty are a challenge for the development of more effective influenza vaccines

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    J.E. Mcelhaney

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  • ·Anticholinergic burden of medications in older people: Prescription trends over 15 years

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    D. Sumukadas, M. Mcmurdo, A. Mangoni, B. Guthrie

    
  • ·Drug use unadapted to the renal function in patients aged 80 years and older

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    G. Van Pottelbergh, B. Vaes, C. Matheï, J.M. Degryse

    
  • ·Aspirin misuse at home according to START and STOPP in frail older persons

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    O. Dalleur, B. Boland, A. Spinewine

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  • ·Associations between polypharmacy, functional ability and nutritional status in elderly Irish subjects in long term care (the ELDERMET project)

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    P.E. Egan, E.M. O’Connor, S. Conde, A.P. Fitzgerald, P.W. O’Toole

    
  • ·Associations between functional ability and life satisfaction in the oldest-old

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    H. Ekström, S. Elmståhl

    
  • ·The validation of a french-language version of the aging perceptions questionnaire (APQ) and its extension to a population aged 55 and over

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    M. Paccalin, I. Ingrand, J.L. Houeto, P. Ingrand

    
  • ·Older people’s wishes and reasoning to live up to 100 years

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    H. Karppinen, M. Laakkonen, T. Strandberg, E.A. Huohvanainen, R.S. Tilvis, K.H. Pitkälä

    
  • ·Normal and severe pathological aging among the 60+ years old Swedes

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    G. Santoni, A. Karp, A. Garmen, L. Fratiglioni

    
  • ·The seeming contradiction between increasing life expectancy and increasing prevalence of chronic diseases at older ages

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    D. Deeg, M. Van Vliet, J. Kardaun, M. Huisman

    
  • ·Self-estimated and measured wellness profile and wellness activities among older people

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    P. Koistinen, J. Kokko, T. Rissanen

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  • ·Hip fracture patients with iron deficiency are a different group defined by greater frailty and poorer functional prognosis

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    R. Hoyos Gallego, T. Alarcón, J.I. González Montalvo, X. Guevara

    
  • ·New techniques in the gait assessment for old persons

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    R. Kressig, J. Petermans, K. Jahn, I. Bautmans, O. Beauchet

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  • ·Improving functional status in rehabilitation

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    F. Martin

    
  • ·Urinary and fecal incontinence in rehabilitation

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    P. Chassagne

    
  • ·Healthy aging and use of medicines

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    A. Gudmundsson

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  • ·InterRAI assessment instruments: Basics, applications and research

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    M. Ribbe, P.V. Jónsson, R. Bernabei, G. Onder, R.J. Van Marum

    
  • ·Allopurinol use is associated with greater functional gains in older rehabilitation patients – a retrospective cohort study

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    L. Beveridge, M. Mcmurdo, J. George, M. Witham

    
  • ·A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of Nintendo Wii training on balance impaired older adults

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    M. Gronbech Jorgensen, U. Laessoe, C. Hendriksen, O. Nielsen, P. Aagaard

    
  • ·Psychosocial group intervention to enhance self-management skills of people with dementia and their caregivers – a randomized controlled trial

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    M. Laakkonen, E. Hölttä, N. Savikko, R. Tilvis, T. Strandberg, M. Suominen, K. Pitkälä

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  • ·Impact of galantamine on weight of patients with Alzheimer’s dementia

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    E. Droogsma, D. Van Asselt, C. Schölzel-Dorenbos, E. Huinink, C. Van Der Hooft

    
  • ·Parathyroid hormone, vitamin D, and cognitive decline in older people with a history of vascular diseases

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    M. Björkman, K. Pitkälä, T. Strandberg, R. Tilvis

    
  • ·Systematic postoperative geriatric care in orthopedic wards reduces incidence of delirium in old frail patients, a comparative study

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    P. Le Squere, A. Gentric, M. Andro, E. Comps

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  • ·Emergency department attendances by nursing home residents

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    S. Kennelly, R. Briggs, D. O’Neill

    
  • ·Medical decision making at the end-of-life: Knowledge of nurses and nursing assistants in long-term care facilities

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    R. Piers, N. Van Den Noortgate, T. Van Braeckel, S. Van Camp, K. Vanderwee

    
  • ·Stroke in celluloid: The portrayal of stroke patients and carers in cinema

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    K. Ali

    
  • ·Ageism and clinical research in Ireland

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    R. Briggs, S. Robinson, D. O’Neill

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  • ·Assessment of end of life care (EOLC) outcomes in an Irish nursing home population using a modified version of the physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) tool

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    J. Soh, L. Van Der Poel, R. Mcquillan, S.M. Kennelly

    
  • ·Cardiac dysfunction in the elderly in the St-Petersburg (Russia)

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    E. Frolova, P. Tadjibaev, N. Gurina, J. Degryse

    
  • ·Cystatin C and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in smoking and non-smoking healthy elderly

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    K. Werner, S. Elmståhl, A. Christensson, M. Pihlsgård

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  • ·Dysphagia in geriatric hospital units: Prevalence and risks factors

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    M. Saume, V. Panier, V. Lardinois, J. Kengni, G. Fayt, P. Lemaire, B. Kennes

    
  • ·Comorbities, genotypes, cognition, functional factors and mortality predictors in older patients with dementia and depression

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    F.A.P. Pimenta, F. Pimenta, M.A.C. Bicalho, M.A. Romano-Silva, E.N. De Moraes, F. Sena, N.A. De Rezende, G.A. Maia

    
  • ·Elderly patients non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), grade of control and therapeutics modifications

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    I. Galera, J. Rosado, J. Aleman, J. Martinez-Asensio, M. Castejon

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  • ·Particular features of innate immunity of centenarians with morbidity

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    V. Semenkov, T. Yurina, E. Kovalenko, G. Lutsenko, M. Grechikhina, A. Sapozhnikov

    
  • ·Polypharmacy and the elderly: Interdisciplinary action in primary care

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    R.C. Popim, M. Bertotti, T. Medeiros

    
  • ·Pressure ulcer incidence in nursing homes: Germany beats the Netherlands

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    J.M.G.A. Schols, E. Meesterberends, C. Lohrmann, R. Halfens

    
  • ·Poor oral health, tomorrow’s geriatric giant is here now – an Australian perspective

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    P. Foltyn

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  • ·Early treatment of obesity not to refine arthroplasties in patients with osteoarthritis

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    I. Sierra-Martïnez, L. Sierra-Martínez, R. Martínez-Fuerte

    
  • ·The association between chronic kidney disease and brain lesions on MRI in a memory clinic population

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    M.D.M. Romijn, S.C.M. Vogels, M.H. Emmelot-Vonk, H.L. Koek

    
  • ·The association between chronic kidney disease and brain lesions on MRI in a memory clinic population

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    J.-C. Leners

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  • ·Indeterminate form of Chagas disease: Risk for cardiovascular disease in older individuals in Sao Paulo State, Brazil

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    P.C.M. Pereira, E. Navarro, C. Arruda, M. Abreu

    
  • ·Assessment of knowledge and postural hygiene care and intervention on the same for prevention and improvement of chronic low back pain in patients over 65 years

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    I. Sierra-Martínez, L. Sierra-Martínez, R. Martínez-Fuerte

    
  • ·Relevance of identifying a low renal function in the very elderly

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    G. Van Pottelbergh, B. Vaes, C. Matheï, J.M. Degryse

    
  • ·Evaluation of consultation strategy for patients with lumbar osteoarthritis from the primary care physician to orthopaedic surgery and traumatology

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    I. Sierra-Martínez, L. Sierra-Martínez, R. Martínez-Fuerte

    
  • ·The features of thyroid disorders in elderly with type 2 diabetes mellitus

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    F. Sarac, S. Savas, S. Sarac, F. Akcicek

    
  • ·Prevalence of fracture of the ischiopubic ramus in patients with osteoporosis in a health center of Castilla Y León (Spain)

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    L. Sierra-Martínez, I. Sierra-Martínez, R. Martínez-Fuerte

    
  • ·Atrial fibrilation in the elderly

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    M. Sanchez De Enciso Ruiz, E. Vázquez Seijas, C. Rodríguez Fernández, M.C. López Silva

    
  • ·The effect of vitamin D on glucose control of elderly women with type II diabetes mellitus and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D deficiency – a historical cohort study

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    F. Sarac, S. Savas, F. Akcicek

    
  • ·Are there any differences between adults and elderly patients according to extra-intestinal manifestations (EIMS) of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

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    Y. Kalpakcı, T. Kav, M. Kuyumcu, Y. Yesil, M. Cankurtaran, M. Halil, S. Arslan, S. Arıogul

    
  • ·Could geriatric characteristics explain the under-prescription of anticoagulation therapy of older patients admitted with atrial fibrillation in emergency?

