BACKGROUND: Reminiscence therapy (RT) is a widely used approach to promote well-being among older adults and is an effective intervention method for older adults with diverse health conditions, including community-dwelling older adults. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to determine the impact of group RT on assessments of depression, anxiety and self-esteem in older adults living in the community. METHODS: We implemented sessions of group simple RT. The sample consisted of 24 older adults living in the community who attended a 12-week RT course. The duration of each reminiscence session was 60 min. The average age of the sample was 74.7 years. We used the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, the Older adults' Quality of Life-Brief version and the Sense of Coherence scale to assess mental health outcomes before and after intervention. RESULTS: After intervention, we observed statistically significant improvements in assessments of depression (p < 0.001), anxiety (p = 0.011), self-esteem (p = 0.007) and the comprehensibility dimension of the sense of coherence scale (p = 0.039). Depression showed the largest effect size (Cohen's d = 0.870; 95% CI: 0.392 to 1.335), indicating a large effect, followed by self-esteem (Cohen's d = 0.612; 95% CI: -1.044 to -0.170) and anxiety (Cohen's d = 0.543; 95% CI: 0.108 to 0.967), both of which demonstrated a moderate effect. CONCLUSIONS: We found group RT to be effective for several outcomes among older adults. Reminiscence is a good non-invasive treatment for the promotion of mental health in community-dwelling older adults. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: As research has now established RT to be an essential component of activities for older adults in senior care facilities, we should also offer it to those living in the community as an effective activity for the promotion of healthy aging among older adults.
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- deprese * terapie psychologie MeSH
- geriatrické hodnocení MeSH
- kvalita života MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- samostatný způsob života * MeSH
- sebepojetí * MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- skupinová psychoterapie metody MeSH
- úzkost * terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
BACKGROUND: This study investigates the association between frailty and mortality in Eastern European populations, which remains largely unexplored compared with Western Europe. The aim is to assess the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality associated with varying levels of frailty. METHODS: A prospective multicentre cohort study was conducted, involving random population samples from the Czech Republic, Poland and Lithuania. The baseline survey (2002-2005) included 26 746 individuals aged 45-69 years, with an average follow-up of 13 years. Frailty was measured using a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)-based Frailty Index (FI), calculating the number of deficits in each domain. Cox proportional regression models and inverse probability weighting (IPW) were employed to account for risk factor differences among the frailty groups: robust, prefrail, mild, moderate and severe. RESULTS: The study included 14 287 people, among whom 891 were frail, with a total of 2402 deaths.Compared with non-frail persons, those with mild (IPW HR 2.06, 95% CI 1.60 to 2.66) and severe (IPW HR 2.71, 95% CI 1.45 to 5.07) frailty had more than twofold elevated risk of all-cause mortality. For cardiovascular mortality, the corresponding HRs were (IPW HR 3.05, 95% CI 2.14 to 4.35) and (IPW HR 3.88, 95% CI 1.95 to 7.74). Men exhibited a higher mortality risk at all frailty levels only in unweighted analysis. Country-specific differences were not significant. CONCLUSIONS: A CGA-based FI is an independent predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, with even mild frailty increasing the risk. Implementing frailty assessments can improve health risk prediction in older adults from Eastern Europe.
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- geriatrické hodnocení * MeSH
- kardiovaskulární nemoci * mortalita MeSH
- křehkost * mortalita MeSH
- křehký senior * statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- příčina smrti MeSH
- proporcionální rizikové modely MeSH
- prospektivní studie MeSH
- rizikové faktory MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
- Litva MeSH
- Polsko MeSH
- východní Evropa MeSH
Transplantace ledviny představuje optimální terapeutickou možnost nezvratného renálního selhání. S přibývajícím počtem kandidátů vyššího věku narůstá také pozornost věnovaná frailty, resp. funkčnímu stavu kandidátů. K hodnocení frailty lze použít různé metody. Na příkladu studie CoGeriaTx je ukázáno využití komplexního geriatrického hodnocení (comprehensive geriatric assessment, CGA) v hodnocení frailty u kandidátů transplantace ledviny. Dva příklady porovnávají metodu a výsledky hodnocení frailty podle epidemiologických kritérií fenotypu frailty podle Friedové a podle komplexního geriatrického hodnocení. Další výzkum může přinést nové poznatky ohledně prediktivní hodnoty CGA u této cílové skupiny. Korespondenční adresa: MUDr. Hana Vaňková, Ph.D. Interní klinika 3. LF UK a FNKV Šrobárova 50 100 34 Praha 10 e-mail: hana.vankova@lf3.cuni.cz
Kidney transplantation represents the best therapeutical option in patients in end-stage kidney disease. At present, increasing number of older patients are referred for kidney transplantation. The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) of functional status in older kidney transplant candidates might play an important and supportive role in the pre-transplant evaluation process. In the CoGeriaTx study, frailty is evaluated by CGA while Fried Frailty Phenotype (FFP) criteria are considered as one part of the comprehensive evaluation. Two examples compare the method and the results of frailty evaluation according to CGA and when using FFP alone. Further research may provide new insights into the predictive value of CGA in this target group.
