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Newest firstBackground Cognitive impairment is associated with higher total healthcare costs (THC) after accounting for demographic factors and comorbidity burden. Objective Determine the proportion of incremental THC associated with cognitive impairment that is accounted for by functional impairments and frailty. Design Four prospective cohort studies of community-dwelling older adults are linked with each other and Medicare…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionThe Post-ICU Presentation Screen (PICUPS) is an assessment tool to identify rehabilitation and referral needs in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors that was recently adapted into Chilean-Spanish. This study aims to determine the inter-rater reliability of different healthcare professionals applying PICUPS (Chilean version) to patients discharged from the ICU. MethodsA multicentre and cross-sectional i…
Open article record in new tab ↗The proportion of older adults using medical cannabis is rising. Therefore, we aimed to assess the effects of herbal medical cannabis on the functional status of older adults. We conducted a prospective observational study of patients aged 65 years or older that initiated cannabis treatment for different indications, mostly chronic non-cancer pain, during 2018–2020 in a specialized geriatric clinic. The outcomes a…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background As more states legalize cannabis for medical and recreational use, people increasingly use cannabis to treat medical conditions and associated symptoms. The prevalence and utility of cannabis for cancer-related symptoms may be clarified by examining cannabis use among patients with a common cancer diagnosis. We aimed to determine the prevalence of cannabis use among colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors and…
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