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[Diabetes and frailty in the elderly: a cross-sectional study of an outpatient population].

Screening for frailty syndrome, a marker of mortality risk, dependence, and institutionalization, is currently recommended in primary care to prevent its consequences effectively. Elderly diabetic individuals represent a significant and growing proportion of general practitioners' patient population, but their frailty status compared to the non-diabetic population is poorly understood. To study the relationship between diabetes and frailty in individuals aged 75 and older in general medicine.

Assessment of the Zulfiqar Frailty Scale (ZFS) in Primary Healthcare.

Introduction: The primary aim of the study was to validate the Zulfiqar Frailty Scale (ZFS) and examine its concordance with the modified Short Emergency Geriatric Assessment (mSEGA) scale, Part A.

Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in Guadeloupe (France) over a two-month duration (from 20 February to 20 April 2024), involving elderly individuals aged 65 and older, deemed self-sufficient with an ADL (Activities of Daily Living) score exceeding four out of six.

Results: Within this community cohort of 98 individuals, averaging 75 years in age, frailty according to the modified SEGA criteria was prevalent in 29%.

[SEGA frailty scale in emergency: back to basics].

Can the SEGA scale, implemented in the emergency department, effectively predict morbidity and mortality? A prospective study was conducted from January 30, 2018, to July 16, 2018, at the Emergency Department of Chaumont Hospital. Patients aged over 65 were included, while those under 65, in palliative care, or in a life-threatening emergency were excluded. The SEGAm score was calculated for each included patient, and their outcomes were assessed at the end of the emergency department visit and one year later.

Assessing the Efficacy of the Modified SEGA Frailty (mSEGA) Screening Tool in Predicting 12-Month Morbidity and Mortality among Elderly Emergency Department Visitors.

Introduction: Rapid identification of frail elderly individuals upon admission to the emergency department is pivotal for enhancing their care and alleviating emergency room congestion.

Objective: This pilot study aims to explore the relationship between morbidity, mortality, and frailty, as assessed by the mSEGA scale, among individuals aged 65 years or older in the emergency department.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a single center.

[Study of the links between type 2 diabetes and geriatric criteria].

Type 2 diabetes in the elderly remains a major concern for all healthcare professionals and is itself considered a "global pandemic". Its prevalence is high and will continue to increase in years to come, becoming more and more prevalent in the elderly and very elderly. We offer a general summary of the work focusing on the links between type 2 diabetes and geriatric criteria.

Early Hospital Discharge Using Remote Monitoring for Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19, Regardless of Need for Home Oxygen Therapy: A Descriptive Study.

Aim: Since beds are unavailable, we prospectively investigated whether early hospital discharge will be safe and useful in patients hospitalized for COVID-19, regardless of their need for home oxygen therapy.

Population And Methods: Extending the initial inclusion criteria, 62 patients were included and 51 benefited from home telemonitoring, mainly assessing clinical parameters (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, dyspnea, temperature) and peripheral saturation (SpO) at follow-up.

Results: 47% of the patients were older than 65 years; 63% needed home oxygen therapy and/or presented with more than one comorbidity.

[Use of the Stopp/Start version 2 tool in an acute geriatric unit].

Introduction: Inappropriate drug prescriptions (IP) lead to a high risk of adverse effects, especially for the elderly. Their detection is essential - which can be done using therapeutic lists, including the Stopp/Start scale version 2.

Methods: Observational study - from August 1, 2016, to November 30, 2016, in an advanced geriatric unit at Rouen University Hospital - using the Stopp/Start version 2 list.

Evaluation of Nutritional Status in an Acute Geriatric Unit: Retrospective Study and Analysis of Frailty Syndrome.

Introduction: The aim of our study is to evaluate the nutritional status of patients in an acute geriatric unit.

Methods: Patients included in the study were hospitalized in an acute geriatric unit over a period of 6 months. The nutritional status of each patient was evaluated with anthropometric measurements (the BMI and MNA scales), and biological measurements (albumin).

[Deployment of a remote monitoring solution for the elderly: experiment with an elderly patient].

Introduction: Telemedicine can help manage patients suffering from chronic pathologies, particularly elderly patients with numerous comorbidities. We experimented with the e-platform, MyPredi, dedicated to the automated, intelligent detection of situations where patients are at risk of decompensation from geriatric syndromes. We focused our experiment on one particular patient included in the GER-e-TEC study.

Zulfiqar Frailty Scale (ZFS): Concordance Study with the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS).

Introduction: We designed a new scale for the rapid detection of frailty for use in primary care, referred to as the Zulfiqar Frailty Scale (ZFS). Objective: To evaluate the performance of the “ZFS” tool to screen for frailty as defined in the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) criteria in an ambulatory population of patients at least 75 years old. Method: A prospective study conducted in Alsace, France, for a duration of 6 months that included patients aged 75 and over was judged to be autonomous with an ADL (Activity of Daily Living) > 4/6.