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- geriatrické hodnocení metody MeSH
- křehkost * diagnóza MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- transplantace ledvin * MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Publikační typ
- kazuistiky MeSH
Urgentní příjmy se v Česku budují až v posledních letech. Senioři jsou typickými pacienty těchto oddělení. Přístup v urgentní medicíně je založen na vyhodnocení příznaků a na stanovení priority ošetření pacienta. Přístup k pacientům vyššího věku má mnohá specifika v diagnostice i v léčbě. Triáž geriatrických pacientů se zpřesní zhodnocením kognice, škály geriatrické křehkosti a screeningových nástrojů pro posouzení přítomnosti deliria. Komplexní geriatrické hodnocení je pro časovou náročnost pro urgentní příjem nevhodné, ale je nutné zachovat jeho základní komponenty. Léčebný přístup musí být komplexní a musí obsahovat aspekty biologické, psychologické i sociální a analýzu rizik prostředí. Management úrazů seniorů vyžaduje vyhodnocení odlišných kritických hodnot vitálních funkcí oproti kritériím běžné triáže, vlivu medikace na adaptační mechanismy a rizika nízkoenergetických mechanismů traumat. Léčba úrazů musí být včasná a komplexní a je nutné zajistit kontinuitu při přechodu z intenzivní do standardní péče a dále do péče rehabilitační. U pacientů v terminálním stadiu nevyléčitelného onemocnění je na místě paliativní přístup.
Emergency departments in the Czech Republic have been established in recent years. Seniors are typical patients of these departments. Emergency medicine´s approach is based on symptoms’ evaluation and on deciding about the priority of the care needed. The approach to older patients is specific both in diagnostics and in therapy. The triage of geriatric patients is more accurate when we also evaluate patient´s cognition, when we use geriatric frailty scales and screening tools for detection of delirium. Comprehensive geriatric evaluation is a time demanding process and thus inadequate for emergency department however we must maintain its basic components. The therapeutical approach must be complex, and it must include biological, psychological, and social aspects and environmental risk analysis. Trauma management in seniors requires evaluation of different vital function´s values compared to common triage criteria, the influence of medication on adaptive mechanisms and the risk of low energy trauma mechanisms. Therapy of trauma must be timely and complex and the continuity of care between intensive and standard level and then rehabilitation must be ensured. Palliative approach is appropriate for terminally ill patients.
