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EGM Editors Board
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Contents
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Oral Presentations
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Area: Frailty and geriatric syndromes
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O-01 Quantitative calcaneal ultrasonometry: normative data and agerelated changes for stiffness index in the Italian population
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O-02 Risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in frail and pre-frail elderly people: results from a meta-analysis
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O-03 Frailty associates with accumulation of geriatric syndromes and progresses with walking unsteadiness
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O-04 Impact of dysphagia and undernutrition on mortality and hospitalization in community-dwelling disabled older people
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O-05 Cognitive impairment and physical frailty in older adults: impact on survival
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O-06 Circumstances and consequences of falls in pre-frail communitydwelling older adults
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O-06 Circumstances and consequences of falls in pre-frail communitydwelling older adults
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Area: Diabetes and nutrition
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O-08 The importance of HDL cholesterol levels in diabetic individuals
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O-09 Nutritional follow-up in malnourished geriatric patients after discharge: does the follow-up method influence the number of readmissions to hospital?
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O-010 Specialized oral nutritional supplement (ONS) improves handgrip strength in hospitalized, malnourished older patients with cardiovascular and pulmonary disease
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O-011 Near visual activity loss and major eye diseases in relation to diabetes in older people. The 3 City study
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O-012 Malnutrition and hospital healthcare costs: The FRADEA Study
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O-013 The efficacy on the prevention of cardiovascular attack of the guidelines for elderly diabetics: lessons from9.2 years study of 4014 diabetic patients including 1016 elderly older than 75 y.o.
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O-014 Exploring psychosocial factors associated with nutritional status among elderly living in nursing homes: Preliminary results from the PEN-3S project
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Area: Cardio-geriatrics
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O-015 Stop vasodepressor drugs in reflex syncope: a randomized controlled trial
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O-016 Recommendations for non-pharmacological interventions for chronic heart failure in older patients. Applying the GRADE approach
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O-017 Delayed BP recovery on standing is associated with unexplained and injurious falls
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O-018 Survival analysis of older patients with new diagnosis of heart failure hospitalized in an acute care unit
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O-019 Impact of strategy and complete revascularization on prognosis and quality of life in octogenarian patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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O-020 Parathormone may influence on skin thermal flows among elderly patients with heart failure
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O-021 The role of arterial stiffness and blood pressure variations in morbidity and mortality in very old frail subjects. The PARTAGE study
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Area: Sarcopenia and frailty
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O-022 Cut-off points associated with different sarcopenic muscle mass definitions in Turkish population
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O-023 Quality of life in sarcopenia: impact of the use of different diagnosis definitions
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O-024 The role of vitamin D and exercises in correction of age-related skeletal muscle changes in postmenopausal women
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O-025 Is sarcopenia associated with independent ageing? A report from the Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM)
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O-026 Short physical performance battery and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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O-027 Effect of 8 weeks’ supplementation of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyric acid (HMB) on muscle mass and physical function in older people participating in the healthy aging class
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Area: Comorbidities and polymedication
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O-029 Analysis of hemoglobin values in older patients: Results of a cross sectional study on hematologic laboratory parameters among outpatients aged >= 60 years
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O-030 Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials of medication review in multimorbid elderly with polypharmacy
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O-031 The relationship between nicotine dependence and physical activity level among elderly subjects
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O-032 Is there a geriatric patient hidden behind the spousal caregiver?
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O-033 Association of atypical femoral fracture and osteonecrosis of the jaw in bisphosphonate users
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O-034 Relationship between drugs with anticholinergic properties and functional and cognitive status in elderly: results from the CRIME Study
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O-035 Usefulness of a computer-based tool to reduce inappropriate drug prescriptions in hospitalized older patients
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Area: Cognitive disorders
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O-036 Psychotropic drug use and mortality in old people with dementia: a gender-sensitive analysis
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O-037 Can we influence hospital readmission for people with dementia?
