Publications by authors named "R S Kamper"
Purpose: To examine the prognostic accuracy of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and Braden Scale (BS) separately and combined for 90-day mortality. Furthermore, to examine the effect of frailty on mortality depending on different levels of the Braden score.
Methods: The study included acutely admitted medical patients ≥ 65 years.
Article Synopsis
- This study focused on characterizing acutely admitted geriatric patients (aged 65+) using extensive medical records and assessments conducted shortly after their hospital admission.
- Out of 1,071 patients, many exhibited severe health issues, including a high percentage with comorbidities (58%), polypharmacy (73%), cognitive impairment (27%), and risk of malnutrition (27%).
- The findings highlight a significant prevalence of low muscle mass and strength, as well as a high incidence of falls, indicating that these patients are at a considerable risk of further complications during their hospital stay.
GDF-15 is associated with sarcopenia and frailty in acutely admitted older medical patients.
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle
August 2024
Background: Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) has been associated with senescence, lower muscle strength, and physical performance in healthy older people. Still, it is not clear whether GDF-15 can be utilized as a biomarker of sarcopenia and frailty in the early stages of hospitalization. We investigated the association of plasma GDF-15 with sarcopenia and frailty in older, acutely admitted medical patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sarcopenia and frailty are often used interchangeably in clinical practice yet represent two distinct conditions and require different therapeutic approaches. The literature regarding the co-occurrence of both conditions in older patients is scarce as most studies have investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia and frailty separately.
Objectives: We aim to evaluate the prevalence and co-occurrence of sarcopenia and frailty in a large sample of acutely admitted older medical patients.
Objectives: Older patients are typically underrepresented in clinical trials despite representing a major proportion of the patient population. We aim to describe the feasibility of performing body composition measures, physical function measures, and patient-reported questionnaires within the first 24 hours of admission in a large sample of older acutely admitted medical patients. In addition, we aim to characterize patients with missing measurements.
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