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    P. Denoël, P. Mols, T. Pepersack

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  • ·Atrial fibrillation in old athletes – the Birkebeiner ageing study

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    M. Myrstad, A.K. Gulsvik, A.H. Ranhoff

    
  • ·Atypical symptoms in elderly patients with peptic ulcers

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    S. Shahla, E.M. Damsgaard

    
  • ·Health and disease incidence in Irish, elderly subjects: Baseline findings from the ELDERMET project

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    E.M. O’Connor, P.W. O’Toole

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  • ·Efficacy role of melaxen in longevity complex therapy of old patients with postinfarctional cardiosclerosis and cardiac failure

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    R. Zaslavskaya, G. Lilitsa, E. Kalinina

    
  • ·NT pro-BNP levels predict 12 months mortality in very elderly individuals following heart failure hospitalisation

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    A. Vilches-Moraga, E. Fernandez-Obanza, R. Menéndez-Colino, E. Paredes-Galán, J.L. Gonzalez-Guerrero, H.J. Solano, C. Rodriguez-Pascual

    
  • ·Determination of prognosis in old patients with postinfarctional cardiosclerosis and heart failure in different therapy

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    R. Zaslavskaya, G. Lilitsa

    
  • ·An underdiagnosed cause of CK-MB elevation in absence of acute coronary syndrome in elderly patients

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    I.D. Alexa, C.I. Axinte

    
  • ·Changes in disease knowledge and self-care of elderly patients enrolled in an educational program following hospitalisation for decompensated heart failure

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    A.I. Ferrero-Martínez, A. Vilches-Moraga, M. Montilla, C. Fernandez Rodriguez, C. Preciados-Galan, R. Menéndez-Colino, C. Bermejo Matias, C. Rodriguez-Pascual

    
  • ·Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and cognitive impairment in the elderly: Follow-up analysis

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    N. Nesti, M. Pieraccioli, E. Mossello, V. Caleri, E. Tonon, C. Cantini, M. Bulgaresi, F. Sgrilli, B. Nreu, A. Fedeli, C.A. Biagini, A. Ungar, N. Marchionni

    
  • ·Distal necrosis of the foot in an octogerian: The importance of a comprehensive etiology

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    G. Fayt, A. Houyoux, B. Kennes

    
  • ·Usefulness of the multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) in evaluating the efficacy of statin treatment in older patients with cardio-cerebrovascular diseases

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    A. Pilotto, D. Sancarlo, M. Barichello, P. Gallina, A. Fontana, G. Paroni, M. Copetti, S. Bazzano, S. Maggi, L. Ferrucci

    
  • ·The effect of chronic diseases on survival and functional status in very old people

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    D. Rizzuto

    
  • ·Prevalence of subtrochanteric fractures using the ASBMR taskforce criteria for atypical femoral fractures over a seven-year period

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    A. Juby, S. Crowther

    
  • ·The frequency of osteoporosis and relationship with microalbuminuria levels in elderly women with type II diabetes mellitus

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    F. Sarac, S. Savas, F. Akcicek

    
  • ·Risk factors for multimorbidity in community-dwelling elderly: A population-based longitudinal study

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    R. Melis, A. Marengoni, S. Angleman, L. Fratiglioni

    
  • ·Exploring impulsivity and apathy in Parkinson’s disease

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    D. Ahearn, K. Mcdonald, M. Barraclough, I. Leroi

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  • ·Advance care planning in a nursing home

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    O. Akintade, R. Lisk, R. Dua

    
  • ·Ethical discussions related to technical solutions in living environment for elderly

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    S. Teeri, O. Salo, M. Sallinen

    
  • ·Non-diagnosis decisions and non-treatment decisions in elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases, do they differ? – a systematic review

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    H.J. Schouten, S. Van Ginkel, J.J.M. Delden Van, H.L. Koek

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  • ·Elderly terminal patient profile attended by a geriatric home care group

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    O.A. Rangel Selvera, B. Tenorio Carmona, I. Ales Siles, G. Ramírez Rodríguez, F. Sanchez Del Corral Usaola, I. Ruiperez Cantera

    
  • ·End of life care for the elderly with terminal dementia

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    I. Persidsky

    
  • ·Abdominal pain in 78-years-old woman: When the family gets involved

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    G. Fayt, W. Boudaka, B. Kennes

    
  • ·Does the quality of hospital discharge communication in end-of-life care, for patients with dementia/frailty syndromes, correlate with clinical outcomes?

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    S. Stoneley, V. Daripally, N. Lo, R. Wong

    
  • ·Elderly terminal patient profile attended by a geriatric home care group

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    O.A. Rangel Selvera, B. Tenorio Carmona, I. Ales Siles, G. Ramirez Rodriguez, S.A. González Esparza, F. Sanchez Del Corral Usaola, I. Ruiperez Cantera

    
  • ·Needs of the health care in elderly terminals at home

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    I. Ales Siles, O.A. Rangel Selvera, G. Ramirez Rodriguez, B. Tenorio Carmona, F. Sanchez Del Corral Usaola, I. Ruiperez Cantera

    
  • ·Associated symptoms to terminality in elderly patient and the necessity of subcutaneous application at the home care assistance

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    B. Tenorio Carmona, G. Ramírez Rodríguez, O.A. Rangel Selvera, I. Ales Siles, F. Sanchez Del Corral Usaola, I. Ruiperez Cantera

    
  • ·Mortality and palliative care support in a geriatric unit

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    M. Vanderhofstadt, B. Choteau, L. Tonnoir, C. Swine

    
  • ·Cancer care in geriatric departments: Gap between recommendations and practices

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    S. Moulias, Z. Seridi, T. Cudennec, W. Moussous, B. Colombier, L. Teillet

    
  • ·Impact of geriatric syndromes in terminal elderly attended at home

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    G. Ramírez Rodríguez, I. Ales Siles, B. Tenorio Carmona, O.A. Rangel Selvera, F. Sanchez Del Corral Usaola, I. Ruiperez Cantera

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  • ·Health care surrogate and Alzheimer disease

    Page :S48

    S. Moulias, B. Colombier, T. Cudennec, W. Moussous, L. Teillet

    
  • ·Geriatricians must cease protecting dignity

    Page :S48

    T. Robbins, H. Robbins

    
  • ·AMTS on admission in hip fracture patients and relationship with length of stay, mortality and outcome

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    R. Lisk

    
  • ·Physical activity levels in older adults with ID are extremely low

    Page :S48

    T. Hilgenkamp, R. Van Wijck, H. Evenhuis

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  • ·Low physical fitness levels in older adults with ID: Results of the HA-ID study

    Page :S49

    T. Hilgenkamp, R. Van Wijck, H. Evenhuis

    
  • ·Predictive validity and cut-off scores in four diagnostic tests for falls – a study in frail older people at home

    Page :S49

    U. Olsson Möller, U. Jakobsson

    
  • ·Relationship between postoperative haemoglobin levels and inpatient mortality, length of stay and outcome after hip fracture surgery

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    R. Mahmood, F. Hassan, K. Yeong, R. Lisk

    
  • ·Role of preoperative C-reactive protein in patient outcome, inpatient mortality and length of stay in patients with hip fracture

    Page :S49

    R. Mahmood, F. Hassan, R. Lisk

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  • ·Mobility before hip fracture

    Page :S50

    A. Michael, S. Vasishta, L. Doos

    
  • ·ASA Score in hip fracture patients

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    A. Michael, K. Eagland, L. Doos

    
  • ·The relationship between executive function and falls and gait abnormalities in older adults: A systematic review

    Page :S50

    F. Kearney, R. Harwood, J. Gladman, N. Lincoln, T. Masud

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  • ·A fall prevention model – an example of good practice in primary health care

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    S. Teeri, M. Salminen, H. Lamminen

    
  • ·Risk factors and secondary etiology in the elderly male osteoporosis

    Page :S51

    H. Yavuzer, S. Yavuzer, A. Doventas, D. Suna Erdincler, T. Beger

    
  • ·Allogeneic blood transfusion and mortality in postoperative hip fracture population

    Page :S51

    I. Barat, A. Dindler

    
  • ·Do depressive symptoms and gait impairment predict each other’s incidence? A 16-year prospective study in the community

    Page :S51

    J. Sanders, M. Bremmer, D. Deeg, A. Beekman

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  • ·Heart rhythm in 90+ years old falls patients

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    M. Midttun, A. Güzel

    
  • ·T Score in patients with falls

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    N. Obiechina, A. Michael, M. Poonam, M. Shanta, A. Mazahir, G. Rajesh

    
  • ·Improving the compliance to analgesic drugs in hip fracture patients

    Page :S52

    M.K. Iparraguirre Azcona, J.I. González-Montalvo, J. Diez-Sebastián, P. Gotor, L. Cornejo, T. Alarcón

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  • ·Falls in the general elderly population: A 3- and 6-year follow-up of risk factors using data from the longitudinal population study “good ageing in Skåne”

    Page :S53

    M. Stenhagen, H. Ekström, E. Nordell, S. Elmståhl

    
  • ·What would you do? A survey of nursing staff’s perception on different “fall” scenarios

    Page :S53

    T. Ong, C. Holden, R. Harwood

    
  • ·Restraint use in home care: A qualitative study about the experiences of home care nurses

    Page :S53

    K. Scheepmans, B. Dierckx De Casterlé, L. Paquay, K. Milisen

    
  • ·Wireless fNIRS for neuroimaging during dual task walking and obstacle negotiation in the elderly: Feasible, reliable and valid?