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O-038 Differences in prevalence and treatment of atrial fibrillation in dementia disorders: data from the Swedish Dementia Registry
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O-039 Blood pressure circadian rhythm and prognosis of older subjects with cognitive impairment
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O-040 Comparison of cognitive functioning in spousal dementia caregivers with two demographically matched control groups: results from the DeStress study
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O-041 Increased mortality and hospital readmission risk in patients with dementia and a history of cardiovascular disease: results from a nationwide registry linkage study
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O-042 Delirium as a non-traumatic brain injury: older patients with delirium have similar biomarker profiles to patients with isolated traumatic brain injury
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Area: Infections and vaccines, longevity
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O-043 Age-dependent telomere attrition, short telomeres and atherosclerosis
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O-044 Frailty and genetic longevity markers in centenarians offsprings; preliminary results of a case-control study in La Ribera county (Valencia, Spain)
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O-045 The global status of recommendations, reimbursement policies and impact on the uptake of herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine
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O-046 Nutritional follow-up after discharge in malnourished geriatric patients: does the follow-up method influence the number of readmissions to hospital?
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O-047 Adults 70–89 with heart disease, lung disease or diabetes mellitus have an antibody response comparable to healthy adults 70–89 after receiving 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
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O-048 Norovirus disease leads to higher healthcare usage in older adults with chronic medical conditions
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O-049 Ageing with HIV: a huge challenge due to a high prevalence of chronic comorbidities in a French population over 75
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O-050 Light physical activity predicts longevity in the Swedish older population
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O-051 A healthy lifestyle in old age and prospective change in four domains of functioning
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Area: Comprehensive geriatric assessment and organ disease
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O-052 Comprehensive geriatric assessment for prevention of delirium post hip fracture: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
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O-053 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation registry with comprehensive geriatric assessment
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O-054 Outpatient comprehensive geriatric assessment: effects on frailty
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O-055 Multidimensional prognostic index in hospitalized elderly patients across Europe and Australia: a prospective multicenter study of the European MPI_AGE project
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O-056 Dysphagia among the community dwelling elderly people: how often? How we aware?
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O-057 Prognostic value of estimated glomerular filtration rate in older patients admitted in an internal medicineward at 6 and 12 months follow-up
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O-059 The psychosocial status of community dwelling elderly (65–75 years)
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O-060 The influence of long term iodine deficiency on thyroid function in old age
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Area: Rehabilitation and geriatric education
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O-061 Advanced nurse practitioner-led ambulatory care for older people: safe and effective
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O-062 A dilemma in the “protected” hospital discharges for elderly people: our experience
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O-063 Developing a geriatric emergency medicine curriculum
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O-064 Understanding of the information received at hospital discharge. Improving communication with caregivers
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O-065 Inter-professional education (IPE) in geriatric medicine: experiences of medical and nursing students from Oxford University Medical School and Oxford Brookes University
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O-066 Gait pattern of healthy old people for fast walking condition
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O-067 Self-reported and measured physical performance among elderly people during the first year in senior house living
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O-068 Hospital and inactivity, a hazardous combination for the elderly
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Area: Ethics and end-of-life pre and post-operative care
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O-070 A systematic review on the efficacy of ondansetron in the prevention and treatment of post-operative delirium
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O-071 A cluster randomised trial: comfort around dying in older people
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O-072 Use of physical restraints, evaluation of professional practices in a French nursing home
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O-073 Polypharmacy and use of preventative medications in older people near the end of life: choosing wisely?
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O-074 Shared decision-making in oncology, are patient preferences different in elderly?
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O-075 Elderly medicine liaison service for older people admitted to general surgical wards. Perioperative Care of Older People Undergoing Surgery-Salford General Surgery (Salford POPS-GS)
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O-076 The interaction between preoperative muscle weakness and obesity and recovery after total hip arthroplasty
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O-077 Delaying hip fracture surgery increases perioperative complications
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O-078 Osteoporosis treatment after hip fracture: predicting survival with Nottingham scale
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Area: Acute care and healthcare organisation
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O-079 Hospital admissions of community-dwellers and residents in longterm care (LTC): Debunking a myth
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O-080 Is self-rated health an independent prognostic factor of six-week mortality in older patients hospitalized for an acute condition?
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O-081 Should we reconsider the management of the elderly polytrauma patient?
