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View article: Screening Mammography for Young Women in Israel: Between Guidelines and Common Practice
Screening Mammography for Young Women in Israel: Between Guidelines and Common Practice Open
Background. Breast cancer screening via mammography for women younger than 50 y sparks controversy due to balancing benefits and risks. In Israel, specific criteria govern early screening initiation, yet global studies reveal low adherence…
View article: Stimulation of the tibial nerve—a randomised trial for urinary problems associated with Parkinson’s—the STARTUP trial
Stimulation of the tibial nerve—a randomised trial for urinary problems associated with Parkinson’s—the STARTUP trial Open
Background non-motor symptoms such as bladder dysfunction are common (80%) in people with Parkinson’s increasing the risk for falls with a negative impact on health-related costs and quality of life. We undertook STARTUP to evaluate the cl…
View article: Tibial nerve stimulation compared with sham to reduce incontinence in care home residents: ELECTRIC RCT
Tibial nerve stimulation compared with sham to reduce incontinence in care home residents: ELECTRIC RCT Open
Background Urinary incontinence is prevalent in nursing and residential care homes, and has a profound impact on residents’ dignity and quality of life. Treatment options are limited in these care contexts and care homes predominantly use …
View article: Preoperative comprehensive geriatric assessment and optimisation prior to elective arterial vascular surgery: a health economic analysis
Preoperative comprehensive geriatric assessment and optimisation prior to elective arterial vascular surgery: a health economic analysis Open
Background increasing numbers of older people are undergoing vascular surgery. Preoperative comprehensive geriatric assessment and optimisation (CGA) reduces postoperative complications and length of hospital stay. Establishing CGA-based p…
View article: The care of older cancer patients in the United Kingdom
The care of older cancer patients in the United Kingdom Open
The ageing population poses new challenges globally. Cancer care for older patients is one of these challenges, and it has a significant impact on societies. In the United Kingdom (UK), as the number of older cancer patients increases, the…
View article: Assessment methods and services for older people with cancer in the United Kingdom
Assessment methods and services for older people with cancer in the United Kingdom Open
There is variability in assessment methods for older people with cancer across the United Kingdom and variation in perceived access to supporting services. Clinical history taking was preferred to scoring systems. Fostering closer links wi…
View article: Stimulation of the tibial nerve: a protocol for a multicentred randomised controlled trial for urinary problems associated with Parkinson’s disease—STARTUP
Stimulation of the tibial nerve: a protocol for a multicentred randomised controlled trial for urinary problems associated with Parkinson’s disease—STARTUP Open
Introduction Parkinson’s disease is the second most common chronic neurodegenerative condition with bladder dysfunction affecting up to 71%. Symptoms affect quality of life and include urgency, frequency, hesitancy, nocturia and incontinen…
View article: 102UROSEPSIS WITH GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERAEMIA AUDIT: DEVELOPING A URINARY TRACT INFECTION PREVENTION CHECKLIST
102UROSEPSIS WITH GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERAEMIA AUDIT: DEVELOPING A URINARY TRACT INFECTION PREVENTION CHECKLIST Open
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in older adults and can result in life-threatening urosepsis with Gram-negative bacteraemia (UGNB).Responding to the Department of Health target to halve Gram-negative bacteraemias by …
View article: Managing Faecal INcontinence in people with advanced dementia resident in Care Homes (FINCH) study: a realist synthesis of the evidence
Managing Faecal INcontinence in people with advanced dementia resident in Care Homes (FINCH) study: a realist synthesis of the evidence Open
Background Eighty per cent of care home residents in the UK are living with dementia. The prevalence of faecal incontinence (FI) in care homes is estimated to range from 30% to 50%. There is limited evidence of what is effective in the red…
View article: Spanish translation section
Spanish translation section Open
Antecedentes: El potencial de los programas de cribado por ecografía del carcinoma renal (renal cell carcinoma, RCC) para mejorar la supervivencia en función de la detección precoz está sujeto a controversia.La prevalencia del RCC asintomá…
View article: Health risk appraisal in older people 7: long-acting benzodiazepine use in community-dwelling older adults in London: is it related to physical or psychological factors?
Health risk appraisal in older people 7: long-acting benzodiazepine use in community-dwelling older adults in London: is it related to physical or psychological factors? Open
Aim To investigate whether the use of long-acting benzodiazepines, in individuals aged 65 and over is mediated by physical or psychological factors. Background Long-acting benzodiazepine consumption among older people has implications for …
View article: Randomized clinical trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment and optimization in vascular surgery
Randomized clinical trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment and optimization in vascular surgery Open
Background Increasing numbers of older patients are undergoing vascular surgery. Inadequate preoperative assessment and optimization may contribute to increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. Methods Patients aged at least 65 years…
View article: Improving outcomes for older women with gynaecological malignancies
Improving outcomes for older women with gynaecological malignancies Open
The incidence of most gynaecological malignancies rises significantly with increasing age. With an ageing population, the proportion of women over the age of 65 with cancer is expected to rise substantially over the next decade. Unfortunat…
View article: An Association of Cancer Physicians’ strategy for improving services and outcomes for cancer patients
An Association of Cancer Physicians’ strategy for improving services and outcomes for cancer patients Open
The Association of Cancer Physicians in the United Kingdom has developed a strategy to improve outcomes for cancer patients and identified the goals and commitments of the Association and its members.