Benefits, risks and impacts on quality of life of medications used in multimorbid older adults: a Delphi study
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-019-00935-y
Abstract: Background Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are common in older people. Despite the existence of quality criteria for medication use among this population, there is little guidance for managing the complex pharmacological arsenal in a multimorbidity context.… read more here.
Keywords: multimorbid older; quality life; impacts quality; benefits risks ... See more keywords
Geriatric syndromes and the cumulative impacts on quality of life in older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
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DOI: 10.1007/s13410-020-00848-x
Abstract: Objective Older people with diabetes commonly experience geriatric syndromes that affect health. Little is known about the occurrence of geriatric syndromes and the impacts on quality of life in Chinese older people with type 2… read more here.
Keywords: geriatric syndromes; older people; people type; impacts quality ... See more keywords
Nutritional Status Impacts Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing (Chemo)Radiotherapy: Results from the Prospective HEADNUT Trial
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DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2022.2042571
Abstract: Abstract Malnutrition negatively impacts quality of life (QoL) in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). This is the first prospective study to assess the impact of malnutrition (defined by the bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)-derived… read more here.
Keywords: chemo radiotherapy; radiotherapy; undergoing chemo; status ... See more keywords
Microscopic colitis impacts quality of life in older people
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228092
Abstract: This report describes a frail 92-year-old woman with dementia who presented with a year’s history of chronic watery non-bloody diarrhoea. She had abdominal bloating, weight loss, faecal urgency, nocturnal stools and developed faecal incontinence. Her… read more here.
Keywords: impacts quality; colitis impacts; microscopic colitis; quality life ... See more keywords