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O-082 First National Audit of In-patient Falls (NAIF, 2015) in England and Wales
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O-083 Correlation between serum heat shock proteins level and the prognoses of elderly ICU patients: a prospective study
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O-084 Prevalence of hyponatremia and risk of falls in elderly admitted in Emergency Geriatric Medicine Unit
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O-085 Are we failing to identify patients at high risk of predictable readmission to hospital?
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O-086 The healthcare costs associated with transitions in functional disability in community-dwelling older persons: a prospective cohort study
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O-087 Understanding different approaches to orthopaedic-geriatric collaboration: using the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) to develop a system of classification
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Late Breaking Abstracts –Oral presentations
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LB-2 Effects of SMS-guided outdoor walking and strength training after acute stroke –a pilot study
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LB-3 Vitamin D supplementation to prevent depression and poor physical function in older persons: results of the D-Vitaal study, a randomized placebo-controlled trial
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LB-4 Inflammation and frailty in the elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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LB-5 Development of the EASI-ltc to assist in elder abuse detection in the long-term care setting
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LB-6 Using the IPod to quantify dynamic measures of gait independent of step detection. An innovative way to classify walking performance of young, healthy older and cognitive impaired older adults
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Poster Presentations
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Area: Acute care
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P-001 Treatment and outcomes of hip fracture in Lithuania, in 2010
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P-002 Prognostic stratification of older adults in a geriatric day hospital for acute care: comparison of four screening instruments
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P-003 Interface geriatrics −acute care for older people
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P-004 Safety and feasibility of percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly patients
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P-005 Are START criteria suitable for older, hospitalized patients with geriatric syndromes? A prospective study in an acute geriatric ward
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P-006 Multidisciplinary peri-operative assessment to empower patient decision making and improve perioperative and post-operative management for older urology patients
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P-007 Does admission to specialist Geriatric Medicine Wards lead to improvements in aspects of acute medical care for patients with dementia?
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P-008 Dementia in the acute hospital: the prevalence and impact of dementia in acutely unwell older patients
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P-009 “The brain stormer”–case presentation
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P-010 Falling down the steps of glioblastoma multiforme –a case report
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P-011 An atypical presentation of lung neoplasm on elderly patient
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P-012 At what blood urea level should IV fluid replacement start in older patients?
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P-013 Prediction of Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) in geriatric patients: which formula to use?
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P-014 A frailty score for the acute hospital setting: identifying vulnerable patients at point of entry to care
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P-015 Age over 80 years old in acute pulmonary embolism–does it influence Manchester triage and time until diagnosis?
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P-016 Outcome of older patients admitted in an Internal Medicine ward–results of a cohort of 100 patients at discharge, 6 and 12 months follow-up
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P-017 Stroke and intravenous thrombolysis in patients 80 years and older
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P-018 Incorporating the OPERA instrument to identify and direct the care needs of frail older patients in the AMAU Setting
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P-019 Non-valvular atrial fibrillation: drugs used for stroke prevention
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P-020 Description and monitoring of elderly patients candidates for intensive care
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P-021 Combining brief physical and cognitive assessments to predict hospitalization and functional decline in elderly outpatients in acute care
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P-022 Older adults in the emergency department: the challenge of undertriage
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P-023 Standby resuscitation for elderly patients: how to guess the outcome?
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P-024 Choosing Wisely Germany –Top 5 recommendations on over- and underuse in geriatric medicine in Germany
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P-025 Out of hospital cardiac arrest in the elderly
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P-026 Do you drive? –improving the documentation of driving status in acute medical admissions
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P-027 Retrospective analysis of patients with a diagnosis of urinary tract infection
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P-028 A survey study on perceptions and attitudes of nurses and nursing aides toward oral and body hygiene for hospitalized geriatric patients
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P-029 Contrast induced nephropathy in elderly patients undergoing CT pulmonary angiogram
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P-030 Elderly people readmitted to hospital for acute medical care –implications for occupational therap
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P-031 Is it possible to use physical-functional tests in an emergency department?
