Davant el repte de la complexitat clínica –especialment en aquells pacients en situació de final de vida-, en aquesta tesi doctoral hem proposat dos escenaris amb l’objectiu d’ajudar als professionals i pacients a fer front ...

Background: Anticholinergic and sedative drugs (ASDs) contribute to negative health outcomes, especially in the frail population. In this study, we aimed to assess whether frailty increases with anticholinergic burden and ...

The 3D/3D+ multidimensional geriatric assessment tool provides an optimal model of emergency care for patients aged 75 and over who attend the Emergency Department (ED). The baseline, or static, component (3D) stratifies ...

Background Frailty is a dynamic condition that is clinically expected to change in older individuals during and around admission to an intermediate care (IC) facility. We aimed to characterize transitions between degrees ...