    Page :S54

    F. Nieuwhof, M. Reelick, M. Olde Rikkert, A. Mirelman, J. Hausdorff, J. Claassen

    
  • ·Orthostatic hypotension in geriatric inpatients: Prevalence, symptoms and indicators

    Page :S54

    O. Vanden Bossche, A. Verweylen, B. Boland, P. Cordier

    
  • ·Prevalence of falls in a memory clinic unit and related factors

    Page :S54

    L. Vargas, N. Tantinyà

    
  • ·Virtual reality interventions to improve balance in adults with impaired balance: A systematic review

    Page :S54

    V. Booth, T. Masud, F. Bath-Hextall

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  • ·Center of expertise for fall & fracture prevention Flanders: Strategies to implement fall prevention in clinical practice

    Page :S55

    E. Vlaeyen, G. Leysens, E. Van Der Elst, E. Dejaeger, S. Boonen, K. Milisen

    
  • ·Serum-alcohol on the day of admission for a hip fracture

    Page :S55

    A.H. Ranhoff, M.I. Martinsen, L.F. Solheim

    
  • ·Falls in older adults: An empirical study

    Page :S55

    C. Laranjeira

    
  • ·Outcomes of activities of daily living, cognition and mobility in the Trondheim Hip Fracture Trial. A randomized controlled trial

    Page :S56

    A. Prestmo, O. Sletvold, P. Thingstad, K. Taraldsen, L.G. Johnsen, J. Helbostad, I. Saltvedt

    
  • ·Prevalence of sensory-motor symptoms in general elderly population and association to vascular risk markers. Data from good aging in Skåne (Gås-Snac), the national Swedish study on aging and care

    Page :S56

    S. Elmståhl, D. Lindström, A. Siennicki-Lantz

    
  • ·Retrospective analysis of the assessment by the geriatric mobile team on fallers patients having been screened for risk of functional decline in a general hospital

    Page :S56

    F. Benoit, M. Bertiaux, R. Schouterden, J. Robberecht, C. Simonetti, M. Surquin

    
  • ·Feasibility of gait-dynamics in sarcopenic hospitalised patients

    Page :S56

    A. De Cock, E. Treviño Aguirre, M. Vandewoude

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  • ·Unmet complex care needs of frequent emergency department, visitors in a tertiary medical center in Taiwan

    Page :S57

    M.-Y. Chou, M.-C. Liao, C.-K. Liang, Y.-T. Lin, L.-K. Chen, Y.-K. Lo, M.-S. Tu

    
  • ·Initiating a prompt-to-action tool for comprehensive geriatric assessment in an acute inpatient setting

    Page :S57

    R. Moorchilot, L. O’Loughlin, R. Morris, A. Gordon

    
  • ·Feasibility of gaitdynamics in hospitalised sarcopenia patients

    Page :S57

    A. De Cock, E.A. Trevino, M. Vandewoude

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  • ·Reported usage of DEXA and BIA for sarcopenia diagnosis in a group of hispanic geriatricians

    Page :S58

    L.M. Gutiérrez-Robledo, M.U. Pérez-Zepeda, E. Treviño Aguirre, V.E. Arango-Lopera

    
  • ·Are there particular clinical and biological parameters that characterize nonagenarian patients hospitalized in geriatrics units (G.U.)?

    Page :S58

    J. Petermans, S. Mathieu, J. Pincemail, L. Seidel, J.O. Defraigne

    
  • ·Significance of serum immune markers in identification of global functional impairment in the oldest old: Cross-sectional results from the Belfrail study

    Page :S58

    W. Adriaensen, C. Matheï, G. Van Pottelbergh, B. Vaes, L. Delphine, P. Wallemacq, J.M. Degryse

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  • ·Psychometric properties of tools to assess sarcopenia in community-dwelling older people: A systematic review

    Page :S59

    D. Mijnarends, J. Meijers, S. Ter Borg, R. Halfens

    
  • ·Correlation between two instruments screening frail elderly patients living at home and hospitalized through the emergency department

    Page :S59

    L. Decorte, G. Herzog, T. Preseau, D. De Bels

    
  • ·Superoxide anion production by NADPH oxidase and low-grade chronic inflammation are the main determinants of gait speed in older adults

    Page :S59

    G. Baptista, A.-M. Dupuy, J.-P. Cristol, C. Jeandel, F. Greslou

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  • ·Factors associated with a decline in activities of daily living in patients with dementia at long-term care hospitals in Korea: A one-year prospective study

    Page :S60

    C.W. Won, H. Ga, R.J. Lee, I.W. Han

    
  • ·Convergent validity of a two-step identification method for frailty in older persons: Easycare-TOS

    Page :S60

    J. Van Kempen, H. Schers, R. Melis, M. Olde Rikkert

    
  • ·Development and implementation of a new healthcare social media platform for individual care coordination for frail elderly

    Page :S60

    S. Robben, P. Makai

    
  • ·Sarcopenia in older adults with intellectual disabilities

    Page :S61

    L. Bastiaanse, T. Hilgenkamp, M. Echteld, H. Evenhuis

    
  • ·Frailty in older people with intellectual disabilities

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    H. Evenhuis

    
  • ·Tailored care for older hospitalized patients, development of a senior care program

    Page :S61

    J. Hoogerduijn, R. Van Barneveld, S. Weldam, M. Schuurmans

    
  • ·Is self-rated health still sensitive for changes in disease and functioning among nonagenarians?

    Page :S61

    H. Galenkamp, D.J.H. Deeg, M. Huisman, A. Hervonen, A.W. Braam, M. Jylhä

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  • ·Determinants of functional status impairment among Finnish war veterans: Results from the veteran project 1992 and 2004 surveys

    Page :S62

    R. Leskinen, T. Laatikainen, M. Peltonen, R. Antikainen

    
  • ·The determinants of functionality in community dwelling Turkish elderly

    Page :S62

    G. Bahat, Y. Aydin, F. Tufan, S. Akin, B. Saka, N. Erten, M.A. Karan

    
  • ·“Get up early” test: A short screening tool for psychomotor disadaptation syndrome

    Page :S62

    G. Cremer, E. Toussaint, M. Iacovelli, J. Jamart, C. Swine, D. Schoevaerdts

    
  • ·Impact of oncogeriatric assessment in the care of elderly patients with cancer

    Page :S63

    J.Y. Niemier, C. Perret-Guillaume, P. Eschwege, P. Feugier, L. Chone, B. Godbert, A. Benetos

    
  • ·The prevalence of frailty in elderly living in assisted housing

    Page :S63

    A. De Meulenaere, M. Vandewoude, S. Truijen, E. Verbecque, I. Bautmans

    
  • ·Homecare for the elderly: What holds the future?

    Page :S63

    J. De Lepeleire, T. Boelanders

    
  • ·The predictive properties of frailty rating scales at the primary-secondary care interface

    Page :S63

    F. Wou, S. Conroy

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  • ·Comprehensive geriatric intervention in elderly patients with hip fracture. The experience in a non-teaching hospital

    Page :S64

    E. Martin-Perez, Y.R. Davila Barboza, E.H. Azana Fernandez, A. Rodriguez-Rosa, L. Rodriguez-Milia

    
  • ·Comparison of different cognition short tests to the MMSE

    Page :S64

    M. Gogol, A. Dettmer-Flügge, D. Schmidt, R. Schulz

    
  • ·The study of val279phe polymorphism and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A₂ enzyme in Turkish patients with Alzheimer’s disease

    Page :S64

    S. Savas, C. Kabaroglu, A. Alpman, F. Sarac, Z. Parildar, M.A. Yalcin, E. Kumral, F. Ozkınay, F. Akcicek

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  • ·Effect of Klotho polymorphisms on efficacy of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI) in late-life major depressive disorder patients

    Page :S65

    D. Seripa, G. Paroni, G. D’Onofrio, C. Gravina, S. Bazzano, M. Urbano, A. Pilotto

    
  • ·Effect of foxo1 polymorphism on efficacy of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in older patients with Alzheimer’s disease

    Page :S65

    G. Paroni, G. D’Onofrio, D. Seripa, S. Bazzano, M. Urbano, C. Gravina, A. Pilotto, D. Sancarlo

    
  • ·Defining the cytokine and immunoglobulin phenotype associated with mitochondrial J haplotype carriers in the BELFAST elderly longitudinal free-living ageing study (BELFAST)

    Page :S65

    S. Mcnerlan, O. Ross, M. Breen, M. Rea

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  • ·Department of acute geriatric and remobilisation under the direction of a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation

    Page :S66

    C. Angleitner, P. Heise, S. Traussnigg, P. Golmayer, I. Reiter, W. Nimeth

    
  • ·Home health care services: Necessity and cost effectiveness

    Page :S66

    S.A. Dhahi

    
  • ·Prevalence of burnout among home health care staff members in Saudi Arabia, 2010

    Page :S66

    S.A. Dhahi

    
  • ·Predictors of mobility in community-dwelling women aged 85 and older

    Page :S67

    G. Idland, E. Rydwik, A. Bergland

    
  • ·Effect of exercise on falls efficacy in osteoporotic women with a history of vertebral fracture: A randomized, controlled trial

    Page :S67

    A. Bergland

    
  • ·Predicting who will deteriorate during inpatient rehabilitation using routinely collected clinical data

    Page :S67

    M. Witham, S. Tan, L. Ramage, M. Mcmurdo

    
  • ·Application of an auditory rhythmic cued during gait rehabilitation in a geriatric ward

    Page :S67

    S. Gillain, H. Georlette, L. Elbouz, L. Seidel, J. Petermans

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  • ·A randomized clinical trial comparing posture and respiratory functions of women with kyphosis

    Page :S68

    S. Junges

    
  • ·A joint therapy post-discharge outreach intervention reduced in-patient length of stay and may be cost effective

    Page :S68

    D. Mcgrogan, S. Mcrobert, T. Masud

    
  • ·Are the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients the most regular walkers?

