Which parameters affect long-term mortality in older adults: is comprehensive geriatric assessment a predictor of mortality?

Autor: Fatih Sumer, Gozde Sengul Aycicek, Yusuf Yesil, Meltem Halil, Muhammet Cemal Kizilarslanoglu, Mehmet Emin Kuyumcu, Gunes Arik, Esat Çinar, Busra Canbaz, Ozgur Kara, Mustafa Kılıç, Rana Tuna Dogru, Hacer Dogan Varan, Zekeriya Ulger, Mustafa Cankurtaran, Burcu Balam Yavuz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Popis: Determining predictors of mortality among older adults might help identify high-risk patients and enable timely intervention. The aim of the study was to identify which variables predict geriatric outpatient mortality, using routine geriatric assessment tools. We analyzed the data of 1141 patients who were admitted to the geriatric medicine outpatient clinic between 2001 and 2004. Comprehensive geriatric assessment was performed by an interdisciplinary geriatric team. Mortality rate was determined in 2015. The parameters predicting survival were examined. Median age of the patients (415 male, 726 female) was 71.7 years (53–95 years). Mean survival time was 12.2 years (95 % CI; 12–12.4 years). In multivariate analysis, age (OR: 1.16, 95 % CI: 1.09–1.23, p
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