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Diekmann B, Timmerman M, Hempenius L, van Roon E, Franken B, Hoogendoorn M. New treatment opportunities for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia and the increasing importance of frailty assessment - An oncogeriatric perspective. J Geriatr Oncol 2024; 15:101631. [PMID: 37783588 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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With the introduction of targeted chemotherapy drugs, a new age of treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has begun. The promotion of the azacitidine+venetoclax combination regimen to first line of treatment in patients deemed ineligible for intensive chemotherapy marks the first of many novel combination regimens becoming part of national treatment guidelines. We review recent phase II and III clinical trials and conclude that these novel regimens offer significant increases in response rates, remission rates, and overall survival. The incidence of adverse events, the accrued time toxicity, and the healthcare costs, however, are increasing as well. Compared with clinical trials, older patients in the real world frequently present with an inferior baseline health status, which is associated with an increased risk of experiencing side effects. The key to reaping the maximum benefit of the new agents and their combination regimens therefore lies in sufficient attention being given to a patients' preexisting comorbidities, potential frailty, and quality of life. A systematic collaboration between hemato-oncologists and geriatricians can be a potent first step towards addressing the increased treatment intensity patients with AML experience under the novel regimens. In this narrative review article we provide an overview of recent and ongoing clinical trials, highlight encountered adverse events, discuss frailty assessment options, and outline an oncogeriatic care path for older patients with AML.
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- Benno Diekmann
- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Henri Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Henry Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands; Unit of Pharmacotherapy, Epidemiology and Economics, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, Groningen, the Netherlands; MCL Academy, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Henri Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Henri Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands; Department of Geriatric Care, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Henry Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Care, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Henry Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Henry Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands; Unit of Pharmacotherapy, Epidemiology and Economics, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, Groningen, the Netherlands; MCL Academy, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Henri Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Henri Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Henri Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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Visser FCW, van Eersel MEA, Hempenius L, Verwey NA, Band C, van der Bol JM, Boudestein K, van Dijk SC, Gobbens R, van der Hooft CS, Kamper AM, Ruiter R, Sipers W, Spoelstra BNA, Stoffels J, Stolwijk-Woudstra DJ, van Stralen KJ, van Strien AM, Wijngaarden MA, Winters M, Strijkert F, van Munster BC. Recognition of cognitive dysfunction in hospitalised older patients: a flash mob study. BMC Geriatr 2024; 24:66. [PMID: 38229025 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04588-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND It is important that healthcare professionals recognise cognitive dysfunction in hospitalised older patients in order to address associated care needs, such as enhanced involvement of relatives and extra cognitive and functional support. However, studies analysing medical records suggest that healthcare professionals have low awareness of cognitive dysfunction in hospitalised older patients. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of cognitive dysfunction in hospitalised older patients, the percentage of patients in which cognitive dysfunction was recognised by healthcare professionals, and which variables were associated with recognition. METHODS A multicentre, nationwide, cross-sectional observational study was conducted on a single day using a flash mob study design in thirteen university and general hospitals in the Netherlands. Cognitive function was assessed in hospitalised patients aged ≥ 65 years old, who were admitted to medical and surgical wards. A Mini-Cog score of < 3 out of 5 indicated cognitive dysfunction. The attending nurses and physicians were asked whether they suspected cognitive dysfunction in their patient. Variables associated with recognition of cognitive dysfunction were assessed using multilevel and multivariable logistic regression analyses. RESULTS 347 of 757 enrolled patients (46%) showed cognitive dysfunction. Cognitive dysfunction was recognised by attending nurses in 137 of 323 patients (42%) and by physicians in 156 patients (48%). In 135 patients (42%), cognitive dysfunction was not recognised by either the attending nurse or physician. Recognition of cognitive dysfunction was better at a lower Mini-Cog score, with the best recognition in patients with the lowest scores. Patients with a Mini-Cog score < 3 were best recognised in the geriatric department (69% by nurses and 72% by physicians). CONCLUSION Cognitive dysfunction is common in hospitalised older patients and is poorly recognised by healthcare professionals. This study highlights the need to improve recognition of cognitive dysfunction in hospitalised older patients, particularly in individuals with less apparent cognitive dysfunction. The high proportion of older patients with cognitive dysfunction suggests that it may be beneficial to provide care tailored to cognitive dysfunction for all hospitalised older patients.
