Taija Puranen, Kaija Hiltunen, Kaisu H Pitkälä, Hanna-Maria Roitto, Päivi Mäntylä, Riitta K T Saarela
{"title":"Association of oral frailty with falls in long-term care residents.","authors":"Taija Puranen, Kaija Hiltunen, Kaisu H Pitkälä, Hanna-Maria Roitto, Päivi Mäntylä, Riitta K T Saarela","doi":"10.1007/s41999-024-01088-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01088-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>We investigated the relationship between oral frailty (OFr) and falls among long-term care residents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Residents (N = 254, mean age 84 y, 79% women) participated in this longitudinal cohort study in 2018-2021. OFr was defined by six signs. Demographics, diagnoses, and medications were retrieved from the medical records. Frailty phenotype, sarcopenia and disability were assessed. Number of falls was collected from medical records over 12 months following baseline assessment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of participants, 35% fell during follow-up. Of the fallers, 28% were bedridden or needed a wheelchair; among non-fallers, this figure was 73%. In logistic regression analysis after adjusting for age, sex, BMI, stroke, dementia, diabetes, coronary heart disease, number of medications, mobility, walking speed and sarcopenia, OFr did not predict falls (OR for severe OFr 0.13 (95% CI 0.01-1.27). Male sex predicted falls.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>No association was found between severe OFr and falls over a 12-month follow-up.</p>","PeriodicalId":49287,"journal":{"name":"European Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study on the predictive model of delirium risk after surgery for elderly hip fractures based on meta-analysis.","authors":"Weiliang Wan, Liyun Li, Zhuan Zou, Wenjie Chen","doi":"10.1007/s41999-024-01095-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01095-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To develop and validate a risk prediction model for postoperative delirium in elderly patients with hip fractures, aiming to identify high-risk patients and implement preventive measures.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic search of five authoritative medical databases was conducted, retrieving a total of 1368 relevant articles. After screening, 44 high-quality studies were included in the meta-analysis, analyzing 13 potential risk factors, such as age, gender, diabetes, and history of stroke. A risk prediction model was constructed and validated in a cohort of 189 elderly hip fracture patients. The model's predictive performance was evaluated using ROC curves, with calibration assessed through the Hosmer-Lemeshow test, and clinical utility examined via Decision Curve Analysis (DCA) and Clinical Impact Curves (CIC).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The meta-analysis identified the following as independent risk factors for postoperative delirium: age (≥ 70 years), male gender, diabetes, history of stroke, preoperative comorbidities (≥ 2), previous delirium, preoperative cognitive impairment, low preoperative albumin levels (≤ 40 g/L), prolonged preoperative waiting time (≥ 48 h), anemia (≤ 100 g/L), ASA classification (≥ 3), use of general anesthesia, and prolonged surgery duration (≥ 2 h). The prediction model demonstrated strong efficiency in the validation cohort, with an AUC of 0.956, sensitivity of 87.3%, specificity of 94.8%, and a Brier score of 0.144, indicating high predictive accuracy and calibration. DCA and CIC analyses showed the model to have strong clinical decision-making value and impact across most thresholds.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The risk prediction model developed in this study shows high predictive accuracy and clinical utility, making it valuable for identifying high-risk patients and implementing preventive measures in clinical practice. However, the study has limitations, such as potential retrospective bias, and further validation in larger, multicenter prospective studies is needed to confirm the model's broader applicability and stability.</p>","PeriodicalId":49287,"journal":{"name":"European Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yeşim Akkoç, Necmettin Yıldız, Bilge Yılmaz, Murat Ersöz, Ayşe Nur Bardak, Belgin Erhan, Kurtuluş Köklü, Hakan Tunç, Nurdan Paker, Aysun Özlü, Selcen Kanyilmaz, Engin Koyuncu, Ebru Alemdaroğlu, Hakan Alkan, Yasemin Yumuşakhuylu, Esra Cansu Selbes, Ezgi Yıldız, Nurdan Korkmaz, Zuhal Özişler, Gökhan Yardımcı, Meltem Güneş Akıncı, Saadet Nur Sena Öztekin, Tuğçe Aksungur, Ahmet Tarık Canbulat
