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Filter by:In geriatric oncology, caregivers are submitted to a risk of exhaustion. To investigate the clinical risk factor of exhaustion, the researchers propose to conduct a prospective observational study during 6 months phone follow up of the caregivers. The recruitment will take place during the oncogeriatric assessment consultation.
To evaluate differences in health outcomes among elderly patients (age ≥ 75 years) treated in a Quick Diagnostic Unit (QDU) compared to the Department of Internal Medicine (DIM). A QDU is a medical Short Stay Unit (SSU).
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of an intervention that consist of assessment of functional ability, rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for older medical patients. The hypothesis is that assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home reduce the older medical patient's risk of readmission. Also the intervention is expected to reduce mortality, number of contacts to general practitioners and emergency physician
The main objective of this study is to determine whether elderly people in rehabilitation setting show higher adherence to self-training when using computer-based-learning games (i.e. the so called serious games) than when performing conventional exercises. Secondly the study explores to which extend balance and mobility performances vary according to the mode of self-training. The primary study hypothesis is that elderly people practice longer and more frequently with serious games than with a conventional exercise booklet. The secondary hypothesis is that patients experience a significant higher improvement in their balance capacity by using serious games compared to patients performing conventional exercises.
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of systematic assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for elderly medical patient's risk of readmission. The effect of the intervention is examined in a randomized controlled trial.
Many volunteers visiting seniors make socially-based "friendly visits". This study investigated the efficacy of volunteers making visits focused on stimulating cognition. Participants were randomly assigned to either a "friendly visit" control group or a cognitive stimulation group. Seniors receiving stimulation visits made statistically significant improvement in memory abilities.
It is hypothesized that whole body vibration exercise group will have significantly more improvement in physical functioning and reduction in fall incidence among institutionalized elderly, compared with conventional exercise group and control group.
In this study, the investigators will measure range of motion of the elbow in a geriatric assessment in 85 subjects aged 65 years or over. These measures will be made by an actigraph and the software analysis BioVal. This technique will be compared with the standard technique (inclinometer). It will also be evaluated during this study, the ease of use and feedback.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the mobile unit to reduce the geriatric hospital inappropriate (especially for emergencies) to 1 month. The primary endpoint: survival without hospitalization through the emergency inappropriate to 1 month.
QualGeP (KVALAP) is a quality register in Viken Research network for Geriatric Psychiatry. The objectives of the register are to enhance our knowledge of old persons with severe psychiatric disorders, and to secure an optimal medical evaluation, treatment and care for these patients. The data in the register will be used for quality assurance and for research. Aims: - Quality assurance - Further development of our diagnostic and screening tools - Contributing to improving the treatment, with and without drugs - Contributing to improving the dialogue and collaboration between primary healthcare and hospitals