[Giant cell arteritis in the elderly].

Introduction: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) or Horton’s disease is a segmental and focal inflammation of large and medium-sized arteries mostly seen in patients of 50 years and older. There is also a peak frequency in individuals between the ages of 70 and 80. However, clinical data is scarce in this age group and especially in patients over 80.

Physical Activity in the Elderly and Frailty Syndrome: A Retrospective Study in Primary Care.

Objectives: Physical activity carries numerous therapeutic benefits, and it is more effective when applied before the onset of symptoms. The objective of this study is to compare the correlation of the evaluation of physical activity carried out using the Ricci and Gagnon test and the frailty profile measured by the mSEGA scale in a population of patients consulting in general medicine.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study within a general practitioner clinic in Chaumont and Bologne (Haute-Marne department) during a 3-month period.

Association of Frailty Status with Risk of Fall among Hospitalized Elderly Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in an Acute Geriatric Unit.

Introduction: The objective was to study the association of frailty status in hospitalized elderly patients with risk of fall in an acute geriatric unit and to characterize elderly “fallers” using a comprehensive gerontological assessment. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in patients over 65 years of age and hospitalized in an acute geriatric unit. This work was carried out in the Acute Geriatric Medicine Unit, Saint-Julien Hospital, Center Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen from 1 June 2016 to 15 August 2016.

Giant cell arteritis and scleritis: A rare association.

Background: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a vasculitis of the large and medium-sized arteries in the elderly whose ischemic complications adversely affect the eye. The irreversible loss of visual acuity is most often related to acute anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Very few cases of scleritis have been described in the literature.

Creation of a new frailty scale in primary care: the Zulfiqar Frailty Scale.

Background: Preventing dependency is a public health objective. We want to evaluate the ability of the "Zulfiqar Frailty Scale" (ZFS) tool to detect frailty as defined by Fried's criteria among a group of patients aged 75 and older.

Methods: Prospective study conducted in Poitou-Charentes (France) for 12 months on patients aged 75 and over and considered autonomous in terms of the ADL scale.

Obesity and Frailty Syndrome in the Elderly: Prospective Study in Primary Care.

Obesity is a chronic pathology that affects people of all ages, from infants to the elderly, residing in both developed and developing countries. Our aim is to study the link between obesity and frailty in the elderly. A prospective study was carried out in 12 General Medicine practices in Champagne-Ardenne, in the Departments of Marne and the Ardennes, France, for a period of 12 months (from 2 May 2019 through 30 April 2020).

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Résumé L'activité physique et sa réalisation chez le sujet âgé demeurent une problématique importante. De nombreuses études ont permis de montrer des bénéfices physiques et psychiques sur la qualité de vie et sur la mortalité. Le maintien d'une activité physique régulière est déterminant pour conserver les capacités fonctionnelles nécessaires aux activités de la vie quotidienne et préserver la qualité de vie des sujets âgés.

Zulfiqar Frailty Scale: Overview, Stakes, and Possibilities.

Very few frailty scales are used by general practitioners, as they are time consuming and cumbersome. We developed a frailty screening tool for use in primary care, referred to as the Zulfiqar Frailty Scale (ZFS). This scale was tested in multiple general practitioners' offices in France, and these studies were published.

Results of the Second Phase of the GER-e-TEC Experiment concerning the Telemonitoring of Elderly Patients Affected by COVID-19 Disease to Detect the Exacerbation of Geriatric Syndromes.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has wreaked health and economic damage globally. This pandemic has created a difficult challenge for global public health. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has necessitated the use of new technologies and new processes to care for hospitalized patients, including elderly patients.

Concordance in mSEGA Tool to Frailty Diagnosis between Medical Doctors and Nurses.

It is currently considered that screening for frailty in elderly subjects is a major public health issue. a cross-sectional pilot study involving elderly subjects (over 75 years of age) admitted at the emergency department of the hospital of Troyes, France in the period from 24 August to 30 August 2017 was conducted. The patients were screened for frailty using the modified SEGA (Short Emergency Geriatric Assessment) (part A) grid (mSEGA), correlated with the subjective opinion of the triage nurse and the senior physician.

Glycemic Disorder Risk Remote Monitoring Program in the COVID-19 Very Elderly Patients: Preliminary Results.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has necessitated the use of new technologies and new processes to care for hospitalized patients, including diabetes patients. This was the basis for the "GER-e-TEC COVID study," an experiment involving the use of the smart e-platform to automatically detect the exacerbation of glycemic disorder risk in COVID-19 older diabetic patients. The platform is connected to a medical analysis system that receives physiological data from medical sensors in real time and analyzes this data to generate (when necessary) alerts.