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Filter by:This study concerns elderly person aged more than 65 years with autonomous mobility. It is a multicentric randomized trial in two arms : Arm one : remote consultation then physical consultation Arm two : physical consultation then remote consultation Consultations consist to take a Five Times Sit To Stand test, in physical consultation with physiotherapist in the same room and in remote consultation with a physiotherapist in the next room to the patient.
In this study, the investigators are interested in the Medissimo nurse application, which is a medication monitoring application for the elderly dedicated to self-employed nurses. The aim is to estimate the consistency of the measure of medication compliance assessed by this application with reference measures, as well as the user experience of healthcare professionals with this application.
Aim: To assess what proportion of all patients over the age of 75 who seek care at the emergency department have palliative care needs and whether these are documented in the patient's medical record. Data collection and analysis: Patients over 75 years of age who seek care in an emergency department and are classified as triage 2-4 during initial triage are assessed by a researcher. Patients with dementia or other cognitive dysfunction will be excluded. Two types of data collection are included 1) Swedish Palliative care guide (S-PCG) documents that the researcher fills in together with the patient, 2) data from the patient's medical record, this data is collected according to a special assessment template. Data from the medical record will be collected after the patient left the emergency department. Data collection is ongoing until 300 patients have been included in the study. Data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics. Implications: The percentage of previously undetected/documented palliative care needs in emergency departments is relevant for prioritizing general palliative care within e.g. housing for the elderly and primary care S-PCG can be relevant to increase the level of knowledge at these care facilities. If it turns out that many patients have palliative care needs that are not met in the emergency department, health care structures need to ensure that these patients receive help at the right level of care. This would likely mean that the number of emergency visits and hospital admissions (with suffering and reduced quality of life as a result) can be reduced.
Food is available in easy-to-grip bites that allow residents in care settings to use their fingers for food. This new way of eating can help limit weight loss, increase food intake, gain independence and improve the enjoyment of eating for residents.
Purpose of the Study: This research will be conducted to determine the effects of gardening activities applied to the elderly in nursing homes on psychological well-being and depression. Research Hypotheses H0: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in the nursing home do not affect the psychological well-being of the elderly. H1: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in nursing homes increase the psychological well-being of the elderly. H0: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in the nursing home do not affect the depression level of the elderly. H1: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in nursing homes reduce the depression level of the elderly.
Controlled clinical trial, randomized by strata (sex and period of the study), with 6 parallel branches to the study depending on the type of product consumed and the type of physical exercise program performed, double-blind masked for the consumption of the product and single-center.
The aging of the population goes along with an increased demand for intensive care among very elderly patients (above 75-80 years old). At the same time, there is a decline in the supply of intensive care units (ICU). The 1-year mortality of patients above 80 years old in ICU ranged from 40 to 70%. Moreover, many survivors suffer from long-term sequelae as poor quality of life, cognitive impairment and functional disability. It is unclear under what conditions older patients may benefit from ICU admission. Cholangitis frequently occured in older patient. Moreover, severe acute cholangitis is a potentially life threatening disease characterized by a biliary obstruction and an infection of the bile possibly evolving towards systemic infection, shock and death. Because of its potential rapid reversibility of symptom thanks to early intravenous antibiotics and biliary decompression with drainage, old patients suffering from acute cholangitis are easily admitted to intensive care unit. To date, there is a lack of data about the outcome in this population admitted to the intensive care unit with acute cholangitis. The aim of the current study is to describe the outcomes in elderly patients (> 75 years old) admitted to the ICU with acute cholangitis and to identify prognostics factors associated with long term mortality (6 months).
This trial is to evaluate two types of electrical muscle Stimulation (EMS) stimulation (low intensity "conventional stimulation" vs. high intensity "Russian" stimulation) of legs in comparison with a control group without EMS in a cohort of elderly patients with severe deconditioning after CHF decompensation.