Predictive value of a self-administered frailty screening questionnaire for the effectiveness of functional rehabilitation evaluated with the locomotor functional independence measure in a geriatric rehabilitation unit: a multicentre cohort study.

Background: Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are questionnaires that collect health data directly from the patient, without any intervention from a third party. The aim of rehabilitation units is to restore function. Functional gain can be evaluated with classic scales, such as the locomotor subscale of the Functional Independence Measure.

Impact of the first COVID-19 epidemic wave in a large French network of nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Nursing homes (NHs) have been particularly affected by COVID-19. The aim of this study is to estimate the burden of COVID-19 and to investigate factors associated with mortality during the first epidemic wave in a large French NHs network.

Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in September-October 2020.

[Impact of Geriatric Drug Guidelines on the Quality Requirement of Elderly Patients].

Objective: Elderly with several pathologies are usually treated with many drugs, and are exposed to a majored risk of drug-induced adverse effects. A network of local nursing homes (EHPAD) in the south Seine-Saint-Denis area (France) created a geriatric drug guidelines to improve the quality of the drugs prescriptions. This study assesses the conformity of prescriptions in elderly patients prior and after the distribution of the booklet.

[Medical treatment of the elderly in residential care: a multicenter cross-sectional study].

Objective: To retrospectively assess the quality of prescriptions in elderly patients prior the distribution of guidelines for geriatric drug prescriptions.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted for one day in 2012 to investigate the quality of the prescriptions in 495 residents of 8 nursing homes. A 6 items-quality score was calculated, ranging from 0 (lowest quality) to 6 (highest quality).

[Geriatric sector and psychogeriatric resources].

Faced with the expected growth of the population aged 75 and over between now and 2020, hospital structures must be prepared to adapt and organise themselves in order to meet the specific needs of elderly patients. This article present the measures implemented for the elderly patients in the south east territory of Seine-Saint-Denis.