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- Fleur C W Visser
- Department of Geriatric Medicine and Alzheimer Center Groningen, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB, Groningen, AA43, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine and Alzheimer Center Groningen, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB, Groningen, AA43, The Netherlands
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- Geriatric Medicine, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Neurology and Geriatric Department, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Spaarne Gasthuis Hospital, Spaarne Gasthuis Academy, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland, Schiedam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health, Sports and Social Work, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Zuyderland Medical Center Sittard-Geleen, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Aging & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Section Geriatrics, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine and Alzheimer Center Groningen, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB, Groningen, AA43, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine and Alzheimer Center Groningen, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB, Groningen, AA43, The Netherlands
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Visser LNC, Fruijtier A, Kunneman M, Bouwman FH, Schoonenboom N, Staekenborg SS, Wind HA, Hempenius L, de Beer MH, Roks G, Boelaarts L, Kleijer M, Smets EMA, van der Flier WM. Motivations of patients and their care partners for visiting a memory clinic. A qualitative study. Patient Educ Couns 2023; 111:107693. [PMID: 36913778 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated motivations of patients and care partners for their memory clinic visit, and whether these are expressed in consultations. METHODS We included data from 115 patients (age 71 ± 11, 49% Female) and their care partners (N = 93), who completed questionnaires after their first consultation with a clinician. Audio-recordings of these consultations were available from 105 patients. Motivations for visiting the clinic were content-coded as reported by patients in the questionnaire, and expressed by patients and care partners in consultations. RESULTS Most patients reported seeking a cause for symptoms (61%) or to confirm/exclude a (dementia) diagnosis (16%), yet 19% reported another motivation: (more) information, care access, or treatment/advice. In the first consultation, about half of patients (52%) and care partners (62%) did not express their motivation(s). When both expressed a motivation, these differed in about half of dyads. A quarter of patients (23%) expressed a different/complementary motivation in the consultation, then reported in the questionnaire. CONCLUSION Motivations for visiting a memory clinic can be specific and multifaceted, yet are often not addressed during consultations. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS We should encourage clinicians, patients, and care partners to talk about motivations for visiting the memory clinic, as a starting point to personalize (diagnostic) care.
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- Leonie N C Visser
- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research (KER) Unit, Mayo Clinic, USA; Medical Decision Making, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Geriatrics, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, the Netherlands
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- Geriatric Center, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, ETZ Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, LangeLand Ziekenhuis, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Kroon B, Beishuizen SJE, van Rensen IHT, Barten DG, Mehagnoul‐Schipper JJ, van der Bol JM, Ellerbroek JLJ, Festen J, van de Glind EMM, Hempenius L, van der Jagt M, Jansen SWM, van der Linden CJM, Mooijaart SP, van Munster BC, Oosterwijk LLE, Smit L, Urlings‐Strop LC, Willems HC, Mattace‐Raso FUS, Polinder‐Bos HA. Delirium in older COVID-19 patients: Evaluating risk factors and outcomes. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2022; 37:10.1002/gps.5810. [PMID: 36052424 PMCID: PMC9538581 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES A high incidence of delirium has been reported in older patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to identify determinants of delirium, including the Clinical Frailty Scale, in hospitalized older patients with COVID-19. Furthermore, we aimed to study the association of delirium independent of frailty with in-hospital outcomes in older COVID-19 patients. METHODS This study was performed within the framework of the multi-center COVID-OLD cohort study and included patients aged ≥60 years who were admitted to the general ward because of COVID-19 in the Netherlands between February and May 2020. Data were collected on demographics, co-morbidity, disease severity, and geriatric parameters. Prevalence of delirium during hospital admission was recorded based on delirium screening using the Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOSS) which was scored three times daily. A DOSS score ≥3 was followed by a delirium assessment by the ward physician In-hospital outcomes included length of stay, discharge destination, and mortality. RESULTS A total of 412 patients were included (median age 76, 58% male). Delirium was present in 82 patients. In multivariable analysis, previous episode of delirium (Odds ratio [OR] 8.9 [95% CI 2.3-33.6] p = 0.001), and pre-existent memory problems (OR 7.6 [95% CI 3.1-22.5] p < 0.001) were associated with increased delirium risk. Clinical Frailty Scale was associated with increased delirium risk (OR 1.63 [95%CI 1.40-1.90] p < 0.001) in univariable analysis, but not in multivariable analysis. Patients who developed delirium had a shorter symptom duration and lower levels of C-reactive protein upon presentation, whereas vital parameters did not differ. Patients who developed a delirium had a longer hospital stay and were more often discharged to a nursing home. Delirium was associated with mortality (OR 2.84 [95% CI1.71-4.72] p < 0.001), but not in multivariable analyses. CONCLUSIONS A previous delirium and pre-existent memory problems were associated with delirium risk in COVID-19. Delirium was not an independent predictor of mortality after adjustment for frailty.
