Do Performance-based Health Measures Reflect Differences in Frailty Among Immigrants Age 50+ in Europe? [0.03%]
基于绩效的健康指标能否反映欧洲50岁以上的移民体弱状态的差异？
Thomas D Brothers,Olga Theou,Kenneth Rockwood
Thomas D Brothers
Background: Life course influences, including country of residence and country of birth, are associated with frailty index scores. We investigated these associations using performance-based health measures. ...
Role expectations in dementia care among family physicians and specialists [0.03%]
痴呆照护中家庭医生与专科医师的职业期待不同
Susan Hum,Carole Cohen,Malini Persaud et al.
Susan Hum et al.
Background: The assessment and ongoing management of dementia falls largely on family physicians. This pilot study explored perceived roles and attitudes towards the provision of dementia care from the perspectives of fam...
Alternate level of care patients in hospitals: what does dementia have to do with this? [0.03%]
医院中的备用护理水平病人：这与痴呆症有什么关系？
Rose McCloskey,Pamela Jarrett,Connie Stewart et al.
Rose McCloskey et al.
Background: Patients in acute care hospitals no longer in need of acute care are called Alternate Level of Care (ALC) patients. This is growing and common all across Canada. A better understanding of this patient populati...
Aman Sharma,Renu Madan,Rajeev Kumar et al.
Aman Sharma et al.
Background: Treatment compliance of elderly patients to intensive multi-modality cancer therapy can be challenging and has not been adequately addressed in developing countries. The present study evaluated compliance of e...
Kenneth M Madden
Kenneth M Madden
David B Hogan,Charles T Scialfa,Jeff K Caird
David B Hogan
Background: The rapidly increasing number of older drivers is accentuating the challenges in concurrently identifying older drivers posing an unacceptable risk if they continue to drive, while not discriminating against t...
Not if, but when: impact of a driving and dementia awareness and education campaign for primary care physicians [0.03%]
不是如果，而是何时的问题：驾驶和痴呆意识及教育活动对全科医生的影响
Paige Moorhouse,Laura M Hamilton
Paige Moorhouse
Background: Canadian physicians are responsible for assessing medical fitness to drive; however, national data indicate that physicians lack confidence in performing such assessments and face numerous barriers to addressi...
Comparison of the SIMARD MD to Clinical Impression in Assessing Fitness to Drive in Patients with Cognitive Impairment [0.03%]
SIMARD MD与临床印象在认知障碍患者驾驶能力评估中的比较分析
Madelaine Wernham,Pamela G Jarrett,Connie Stewart et al.
Madelaine Wernham et al.
Background: The assessment of fitness to drive in patients with cognitive impairment is complex. The SIMARD MD was developed to assist with assessing fitness to drive. This study compares the clinical decision made by a g...
Geriatric core competencies for family medicine curriculum and enhanced skills: care of elderly [0.03%]
全科医学课程及增强技能的老年人核心能力：老年人护理
Lesley Charles,Jean A C Triscott,Bonnie M Dobbs et al.
Lesley Charles et al.
Background: There is a growing mandate for Family Medicine residency programs to directly assess residents' clinical competence in Care of the Elderly (COE). The objectives of this paper are to describe the development an...
Increased health service utilization costs in the year prior to institutionalization: findings from the canadian study of health and aging [0.03%]
加拿大老年健康研究中机构护养前一年医疗服务利用率增加及相应费用的调查结果
John A Naslund,Agnes H Sauter,Gloria Gutman et al.
John A Naslund et al.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to characterize patterns of formal health service utilization costs during older adults' transition from community to institutional care. ...