PURPOSE: There is variation in organization of geriatric rehabilitation across Europe. The purpose of this study was to describe the selection criteria for referral to geriatric rehabilitation, care provided, and recovery trajectories of post-COVID-19 patients referred to geriatric rehabilitation in Europe. METHODS: This observational cohort study included 723 patients in 59 care facilities for geriatric rehabilitation across 10 countries. Patient data were collected from medical records on admission to geriatric rehabilitation (between September 2020 and October 2021), discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months follow-up. The primary and secondary outcomes were recovery in daily functioning (Barthel Index) and Quality of Life (EQ-5D-5L) from admission to discharge. These were examined using linear mixed models with two levels (measurements nested in patients) and country as an independent variable. Random intercept and random linear slope parameters were added when they improved model fit. A survey about organization of geriatric rehabilitation for post-COVID-19 patients was filled out by country coordinators and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inductive coding of answers to open questions. RESULTS: Patients had a mean age of 75.7 years old and 52.4% were male. Many countries used various combinations of the selection criteria, such as functional status, age, frailty, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, comorbidities, and cognitive impairments. Most patients received physiotherapy (88.8%) and occupational therapy (69.7%), but there was substantial variance between countries in the percentages of patients that received protein or calorie enriched diets, oxygen therapy, and other treatment components. In all countries, patients showed recovery in daily functioning and quality of life, although there was variation in between countries in rate of recovery. Daily functioning seemed to increase most rapidly in the Czech Republic, Germany, and Russia. The steepest increases in quality of life were seen in the Czech Republic, Germany, and Spain. CONCLUSION: Post-COVID-19 patients showed recovery during geriatric rehabilitation, albeit at variable rates. The observed variation may be explained by the heterogeneity in selection criteria and care provided. This study highlights the need for harmonization of measurements in geriatric rehabilitation order to perform explanatory research and optimize geriatric rehabilitation throughout Europe to ensure optimal patient recovery.
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- činnosti denního života MeSH
- COVID-19 * rehabilitace epidemiologie MeSH
- geriatrické hodnocení MeSH
- kohortové studie MeSH
- kvalita života MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- obnova funkce MeSH
- SARS-CoV-2 fyziologie MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- pozorovací studie MeSH
- srovnávací studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Evropa MeSH
Cieľ: Zistiť stav výživy u hospitalizovaných geriatrických pacientov na internom oddelení; zistiť, či existujú štatisticky významné korelácie medzi vybranými socio-demografickými údajmi, zdravotnými charakteristikami a meracím nástrojom. Súbor a metódy. Geriatrickí pacienti vo veku ≥ 65 rokov hospitalizovaní na internom oddelení. Dizajn štúdie kvantitatívny, deskriptívny, korelačný. Výskumný protokol obsahoval sledované premenné: demografické údaje, zdravotné charakteristiky, laboratórne parametre a merací nástroj na posúdenie stavu výživy MNA®. Empirické údaje boli spracované metódami deskriptívnej a induktívnej štatistiky. Výsledky: V súbore n = 137 (100 %) pacientov bolo 48 % mužov a 52 % žien, priemerný vek súboru bol 76,2 roka. Podľa MNA®-FF malo 9 % pacientov normálny nutričný stav, až 74 % malo riziko podvýživy a 17 % malo podvýživu. Polymorbiditu malo 99 % a polyfarmakoterapiu 96 % pacientov. Štatistickú významnosť sme zistili medzi výsledným skóre MNA®-FF a BMI (p < 0,001) a úbytkom na hmotnosti za posledných 6 mesiacov (p < 0,001) a hodnotou hemoglobínu (p = 0,033). Záver: Hospitalizovaní geriatrickí pacienti majú vo zvýšenej miere prítomné riziko malnutrície alebo už prítomnú malnutríciu. Súčasťou komplexného posudzovania stavu výživy je aj administrácia valídneho a reliabilného meracieho nástroja, ktorý je schopný rýchlo detekovať poruchu výživy už pri príjme pacienta na hospitalizáciu. Včasná identifikácia tejto poruchy je východiskom pre cielenú nutričnú intervenciu.
Aim: To find out the nutritional status in hospitalized geriatric patients in the internal ward, and to find out if there is a statistically significant correlation between selected demographic data, health characteristics, and measurement tool. Sample and methods. Geriatric patients aged ≥ 65 years hospitalized in the internal department. The design of the study is quantitative, descriptive, and correlational. The research protocol included monitored variables: demographic data, health characteristics, laboratory parameters, and a measurement tool to assess the nutritional status of MNA®. Empirical data was processed using of descriptive and inductive statistics methods. Results: In the sample of n = 137 (100%) patients, 48% were men and 52% were women, the average age of the sample was 76.2 years. According to MNA®-FF, 9% of patients had normal nutritional status, up to 74% were at risk of malnutrition and 17% were malnourished; 99% had polymorbidity and 96% had polypharmacotherapy. We found statistical significance between the resulting MNA®-FF score and BMI (p < 0.001) and weight loss in the last 6 months (p < 0.001) and haemoglobin value (p = 0.033). Conclusions: Hospitalized geriatric patients have an increased risk of malnutrition or already present malnutrition. Part of the comprehensive assessment of nutritional status is also the administration of a valid and reliable measuring tool that can quickly detect nutritional disorders when the patient is admitted to the hospital. Early identification of the disorder is the starting point for a targeted nutritional intervention.
