Geriatr Gerontol Int
September 2022
Aim: Frailty is a syndrome that affects certain older adults more than others, and it has physical, cognitive, psychological, social and environmental aspects. The aim of our study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) version 2.0 in Turkish.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt was aimed to evaluate the relationship between frailty and inflammation in people receiving home health care. It was a cross-sectional study. Edmonton Frail Scale was used to determine the level of frailty and, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio were used to determine inflammation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Urinary tract infections are common diseases especially seen in bedridden patients. Urine culture, which is the gold standard in the diagnosis of this disease, is an expensive examination, results take a long time, and not available in every center. The objective of this study is to explain the role of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in urinary tract infections.
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