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P-032 The assessment of orthostatic blood pressure in an acute hospital
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P-033 Clinical patterns of stroke in Lahore General Hospital, a Tertiary Care center
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P-034 Norton scale as a predictor for 30-day hospital readmission among older acute medical patients
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P-035 Exploring how inflammation underlies adverse health outcomes in acutely admitted older medical patients; associations between different inflammatory patterns, and physical- and organ function
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P-036 Do we follow the national and international guidelines on thromboprophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrilation
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P-037 Improvingmultidisciplinary teammeetings in geriatric emergency medicine
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P-038 Hospital acquired urinary tract infections in a community hospital
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P-039 Defensive medicine and the impact on senior population
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P-040 Antibiotic usage in community hospitals as a barometer of good antibiotic stewardship…
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P-041 Readmissions to acute hospitals from community hospitals; what can we learn
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P-042 Pulmonary cement pulmonary embolism after percuateneous kyphoplasty: report of one case
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P-043 Iatrogenic mandibular osteonecrosis
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P-044 Doctor, I have a terrible headache
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P-045 Walking in hospital is associated with a shorter length of stay in older medical inpatients
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P-046 Acute kidney injury: case report
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P-047 Multidisciplinary frailty assessment in the emergency department: driving the future today!
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P-048 Geriatric consultation project in Austrian provincial nursing homes
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P-049 Multidisciplinary management for multifactorial falls: a quality improvement project in assessment for geriatric patients presenting with fall to the emergency department
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P-050 National benchmarking figures of inpatient falls per 1,000 occupied bed days (OBDs) in England and Wales
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P-051 Measurement of lying and standing blood pressure in hospital as part of a falls prevention programme for older people
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P-052 Phlebitis prevention in peripheral intravascular catheters –from situational diagnosis to action
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P-053 Fall profile in an acute neurological ward in Central Portugal
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P-054 Impact of replacement interval decrease in peripheral intravascular catheters placed in the ER–research protocol
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P-055 Negative urine dipsticks have little clinical value in nonspecifically unwell older adults
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P-056 Community-acquired pneumonia and prognostic score systems in the very elderly
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P-057 What is the best biomarker to predict infection in elderly standard care patients?
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P-058 Urinary tract infection–a qualitative study exploring the human factors contributing to misdiagnosis
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P-059 Internal Medicine and older patients in Emergency Department
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P-060 A comparison of patient characteristics and outcomes between patients admitted to hospital with vertebral fragility fractures and hip fractures
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P-061 Comparison of acute older medical patients according to type of residence
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P-062 Falls prevention: starting at the beginning (QIP)
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P-063 Incidence and outcomes of sepsis in elderly patients admitted to internal medicine wards
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P-064 Cameron ulcers –forgotten cause of severe anemia
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P-065 A difficult case of refractory heart failure
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P-066 Start low…Go slow? Twomonths experience in the first Portuguese geriatric unit
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P-067 Emergency room utilization in tertiary Portuguese hospital by older adults
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P-068 Test of MNA-SF in an acute geriatric department
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P-069 Utility of urine dipstick testing among elderly patients admitted to the emergency department
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P-070 Acute hospital admissions in nursing home residents: a trigger to think ahead!
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P-071 Functional focused care: content validity of function focused care behavior checklist
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P-072 Prediction of functional decline among hospitalized older adults: ISAR-HP content validity
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P-073 A retrospective study of nursing diagnosis of hospitalized older adults’ self-care
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P-074 Do older surgical patients who undergo emergency operation have higher mortality and readmission compared to those managed conservatively?
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P-075 Stop hospital acquired pressure ulcers
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P-076 The association between the introduction of a step down unit on the ICU and readmission rates
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P-077 Post-hospitalization symptoms experienced by older patients after acute hospitalization and their impact on daily functioning: a qualitative study
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P-078 Time of death: “48h” −analysis of mortality after admission in department of Internal Medicine
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Area: Biogerontology and genetics
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P-079 Estimating the association of 5HTTLPR polymorphism with delusions in Alzheimer’s disease
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P-080 A vitro study on mechanism of benefiting kidney herbs in treating and preventing osteoarthritis
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P-081 Assessment of health status by molecular measures inmiddle-aged to old persons, ready for clinical use?