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- Bart Kroon
- Department of Geriatric MedicineErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Emergency MedicineVieCuri Medical CenterVenloThe Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric MedicineMedical Center LeeuwardenLeeuwardenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric MedicineErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Intensive Care DepartmentErasmus Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and GeriatricsAmsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric MedicineErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamThe Netherlands
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Dijkstra F, van der Sluis G, Jager-Wittenaar H, Hempenius L, Hobbelen JSM, Finnema E. Facilitators and barriers to enhancing physical activity in older patients during acute hospital stay: a systematic review. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2022; 19:99. [PMID: 35908056 PMCID: PMC9338465 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-022-01330-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To improve older patients' physical activity (PA) behavior, it is important to identify facilitators and barriers to enhancing PA in older patients (≥ 65 years) during hospitalization from the perspectives of patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals (HCPs). METHODS In this systematic review, a search of PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBASE, and Web of Science (January 2000-May 2021) was performed, and quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies were included. The methodological quality of included studies was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Identified facilitators and barriers were categorized using the social ecological model at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutional levels. RESULTS The 48 included articles identified 230 facilitators and 342 barriers. The main facilitators at the intrapersonal level included: knowledge, awareness, and attitudes; interpersonal level: social support, including encouragement and interdisciplinary collaboration; and institutional level: stimulating physical environment, patient activities and schedules, and PA protocols. The main barriers at the intrapersonal level included: physical health status, having lines or drains, patients' fear, and HCPs' safety concerns; interpersonal level: patient-HCP relation and HCPs' unclear roles; and institutional level: lack of space and resources, including time and equipment. Best evidence synthesis provided moderate level of evidence for three barriers: patients' unwillingness or refusal to move, patients having symptoms, and patients having lines or drains. No moderate level of evidence was found for facilitators. CONCLUSION The PA behavior of older adults during hospitalization is multidimensional. Our overview highlights facilitators and barriers on multilevel scale (intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutional levels) that guides patients, caregivers, HCPs, and researchers in future clinical practice, and intervention development and implementation.
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- F Dijkstra
- Research Group Living, Wellbeing and Care for Older People, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Rengerslaan 8-10, P.O. Box 1080, 8900, CB, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
- Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Department of Health Science, Section of Nursing Research & Education, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- FAITH research, Groningen/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
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- Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
- FAITH research, Groningen/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- Department of Health Strategy and Innovation, Nij Smellinghe Hospital Drachten, Drachten, The Netherlands
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- Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
- FAITH research, Groningen/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Geriatric Center, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
- FAITH research, Groningen/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Research Group Living, Wellbeing and Care for Older People, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Rengerslaan 8-10, P.O. Box 1080, 8900, CB, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- Department of Health Science, Section of Nursing Research & Education, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- FAITH research, Groningen/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- Research Group Nursing Diagnostics, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Blomaard LC, van der Linden CMJ, van der Bol JM, Jansen SWM, Polinder-Bos HA, Willems HC, Festen J, Barten DG, Borgers AJ, Bos JC, van den Bos F, de Brouwer EJM, van Deudekom FJA, van Dijk SC, Emmelot-Vonk MH, Geels RES, van de Glind EMM, de Groot B, Hempenius L, Kamper AM, Kampschreur