13 research outputs found
Maladie d'Alzheimer: La psychologie clinique en contrepoint de la médecine
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Effets d’un accompagnement basé sur des techniques de communication et de stimulation sur le comportement alimentaire de personnes démentes hospitalisées en service gériatrique aigu
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Les chutes du patient âgé: aspects médicaux.
Falls are one of the most common problems that threaten the independence of older individuals. They usually occur when impairments in multiple domains compromise the compensatory ability of the individual, as is the case for many geriatric syndromes. A number of the physical conditions and environmental situations predispose to falls. The medical risk factors of falls are reviewed. Falls in older individuals are rarely due to a single cause. Mechanisms that maintain postural stability are altered with aging (balance, gait speed, cardiovascular function). Female gender, past history of a fall, cognitive impairment, lower extremity weakness, balance problems, psychotropic drug use, arthritis, history of stroke, orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, and anemia represent the most frequent causes of risk of falls. Physical examination should focus upon the above mentioned risk factors and also on the presence of orthostatic hypotension, visual acuity, hearing assessment, examination of the extremities for deformities or neuropathies, and carotid sinus hypersensitivity which contributes to falls in people with unexplained falls. In conclusion, assessment of older individual at risk of falls or who fall present medical specificities. However, these latter specificities should be included in a comprehensive assessment which focus on intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Interventional strategies including comprehensive and interdisciplinary assessment lead to effective prevention.English AbstractJournal ArticleReviewinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
La peur de chuter et le "syndrome post-chute" de la personne ǎgèe
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Belgian minimum geriatric screening tools: rôle de l’ergothérapeute
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Création d’une école de prévention des chutes de la personne âgée
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Correlates of unrecognized depression among hospitalized geriatric patients.
The goal of this study was to assess the level and analyze the determinants of under-recognition of symptomatic depression by geriatricians in hospitalized geriatric patients.Comparative StudyJournal ArticleSCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
Quels sont les médicaments prescrits aux patients présentant un risque de chute
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Prévalence, causes et signification clinique de l’hypokaliémie en gériatrie
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