    Page :S68

    S. Gillain, L. Elbouz, L. Seidel, J. Petermans, D. Maquet

    
  • ·Short time intermediate care in nursing home is best suited for older patients with a medical admission diagnosis and subgroups of orthopaedic patients

    Page :S69

    J.F. Abrahamsen, C. Haugland, E. Engtrø, A.H. Ranhoff

    
  • ·Geriatric nursing outpatient clinic experience

    Page :S69

    C. Pereira, C. Romão, S. Matias, C. Lourenço, J. Gorjão Clara

    
  • ·Advanced glycation endproducts and outcome of geriatric inpatients

    Page :S69

    H. Hartmann, M. Gogol, A. Simm

    
  • ·Hip fracture recovery in elderly when anemia is associated

    Page :S69

    C.O. Minea, F. Rowlands, M.S. Chiriboga Lozada, R. Rivas Espinoza, F.A. Quiñones Bareiro, A. Escolante Melich

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  • ·Profile of patients admitted in a medium-term care geriatric unit

    Page :S70

    F. Rowlands, A. Escolante Melich, O. Toledo Sánchez, R. Rivas Espinoza, P.G. Schall

    
  • ·Contacts to the emergency department by elderly patients referred to a rehabilitation unit

    Page :S70

    D. Zintchouk, E.M. Damsgaard

    
  • ·Post stroke shoulder pain; prevalence and rates of detection on an acute stroke service

    Page :S70

    K.P. James, M.F. Karim, S. Sengupta

    
  • ·Prevention of post stroke shoulder pain on an acute stroke service

    Page :S70

    K.P. James, M.F. Karim, S. Sengupta

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  • ·The association of telemonitoring on hospice referral: A pilot randomized trial

    Page :S71

    P. Takahashi, J. Pecina, H. Van Houten, N. Shah, J. Naessens, B. Thorsteinsdottir, G. Hanson

    
  • ·BelRAI software for standardized data exchange between geriatric health care organizations

    Page :S71

    E. Devriendt, N. Wellens, L. Vesentini, L. Van Eenoo, A. Declercq, P. Moons, J. Flamaing, K. Milisen

    
  • ·Doctors and patients as consumers in a world of herbal medicine APPS

    Page :S71

    W. Woo, C. Lisk

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  • ·Automatic monitoring of activities of daily living using contactless sensors (AMACS)

    Page :S72

    E. Devriendt, M. Mertens, G. Debard, B. Bonroy, T. Goedemé, V. Ramon, P. Drugmand, T. Croonenborghs, B. Vanrumste, J. Tournoy, K. Milisen

    
  • ·Haemoptysis induced by biliary stent

    Page :S72

    W. Al-Dhahir, E. Al-Zuhairi, M. Khan

    
  • ·Unusual case of frontal sinus fistula

    Page :S72

    W. Al-Dhahir, M. Uddin

    
  • ·Health outcomes of patients colonized by multi-drug resistant bacteria: A one-year follow-up study from a geriatric ward

    Page :S73

    D. Schoevaerdts, J. Agelas, M. Ingels, M. Frennet, J. Jamart, C. Swine, Y. Glupczynski

    
  • ·Immunogenicity and safety of concomitant versus sequential administration of diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis/poliomyelitis vaccine (Tdap-IPV) and trivalent influenza vaccine in elderly individuals

    Page :S73

    G. Gavazzi, U. Zimmerman, P. Richard, M. Baudin

    
  • ·Symptomatic cytomegalovirus gastrointestinal infection in elderly immunocompetent patient: Clinical features and role of positive quantitative real time PCR

    Page :S73

    S. Bernard, P. Morand, G. Gavazzi

    
  • ·An unusual cause of acute delirium in a septogenarian with Alzheimer’s dementia

    Page :S74

    D. Ní Chróinín, J. Doyle, P. Mallon, G. Sheehan, J. Lambert

    
  • ·A liberal blood transfusion strategy after hip fracture surgery does not increase the risk of infection in frail elderly

    Page :S74

    M. Gregersen, L.C. Borris, E.M. Damsgaard

    
  • ·Chronic abdominal pain and eosinophilia, an intriguing diagnosis

    Page :S74

    J. Meeuwissen

    
  • ·Fever of unknown origin among elderly

    Page :S74

    J. Meeuwissen

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  • ·Innate cytokines production in the geriatric population: Frailty is associated with low responsiveness to lipopolysaccharide

    Page :S75

    N. Compté, T. Pepersack, G. Bontempi, S. Goriely

    
  • ·Categorization of patients using adaptive process triage (ADAPT) according to age groups

    Page :S75

    C. Haugaard, C.H. Foss

    
  • ·Safety and efficacy of Piperacillin/Tazobactam and arbekacin combination therapy in elder patients with health-care-associated pneumonia (HCAP)

    Page :S75

    J. Takeda, M. Shibasaki, F. Mizokami, M. Nishikawa, K. Nakashima

    
  • ·The role of urinalysis in the prediction of urinary tract infections in the emergency setting

    Page :S76

    N. Pérez-Abascal, C. Sánchez-Castellano, B. Montero-Errasquín, R. Torremocha-García, J. Mateos-Nozal, A.J. Cruz-Jentoft

    
  • ·Predictors of culture positive urinary tract infection in the emergency department

    Page :S76

    C. Sánchez-Castellano, N. Pérez-Abascal, R. Torremocha-García, B. Montero-Errasquín, J. Mateos-Nozal, A.J. Cruz-Jentoft

    
  • ·Differences in pneumococcal vaccine coverage in 59 nursing homes in Europe. Results of the shelter study

    Page :S76

    E. Topinkova, M. Chamradova Klaci Ramadhani, M. Novakova, F. Landi, J. Gindin, I. Carpenter, T. Nikolaus, G. Onder, R. Bernabei

    
  • ·Unusual features of the epidemic H3N2 influenza in 2012: Severe lymphopenia and rhabdomyolysis

    Page :S77

    N. Denewet, J. Caillet, P. Lemaire, M. Blaj, B. Kennes

    
  • ·Higher prevalence of surgical wound infections among hip fracture patients with dementia and delirium

    Page :S77

    M.I. Martinsen, A.H. Ranhoff, K. Holvik, L.F. Solheim

    
  • ·No association between a positive CMV serology and mortality in the BELFRAIL cohort

    Page :S77

    C. Matheï

    
  • ·Case report: Acute HIV infection in an octogenarian: Elderly are not “immune”

    Page :S77

    E. Meira, R. Monteiro, C. Canha, H. Esperto

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  • ·The emergence of infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Page :S78

    Y.R. Davila Barboza, E.H. Azana Fernandez, E. Martin-Perez

    
  • ·Oxidative stress and Alzheimer disease

    Page :S78

    M. Barbagallo, L. Dominguez, A. Di Prima, M. Belvedere

    
  • ·The effects of brainvitality exercise training on cognitive function, balance, quality of life on older people

    Page :S78

    Y. Handajani

    
  • ·The role of participation of religious and social organization on disability of elderly: Case study in Jakarta, Indonesia

    Page :S79

    Y. Handajani

    
  • ·Sociodemographic determinants of extreme longevity

    Page :S79

    M. Poulain

    
  • ·Orthostatic tolerance among elderly endurance athletes and healthy controls

    Page :S79

    M. Mellingsaeter, T. Bruun Wyller, V.B. Wyller, A. Hylen Ranhoff

    
  • ·Do nonagenarian siblings provide mutual support? Insights from the EU GeHA project

    Page :S79

    E. Cevenni, L. Celani, J. Rea, A. Numminen, O. Virras, K. Broczek, E. Sikora, C. Franceschi, M. Rea

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  • ·Comparisons of malnutrition screening among older disabled persons by Mini Nutrition Assessment and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool

    Page :S80

    C.-K. Liang, M.-Y. Chou, M.-C. Liao, Y.-T. Lin, L.-K. Chen, Y.-K. Lo

    
  • ·Mediating role of nutritional status on functional status of hospital inpatients in a geriatric evaluation and management unit in Taiwan

    Page :S80

    L.-N. Peng, H.-H. Tung, L.-K. Liu, L.-K. Chen

    
  • ·Mediating role of nutritional status on functional status of hospital inpatients in a geriatric evaluation and management unit in Taiwan

    Page :S80

    L.-K. Liu, H.-H. Tung, L.-N. Peng, L.-K. Chen

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  • ·Relative handgrip strength as a predictor for Swedish 88-year-old women’s functional status

    Page :S81

    H. Dong, J. Marcusson, E. Wressle, M. Unosson

    
  • ·Priorities in elderly nutrition: Hispanic geriatricians viewpoints

    Page :S81

    M.U. Pérez-Zepeda, L.M. Gutiérrez-Robledo, V.E. Arango-Lopera, P. Arroyo-Acevedo, G. Rios-Cazares, E. Treviño Aguirre

    
  • ·Validity of a new, patient-completed nutrition-screening tool as compared to the mini-nutritional assessment (MNA^®)-short form (MNA^®-SF)

    Page :S81

    D. Thomas, V. Perez, K. Kaspar, M. Huhmann

    
  • ·Dehydration diagnosis is not helped by bun/creatinine ratio in acute geriatric patients

    Page :S82

    C. Swine, P. Betomvuko, J. Jamart, O. Devuyst

    
  • ·Combining mini-nutritional-assessment and body-impedance-analysis to detect malnutrition and sarcopenia in an acute care population of ambulatory elderly patients

    Page :S82

    H. Burkhardt, A. Schicker, U. Sperling, H. Leweling

    
  • ·Anaemia in elderly Maltese nursing home residents

    Page :S82

    P. Zammit, K. Zammit

    
  • ·Survival of cognitively impaired older hospitalized patients at risk of malnutrition

    Page :S82

    F. Neelemaat, A. Thijs, J. Seidell, M. Van Bokhorst-De Van Der Schueren

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  • ·Effects of nutritional intervention on immune markers in malnourished elderly

    Page :S83

    F. Neelemaat, M. Van Bokhorst-De Van Der Schueren, H. Bontkes, J. Seidell, S. Hougee, A. Thijs

    
  • ·Prevalence of malnutrition in patients with Alzheimer’s dementia at a memory clinic

    Page :S83

    D. Van Asselt, E. Droogsma, C. Schölzel-Dorenbos, T. Schuur, P. Van Walderveen, J. Van Steijn

    
  • ·Are oral nutritional supplements effective in undernourished community-dwelling Alzheimer patients? A critically appraised topic

    Page :S83

    D. Van Asselt, E. Droogsma

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  • ·Transmural communication in the approach of malnutrition in geriatric patients

    Page :S84

    D. Van Asselt, D. Haringa, T. Schuur, J. Van Steijn, C. Van Der Hooft, P. Van Walderveen, E. Huinink

    
  • ·Nutritional status and its association with the mortality in community dwelling Turkish elderly

    Page :S84

    G. Bahat, Y. Aydin, F. Tufan, S. Akin, B. Saka, N. Erten, M.A. Karan

    
  • ·The demographic, disease and drug correlates of nutrition in community dwelling elderly

    Page :S84

    G. Bahat, Y. Aydin, F. Tufan, S. Akin, B. Saka, N. Erten, M.A. Karan

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  • ·Plasma nutrient status of Alzheimer’s disease patients compared to cognitive intact elderly controls: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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    S. Lopes Da Silva, P. Kamphuis, J. Sijben, M. Groenendijk

    
  • ·An alternative way for the evaluation of zinc status in the elderly; nail zinc levels and relationship with Alzheimer’s disease (AD)

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    M. Kuyumcu, Y. Yesil, Z.A. Öztürk, Z. Ulger, M. Cankurtaran, M. Halil, B. Yavuz, S. Arıogul

    
  • ·The insulin resistance paradox in elderly people. A new case of reverse epidemiology?