LM, de Koning MMM, Labots G, Looman R, Lucke JA, Maas HAAM, Mattace-Raso FUS, el Moussaoui R, van Munster BC, van Nieuwkoop C, Oosterwijk L(BLE, Regtuijt M(EM, Robben SHM, Ruiter R, Salarbaks AM, Schouten HJ, Smit OM, Smits RAL, Spies PE, Vreeswijk R, de Vries OJ, Wijngaarden MA, Wyers CE, Mooijaart SP. Frailty is associated with in-hospital mortality in older hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands: the COVID-OLD study. Age Ageing 2021; 50:631-640. [PMID: 33951156 PMCID: PMC7929372 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, older patients had an increased risk of hospitalisation and death. Reports on the association of frailty with poor outcome have been conflicting. Objective The aim of the present study was to investigate the independent association between frailty and in-hospital mortality in older hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands. Methods This was a multicentre retrospective cohort study in 15 hospitals in the Netherlands, including all patients aged ≥70 years, who were hospitalised with clinically confirmed COVID-19 between February and May 2020. Data were collected on demographics, co-morbidity, disease severity and Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS). Primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Results A total of 1,376 patients were included (median age 78 years (interquartile range 74–84), 60% male). In total, 499 (38%) patients died during hospital admission. Parameters indicating presence of frailty (CFS 6–9) were associated with more co-morbidities, shorter symptom duration upon presentation (median 4 versus 7 days), lower oxygen demand and lower levels of C-reactive protein. In multivariable analyses, the CFS was independently associated with in-hospital mortality: compared with patients with CFS 1–3, patients with CFS 4–5 had a two times higher risk (odds ratio (OR) 2.0 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3–3.0)) and patients with CFS 6–9 had a three times higher risk of in-hospital mortality (OR 2.8 (95% CI 1.8–4.3)). Conclusions The in-hospital mortality of older hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands was 38%. Frailty was independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality, even though COVID-19 patients with frailty presented earlier to the hospital with less severe symptoms.
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- Laura C Blomaard
- Section Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Section Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Section Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, OLVG Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Section Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
- Department of Geriatrics, Alrijne Hospital, Leiderdorp, the Netherlands
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- Section Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Zaans Medical Center, Zaandam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- Section Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics, Hospital Group Twente, Almelo, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
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- Section Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Zaans Medical Center, Zaandam, the Netherlands
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- Section Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, OLVG Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Section Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands
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- Section Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Fruijtier AD, Visser LN, Bouwman FH, Lutz R, Schoonenboom N, Kalisvaart K, Hempenius L, Roks G, Boelaarts L, Claus JJ, Kleijer M, de Beer M, van der Flier WM, Smets EM. What patients want to know, and what we actually tell them: The ABIDE project. Alzheimers Dement (N Y) 2020; 6:e12113. [PMID: 33344753 PMCID: PMC7744024 DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND We studied to what degree and at whose initiative 25 informational topics, formerly identified as important, are discussed in diagnostic consultations. METHODS Audio recordings of clinician-patient consultations of 71 patients and 32 clinicians, collected in eight Dutch memory clinics, were independently content-coded by two coders. The coding scheme encompassed 25 informational topics. RESULTS Approximately half (Mdn = 12) of the 25 topics were discussed per patient during the diagnostic process, with a higher frequency among individuals receiving a dementia diagnosis (Mdn = 14) compared to others (Mdn = 11). Individual topics ranged from being discussed with 2/71 (3%) to 70/71 (99%) of patients. Patients and/or care partners rarely initiated topic discussion (10%). When they did, they often enquired about one of the least frequently addressed topics. CONCLUSION Most patients received information on approximately half of the important informational topics. Providing the topic list to patients and care partners beforehand could allow consultation preparation and stimulate participation.
