...Chia-Ming Chang; Chung-Ying Lin; Fang-Wen -Hu; Ying-Wei Wang; Chi-Chang Huang; Yu-Tai Lo; Chien-Yuan Wu; Yuan-Fang Chung; Chiu-Chen Kang; Yi-Jung Chen; Yi-Ching Yang; Li-Fan Liu; Mark D. Griffiths; Dai-Chan Lin; Meng-Ru Shen Introduction: Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is used...

... to provide adequate care and to ensure that resources are allocated in an ethical and economical manner. This systematic review evaluates the current standard for assessing frailty on the ICU, including methods of assessment, time point of measurements, and cut-offs. Methods: A systematic search...

...Sherri Thomson; Boyd Badiuk; Jessy Parokaran Varghese; Vanessa Thai; William E. McIlroy; Karen Van Ooteghem Background: Independent mobility is a complex behavior that relies on the ability to walk, maintain stability, and transition between postures. However, guidelines for assessment that details...

... was to explore associations between mild-to-moderate CKD and impairments in the core domains of geriatric assessment (GA) in a large cohort of community-dwelling older adults. Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis of 1,476 participants of the Berlin Aging Study II. Study participants were stratified...

... motor performance assessment may allow the detection of subtle MCI-related motor deficits, allowing early diagnosis and intervention. Motor assessment under dual-task conditions may increase diagnostic accuracy; however, the sensitivity of different cognitive tasks is unclear. Objective...

...Andreas Ejupi; Matthew Brodie; Yves J. Gschwind; Stephen R. Lord; Wolfgang L. Zagler; Kim Delbaere Background: Accidental falls remain an important problem in older people. The five-times-sit-to-stand (5STS) test is commonly used as a functional test to assess fall risk. Recent advances in sensor...

...Michael Schwenk; Carol Howe; Ahlam Saleh; Jane Mohler; Gurtej Grewal; David Armstrong; Bijan Najafi Background: New technologies for gait assessment are emerging and have provided new avenues for accurately measuring gait characteristics in home and clinic. However, potential meaningful clinical...

... impairment. Assessment was carried out by means of a rating scale (mainly the Sandoz Clinical Assessment Geriatric, or SCAG, scale), psychometric tests (e.g. the Nuremberg Geriatric Inventory, or NGI), and the EEG. Hydergine also lowers serum prolactin, though a correlation with clinical improvement has...