International journal of medical informatics
Aug 19, 2024
BACKGROUND: Frailty is an age-related syndrome characterized by loss of strength and exhaustion and associated with multi-morbidity. Early detection and prediction of the appearance of frailty could help older people age better and prevent them from ...
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Jul 24, 2024
OBJECTIVES: To develop and externally validate a machine learning-based fall prediction model for ambulatory nursing home residents. The focus is on predicting fall occurrences within 6Â months after baseline assessment through a binary classification...
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is prevalent among elderly cancer patients. This study aims to develop a predictive model for malnutrition in hospitalized elderly cancer patients.
BACKGROUND: The global aging population presents a significant challenge, with older adults experiencing declining physical and cognitive abilities and increased vulnerability to chronic diseases and adverse health outcomes. This study aims to develo...
Geriatrics & gerontology international
May 14, 2024
AIM: As the size of the elderly population gradually increases, musculoskeletal disorders, such as sarcopenia, are increasing. Diagnostic techniques such as X-rays, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging are used to predict and diagnose ...
BACKGROUND: Physical frailty is an important issue in aging societies. Three models of physical frailty assessment, the 5-Item fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness and loss of weight (FRAIL); Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS); and Study of Osteop...
BACKGROUND: Prognostic risk stratification in older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is important for guiding decisions concerning advance care planning.
BACKGROUND: Accelerated biological ageing is a major underlying mechanism of frailty development. This study aimed to investigate if the biological age measured by a blood biochemistry-based ageing clock is associated with frailty in geriatric rehabi...
AIMS: Early identification and intervention of the frailty of the elderly will help lighten the burden of social medical care and improve the quality of life of the elderly. Therefore, we used machine learning (ML) algorithm to develop models to pred...
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Dec 29, 2023
OBJECTIVE: Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common complication of cardiac surgery that is associated with higher morbidity, longer hospital stay, cognitive decline, and mortality. Preoperative assessments may help to identify patients´ POD risk. Ho...
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