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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for community-dwelling, high-risk, frail, older people
CONCLUSIONS: CGA had no impact on death or nursing home admission. There is low-certainty evidence that community-dwelling, frail, older people who undergo CGA may have a reduced risk of unplanned hospital admission. Further studies examining the effect of CGA on emergency department visits and change in function and quality of life using standardised assessments are required.PMID:35521829 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD012705.pub2
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - May 6, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Robert Briggs Anna McDonough Graham Ellis Kathleen Bennett Desmond O'Neill David Robinson Source Type: research

Educational interventions for health professionals managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care
CONCLUSIONS: The evidence of efficacy was equivocal for educational interventions for health professionals in primary care on the proportion of COPD diagnoses confirmed with spirometry, the proportion of patients with COPD who participate in pulmonary rehabilitation, and the proportion of patients prescribed guideline-recommended COPD respiratory medications. Educational interventions for health professionals may improve influenza vaccination rates among patients with COPD and patient satisfaction with care. The quality of evidence for most outcomes was low or very low due to heterogeneity and methodological limitations of...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - May 6, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amanda J Cross Dennis Thomas Jenifer Liang Michael J Abramson Johnson George Elida Zairina Source Type: research

Influence of atrial fibrillation subtypes on anticoagulant therapy in a high-risk older population: the FAI project
CONCLUSIONS: In a population-based survey, AF pattern was an independent predictor of OAC treatment. Paroxysmal AF is still perceived as carrying a lower risk of vascular events.PMID:35543807 | DOI:10.1007/s40520-022-02140-w
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - May 11, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Antonio Di Carlo Fabio Mori Domenico Consoli Leonardo Bellino Augusto Zaninelli Marzia Baldereschi Maria Grazia D'Alfonso Chiara Gradia Alessandro Cattarinussi Bruno Sgherzi Giovanni Pracucci Benedetta Piccardi Bianca Maria Polizzi Domenico Inzitari Natio Source Type: research

A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic delay in pulmonary embolism
CONCLUSION: Patients may have symptoms for almost one week before PE is diagnosed and in about a quarter of patients, the diagnostic delay is even longer.PMID:35730378 | DOI:10.1080/13814788.2022.2086232
Source: European Journal of General Practice - June 22, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: R van Maanen E M Trinks-Roerdink F H Rutten G J Geersing Source Type: research