Older adults often have similar concerns: a fear of falling, a worry that they are taking too many medications, or concern that their forgetfulness is the start of Alzheimer's. A geriatric assessment ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Geriatric assessment was successfully implemented in 10 Dutch centers with 191 patients. The relevance of ...

When a team of scientists integrated a tool into an electronic health record platform, it improved geriatric assessments and improved clinician knowledge about the evaluations, according to a report ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An advanced practice nurse-led clinic conducted via telehealth proved a safe approach for geriatric assessment ...

Telehealth geriatric assessment significantly improved short-term outcomes for older adults with advanced cancers. Brazilian study showed better physical function, psychological status, and quality of ...

Geriatric assessment tools, including CGA, offer superior prognostic value over traditional performance measures in older DLBCL patients. Comprehensive geriatric assessments reveal frailty levels, ...

Geriatrics is a specialized branch of Geriatric Medicine that focuses on the health and well-being of older adults. Liv Hospital As people age, their medical needs become more complex due to the ...

When Lorraine Griggs' 86-year-old father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was treated with 35 rounds of radiation, though he had a long list of other serious medical issues, including diabetes, ...

Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Risk Stratification and a Continued Call for Screening Supported in part by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (K08CA234225; G.R.W.) ...

In a move to improve cancer care for older adults, the American Society of Clinical Oncology is recommending that all patients age 65 and older receive a geriatric assessment when considering or ...

For health systems or institutions that lack geriatricians or geriatric oncologists, the Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) has developed a validated, survey-based, mostly self-reported GA that ...