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- Agnetha D. Fruijtier
- Department of NeurologyAlzheimer Center AmsterdamAmsterdam NeuroscienceAmsterdam UMCVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
- Department of Medical PsychologyAcademic Medical CenterAmsterdam UMCAmsterdam Public Health Research InstituteAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of NeurologyAlzheimer Center AmsterdamAmsterdam NeuroscienceAmsterdam UMCVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
- Department of Medical PsychologyAcademic Medical CenterAmsterdam UMCAmsterdam Public Health Research InstituteAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of NeurologyAlzheimer Center AmsterdamAmsterdam NeuroscienceAmsterdam UMCVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of NeurologyAlzheimer Center AmsterdamAmsterdam NeuroscienceAmsterdam UMCVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical GeriatricsSpaarne GasthuisHaarlemthe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical GeriatricsSpaarne GasthuisHaarlemthe Netherlands
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- Department of NeurologyETZ HospitalTilburgthe Netherlands
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- Geriatric DepartmentNoordWest Ziekenhuis GroepAlkmaarthe Netherlands
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- Department of NeurologyTergooi Hospital, Blaricumthe Netherlands
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- Department of NeurologyLangeLand ZiekenhuisZoetermeerthe Netherlands
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- Department of NeurologyReinier de Graaf GasthuisDelftthe Netherlands
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- Department of NeurologyAlzheimer Center AmsterdamAmsterdam NeuroscienceAmsterdam UMCVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsAmsterdam NeuroscienceVU University Medical CenterAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of Medical PsychologyAcademic Medical CenterAmsterdam UMCAmsterdam Public Health Research InstituteAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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Fruijtier AD, Visser LNC, Bouwman F, Lutz R, Schoonenboom NSM, Kalisvaart K, Hempenius L, Roks G, Boelaarts L, Claus JJ, Kleijer M, Beer M, van Der Flier W, Smets EM. What patients want to know, and what we actually tell them: The ABIDE project. Alzheimers Dement 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.044754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Agnetha D Fruijtier
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam Department of Neurology Amsterdam Neuroscience Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam Netherlands
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam Amsterdam Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology Amsterdam Public Health research Institute University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam Department of Neurology Amsterdam Neuroscience Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam Amsterdam Netherlands
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- Spaarne Gasthuis, Dep of Geriatric Medicine Haarlem Netherlands
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- Elisabeth‐TweeSteden Ziekenhuis Tilburg Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine Noordwest Hospital Group Alkmaar Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology LangeLand Ziekenhuis Zoetermeer Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis Delft Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology Amsterdam Public Health research Institute University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam Netherlands
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Woudstra J, de Boer MP, Hempenius L, van Roon EN. Urea for hyponatraemia due to the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion. Neth J Med 2020; 78:125-131. [PMID: 32332187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hyponatraemia due to the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) can pose a therapeutic challenge. After fluid restriction, urea is recommended as a second-line treatment by Dutch and European treatment guidelines. Data on this practice are still scarce. We introduced urea for the treatment of SIADH in our hospital and prospectively collected data on its effectiveness and tolerability. METHODS In hospitalised patients with a serum sodium level ≤ 129 mmol/l due to SIADH, urea in a dosage of 0.25-0.50 g/kg/day was indicated if prescribed fluid restriction had no effect or could not be applied. Measurement of serum sodium was performed at baseline, after the first and second day of urea therapy and at the end of the first inpatient treatment episode (EIT). The primary outcomes were normonatraemia (serum sodium level 135-145 mmol/l) at EIT and discontinuation of urea due to side effects. RESULTS Thirteen patients were treated with urea over a median of 5 days (range 2-10 days). The median serum sodium level at baseline was 124 mmol/l (IQR 122-128), which increased to 128 mmol/l (IQR 123-130) (p = 0.003) after the first dose of urea and to 130 mmol/l (IQR 127-133) (p = 0.002) after the second dose of urea. Normonatraemia at EIT was observed in 8 (62%) patients. Seven (54%) patients reported distaste. In one of these patients, urea was discontinued because of nausea. Overcorrection was not observed. CONCLUSION Our data show that urea is an effective treatment for hospitalised patients with SIADH. Distaste was a frequent side effect, but usually did not lead to early treatment discontinuation.
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- J Woudstra
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Medical Centre of Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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Visser LNC, van Maurik IS, Bouwman FH, Staekenborg S, Vreeswijk R, Hempenius L, de Beer MH, Roks G, Boelaarts L, Kleijer M, van der Flier WM, Smets EMA. Clinicians' communication with patients receiving a MCI diagnosis: The ABIDE project. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0227282. [PMID: 31961882 PMCID: PMC6974141 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We aimed to explore clinicians' communication, including the discussion of diagnosis, cause, prognosis and care planning, in routine post-diagnostic testing consultations with patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). METHODS Thematic content analysis was used to analyze audiotaped consultations in which 10 clinicians (eight neurologists and two geriatricians) from 7 memory clinics, disclosed diagnostic information to 13 MCI patients and their care partners. We assessed clinician-patient communication regarding diagnostic label, cause, prognosis and care planning to identify core findings. RESULTS Core findings were: clinicians 1) differed in how they informed about the MCI label; 2) tentatively addressed cause of symptoms; 3) (implicitly) steered against further biomarker testing; 4) rarely informed about the patient's risk of developing dementia; 5) often informed about the expected course of symptoms emphasizing potential symptom stabilization and/or improvement, and; 6) did not engage in a conversation on long-term (care) planning. DISCUSSION Clinicians' information provision about the underlying cause, prognosis and implications for long-term (care) planning in MCI could be more specific. Since most patients and care partners have a strong need to understand the patient's symptoms, and for information on the prognosis and implications for the future, clinicians' current approach may not match with those needs.
