Geriatric Research and Cybernetics

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles C. Benight ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Geriatric Research

Skill Development Through Geriatric Research

2000 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Lisa K. Rindal ◽  
Kristin M. Vanderiet ◽  
Margaret A. Perkinson
Keyword(s):  
Skill Development ◽  
Geriatric Research

Preoperative Risk Factors for Nonhome Discharge of Home-Dwelling Geriatric Patients Following Elective Surgery

2020 ◽  
pp. 073346482094469
Author(s):  
John C. Warwick ◽  
Ethan Y. Brovman ◽  
Sascha S. Beutler ◽  
Richard D. Urman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elective Surgery ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Preoperative Risk ◽  
Improvement Program ◽  
Surgical Quality ◽  
Preoperative Risk Factors ◽  
Preoperative Optimization ◽  
Mobility Aid ◽  
Geriatric Research

To identify patient risk factors for nonhome discharge (NHD) for home-dwelling older patients undergoing surgery, we performed a retrospective cohort study of patients aged ≥65 years undergoing elective surgery between 2014 and 2016 using the geriatric research file from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP). Multivariable logistic regression examined the association between preoperative demographics, comorbidities, and functional status and NHD to determine which factors are most strongly predictive of NHD. Risk of NHD was higher among those of age >85 years, age 75 to 85 years, Black race, with body mass index (BMI) >30, dyspnea with exertion or at rest, partially or totally dependent in activities of daily living (ADLs), preoperative steroid use, preoperative wound infection, use of a mobility aid, fall within 3 months, or living alone at home without support. NHDs were statistically more likely among orthopedic, neurosurgery, or cardiac surgery interventions. Understanding individual patient’s risks and setting expectations for likely postoperative course is integral to appropriate preoperative counseling and preoperative optimization.

Update in geriatrics: What geriatric oncology can learn from general geriatric research

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marije E. Hamaker ◽  
Meike Prins ◽  
Lieke H. van Huis
Keyword(s):  
Geriatric Oncology ◽  
Geriatric Research

scholarly journals Healthcare and Policy: Center Stage for Geriatric Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-8
Author(s):  
Julie Bynum ◽  
Debra Saliba
Keyword(s):  
Center Stage ◽  
Geriatric Research

Translations of Measurements and Scales: Opportunities and Diversities

2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (S1) ◽  
pp. 391-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Auer ◽  
Harald Hampel ◽  
Hans-Jürgen Möller ◽  
Barry Reisberg
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
International Collaboration ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Geriatric Research

Increased international collaboration in clinical trials has created a need for scale translations and cross-culturally valid instruments. The use of scales that have been poorly translated and of translations that have not been validated can lead to erroneous results. Accordingly, the quality of studies using nonvalidated translations of scales from different cultural regions should be questioned. Scale translation is important, and it is surprising that little attention has been paid to the methodology of translating measurements and scales into other languages and validating them for different cultures, especially in psychiatric and geriatric research.

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