PURPOSE: Incident delirium is a frequent complication among hospitalized older people with COVID-19, associated with increased length of hospital stay, higher morbidity and mortality rates. Although delirium is preventable with early detection, systematic assessment methods and predictive models are not universally defined, thus delirium is often underrated. In this study, we tested the role of the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI), a prognostic tool based on Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, to predict the risk of incident delirium. METHODS: Hospitalized older patients (≥ 65 years) with COVID-19 infection were enrolled (n = 502) from ten centers across Europe. At hospital admission, the MPI was administered to all the patients and two already validated delirium prediction models were computed (AWOL delirium risk-stratification score and Martinez model). Delirium occurrence during hospitalization was ascertained using the 4A's Test (4AT). Accuracy of the MPI and the other delirium predictive models was assessed through logistic regression models and the area under the curve (AUC). RESULTS: We analyzed 293 patients without delirium at hospital admission. Of them 33 (11.3%) developed delirium during hospitalization. Higher MPI score at admission (higher multidimensional frailty) was associated with higher risk of incident delirium also adjusting for the other delirium predictive models and COVID-19 severity (OR = 12.72, 95% CI = 2.11-76.86 for MPI-2 vs MPI-1, and OR = 33.44, 95% CI = 4.55-146.61 for MPI-3 vs MPI-1). The MPI showed good accuracy in predicting incident delirium (AUC = 0.71) also superior to AWOL tool, (AUC = 0.63) and Martinez model (AUC = 0.61) (p < 0.0001 for both comparisons). CONCLUSIONS: The MPI is a sensitive tool for early identification of older patients with incident delirium.
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- COVID-19 * komplikace epidemiologie diagnóza MeSH
- delirium * diagnóza epidemiologie MeSH
- geriatrické hodnocení * metody MeSH
- hodnocení rizik MeSH
- hospitalizace * statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- incidence MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- prognóza MeSH
- prospektivní studie MeSH
- rizikové faktory MeSH
- SARS-CoV-2 MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Evropa MeSH
BACKGROUND: Frailty is one of the key syndromes in geriatric medicine and an important factor for post-transplant outcomes. We aimed to describe the prevalence of frailty and examine the correlates of frailty and depressive symptoms in older kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved 112 kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) aged 70 and above. Frailty syndrome was assessed using the Fried frailty criteria, and patients were categorized as frail, pre-frail, or non-frail based on five frailty components: muscle weakness, slow walking speed, low physical activity, self-reported exhaustion, and unintentional weight loss. Depressive symptoms were measured using the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The relationship between frailty and depressive symptoms was evaluated using multinomial logistic regression, with the three frailty categories as the dependent variable and the severity of depressive symptoms as the independent variable, while controlling for age, gender, renal graft function, and time since transplant surgery. RESULTS: The participants had a mean age of 73.3 ± 3.3 years, and 49% were female. The prevalence of frailty syndrome was 25% (n = 28), pre-frailty was 46% (n = 52), and 29% (n = 32) of the KTRs were non-frail. The mean score for depressive symptoms was 3.1 ± 2.4 points, with 18% scoring above the clinical depression cutoff. Depressive symptoms were positively correlated with frailty (r = .46, p < .001). Among the frailty components, self-reported exhaustion (r = .43, p < .001), slow walking speed (r = .26, p < .01), and low physical activity (r = .44, p < .001) were significantly positively correlated with depressive symptoms, while muscle strength (p = .068) and unintentional weight loss (p = .050) were not. A multinomial logistic regression adjusted for covariates indicated that, compared to being non-frail, each additional point on the GDS increased the odds of being pre-frail by 39% (odds ratio [OR] = 1.39, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.96) and roughly doubled the odds of being frail (OR = 2.01, 95% CI 1.39-2.89). CONCLUSION: There is a strong association between frailty and depression in KTRs aged 70 years and older. Targeted detection has opened up a new avenue for collaboration between geriatricians and transplant nephrologists.