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- Leonie N. C. Visser
- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Tergooi Ziekenhuis, Blaricum, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Geriatrics, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, The Netherlands
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- Geriatric Center, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Geriatric Department, NoordWest Ziekenhuis Groep, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, LangeLand Ziekenhuis, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Visser LNC, Pelt SAR, Kunneman M, Bouwman FH, Claus JJ, Kalisvaart KJ, Hempenius L, de Beer MH, Roks G, Boelaarts L, Kleijer M, van der Flier WM, Smets EMA, Hillen MA. Communicating uncertainties when disclosing diagnostic test results for (Alzheimer's) dementia in the memory clinic: The ABIDE project. Health Expect 2019; 23:52-62. [PMID: 31638322 PMCID: PMC6978856 DOI: 10.1111/hex.12964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background The development of novel diagnostics enables increasingly earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Timely diagnosis may benefit patients by reducing their uncertainty regarding the cause of symptoms, yet does not always provide patients with the desired certainty. Objective To examine, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, uncertainty communicated by memory clinic clinicians in post‐diagnostic testing consultations with patients and their caregivers. Methods First, we identified all uncertainty expressions of 22 clinicians in audiotaped post‐diagnostic testing consultations with 78 patients. Second, we statistically explored relationships between patient/clinician characteristics and uncertainty expressions. Third, the transcribed uncertainty expressions were qualitatively analysed, determining the topic to which they pertained, their source and initiator/elicitor (clinicians/patients/caregivers). Results Within 57/78 (73%) consultations, clinicians expressed in total 115 uncertainties, of which 37% elicited by the patient or caregiver. No apparent relationships were found between patient/clinician characteristics and whether or not, and how often clinicians expressed uncertainty. Uncertainty expressions pertained to ten different topics, most frequently patient's diagnosis and symptom progression. Expressed uncertainty was mostly related to the unpredictability of the future and limits to available knowledge. Discussion and conclusions The majority of clinicians openly discussed the limits of scientific knowledge and diagnostic testing with patients and caregivers in the dementia context. Noticeably, clinicians did not discuss uncertainty in about one quarter of consultations. More evidence is needed on the beneficial and/or harmful effects on patients of discussing uncertainty with them. This knowledge can be used to support clinicians to optimally convey uncertainty and facilitate patients' uncertainty management.
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- Leonie N C Visser
- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research (KER) Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Tergooi Hospital, Blaricum, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Geriatrics, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, The Netherlands
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- Geriatric Center, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, ETZ Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Geriatric Department, NoordWest Ziekenhuis Groep, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, LangeLand Ziekenhuis, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Stenveld F, Bosman S, van Munster BC, Beishuizen SJ, Hempenius L, van der Velde N, Smidt N, de Rooij SE. Melatonin, temazepam and placebo in hospitalised older patients with sleeping problems (MATCH): a study protocol of randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e025514. [PMID: 31122969 PMCID: PMC6537975 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Hospitalised older patients frequently suffer from inadequate sleep, which can lead to patient distress and delayed recovery from acute illness or surgical procedure. Currently, no evidence-based treatments exist for sleeping problems in hospitalised older patients. Benzodiazepines, such as temazepam, are regularly prescribed by physicians, although they have serious side effects; for older patients in particular. Melatonin is proposed as a safe alternative for sleeping problems in hospitalised older patients, but the efficacy of melatonin is unclear in this population. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of melatonin and temazepam compared with placebo on sleep quality among hospitalised older patients with sleeping problems. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This study is a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. A total of 663 patients will be randomised in a 1:1:1 fashion to receive either melatonin (n=221), temazepam (n=221) or placebo (n=221). The study population consists of hospitalised patients aged 60 years and older, with new or aggravated sleeping problems for which an intervention is needed. The primary outcome is sleep quality measured with the Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire (LSEQ). Secondary outcomes include sleep parameters measured with actigraphy and medication-related adverse effects. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, (No 2015_302). Study findings will be disseminated through presentations at professional and scientific conferences and publications in peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NTR6908; Pre-results.
