[Dementia, effect of rocking therapy on behavioural disorders].

Non-medicinal interventions (NMI) are recommended as a first-line treatment in gerontology in response to a behavioural disorder. The Théra Berce pilot study at the Nice University Hospital aims to determine whether the NMI corresponding to rocking in a comfort chair allows a reduction in disruptive behavioural disorders in people with neurocognitive disorders. Benefits and limitations.

[Geriatric units at the beginning of the 2020 COVID-19 epidemic in France].

The COVID-19 epidemic that started in November in China became a national epidemic from March 16, 2020 with the declaration of population containment in order to reduce the spread of the virus in France. From March 17 to March 27, 2020, the monitoring unit of the French society of geriatrics and gerontology decided to conduct a survey to analyze the implementation of the mobilization of geriatric units, given that this epidemic had shown that it resulted in excess mortality mainly among the elderly. The survey was able to bring together the response of 34 services, nine of which were located in a high epidemic cluster zone.

Predicting early death in older adults with cancer.

Background: Predicting early death after a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is very difficult in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to develop a scoring system to estimate risk of death at 100 days in elderly cancer patients to assist the therapeutic decision.

Methods: This was a multicentric, prospective cohort study approved by an ethics committee.

[Connected home, monitoring and improved care].

New technologies offer a new approach to healthcare management that benefits the patient, especially at home: better living spaces, improved safety and preservation of communication. Professionals concerned and family caregivers should be trained in these new technologies to discover and explore everyday their possibilities and uses.