{"title":"Knowledge of pelvic floor muscles in community-dwelling women aged over 60: its relationship with urinary incontinence.","authors":"Yeşim Akkoç, Necmettin Yıldız, Bilge Yılmaz, Murat Ersöz, Ayşe Nur Bardak, Belgin Erhan, Kurtuluş Köklü, Hakan Tunç, Nurdan Paker, Aysun Özlü, Selcen Kanyilmaz, Engin Koyuncu, Ebru Alemdaroğlu, Hakan Alkan, Yasemin Yumuşakhuylu, Esra Cansu Selbes, Ezgi Yıldız, Nurdan Korkmaz, Zuhal Özişler, Gökhan Yardımcı, Meltem Güneş Akıncı, Saadet Nur Sena Öztekin, Tuğçe Aksungur, Ahmet Tarık Canbulat","doi":"10.1007/s41999-024-01083-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01083-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the awareness of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) and PFM exercises (PFME) knowledge, training and experience in community-dwelling women aged 60 and over and its relationship with urinary incontinence (UI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a questionnaire based study which was carried out in 9 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Centers, including a total of 500 women aged 60 and over and living in the community. The questionnaire included questions about awareness of PFMs, UI complaints and PFME knowledge, training and experience. Knowledge and awareness of PFMs and PFME knowledge, training and experience were compared in subgroups with or without urinary incontinence.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the women included in the study was 67.8 ± 6.1 (60-88). Knowledge and awareness of PFMs and PFME knowledge, training and experience were low in the study population. Knowledge and awareness of PFMs were significantly low in the subgroup with urinary incontinence (p < 0.05). Kegel exercise training and experience were significantly low in the subgroup without urinary incontinence (p = 0.01, p < 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Knowledge and awareness of PFMs and PFME knowledge, training and experience are low in community-dwelling women aged 60 and over and training programs should be organized to teach the function of the PFMs and to perform PFME correctly in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":49287,"journal":{"name":"European Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142565259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mortality for Alzheimer's disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Camilla Mattiuzzi, Giuseppe Lippi","doi":"10.1007/s41999-024-01096-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01096-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) negatively impacts the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The aim of this study was to determine whether mortality from Alzheimer's disease has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched the WONDER database, to obtain cumulative and sex-specific age-adjusted death rates of Alzheimer's disease between the years 2018 and 2022.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cumulative age-adjusted mortality rate displayed a peak in 2020, followed by gradual decline thereafter. The data for both sexes mirror that of total population, peaking in 2020, followed by a decline thereafter. The relative increase in age-adjusted mortality for Alzheimer's disease in 2020 compared to 2019 was + 8.7% in the total population, + 6.1% in men and + 10.1% in women.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Frail people, such as those with Alzheimer's disease, may be more vulnerable to the risk of dying during an outbreak of infectious disease, paving the way for increased preventive and protective measures in the unfortunate event of the next pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":49287,"journal":{"name":"European Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142565261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos Alberto Ruiz-Manríquez, José Alberto Avila-Funes, Fátima Brañas, Brenda Crabtree-Ramírez, Hélène Amieva, Virgilio Hernández-Ruiz
{"title":"Association between a lower T-CD4+ /CD8+ lymphocyte ratio and cognitive impairment in older persons with HIV.","authors":"Carlos Alberto Ruiz-Manríquez, José Alberto Avila-Funes, Fátima Brañas, Brenda Crabtree-Ramírez, Hélène Amieva, Virgilio Hernández-Ruiz","doi":"10.1007/s41999-024-01079-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01079-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To ascertain the association between the LT-CD4 + /CD8 + ratio and cognitive impairment in older people living with HIV.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted, including 207 adults aged > 50 years with HIV, receiving care at a tertiary-care hospital in Mexico City. Participants underwent a standardized geriatric and neuropsychological assessment to establish the presence of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder according to the validated Antinori criteria. Multivariate logistic regression models were performed to determine the association between T-CD4 + /CD8 + lymphocyte ratio tercile values (0.57-0.91, and < 0.56; with > 0.91 being the reference category) and cognitive impairment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants' median age was 56 (IQR 53-62) years and 173 (83.6%) were men. The prevalence of any kind of cognitive impairment according to the Antinori criteria was 66.2% (n = 137), the highest proportion being asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment (n = 114, 83.2%). Adjusted logistic regression analyses showed that the lowest LT-CD4 + /CD8 + ratio tercile values (< 0.56) were independently associated with the presence of cognitive impairment (OR 3.16; 95% CI 1.22-8.16, p = 0.017).