Publications by authors named "Hazel Miller"
Introduction: screening all unscheduled older adults for delirium is recommended in national guidelines, but there is no consensus on how to perform initial assessment.
Aim: to evaluate the test accuracy of five brief cognitive assessment tools for delirium diagnosis in routine clinical practice.
Methods: a consecutive cohort of non-elective, elderly care (older than 65 years) hospital inpatients admitted to a geriatric medical assessment unit of an urban teaching hospital.
Background And Purpose: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after stroke. We aimed to determine key characteristics that would allow prediction of those patients who are at highest risk for poststroke pneumonia.
Methods: We studied a series of consecutive patients with acute stroke who were admitted to hospital.
Article Synopsis
- Two-thirds of patients with Paget's disease experience pain, prompting a study on pain patterns related to physical activity and the impact of osteoarthritis coexisting with Paget's disease.
- Patients were divided into two groups—those without arthritis (P group) and those with arthritis (POA group)—and treated with pamidronate, showing significant improvement in pain levels for the P group by the six-month mark.
- Both groups saw a reduction in alkaline phosphatase levels, but the P group had better pain relief compared to the POA group, suggesting that evaluating for joint disease before treatment may enhance patient outcomes and satisfaction.