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- Fiona Stenveld
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Geriatrics, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Section, Amsterdam Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Section, Amsterdam Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Section, Amsterdam Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Buddeke S, van Harten B, Hempenius L. ["I can't complete my payment form anymore" : Visual disorders in posterior cortical atrophy]. Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr 2018; 49:156-160. [PMID: 30083812 DOI: 10.1007/s12439-018-0259-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Visual problems occur frequently in elderly patients and are often caused by ophthalmological problems. In this clinical lesson we show that visual problems can also be caused by posterior cortical atrophy (PCA). PCA is a clinico-radiological syndrome that is often caused by Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases as Lewy body dementia and corticobasal degeneration. It is characterized by progressive decline in visual information processing. In addition, there is relative retention of memory and language in early stages. Brain imaging shows atrophy of the posterior brain areas.
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- Sarah Buddeke
- Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Nederland. .,, Van Swietenplein 1, 9728 NT, Groningen, Nederland.
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Hempenius L, Slaets JPJ, van Asselt D, de Bock TH, Wiggers T, van Leeuwen BL. Long Term Outcomes of a Geriatric Liaison Intervention in Frail Elderly Cancer Patients. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0143364. [PMID: 26901417 PMCID: PMC4762573 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the long term effects after discharge of a hospital-based geriatric liaison intervention to prevent postoperative delirium in frail elderly cancer patients treated with an elective surgical procedure for a solid tumour. In addition, the effect of a postoperative delirium on long term outcomes was examined. Methods A three month follow-up was performed in participants of the Liaison Intervention in Frail Elderly study, a multicentre, prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Patients were randomized to standard treatment or a geriatric liaison intervention. The intervention consisted of a preoperative geriatric consultation, an individual treatment plan targeted at risk factors for delirium and daily visits by a geriatric nurse during the hospital stay. The long term outcomes included: mortality, rehospitalisation, Activities of Daily Living (ADL) functioning, return to the independent pre-operative living situation, use of supportive care, cognitive functioning and health related quality of life. Results Data of 260 patients (intervention n = 127, Control n = 133) were analysed. There were no differences between the intervention group and usual-care group for any of the outcomes three months after discharge. The presence of postoperative delirium was associated with: an increased risk of decline in ADL functioning (OR: 2.65, 95% CI: 1.02–6.88), an increased use of supportive assistance (OR: 2.45, 95% CI: 1.02–5.87) and a decreased chance to return to the independent preoperative living situation (OR: 0.18, 95% CI: 0.07–0.49). Conclusions A hospital-based geriatric liaison intervention for the prevention of postoperative delirium in frail elderly cancer patients undergoing elective surgery for a solid tumour did not improve outcomes 3 months after discharge from hospital. The negative effect of a postoperative delirium on late outcome was confirmed. Trial Registration Nederlands Trial Register, Trial ID NTR 823.
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- Liesbeth Hempenius
- University Center for Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Geriatric Center, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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- University Center for Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Hempenius L, Slaets J, van Asselt D, Schukking J, de Bock G, Wiggers T, van Leeuwen B. Interventions to prevent postoperative delirium in elderly cancer patients should be targeted at those undergoing nonsuperficial surgery with special attention to the cognitive impaired patients. Eur J Surg Oncol 2015; 41:28-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Revised: 03/29/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Hempenius L, Slaets JPJ, van Asselt D, de Bock GH, Wiggers T, van Leeuwen BL. Outcomes of a Geriatric Liaison Intervention to Prevent the Development of Postoperative Delirium in Frail Elderly Cancer Patients: Report on a Multicentre, Randomized, Controlled Trial. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64834. [PMID: 23840308 PMCID: PMC3686791 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Background Delirium is a serious and common postoperative complication, especially in frail elderly patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a geriatric liaison intervention in comparison with standard care on the incidence of postoperative delirium in frail elderly cancer patients treated with an elective surgical procedure for a solid tumour. Methods Patients over 65 years of age who were undergoing elective surgery for a solid tumour were recruited to a multicentre, prospective, randomized, controlled trial. The patients were randomized to standard treatment versus a geriatric liaison intervention. The intervention consisted of a preoperative geriatric consultation, an individual treatment plan targeted at risk factors for delirium, daily visits by a geriatric nurse during the hospital stay and advice on managing any problems