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    F. Greslou, G. Baptista, J.P. Cristol, C. Jeandel

    
  • ·Evaluation of malnutrition and assessment scales for the detection of malnutrition in geriatric in- and outpatients

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    R. Verbruggen, D. Grootendorst, J.M.G.A. Schols, A. Oleksik, K. Kalisvaart

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  • ·Malnutrition in elderly: Social and economic determinants

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    E. Poggiogalle, S. De Chiara, M. Casciani, V. Bonanni, R. Ienca, E. Federici, L.M. Donini

    
  • ·Subclinical atherosclerosis in elderly subjects with metabolic syndrome

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    G. Yoshino, T. An, S. Nakano, K. Kuboki

    
  • ·Characteristics of users of the local government home meals service of Vitoria-Gasteiz

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    F. Gomez-Busto, M. Sarabia, V. Andia Muñoz, A. Bilbao Ibañez, L. Ruiz De Alegria

    
  • ·Home meals: The perception of health and quality of life of the users of the local government home meals delivery service in Vitoria-Gasteiz

    Page :S87

    F. Gomez-Busto, V. Andia Muñoz, M. Sarabia, S. Sierra Gago, L. Ruiz De Alegria

    
  • ·The comparison of MEONF-II with MNA-SF and must in geriatric patients at an internal medicine clinic for undernutrition risk screening in Turkey

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    M. Ornek, S. Savas, F. Sarac, A. Ozdener, M.A. Yalcin, F. Akcicek

    
  • ·The intake of advanced glycation end products and inflammation in aging

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    K. Van Puyvelde, I. Bautmans, R. Njemini, S. Deryckere, G. Leliaert, I. Beyer, T. Mets

    
  • ·Intact proinsulin/insulin ratio in the elderly diabetic patients

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    H. Yoshino, T. Watanabe, K. Kuboki, G. Yoshino

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  • ·Rationale of a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study to explore the effects of a medical food on brain metabolites in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease

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    A. Rijpma, O. Meulenbroek, M. Van Der Graaf, M. Lansbergen, M. De Wilde, A. Heerschap, M. Olde Rikkert

    
  • ·Availability of DEXA and BIA for appendicular mass measurement in geriatric clinical settings in Flanders

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    E. Treviño Aguirre, M. Vandewoude, A. De Cock

    
  • ·Vitamin D in patients referred to an outpatient geriatric service for memory problems or falls

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    A.H. Ranhoff, E. Engh, L.K. Mensen, T. Svendsen

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  • ·Compliance to food pyramid guidelines in Irish, community-dwelling elderly subjects (the ELDERMET project)

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    S.E. Power, P.W. O’Toole, E.M. O’Connor, G.F. Fitzgerald

    
  • ·Swallowing difficulties, nutrition and mortality in assisted living facilities

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    E. Lindroos, H. Soini, S. Muurinen, M. Suominen, K. Pitkälä

    
  • ·Malnutrition and associated risk factors in older adults

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    A. Curgunlu, T. Kayan, B. Telatar

    
  • ·Thrombolysis dilemmas as a result of atypical presentation due to artery of Percheron stroke

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    R. Rayessa

    
  • ·Risk factors for acute transfers from in-hospital geriatric intermediate care

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    D. Colprim, I. Bullich, M. Inzitari

    
  • ·Hip fracture patients admitted over the weekend – do they do worse in our hospital?

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    Z. Akhtar, R. Lisk

    
  • ·Health information seeking behavior of elderly Internet users in the Netherlands

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    S. Medlock, S. Eslami, M. Askari, D. Sent, B. Buurman, S. De Rooij, A. Abu-Hanna

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  • ·Unit cost estimation of post-stroke dysphagic patients in the USA

    Page :S91

    C. Takizawa, R. Marty, S. Roze

    
  • ·Implementation research in nursing practice, which factors encourage the application of research results in nursing practice?

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    E. Haslinger-Baumann

    
  • ·Prevalence of anemia in elderly living in the community

    Page :S91

    T. Yildirim, T. Atli, M. Varli, S. Aras, A. Yalcin, O. Karaaslan Cengiz, V. Atmis

    
  • ·Differences at 10-year interval in geriatric features of hospitalized elderly patients

    Page :S91

    I. De Brauwer, P. Cornette

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  • ·The relationship between serum vitamin D levels and bone mineral density in community-dwelling elderly

    Page :S92

    H. Yildiz, T. Atli, M. Varli, S. Aras, A. Yalcin, O. Karaaslan Cengiz, V. Atmis, M. Turgay

    
  • ·P200 “Pregnancy” in the acute geriatric unit

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    H. O’ Brien, S.T. O’ Keeffe

    
  • ·Length of stay in older patients requiring abdominal surgery is positively influenced by comprehensive geriatric assessments

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    U. Garbharran, J. Dove, S. Mukherjee

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  • ·Life threatening hyperkalemia with ECG changes and rhythm disturbance in elderly patients. Two case reports

    Page :S93

    M. Berková, Z. Berka, E. Topinkova

    
  • ·Nosocomial hypernatriemia in geriatric in-patients is a serious and independent risk factor for mortality

    Page :S93

    L. Matzen, D.B. Jepsen, S. Kasch, J. Ryg, T. Masud

    
  • ·Risk factors for hypernatraemia in geriatric patients during hospital stay

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    D.B. Jepsen, S. Kasch, L. Matzen

    
  • ·Surgical delay is a predictive factor of worse functional outcome at discharge in hip fracture patients

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    R. Hoyos Gallego, T. Alarcón, J.I. González Montalvo, J. Díez

    
  • ·Revision of undergraduate curriculum in geriatric medicine (EUMS-GMS)

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    O. Sletvold, L. Boelarts, K. Mulpeter, T. Masud, K. Singler, R. Roller-Wirnsberger, A. Stuck

    
  • ·Markedly elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate in elderly. How significant clinically?

    Page :S94

    O. Karaaslan Cengiz, S. Ergulu Esmen, M. Varli, S. Aras, A. Yalcin, V. Atmis, T. Atli

    
  • ·Research on geriatric undergraduate training: A tale of two countries

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    J. Mateos-Nozal, B. Montero-Errasquín, N. Pérez-Abascal, C. Sánchez-Castellano, A. Cruz Jentoft

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  • ·Comparison of the Actiwatch and EEG sleep registration in older people with intellectual disability: A pilot study

    Page :S95

    E. Van De Wouw, M. Echteld, H. Evenhuis

    
  • ·Feasibility of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in elderly requests high cognitive capacity

    Page :S95

    A. Siennicki-Lantz, S. Elmståhl

    
  • ·How to complain our elderly?

    Page :S95

    E. Vazquez Seijas, M. Sanchez De Enciso Ruiz, M.C. López Silva, C. Rodríguez Fernández

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  • ·Low vision and falls: Specialist clinics compared in relation to the UK vision strategy

    Page :S96

    Y. Yang, S. Thompson, S. Hornby, R. Chandha

    
  • ·According to older people the most relevant outcomes to establish the value of geriatric health services are the total number of diseases, impairments, and mental health status

    Page :S96

    C. Hofman, R. Melis, M. Olderikkert, G. Borm

    
  • ·Social support and six-month outcome among elderly patients hospitalized via emergency department

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    M. Dramé, R. Mahmoudi, L. Kanagaratnam, S. Sanchez, C. Barbe, F. Blanchard, D. Jolly, J. Novella

    
  • ·Six-month outcome of elderly people hospitalized via the emergency department: The Safes cohort

    Page :S97

    M. Dramé, R. Mahmoudi, S. Sanchez, L. Kanagaratnam, C. Barbe, P. Lang, F. Blanchard, J. Novella, D. Jolly

    
  • ·Ability to predict six-month mortality and inter-tool agreement between four nutritional assessment instruments in the Safes cohort

    Page :S97

    K. Komlanvi, D. Jolly, C. Vanaecke, L. Kanagaratnam, S. Sanchez, R. Mahmoudi, F. Blanchard, J. Novella, M. Dramé

    
  • ·Can video-taping be used for evaluation in the training of doctors in geriatrics?