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- deprese * epidemiologie psychologie diagnóza MeSH
- geriatrické hodnocení metody MeSH
- geriatrie metody trendy MeSH
- křehkost * epidemiologie diagnóza psychologie MeSH
- křehký senior psychologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nefrologové trendy MeSH
- prevalence MeSH
- příjemce transplantátu psychologie MeSH
- průřezové studie MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- transplantace ledvin * psychologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
BACKGROUND: After an acute infection, older persons may benefit from geriatric rehabilitation (GR). OBJECTIVES: This study describes the recovery trajectories of post-COVID-19 patients undergoing GR and explores whether frailty is associated with recovery. DESIGN: Multicentre prospective cohort study. SETTING: 59 GR facilities in 10 European countries. PARTICIPANTS: Post-COVID-19 patients admitted to GR between October 2020 and October 2021. METHODS: Patients' characteristics, daily functioning (Barthel index; BI), quality of life (QoL; EQ-5D-5L) and frailty (Clinical Frailty Scale; CFS) were collected at admission, discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months after discharge. We used linear mixed models to examine the trajectories of daily functioning and QoL. RESULTS: 723 participants were included with a mean age of 75 (SD: 9.91) years. Most participants were pre-frail to frail (median [interquartile range] CFS 6.0 [5.0-7.0]) at admission. After admission, the BI first steeply increased from 11.31 with 2.51 (SE 0.15, P < 0.001) points per month and stabilised around 17.0 (quadratic slope: -0.26, SE 0.02, P < 0.001). Similarly, EQ-5D-5L first steeply increased from 0.569 with 0.126 points per month (SE 0.008, P < 0.001) and stabilised around 0.8 (quadratic slope: -0.014, SE 0.001, P < 0.001). Functional recovery rates were independent of frailty level at admission. QoL was lower at admission for frailer participants, but increased faster, stabilising at almost equal QoL values for frail, pre-frail and fit patients. CONCLUSIONS: Post-COVID-19 patients admitted to GR showed substantial recovery in daily functioning and QoL. Frailty at GR admission was not associated with recovery and should not be a reason to exclude patients from GR.
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- činnosti denního života * MeSH
- COVID-19 * rehabilitace epidemiologie psychologie MeSH
- geriatrické hodnocení * metody MeSH
- křehkost * diagnóza rehabilitace psychologie MeSH
- křehký senior * MeSH
- kvalita života * MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- obnova funkce * MeSH
- prospektivní studie MeSH
- SARS-CoV-2 MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Evropa MeSH
OBJECTIVES: Delirium is common during acute infection in older patients and is associated with functional decline. Geriatric rehabilitation (GR) can help older patients to return to their premorbid functional level. It is unknown whether delirium affects GR outcomes in patients with acute infection. We evaluated whether delirium affects trajectories of activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QoL) recovery in GR after COVID-19 infection. DESIGN: This study was part of the EU-COGER study, a multicenter cohort study conducted between October 2020 and October 2021. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Participants were recruited after COVID-19 infection from 59 GR centers in 10 European countries. METHODS: Data were collected at GR admission, discharge, and at the 6-week and 6-month follow-ups. Trajectories of ADL [using the Barthel index (BI)] and QoL [using the EuroQol-5 Dimensions-5 Level (EQ-5D-5L)] recovery were examined using linear mixed models. RESULTS: Of the 723 patients included (mean age 75.5 ± 9.9 years; 52.4% male), 28.9% had delirium before or during GR admission. Participants with delirium recovered in ADL at approximately the same rate as those without (linear slope effect = -0.13, SE 0.16, P = .427) up to an estimated BI score of 16.1 at 6 months. Similarly, participants with delirium recovered in QoL at approximately the same rate as those without (linear slope effect = -0.017, SE 0.015, P = .248), up to an estimated EQ-5D-5L score of 0.8 at 6 months. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Presence of delirium during the acute phase of infection or subsequent GR did not influence the recovery trajectory of ADL functioning and QoL.
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- činnosti denního života * MeSH
- COVID-19 * MeSH
- delirium * MeSH
- geriatrické hodnocení MeSH
- kohortové studie MeSH
- kvalita života * MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- obnova funkce * MeSH
- SARS-CoV-2 MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Evropa MeSH