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P-082 Altered mitochondrial quality control checkpoints in skeletal muscle of older patients with cancer cachexia
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P-083 Interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein, successful aging, and mortality: the PolSenior study
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P-084 Frailty is associated with immunesenescence. Neutrophil migration is slower and less accurate in frail older individuals
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Area: Cognition and dementia
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P-085 Effect of memantine on cognitive status in geriatrics under electroconvulsive therapy, a double-blind randomized clinical trial
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P-086 Relationships between cognitive functions, gait and balance in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
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P-087 Rapidly progressive dementia; a case of corticobasal degeneration with atypical presentation
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P-088 The association of hippocampal subfield volumes with episodic memory and general cognitive functioning in mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer’s disease
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P-089 The effect of D-serine administration on cognition and mood in older adults
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P-090 Fatih district-geriatrics study: mood and cognition of old people who live in community
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P-091 Unmet needs in Portuguese primary care services: a focus on dementia and other disabling conditions in old age
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P-092 Dementia –when the diagnosis goes beyond
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P-093 Promoting successful aging in chronic illness: a study protocol of a randomized intervention program on physical activity in vascular cognitive impairment
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P-094 Evolution of cognitive function after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
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P-095 Correlation between intensity of memory complaints and actual memory disorder
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P-096 My life story
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P-097 Incidence of dementia in depressed patients –evidence based review
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P-098 The DONDA STUDY (DONepezil and vitamin D in Alzheimer’s disease) A. Castagna1
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P-099 Could that fall have been a syncope? Data from a multicenter study on older subjects with dementia
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P-100 Association between neuropsychiatric symptoms and neurocognitive disorders
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P-101 The impact of disability on long-term mortality among older men aged 80 years and over with different cognitive status: results from longitudinal older veterans study
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P-102 Prospective evaluation of the effects of group psychotherapy among caregivers of dementia patients: a study protocol
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P-103 Prevalence and predictors of cognitive impairment among older adults across Europe based on SHARE database
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P-104 The MINDMAP consortium and its geriatric perspective on promoting mental well-being and healthy ageing in cities
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P-105 From nature to the elderly: Salvia sclareoides as a source of bioactive compounds against Alzheimer’s disease
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P-106 Progression of Alzheimer’s disease. A longitudinal, case control study in Norwegian memory clinics
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P-107 Association between micronutrients and preserved cognitive functions over a nine-year period in older adults: the Invecchiare In Chianti study
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P-108 Establishing and linking cognitive, disease and functional outcomes in the InCHIANTI study
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P-109 Ejection fraction is not related to cognitive impairment among heart failure patients: preliminary data
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P-110 Feasibility, usability and adherence of a cognitive training module in active and healthy aging
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P-111 Glp-1 levels and cognitive performance in diabetic older adults: a longitudinal study
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P-112 Access to timely formal care in dementia: baseline results of the Actifcare cohort study with a focus on the Portuguese sample
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P-113 The 10/66 DRG prevalence study of dementia and old age depression in Portugal
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P-114 Sporadic form of Creutzfeldt Jacob disease
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P-115 Does apathy predict decline in physical performance and fall incidents in older individuals?
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P-116 Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for Electro Convulsive Therapyinduced cognitive side effects, a systematic review
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P-117 The utility of the Mini-Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination Assessment as a screen for cognitive impairment in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes
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P-118 Quality improvement through personalised care planning in an acute care setting
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P-119 Alteration of cerebral blood flow between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD with possible dementia with Lewy bodies (AD + pDLB)
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P-120 Characteristics of cognitive disorders of the older patients visiting the Memory clinic for the first time
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P-121 The level of dementia recognition among the elderly patients and patients with diabetes hospitalized in a geriatric ward–is there a need for screening?
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P-122 Is deliriumandmemory impairment identified and acted upon in a busy district general hospital?
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P-123 The influence of the environment on behavioural symptoms among nursing home residents with dementia: a systematic review
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P-124 Dementia care mapping: a tool to improve non-verbal communication for people with dementia
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P-125 Dysphoric symptoms in relation to other behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, among elderly in nursing homes
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P-126 Dementia –an umbrella term misused as a diagnosis?