    Page :S97

    J. Rosholm, E. Tulopova, L. Matzen, N.T. Hertel

    
  • ·Ultrasensitive cardiac troponin assay and atrial fibrillation in the elderly population

    Page :S98

    F. Attanasio, V. Giantin, A. Franchin, A. Rossi, M.M. Mion, M. Zaninotto, M. Plebani, L. Babuin, E. Manzato

    
  • ·Intensive care for critical ill geriatric patients: Prognostic factors of survival and quality of life after 1 and 3 months

    Page :S98

    G. Fayt, P. Biston, B. Kennes

    
  • ·Circadian sleep-wake rhythm of older people with intellectual disabilities

    Page :S98

    E. Van De Wouw, M. Teeuw, H. Evenhuis, M. Echteld

    
  • ·Functional impairment and multimorbidity in relation to health-related quality of life in acutely hospitalized medical patients

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    J. Parlevliet, B. Buurman-Van Es, S. De Rooij

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  • ·Continuing evaluation and improvement of activities of clinical pharmacists for older inpatients

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    A. Mouzon, C. Swine, A. Spinewine

    
  • ·Occlusion of the artery of Percheron – a cause of bilateral thalamic stroke

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    K.P. James, O.C. Sheehan, S.K.K. Lee, C.F. Donegan

    
  • ·Should we follow other countries’ open hospital visiting policy for older patients? Comparison of patient, relatives and staff views in a London and Sri Lankan hospital

    Page :S99

    M. Ganeshananthan, K. Naser, D. Niyangoda, F. Dockery

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  • ·Hip fracture patients with antiplatelet/anticoagulant therapy in an acute ortogeriatric unit. Does it make any difference?

    Page :S100

    L.M. Cornejo Olivas, B. Pallardo Rodil, S. Quintanilla Clavijo, M.K. Iparraguirre Azcona, J. Diez-Sebastián, J.I. González-Montalvo

    
  • ·Spondylodiscitis with spinal epidural abscess due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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    Y.R. Davila Barboza, E.H. Azana Fernandez, E. Martin-Perez, A. Rodriguez Rosa

    
  • ·FUTURAGE: Creating a road map for ageing research

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    S. Parker, C. Jagger, G. Lamura, C. Chiatti, H. Wahl, S. Iwarsson, T. Svensson, A. Walker

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  • ·Sudden headache and third nerve palsy: Thinking outside the subarachnoid haemorrhage box

    Page :S101

    D. Ní Chróinín, G. Giblin, J. Lambert

    
  • ·Pulmonary rheumatoid nodules, a rare and illusive diagnosis in elderly – case report

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    J.P. Ferreira Fonseca, J. Gago, A. Chaves, M. Gomes, M.D. Castellano, R. Garcia, B. Barbosa, M. Teixeira Verissimo

    
  • ·Diastolic blood pressure drop after standing as a clinical sign for increased mortality in older falls clinic patients

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    J. Lagro, N. Laurenssen, B. Schalk, Y. Schoon, J. Claassen, M. Olde Rikkert

    
  • ·Geriatric hypotensive syndromes are not explained by cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction alone

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    J. Lagro, A. Van Den Abeelen, D. De Jong, B. Schalk, M. Olde Rikkert, J. Claassen

    
  • ·Impact of homocysteine and serum natural antioxidants to bone mineral densitometry in elderly

    Page :S102

    M. Kuyumcu, Y. Yesil, Z.A. Öztürk, E. Cınar, C. Kızılarslanoglu, M. Halil, Z. Ulger, M. Cankurtaran, S. Arıogul

    
  • ·Examination about chemotherapies in the elderly person malignant lymphoma and the oral surgery treatment

    Page :S102

    K. Natori, D. Nagase, S. Ishihara, H. Izumi

    
  • ·The role of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in assessing contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary angiography

    Page :S103

    C. Colak Guloglu, M. Tanrisev, O. Ozdogan, A. Alp, H. Colak, Y. Kurtulmus, S. Sahin

    
  • ·Study of the elderly person multiple neoplasms consisting of gastric cancer and hematological malignancy

    Page :S103

    K. Natori, D. Nagase, Y. Fujimoto, A. Shibuya, S. Ishihara, Y. Kuraishi, H. Izumi

    
  • ·Infiltration of gastric mucosa about untreated malignant lymphoma in elderly

    Page :S103

    K. Natori, D. Nagase, S. Ishihara, A. Shibuya, Y. Kuraishi, Y. Fujimoto, Y. Kuraishi, H. Izumi

    
  • ·Characteristics of stroke patients in a stroke unit: How do the octogenarians differ from the younger ones?

    Page :S104

    L.K. Mensen, A. Hylen Ranhoff

    
  • ·Stroke mortality among Finnish-born migrants living in Sweden compared to Swedish-born persons during 1970–1999

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    S. Elmståhl, B. Albin, K. Hjelm

    
  • ·An analysis of the use of non-invasive ventilation in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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    F. Hosseini, U. Garbharran, S. Mukherjee

    
  • ·Estimating glomerular filtration rate in centenarians: Comparison of the chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) and modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) study equations

    Page :S104

    A. Crucitti, S. Fusco, M.D. Cucinotta, P. Figliomeni, G. Maltese, G. Basile

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  • ·Age as a predictor of management and outcome in acute myocardial infarction patients without co morbidity – from ACSIS 2010

    Page :S105

    E. Gil, N. Tov, S. Gino-Moor, I. Goldenberg, S. Matetzky, S. Gottlieb, E. Wolfovitz

    
  • ·The elderly person who was diagnosed malignant lymphoma that died early period experience of 11 cases

    Page :S105

    K. Natori, S. Ishihara, D. Nagase, A. Shibuya, Y. Fujimoto, Y. Kuraishi, H. Izumi

    
  • ·Hypoparathyroidism and dementia: A case report

    Page :S105

    J. Caillet, N. Denewet, P. Lemaire, M. Blaj, B. Kennes

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  • ·Which method is better in the elderly to estimate glomerular filtration rate?

    Page :S106

    G. Bahat, F. Tufan, S. Akin, T.S. Akpinar, A. Tufan, S. Ozturk, B. Saka, Y. Sanli, G. Tugrul, I. Adalet, B. Oner, N. Erten, M.A. Karan

    
  • ·Cardiorenal syndrome in the elderly in an internal medicine ward

    Page :S106

    C. Gonçalves, A.M. Antunes, F.G. Magalhaes, M. Silva, H. Gruner, M. Ventura

    
  • ·Nursing diagnoses about aging in nursing care plans of the elderly clients undergoing surgery

    Page :S106

    S. Senol Celik

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  • ·Expert’ opinions of practices in dysphagia screening & management among post-stroke patients – need for a protocol

    Page :S107

    C. Takizawa, K. Altman, R. Martino, L. Derex, R. Speyer

    
  • ·Enhancing the quality and safety of older people in Canadian hospitals by developing a national collaboration on standards

    Page :S107

    A. Juby, B. Parke, B. Liu

    
  • ·Standards of medical care for nursing home residents in Europe

    Page :S107

    R. Briggs, S. Robinson, F. Martin, D. O’Neill

    
  • ·Visualizing an elder-friendly emergency department: A focused ethnography using participatory photographic methods

    Page :S108

    B. Parke, C. Hoffman, J. Anthony, K. Dong, G. Hodge, M. Janik, P. Marck, A. Mcclelland, A. Mcfadden

    
  • ·Health economic analysis on intervention with psychosocial education for family caregivers to persons with dementia

    Page :S108

    S. Elmståhl, B. Dahlrup, K. Steen Carlsson, E. Nordell

    
  • ·The use of the BelRAI-system as software for comprehensive geriatric assessment in acute hospitals: Opportunities and threats

    Page :S108

    N. Wellens, E. Devriendt, A. Declercq, P. Moons, J. Flamaing, K. Milisen

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  • ·Artemis – results from a french Alzheimer disease registry: Gender inequality at time of diagnosis

    Page :S109

    G. Berrut, P. Delabrousse, P. Robert, A. Crochard, P. Blin, F. Puisieux

    
  • ·The effect of a simple 3-step pressure relieving strategy for prevention of pressure ulcers a longitudinal study from 2002–2011

    Page :S109

    M. Van Leen, J.M.G.A. Schols, S. Hovius, R. Halfens

    
  • ·Geriatric medicine and its role in long-term care

    Page :S109

    I. Holmerova, H. Vankova, D. Hradcová

    
  • ·Using principles of transition management while introducing and evaluating a model of care to improve care for frail older inpatients

    Page :S109

    F. Bakker, A. Persoon, Y. Schoon, M. Olde Rikkert

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  • ·Unnecessary admission and death in hospital of care home residents and the impact of a community geriatric service

    Page :S110

    M. Tedford, R. Bancroft, L. Flannigan

    
  • ·Age specialist services emergency team (ASSET): Initial results of a new clinical service

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    C. Steel, G. Ellis

    
  • ·The GECO project: Impact of a geriatric consultant service on acute hospital admissions of nursing home residents

    Page :S110

    E.H. Pilgram, A. Hierzer, M. Bohnstingl, I. Osprian, W. Schippinger

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  • ·Using a minimal dataset to determine the reach of the Dutch national care for the elderly programme

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    H. Vehof, L. Baars, H. Boter, B. Buurman, W. Den Elzen, D. Jansen, R. Kempen, B. Steunenberg, E.W. Steyerberg, M. Olde-Rikkert, R. Melis

    
  • ·Experience of a palliative care unit in the emergency room

    Page :S111

    M. Herrera Abián, F. Soria Perdomo, G. Megía Baeza, E. García Gómez, B. Alvira Rasal, A. Jiménez Rodríguez

    
  • ·External geriatric unit: Model of continuity of assistance

    Page :S111

    F. Soria Perdomo, M. Herrera Abián, E. García Gómez, G. Megía Baeza, B. Alvira Rasal, A. Jiménez Rodríguez

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  • ·Healthy ageing: Structuring change

    Page :S112

    T. Robbins, H. Robbins

    
  • ·Trazodone for behavioral and psychological symptoms in patients with dementia

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    R. Faure, C. Mouchoux, A. Lacour, F. Delphin, G. Martin-Gaujard, P. Krolak Salmon

    
  • ·Anticholinergic load as a modifiable risk factor in sitter use in acute care hospitals

    Page :S112

    L. Mallet, A. Lessard

    
  • ·What is the anticholinergic load and how to use it in clinical practice?

