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Editorial
Abdulrazak Abyad
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Original
Contribution/Clinical Investigation
Predictors of
Outcomes of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Egyptian Older
Adults
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Hossameldin M. M. Abdelrahman,
Amal E. E. Elawam
Validation of Arabic Version of Saint-Louis-University-Mental-Status
(SLUMS) - Examination and Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment
in Community Dwelling Egyptian Older Adults
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Hossameldin Mohamed Mohamed Abdelrahman, Maha Mohamed El Gaafary
Models and
Systems of Elderly Care
Falls in Older
People: A Perspective from Kurdistan of Iraq
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Asso Amin, Teshk Shawis, Ryan Haines, Raof Merza, Omer Barawy
Patients
Preference of Anaesthesia During Herniorrhaphy
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Khaldon Alshishi, Hanada Kreashan, Oksana Nabukhotna, Omar
Abuelaish, Ibrahim Jresat,
Emaan Saeed, Ahed Al-Edwan
Education
and Training
Guidelines for article publishing
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Lesley Pocock
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October
2014 , Volume 11 - Issue 4 |
Editorial
Editor: A. Abyad
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In this issue of the journal a number of papers deal
with important topics for the field of Ageing.
A retrospective study from Iraq
analyzed falls and factors associated with them over
a 12 month period. The author stressed that Falls are
increasing worldwide in an ageing population. Commonly
multi-factorial, falls in the elderly need multidisciplinary
teams to help their prevention and recurrence. The results
demonstrated well established factors contributing to
falls such as age, female sex with multiple co-morbidities
and medications. More specifically to the Kurdistan
population the results related falls closer to morning
and prayer time or when washing. In addition, those
affected by falls are commonly living with other family
members. These results and studies similar to this will
allow the development of specific interventions and
services to help address risk factors unique to a developing,
Middle Eastern population.
A prospective observational
study in Egypt was conducted to determine the predictors
of outcomes of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in
Egyptian older adults. 170 elderly patients; 72 males
and 98 females were recruited from the geriatric outpatient
clinic at Ain Shams University Hospitals, diagnosed
with CAP and required admission to the hospital for
treatment. Tools applied were: Comprehensive Geriatric
Assessment, Pneumonia Specific Risk Index (PSI), CURB65,
The Charlson Comorbidity Index, Barthel Index (BI).
The authors concluded that evaluation of the severity
of pneumonia, functional status, and comorbidity of
the elderly patients suffering from CAP could guide
the physicians about the appropriate management and
reduce both cost and adverse functional consequences
of hospitalization, ICU admission and ventilation of
the elderly patients.
A second paper from Egypt was conducted in two phases:
phase I, in which reliability and validity of the Arabic
version of SLUMS Examination was assessed; then phase
II, in which the prevalence of cognitive impairment
among community dwelling Egyptian older adults was estimated
using the Arabic version of SLUMS Examination tool.
The aim of the authors was to assess the reliability
and validity of Saint-Louis-University-Mental-Status
(SLUMS) Examination Arabic version for cognitive impairment.
And to determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment
among community dwelling Egyptian older adults. The
authors concluded that the Arabic version of SLUMS-Examination
is a valid and reliable screening tool for cognitive
impairment. Mild neuro-cognitive disorder and dementia
are prevalent in community dwelling older adult is increasing
with increase age, less education, unemployment and
presence of depression. The Arabic version of SLUMS-Examination
should be included in any assessment of Egyptian older
adult.
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