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The frailty index (FI) can be used to measure the health status of older individuals; it serves as a proxy measure of aging and vulnerability to poor outcomes.. FI was developed by Dr. Kenneth Rockwood and Dr. Arnold Mitnitski at Dalhousie University in Canada.
Frail elderly patients (score of 4 or 5) have even worse outcomes, with the risk of being discharged to a nursing home rising to twenty times the rate for non-frail elderly people. Another tool that has been used to predict frailty outcome post-surgery is the Modifies Frailty Index, or mFI-5. This scale consists of 5 key co-morbidities: [61]
Subsequent collaborative models between geriatricians and other specialists have been described, for example managing cancer in people who are older and frail. [6] In acute medicine the involvement of early CGA has been shown to reduce length of stay and improve management of people over the age of 70.
The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requires both static and dynamic balance. [1]It uses the time that a person takes to rise from a chair, walk three meters, turn around 180 degrees, walk back to the chair, and sit down while turning 180 degrees.
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The announcement comes after four new allegations against Gaiman surfaced earlier this month, among nearly a dozen accusations, from women who say the award-winning novelist sexually assaulted them.
The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) is a questionnaire that can be filled out by a relative or other supporter of an older person to determine whether that person has declined in cognitive functioning. The IQCODE is used as a screening test for dementia. If the person is found to have significant cognitive ...
U.S. stocks closed higher as investors digested a slew of corporate earnings reports, including some from the so-called Magnificent 7. The broad S&P 500 index closed up 0.51%, or 31.86 points, to ...