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    A. Charbonneau-Allard, L. Mallet

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  • ·The medication reconciliation process: Keys to success

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    A. Huang, L. Mallet

    
  • ·Early onset, linezolid induced severe liver injury, case report and review of the literature

    Page :S113

    S. Sahin, M. Ozisik, S. Duman, Z. Karasu, B. Arda, F. Akcicek

    
  • ·Safety profile and efficacy of dabigatran etexilate when used for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in geriatric patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

    Page :S113

    A. Vilches-Moraga, J.C. Taboada-Rodriguez, C. Rodriguez-Pascual, E. Paredes-Galán, A. Alvarez-Pérez, L. Garrido-González

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  • ·Baseline characteristics of elderly patients receiving dabigatran etexilate for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in non-valvular atrial fibrillation

    Page :S114

    A. Vilches-Moraga, L. Garrido-González, C. Rodriguez-Pascual, E. Paredes-Galán, A. Alvarez-Pérez, J.C. Taboada-Rodriguez

    
  • ·Factors associated with increased mortality in geriatric patients commenced on dabigatran etexilate for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in non-valvular atrial fibrillation

    Page :S114

    A. Vilches-Moraga, A. Alvarez-Pérez, E. Paredes-Galán, C. Rodriguez-Pascual, J.C. Taboada-Rodriguez, L. Garrido-González

    
  • ·Use of proton pump inhibitors and insulin like growth factor-1 system in older subjects

    Page :S114

    M. Maggio, C. Cattabiani, F. Lauretani, S. Bandinelli, A. Corsonello, S. Masoni, F. De Vita, G. Ceda

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  • ·Qualitative analysis of prescriptions in the residents of three nursing homes in Loire-Atlantique

    Page :S115

    G. Veyrac, F. Delamarre Damier, M. Llacuna, P. Jolliet

    
  • ·Impact of training to prescribers on the appropriate use of drugs in the elderly from the analysis of prescriptions in the residents of nursing homes in Loire-Atlantique

    Page :S115

    C. Joyau, G. Veyrac, F. Delamarre Damier, P. Jolliet

    
  • ·Generic substitution appears to increase adherence in elderly patients with polypharmacy

    Page :S115

    C. Olesen, P. Harbig, I. Barat, E.M. Damsgaard

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  • ·Attention: Anticholinergic

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    M. Nagano, B. Böhmdorfer, U. Sommeregger, S.M. Janowitz, T. Frühwald

    
  • ·Application of screening tool of older persons’ potentially inappropriate prescriptions/screening tool to alert doctors to right treatment (STOPP/START) criteria in acutely ill older patients

    Page :S116

    M. Azad, A. Cantlay, N. Palaniyappan, T. Masud

    
  • ·Opioid treatment of hip fracture patients – before, during and after admission to the orthopaedic ward at Bispebjerg hospital

    Page :S116

    M.L.S. Christiansen, A. Gaki Lindestrand, A.B. Olsen, L. Reuther, T. Riis, H.L. Jørgensen, S.E. Andersen, S. Van Der Mark

    
  • ·Effect of administration route on the pharmacokinetics of cobalamin in elderly

    Page :S117

    M. Tillemans, E. Donders, S. Verweij, K. Kalisvaart

    
  • ·Proton pump inhibitors and risk of 1-year mortality and rehospitalization in older patients discharged from acute care hospital

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    M. Maggio, A. Corsonello, F. Lattanzio, C. Cattabiani, F. Lauretani, G. Ceda

    
  • ·Elevated serum anticholinergic activity in old patients being CYP 2D6 poor metabolizers

    Page :S117

    H. Kersten, T. Bruun Wyller, E. Molden

    
  • ·The effect of a multicomponent transitional pharmaceutical care intervention on the incidence and nature of unintentional medication discrepancies in geriatric patients after hospital discharge

    Page :S118

    I. Wilting, A.C. Drenth-Van Maanen, P.A.F. Jansen, R.J. Van Marum, A.C.G. Egberts

    
  • ·Polypharmacy in nursing home residents with severe cognitive impairment: Results from the shelter study

    Page :S118

    D.L. Vetrano, M. Tosato, G. Colloca, D. Fialova, E. Topinkova, J. Gindin, H.G. Van Der Roest, F. Landi, R. Liperoti, G. Onder, R. Bernabei

    
  • ·Effect of haloperidol dosing frequencies on the duration and severity of delirium in elderly hip fracture patients. A prospective randomized trial

    Page :S118

    E. Donders, M. Tillemans, R. Vreeswijk, D. Grootendorst, K. Kalisvaart

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  • ·Anticoagulation is largely underused in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation

    Page :S119

    B. Boland, F. Maes, S. Henrard, C. Scavée

    
  • ·Use of the gds depression screening tool before starting anti-depressive treatment in an acute geriatric unit: A retrospective cohort study

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    S. Martens

    
  • ·The influence of hospitalisation on drug therapy in elderly patients. A longitudinal study of continuation across primary and secondary care

    Page :S119

    M.D. Larsen, J. Rosholm, J. Hallas

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  • ·Reduction of inappropriate medications in frail older inpatients through recommendations by a geriatrician within the internal liaison team

    Page :S120

    B. Boland, O. Dalleur, C. Losseau, A. Spinewine

    
  • ·The pharmacist’s role in acute geriatric unit through a sequential intravenous-oral therapy program with quinolones

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    E. Martin-Perez, J. Pozo Del-Ruiz

    
  • ·Orthostatic hypotension and home medications in frail older persons

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    F. Vaillant, O. Vanden Bossche, B. Boland

    
  • ·Inappropriate prescriptions in very elderly acute patients is related to their clinical and functional characteristics

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    R. Menéndez-Colino, X. Guevara Linares, C. Mauleón-Ladrero, P. Condorhuamán-Alvarado, A. Pardo-Gómez, D. Ariza-Herrera, J.I. González-Montalvo

    
  • ·The effect of medication on brain size: Polypharmacy is associated with gray matter atrophy

    Page :S121

    O. Meulenbroek, A. Toussi, S. Studenski, M. Olde Rikkert

    
  • ·Applicability of an adapted medication appropriateness index (MAI) for detection of drug related problems in geriatric inpatients

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    A. Somers, L. Mallet, T. Van Der Cammen, H. Robays, M. Petrovic

    
  • ·Hospital admissions related to inappropriate prescribing according to STOPP and START criteria in frail older persons

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    O. Dalleur, S. Henrard, N. Speybroeck, A. Spinewine, B. Boland

    
  • ·Correlation between anticholinergic loading scales

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    M. Kuijpers, M.H. Emmelot-Vonk, H.L. Koek

    
  • ·Use of strong opioid analgesia in older adults following lower limb arthroplasty

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    R. Kavanagh, N. Awan

    
  • ·Inappropriate prescribing in older hip fracture inpatients admitted to an orthogeriatric unit: The role of STOPP/START criteria

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    E.H. Azana Fernande, Y.R. Davila Barboza

    
  • ·The use of the “screening tool to alert doctors to the right treatment” (START) amongst a multidisciplinary inpatients consultation service

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    O. Ciobanu, S. De Breucker, K. Korpak, M. Surquin, T. Pepersack

    
  • ·Medication administration errors in a geriatric ward in a Belgian hospital

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    L. Henri, O. Dalleur, F. Vaillant, P. Cornette

    
  • ·Potentially inappropriate prescribing in Ireland across three settings of care

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    D. O’Sullivan, S. Byrne, D. O’Mahony, A. Kearney, M. O’Connor, C. Hughes, C. Parsons, S. Patterson, J. Kennedy, C. Ryan

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  • ·Review of potentially harmful medications in memory impaired outpatients with polypharmacy

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    M. Nuotio, T. Juonoja, K. Haanpää, K. Lampi, P. Tiippana

    
  • ·Using the STOPP and START criteria on an internal medicine ward (January–March 2012)

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    A. Ferreira, H. Esperto, C. Canha, A. Aragão, F. Santos, M. Teixeira Verissimo, J. Nascimento Costa

    
  • ·Prescribing practices among elderly patients admitted to an Irish academic teaching hospital

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    A.H. Lavan, M. Dunne, O.C. Sheehan, C.F. Donegan, A. Moore, D. Williams

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  • ·Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis on an Irish “long stay” ward

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    K.P. James, S. Sengupta

    
  • ·Errors while rewriting drug prescription records on a “long stay ward”

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    K.P. James, S. Sengupta

    
  • ·Addressing the challenge of elder abuse: The Irish experience

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    A. Phelan

    
  • ·Financial abuse of older people: A review of issues, best practices and future recommendations

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    A. Phelan

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  • ·The use of screening tools in elder abuse

    Page :S126

    A. Phelan

    
  • ·A five-step model for pharmacist intervention in the detection and treatment of cognitive impairment diseases

    Page :S126

    D. Stringer, G. Devereaux, C. Munoz, G. Becotte

    
  • ·Prevention of fractures in patients with osteoporosis

    Page :S126

    I. Sierra-Martínez, L. Sierra-Martínez, R. Martínez-Fuerte

    
  • ·Primary results of Portugal’s first geriatric outpatient clinic

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    A. Matias, J. Gorjão Clara

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  • ·Hemorrhage and vitamin K antagonist in elderly with atrial fibrillation. Assessment one year after hospitalization in a geriatric center

    Page :S127

    O. Trinh, S. Estivin, M. Andro, E. Nowak, A. Gentric

    
  • ·65 years and older patient who hospitalized in Ege university hospital with pressure ulcers

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    H. Eskiizmirli, E. Sozen, S. Sahin, B. Baydal, F. Senuzun, F. Akcicek

    
  • ·Early recognition of drug-related problems in homecare. development and validation of the home observation of medication related problems by homecare employees (HOME) instrument

