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Direct linkFreter, Susan; Bowles, Susan K. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2005
Warfarin dosing for thromboprophylaxis in post-operative patients is time-consuming. Warfarin-dosing nomograms can be used in post-operative arthroplasty patients, but warfarin requirements are lower in frail older people. We modified an existing post-arthroplasty nomogram to a frail-friendly version and evaluated its performance in a frail…
Descriptors: Surgery, Patients, Physicians, Geriatrics
Peer reviewedRapp, Stephen R.; Davis, Kenneth M. – Gerontologist, 1989
Evaluated medical residents and discovered that although they considered detection and treatment of comorbid depression to be important, they knew few of the diagnostic criteria and etiological factors, rarely screened patients for depression and viewed current treatments as only marginally efficacious. Discusses implications for graduate…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Depression (Psychology), Geriatrics, Graduate Medical Education
Peer reviewedKaufman, Sharon R. – Gerontologist, 1995
Explores nature of physician decision making in the case of elderly who reside in the community. Interviews with 40 physicians revealed 3 dilemma sources: (1) how much to intervene in patients' lives to reduce risk; (2) structural, moral, and medical limits to patient advocacy; and (3) assessing vulnerability and quality of life when pondering…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), At Risk Persons, Decision Making, Ethics
