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Geriatric surgical patients: is it possible to implement the comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency setting?
With changing world demographics, increasing numbers of older patients present with complex surgical diseases and will require surgical management,...
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Serum sodium improvement: change in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment parameters in geriatric patients with hyponatremia
BackgroundHyponatremia presents with symptoms considered age-associated in the elderly. We assess the change in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment...
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Application, knowledge and training needs regarding comprehensive geriatric assessment among geriatric practitioners in healthcare institutions: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the actual application, knowledge, and training needs of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) among...
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Which Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) instruments are currently used in Germany: a survey
BackgroundThe Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) records geriatric syndromes in a standardized manner, allowing individualized treatment...
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How comprehensive is our comprehensive geriatric assessment in clinical practice? An Irish perspective
PurposeComprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is the cornerstone of high-quality care for older adults. There is no current gold standard to guide...
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment predicts radiation-induced acute toxicity in prostate cancer patients
PurposeThe purpose of the present prospective study was to evaluate the significance of geriatric conditions measured by a comprehensive geriatric...
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment
Geriatric assessment is a multidimensional and interdisciplinarily deployed diagnostic process to evaluate functional capacities and impairments in...
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The relationship between comprehensive geriatric assessment on the pneumonia prognosis of older adults: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundThe mortality of pneumonia in older adults surpasses that of other populations, especially with the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019...
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment as an essential tool to register or update DNR codes in a tertiary care hospital
PurposeTo investigate the prevalence of Do not Resuscitate (DNR) code registration in patients with a geriatric profile admitted to Antwerp...
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Exploring the relationship between malnutrition and the systemic immune-inflammation index in older inpatients: a study based on comprehensive geriatric assessment
BackgroundMalnutrition is a prevalent and major challenge among senior citizens, possibly due to the continual low-grade inflammatory state of the...
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment to predict adverse events in elderly patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion surgery
PurposeAlthough comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) has been used widely, its impact on adverse events in elderly patients has not been fully...
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Understanding how comprehensive geriatric assessment works: the importance of varied methodological approaches
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is the gold standard model of care for older adults with frailty. However, despite a large number of...
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The relationship between urinary incontinence and abdominal muscle thickness in community-dwelling older women undergoing comprehensive geriatric assessment
PurposeUrinary incontinence (UI) is one of the most common geriatric syndromes in older adults, especially in women. The aim of this study is to show...
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Development and internal and external validation of a nomogram model for frailty risk among hospitalised older people using comprehensive geriatric assessment data
BackgroundCurrently, there are few such studies about establishing the frailty prediction model on the basis of the research on the factors...
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Preoperative Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Predicts Postoperative Risk in Older Patients with Esophageal Cancer
BackgroundPreoperative risk assessment is important in older patients because they often have comorbidities and impaired organ function. We performed...
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IT-assisted comprehensive geriatric assessment for residents in care homes: quasi-experimental longitudinal study
BackgroundFrailty interventions such as Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) can provide significant benefits for older adults living with...
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment predicts listing for kidney transplant in patients with end-stage renal disease: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundComprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) involves a formal broad approach to assess frailty and creating a plan for management. However,...
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Exploring stakeholders’ experiences of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the community and out-patient settings: a qualitative evidence synthesis
BackgroundComprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a multidimensional interdisciplinary process that addresses an older adult’s biopsychosocial...
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Geriatric Assessment in the Era of Targeted and Immunotherapy
Cancer is a disease that mostly affects older adults and because of the aging of the population, the number of older adults diagnosed with cancer...
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Stakeholders’ experiences of comprehensive geriatric assessment in an inpatient hospital setting: a qualitative systematic review and meta-ethnography
BackgroundComprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is considered the gold standard approach to improving a range of outcomes for older adults living...