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Lower LT-CD4 + /CD8 + ratios are independently associated with cognitively impaired older persons with HIV, which represents another factor that could be addressed to identify individuals at risk and focus on cognitive screening as well as correction of other modifiable risk factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":49287,"journal":{"name":"European Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Moominvalley in November: a book about loss and new beginnings in the face of finitude of life.","authors":"Hanna-Maria Roitto, Marte Rognstad Mellingsæter","doi":"10.1007/s41999-024-01085-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01085-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49287,"journal":{"name":"European Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142511390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating the efficacy of AI-enhanced telerehabilitation in sarcopenic older individuals.","authors":"Meiqi Wei, Deyu Meng, Shichun He, Zongnan Lv, Hongzhi Guo, Guang Yang, Ziheng Wang","doi":"10.1007/s41999-024-01082-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01082-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study explores the effectiveness of 3D pose estimation technology in Yi Jin Jing (a traditional Chinese exercise) interventions for sarcopenic older individuals.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A randomized controlled trial involving 93 participants (mean age: 71.64 ± 7.09 years; 41 males and 52 females) divided into three groups: a face-to-face offline traditional training group (OFFG), a general remote online training group (ONG), and an AI-based online remote training group (AIONG).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants in each group underwent their respective training programs. The effectiveness of the interventions was measured using Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Index, Grip Strength, 6-meter Walking Speed, Timed-Up-and-Go Test, and Quality of Life assessments.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant improvements were observed across all groups in ASMI, Grip Strength, 6-meter Walking Speed, TUGT, and QoL. However, there were no statistically significant differences between the groups in terms of the magnitude of these improvements. AIONG showed outcomes comparable to OFFG and ONG methods.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>AI-based telerehabilitation with 3D pose estimation is a viable and effective alternative for remote exercise interventions. It offers precise guidance and enhances the quality of rehabilitation training, demonstrating outcomes comparable to traditional and general online methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":49287,"journal":{"name":"European Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142511389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charlotte Falke, Fatma Karapinar, Marcel Bouvy, Mariëlle Emmelot, Svetlana Belitser, Benoit Boland, Denis O'Mahony, Kevin D Murphy, Moa Haller, Paola Salari, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Nicolas Rodondi, Toine Egberts, Wilma Knol
{"title":"Correction: The association between medication use and health-related quality of life in multimorbid older patients with polypharmacy.","authors":"Charlotte Falke, Fatma Karapinar, Marcel Bouvy, Mariëlle Emmelot, Svetlana Belitser, Benoit Boland, Denis O'Mahony, Kevin D Murphy, Moa Haller, Paola Salari, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Nicolas Rodondi, Toine Egberts, Wilma Knol","doi":"10.1007/s41999-024-01072-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01072-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49287,"journal":{"name":"European Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142511387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Geriatrics education in Central America: an overlooked demand.","authors":"Roberth Steven Gutiérrez-Murillo","doi":"10.1007/s41999-024-01087-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01087-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49287,"journal":{"name":"European Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142511388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Addressing the global challenge of aging.","authors":"Gabriele Ghidini","doi":"10.1007/s41999-024-01089-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01089-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49287,"journal":{"name":"European Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142511386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}