Background Patients with cancer frequently have unmet palliative care needs yet timely integration of palliative care in ...

Researchers developed a modified frailty index to help identify individuals at higher risk of developing ALS. Key indicators included falls, whole-body pain, long-standing illness or disability, ...

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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), an optical tool that leverages light-tissue interaction to measure changes in hemoglobin concentration and oxygenation, has been used in a variety of fields due to ...

Frailty and vulnerability screening tools used in emergency departments (EDs) had high sensitivity but low specificity for predicting adverse outcomes among older adults, limiting their standalone ...

The prevalence of malnutrition in hospitals is high. No nutritional screening tool is considered the gold standard for identifying nutritional risk. The aims of this study were to evaluate nutritional ...

Recognizing a familiar face, whether it's greeting a colleague or spotting a friend in a crowd, plays an important role in ...

The aim of the study was to compare the Glasgow Nutritional Screening Tool with the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) recently recommended for use by the British Association for Parenteral ...