    Page :S127

    C. Sino, M. Bouvy, I. Schop, P.A.F. Jansen, M. Schuurmans

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  • ·Prevention and detection of “elderly at risk” in primary health care in “Castilla y León” (Spain)

    Page :S128

    L. Sierra-Martínez, R. Martínez-Fuerte

    
  • ·IGF-1 and anemia in older subjects: Data from the InCHIANTI study

    Page :S128

    M. Maggio, F. Lauretani, C. Cattabiani, S. Morganti, G. Ceresini, S. Masoni, A. Artoni, S. Bandinelli, L. Ferrucci, G. Ceda

    
  • ·Organization of TeleHomeCare at the Home Setting: Different approaches to specific phenotypes

    Page :S128

    I. Saez, M.A. Mas, S. Santaeugenia

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  • ·Predicting medication related risk in the elderly; a review of validated tools

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    J.M. Stevenson, S.D. Erskine, J. Williams, T. Burnham, R. Schiff, J.G. Davies

    
  • ·Observance of antiosteoporotic treatment after an osteoporotic fracture in an old population

    Page :S129

    E. Comps, P. Le Squere, M. Andro, A. Gentric

    
  • ·The role of the physical therapist in a geriatric unit – a retrospective study of the 1st year intervention

    Page :S129

    A.R. Amaro, M. Ramalhinho, N. Alegria, J. Gorjão Clara

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  • ·Comparison of three screening tools to predict hospital readmission in older adults

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    M. Deschodt, J. Flamaing, N. Wellens, S. Boonen, P. Moons, K. Milisen

    
  • ·Breast cancer screening behavior among elderly women in Poland

    Page :S130

    A. Szybalska, K. Broczek, E. Kozak-Szkopek, M. Mossakowska

    
  • ·The effect of a delirium e-learning program on nurses’ knowledge of delirium

    Page :S130

    E. Detroyer, D. Debonnaire, F. Dobbels, J. Gommers, K. Irving, E. Joosten, K. Milisen

    
  • ·Retrospective analysis of the cohort of elderly patients screened for the risk of functional decline by the geriatric mobile team from a Belgian general hospital

    Page :S131

    F. Benoit, M. Bertiaux, R. Schouterden, J. Robberecht, C. Simonetti, M. Surquin

    
  • ·Compliance with use of patient identification wristbands in an Irish emergency department

    Page :S131

    K.P. James, D. Connaughton, J. Yates, S. Sengupta

    
  • ·Secondary prevention of fragility fractures at Wirral university teaching hospital, Wirral, UK

    Page :S131

    M. Cheema, R. Haque, M. Azad

    
  • ·Prevention of adverse drug events in hospitalized older patients: A randomised controlled trial using STOPP/START criteria

    Page :S132

    M. O’Connor, D. O’Sullivan, P. Gallagher, S. Byrne, J. Eustace, D. O’Mahony

    
  • ·An audit on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in a geriatric facility

    Page :S132

    S. Busuttil, S. Azzopardi, T. Lofaro, J. Cordina

    
  • ·Assessing cognition in older patients in the emergency department

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    S. Kennelly, D. Morley, M. Rochford, D. O’Neill

    
  • ·Feasibility of the screening recommendations of the European working group for sarcopenia in older people (EWGSOP) in different geriatric hospital settings

    Page :S133

    E. Treviño Aguirre, A. De Cock, A. D’Hooghe, M. Haddad, M. Vandewoude

    
  • ·Retrospective analysis of the dietitian interventions in elderly patients screened for the risk of functional decline by the geriatric mobile team from a Belgian general hospital

    Page :S133

    F. Benoit, E. Nackart, S. Dieu, M. Jenart, A. Debaisieux, M. Surquin

    
  • ·Towards a healthier brain with the brain aging monitor

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    T. Aalbers, L. Baars, A. De Lange, R. Kessels, M. Olde Rikkert

    
  • ·The prevalence of potential alcohol-drug interactions in older adults

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    S. Immonen, K. Pitkälä

    
  • ·The predicting value of 9-item berg balance scale among the aged

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    U. Hohtari-Kivimäki, S. Kivelä, M. Salminen, T. Vahlberg

    
  • ·Dynamical complexity of postural fluctuations: A new predictor of functional reserve in middle-aged and older women

    Page :S134

    G. Tallon, S. Ramdani, P.L. Bernard, A. Jaussent, H. Blain

    
  • ·Older parents’ experiences following a serious illness trajectory of an adult child: A review of the literature and recommendations for future research

    Page :S134

    L. Van Humbeeck, R. Piers, L. Dillen, S. Verhaeghe, N. Van Den Noortgate

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  • ·Mild chronic kidney disease is associated with cognitive function in patients presenting at a memory clinic

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    M.D.M. Romijn, R.J. Van Marum, M.H. Emmelot-Vonk, H.L. Koek

    
  • ·Registered nurses’ job demands in relation to sitter use: A nested case-control study

    Page :S135

    C. Rochefort

    
  • ·Prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders in older people (≥ 50 years) with intellectual disabilities

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    H. Hermans, T. Hilgenkamp

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  • ·Relation between dementia, Alzheimer disease associated dementia, vascular dementia and arterial stiffness in elderly

    Page :S136

    A. Yalcin, T. Atli, G. Nergizoglu, M. Varli, S. Aras, S. Kutlay, O. Karaaslan Cengiz, V. Atmis

    
  • ·The relationship between 24-hour blood pressure follow up and cognitive functions in hypertensive elderly patients

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    A. Doventas, D. Kececi Savan, M. Cengiz, H. Yavuzer, D. Suna Erdincler, T. Beger

    
  • ·Life events in older (≥ 50 years) adults with intellectual disabilities

    Page :S136

    H. Hermans, H. Evenhuis, T. Hilgenkamp

    
  • ·Coping with dementia. An example of a combined psychosocial intervention

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    N. Timmermans, J. Meeuwissen

    
  • ·MMSE scored between 24-30p fails to detect cerebral perfusion defects and cognitive abnormalities in octogenarian men

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    A. Siennicki-Lantz, S. Elmståhl

    
  • ·The impact of positive affect on falls efficacy

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    A.M. O’Halloran, C. Cunningham, C. Walsh, R.A. Kenny

    
  • ·Adiponectin, TNF-alpha, ICAM-1, vcam-1 levels and insulin resistance in non-diabetic Alzheimer’s disease patients

    Page :S137

    B. Guler, S. Savas, F. Sarac, F. Akcicek

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  • ·Assessment of factors affecting caregiver burden in Alzheimer disease (AD)

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    E. Cınar, M. Kuyumcu, Y. Yesil, M. Halil, M. Cankurtaran, S. Arıogul

    
  • ·Mechanism of action of Fortasyn™ connect, a specific nutrient combination: Supporting synapse formation and function in Alzheimer’s disease

    Page :S138

    M. Groenendijk, P. Kamphuis, M. De Wilde, J. Sijben

    
  • ·Management of delirium at home in older patients early discharged for a hospital-at-home intervention (HaH)

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    M.A. Mas, S. Gámez, V. Delgado, J.A. González-Ares

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  • ·Effectiveness of a specialised dementia unit in the care of hospitalised dementia patients

    Page :S139

    M.T. Oo, A. Tencheva, D. Leung

    
  • ·Detection of delirium in older hospitalised patients: Role of the geriatric liaison team

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    E. Lechanteur, B. Boland, P. Cornette

    
  • ·Underrepresentation of dementia patients in trials on therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of delirium. A systematic review

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    A. De Jonghe, E. Van De Glind, B. Van Munster, S. De Rooij

    
  • ·Criterion-related validity of Cognistat in a primary care population

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    M.M. Johansson, A.S. Kvitting, E. Wressle, J. Marcusson

    
  • ·Delirium caused by haematological disorders

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    N. Denewet

    
  • ·Correlation between peripheral inflammatory cytokines and cognitive performance at the time of diagnosis in Alzheimer’s disease: Preliminary reports concerning the cohort cytocogma

    Page :S140

    A. Julian, E. Dugast, T. Dantoine, P. Krolak-Salmon, G. Berrut, C. Hommet, O. Hanon, O. Beauchet, F. Blanc, C. Ornon, C. Bouyer, L. Blanchard, S. Ragot, G. Page, M. Paccalin

    
  • ·Low ambulatory blood pressure as predictor of cognitive decline in older subjects with dementia or mild cognitive impairment

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    M.C. Pieraccioli, E. Mossello, N. Nesti, M. Bulgaresi, V. Caleri, E. Tonon, A.M. Mello, C. Baroncini, N. Zaffarana, M.C. Cavallini, C. Cantini, F. Bencini, C.A. Biagini, N. Marchionni, A. Ungar

    
  • ·The dimension of delirium in a continuing care unit

    Page :S141

    R. Silva, B. Ferreira, J. Sousa, H. Neves

    
  • ·Psychometric properties of a German short version of the patient-rated Dementia Quality of Life Questionnaire (DEMQOL-K)

    Page :S141

    M. Richter, M. Damian, K. Jekel, L. Hausner, L. Froelich

    
  • ·Cognitive function in non-demented older patients with diabetes mellitus

    Page :S142

    G.I. Prada, I.D. Alexa, I.G. Fita, M. Gaiculescu, R. Nacu, E. Tapelea, S. Prada

    
  • ·Characterization of a psychogerontology consultation

    Page :S142

    E. Reis, A. Paiva, S. Farreira, J.G. Clara, L. Borges, L. Figueira

    
  • ·Evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of FDG-PETCT in the diagnosis of early dementia

    Page :S142

    E. Cunningham, P. Fearon, D. Craig, A.P. Passmore, S. Todd, S. Hughes

    
  • ·Vestibular impairment frequently contributes to dizziness in older people as part of a geriatric syndrome

    Page :S143

    D. Ahearn, D. Umapathy

    
  • ·Authors Index

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