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Filter by:The goal of this quasi-experimental before/after study without equivalent control group is to to describe the prevalence of frail, pre-fragile and robust individuals in the study group before and after a multifactorial intervention in in frail HIV patients. The main questions it aims to answer are after a multifactorial intervention: 1. To describe the sociodemographic, viroimmunological and ART exposure factors of fragile individuals compared to pre-fragile and robust individuals. 2. To describe adherence to the Mediterranean diet in frail individuals compared to pre-frail and robust individuals. 3. To describe the presence of anxiety and depression in frail individuals with respect to pre-fragile and robust individuals. 4. To describe the analytical parameters and inflammatory markers of frail individuals with respect to pre-fragile and robust individuals. 5. To describe the diversity and composition of the intestinal microbiota of frail individuals with respect to pre-fragile and robust individuals. 6. To describe the body composition of frail individuals with respect to pre-fragile and robust individuals. 7. To describe the factors associated with progression to frailty or robustness after six months of a multifactorial intervention.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of a person-centered training and nutrition intervention six month after discharge in acutely admitted frail old medical patients on physical function. Secondly, to evaluate the effect on frailty, quality of life, health literacy, nutrition, readmissions, death and consumption of home care costs.
In this project, we propose to build on our Stage I formative work (according to the NIH Stage Model for Behavioral Intervention Development), where we developed fully functional prototypes of a mobile intervention aimed at improving adherence to Mediterranean Diet (MedD) for older adults with frailty and early dementia to complete the Stage II exploratory work, where the intervention will undergo further feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy tests. The intervention includes a patient-facing app that allows users to track their diet and receive personalized feedback concerning opportunities for improvement and recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, informational materials about MedD, and a chat feature. On the other end, a web-based provider interface allows clinicians to review patient progress, suggest meal plans, and send and receive messages. The pilot randomized controlled trial, conducted over three months, will compare usual care to usual care plus mobile intervention to gather preliminary efficacy data concerning a change in adherence to MedD score (primary outcome). Mechanistic and secondary outcomes will include MedD knowledge, constructs from Social Cognitive Theory (self-efficacy, outcome expectation, self-regulation, and social support), platform use, anthropometric, and functional measures. Feasibility will be evaluated in terms of recruitment and retention outcomes. Acceptability will be determined through post-intervention semi-structured interviews and structured survey measures.
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is defined as congenital functional or anatomical abnormalities of the heart and intrathoracic great vessels. This study, which is planned to be carried out, will enable people with CHD to present a holistic perspective when planning rehabilitation programs and to create a common language for all health professionals.
The primary objective of this observational study is to verify, through a comprehensive geriatric assessment, the health status of a sample of elderly subjects.
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the fifth most common cause of cancer death. More than 40% are older than 70 years. The standard treatment is radical surgery combined with chemotherapy. More than 40% of the Danish patients will never undergo surgery. Frail and immunodeficient older patients are at higher risk of complications, and immunomodulating treatment as chemotherapy results in different outcomes in comparable patients. No accurate validated screening tool to identify frail and immunodeficient OC women exists. Optimization through comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and physical training before and during treatment may improve outcomes and decrease associated risks. Aim: Primary endpoints will be to determine whether a CGA and physical training vs standard of care can increase the proportion of patients later on referred to interval debulking surgery, and examine the performance of validated screening tests in predicting impairments in CGA. Other endpoints will be to evaluate if intervention can improve completion of chemotherapy, to examine the association between frailty screening scores and selected biomarkers with treatment outcomes, including complications and quality of life, and ultimately to develop an improved frailty screening tool based on known screening tools, functional tests and biomarkers identifying patients who will benefit from CGA. Method: This is a nationwide, randomized intervention study. Patients ≥70 years diagnosed with primary OC at the Gynecological departments of Rigshospitalet, Odense and Roskilde University Hospitals will be included. In an interdisciplinary collaboration between medical specialists in oncology, gynecology and geriatrics, included patients will be screened for frailty using validated screening tools and functional tests. Specific biomarkers and immunologic profile will be assessed in all patients. Patients selected for neoadjuvant chemotherapy will be randomized to receive CGA or standard of care. Patients selected for primary debulking surgery or palliation will be followed in an observational cohort. Perspective: The development of a validated screening tool for frailty assessment and immunological status will help us identify frail patients who may need optimization before treatment, resulting in more patients getting optimal treatment (either surgery or chemotherapy), prevent post-treatment complications and avoid palliative patients from undergoing a redundant complex treatment.
This is a prospective observational study aimed at testing the existence of an association between frailty, inflammatory status, and degree of platelet activation and reactivity in elderly subjects with type 2 diabetes or coronary artery disease or Alzheimer's disease.
The investigators aim to establish a clinical database and biobank for elderly patients with multiple diseases. The collected data will include demographic information, comorbidity characteristic, FRAIL scale, age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index, relevant blood tests, the results of imaging examination, prescription of drugs, length of hospital stay, number of overall rehospitalizations and death. With this database, the investigators intend to formulate an individualized treatment strategy for these patients.
During the last decades there has been an increase in the relative proportion and life expectancy of elderly people. Hence, the number of elderly with diseases and disabilities related to aging will increase and consequently, age-related losses in skeletal muscle mass and physical function represents an important current and future public health issue. Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalized skeletal muscle disorder that is considered central to the development of physical deconditioning and untreated sarcopenia is linked to falls, morbidity, and mortality. The underlying mechanisms behind the progressive loss of muscle mass and function associated with aging are yet unknown but seems to be multifactorial. A decrease in physical activity level and an altered central and peripheral nervous system innervation have been identified as some of the contributing factors. Furthermore, chronic low-grade inflammation has been proposed as a central contributor to sarcopenia and thus physical frailty. However, it is not yet clear whether the elevated markers of inflammation seen in the elderly are due to aging, chronic illness, or inactivity. But overall, it seems that inflammation plays an important role in the development of muscle loss, and is related to increased risk of falls, fragility, and early death.
Frailty is common in gastric cancer survivors and seriously affects their prognosis. Multiple longitudinal follow-up assessment of frailty could provide a better understanding of the frailty change of individuals. Our aims were to identify the longitudinal trajectories of frailty and estimate their association with health outcomes in elderly gastric cancer survivors.