[The use of videoconferencing in psychogeriatrics, a pilot experiment].

The Alzheimer's plans have led to significant progress in the care management of elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, but the medical and social network remains fragmented in geriatrics. We have proposed to caregivers a monthly videoconference combining expert presentations and discussion of clinical cases. Several health professions were represented.

Dealing with the lack of evidence to treat depression in older patients with cancer: French Societies of Geriatric Oncology (SOFOG) and PsychoOncology (SFFPO) position paper based on a systematic review.

Introduction: Depression symptoms, frequently diagnosed in older patients with cancer, impacts on oncological treatment feasibility. The Francophone Society of Geriatric Oncology (SOFOG) has initiated a systematic review on depression treatment in older patients with cancer, to advocate guidelines.

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Off-label use of midazolam in older inpatients: analysis of prescribing practices in a French hospital (MIDnight study).

Midazolam is a short-acting benzodiazepine approved for sedation and anesthesia induction. Recent data suggested that midazolam may also be used in off-label indications such as treatment of behavioral and psychological disturbances in older people. Given the scarcity of published data and a lack of evidence in older people in such indications, midazolam raises concern because it may also cause serious-related adverse events.

Hospital Discharge Decisions Concerning Older Patients: Understanding the Underlying Process.

ABSTRACTWe aimed to understand clinical decision-making processes that influence the orientation of older patients after hospital discharge. We compared discharge decisions (i.e.

The Lawton Instrumental Activities Daily Living/Activities Daily Living Scales: A Sensitive Test to Alzheimer Disease in Community-Dwelling Elderly People?

Objective: To examine the diagnostic ability of the Lawton Instrumental Activities Daily Living (IADLs) scale and the Activities Daily Living (ADLs) scale as a sensitive tool to Alzheimer's disease (AD) in community-dwelling elderly people.

Design: In an old age memory outpatient center, among patients with a clinical diagnosis of AD dementia or no dementia supported by at least 6 months of follow-up, we looked back at the baseline Lawton IADL scale (short version IADL-4 item), ADL scale, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) values.

Results: There were 109 patients with AD and 53 nondemented individuals (81.