Effects of comprehensive geriatric care on depressive symptoms, emergency department visits, re-hospitalization and discharge to the same residence in older persons receiving hip-fracture surgery: A meta-analysis.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate depressive symptoms, emergency department visits, re-hospitalization and discharge to the same residence of comprehensive geriatric care in patients receiving hip-fracture surgery.

Background: Hip fractures among older persons result in restricted activities of daily living, longer hospital stays, frequent emergency department visits and re-presentation to hospital, which may increase depressive symptoms and death risk. The benefits of comprehensive geriatric care have not been determined.

Self-Efficacy Care Program for Older Adults Receiving Hip-Fracture Surgery.

Hip fractures decrease older adults' physical activity and quality of life (QoL). However, no current self-efficacy care programs are managed by clinical nurses, and thus no studies have measured their effects on self-care self-efficacy (SCSE). Hence, this quasi-experimental study determined the effectiveness of a self-efficacy care program (SECP) in 104 older adults receiving hip-fracture surgery who were divided into intervention and control groups.

Meta-analysis: Effectiveness of Comprehensive Geriatric Care for Elderly Following Hip Fracture Surgery.

Hip fractures may increase mortality and decrease mobility in elderly patients. Effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric care (CGC) has not been verified. A systematic review and a meta-analysis were conducted by searching full-text databases (1988-2018) of Cochrane Library, Clinical Key, Embase, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and ProQuest for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of CGC following hip fractures.

Effects of sodium lactate and trisodium phosphate on the physicochemical properties and shelf life of low-fat Chinese-style sausage.

The efficacy of using additives to improve the shelf life of low-fat (approximately 18%) Chinese-style sausages was demonstrated. Sausages containing 3% sodium lactate (SL), 0.2% trisodium phosphate (TSP) or 0.