encountered. The primary outcome was the incidence of postoperative delirium. The secondary outcome measures were the severity of delirium, length of hospital stay, complications, mortality, care dependency, quality of life, return to an independent preoperative living situation and additional care at home. Results In total, the data of 260 patients were analysed. Delirium occurred in 31 patients (11.9%), and there was no significant difference between the incidence of delirium in the intervention group and the usual-care group (9.4% vs. 14.3%, OR: 0.63, 95% CI: 0.29–1.35). Conclusions Within this study, a geriatric liaison intervention based on frailty for the prevention of postoperative delirium in frail elderly cancer patients undergoing elective surgery for a solid tumour has not proven to be effective. Trial Registration Nederlands Trial Register Trial ID NTR 823
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- Liesbeth Hempenius
- University Center for Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Geriatric Center, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- University Center for Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Geriatric Center, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, T`he Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, T`he Netherlands
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Hempenius L, Slaets JP, Boelens MA, van Asselt DZ, de Bock GH, Wiggers T, van Leeuwen BL. Inclusion of frail elderly patients in clinical trials: Solutions to the problems. J Geriatr Oncol 2013; 4:26-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2012.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Revised: 04/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/07/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Hempenius L, van Leeuwen BL, van Asselt DZB, Hoekstra HJ, Wiggers T, Slaets JPJ, de Bock GH. Structured analyses of interventions to prevent delirium. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2011; 26:441-50. [PMID: 20848577 DOI: 10.1002/gps.2560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2010] [Accepted: 04/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Delirium is one of the most serious complications in hospitalized elderly, with incidences ranging from 3-56%. The objective of this meta-analysis was two-fold, first to investigate if interventions to prevent delirium are effective and second to explore which factors increase the effectiveness of these interventions. METHODS An electronic search was carried out on articles published between January 1979 and July 2009. Abstracts were reviewed, data were extracted and methodologic quality was assessed by two independent reviewers. Effect sizes of the interventions were expressed as ORs (odds ratios) and 95%CIs (confidence intervals). A random effect model was used to provide pooled ORs. To explore which factors increase the effectiveness of the interventions, ORs were stratified for several factors. RESULTS Sixteen relevant studies were found. Overall the included studies showed a positive result of any intervention to prevent delirium (pooled OR: 0.64; 95%CI: 0.46-0.88). The largest effect was seen in studies on populations with an incidence of delirium above 30% in the control group (pooled OR: 0.34; 95%CI: 0.16-0.71 versus 0.76; 95%CI: 0.60-0.97). CONCLUSIONS Interventions to prevent delirium are effective. Interventions seem to be more effective when the incidence of delirium in the population under study is above 30%. To maximize the options for a cost-effective strategy of delirium prevention it might be useful to offer an intervention to a selected population.
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- Liesbeth Hempenius
- University Center for the Elderly, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Hempenius L, Van Leeuwen B, Spiliotis J, Veering B, Stabilini C, Stauder R, Farinella E, Ugolini G, Sanabria A, Gennari R, Diana G, Audisio R. P83 PREOP: an international study of elderly surgical oncology patients to optimize preoperative assessment. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1040-8428(09)70121-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Roebroeck ME, Hempenius L, van Baalen B, Hendriksen JGM, van den Berg-Emons HJG, Stam HJ. Cognitive functioning of adolescents and young adults with meningomyelocele and level of everyday physical activity. Disabil Rehabil 2009; 28:1237-42. [PMID: 17083168 DOI: 10.1080/09638280600551716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore whether cognitive functioning in patients with meningomyelocele (MMC) is related to level of everyday physical activity. METHOD In a cross-sectional study in 14 patients with MMC (aged 14 - 26 years) a neuropsychological test battery was administered to each patient. Everyday physical activity of the patients was measured with an accelerometry-based Activity Monitor (AM), and compared to 14 healthy comparison subjects. RESULTS Intellectual ability of 10 patients was in the normal range. For memory and verbal learning, executive functioning, divided attention and reaction speed subnormal scores were present in six or more patients. Time spent on dynamic activities was low in patients with MMC as compared to healthy subjects. After controlling for intellectual ability, we found that in patients with MMC (i) executive functioning was positively related, and (ii) word production was negatively related to everyday physical activity. CONCLUSION We found some indication that specific impairments in executive functioning might be related to everyday physical activity of adolescents and young adults with MMC.
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- M E Roebroeck
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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