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P-127 Relationship quality and sense of coherence in dementia: a scoping review
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P-128 Improving the selection of patients that might benefit from referral to a memory clinic
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P-129 Clinical predictors of cognitive decline in the InCHIANTI Cohort: fish for brain?
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P-130 Association of metformin therapy with the risk of dementia in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
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P-131 Rates of capacity assessment in consent processes are low despite high rates of cognitive impairment in older patients undergoing emergency surgery
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P-132 Gender difference in the association between body weight and cognitive function in older adults
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P-133 A nationwide survey of dementia patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in Japan
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P-134 Caring for people with hip fracture and cognitive impairments: qualitative findings from the PERFECTED research programme
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P-135 Eye tracking exploration in social cognition tasks in patients with neurodegenerative diseases: preliminary results
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P-136 Caregiving, a source of self-fulfillment
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P-137 Extreme agitation in nursing home residents with dementia; prevalence, characteristics and correlates
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P-138 Cognitive impairment and readmissions in very old and very very old patiens in a Heart Failure Unit
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P-139 Effect of high dose vitamin D on cognitive performance in healthy seniors –a randomized controlled trial
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P-140 The Six-Item Screener-validation of a short cognitive test in its German translation for geriatric patients
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P-141 How to increase the detection of mild neurocognitive disorder? Comparison of psychometric scales
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P-142 B12 levels in patients with mild neurocognitive disorder after 60 years
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P-143 Intra-individual variability across performances of neuropsychological tests in patients with bipolar I disorder
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P-144 Non bias tool to differentiate mild cognitive impairment and normal cognition in elderly at Klang Valley, Malaysia
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P-145 Functional evaluation of cognition, gait and balance, depressive disorder and nutritional status in an elderly population accompanied in the Unidade Integrada de Prevenção of the Hospital Adventista Silvestre: six-year longitundinal study
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P-146 The association of sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG) with executive function in 70-year old community-dwellers: the PIVUS study
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P-147 Integrating information from FGD-PET and amyloid-PET for differentiating types of dementia in older persons with mild cognitive symptoms: a case-series
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P-148 Combined training of motor coordination and working memory exercises is an effective tool to improve cognitive functions in the elderly
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P-149 Decline in mortality in patients with dementia: results from a nationwide cohort of 44,258 patients in The Netherlands during 2000–2008
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P-150 The effect of psychotropic drug use on quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia
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P-151 Treatable vascular risk and cognitive performance in persons aged 35 years or older: longitudinal study
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P-152 Randomized study of the impact of physical activity in vascular cognitive impairment
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P-153 Dementia education programme for non-professionals
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P-154 Informal caregivers of memory clinic patients: subjective burden and analysis of risk factors for overburdening
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P-155 The investigation of rural and urban area differences of cognitive functions among older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain in Turkey
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P-156 Validation of the Turkish version of the Quick Mild Cognitive Impairment screen (Qmci-TR)
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P-157 The role of galectin-3 as an indicator of inflammation and oxidative stress in Alzheimer’s disease
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P-158 A study of the Hong Kong version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (HK-MoCA) predicts conversion from mild cognitive impairment to dementia
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Area: Comorbidity and multimorbidity
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P-159 The prognostic significance of anaemia in the elderly
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P-160 Characteristics of nonagenarians admitted into a subacute care unit in an intermediate care hospital and risk factors associated with mortality
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P-161 An ageing population–characterization of the hospitalized elderly population in an Internal Medicine Department
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P-162 Underuse of oral anticoagulants and inappropriate prescription of antiplatelet therapy in older patients with atrial fibrillation
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P-163 Medical comorbidities in the oldest old: findings from the Portuguese national hospitalization database
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P-164 Impact of disease duration and cardiovascular dysautonomia on hypertension in Parkinson’s disease
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P-165 High prevalence of iron deficiency in a Dutch geriatric migrant population
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P-166 Identifying loneliness in the elderly population during inpatient stay
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P-167 Prevalence of frailty in end-stage renal disease patients under dialysis and its association with clinical and biochemical markers
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P-168 Nosocomial infections in hospitalized elderly and their possible relation
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P-169 Impact of oral health status and oral hygiene behaviours of older patients admitted in a medical ward in survival and hospital readmission at 6 and 12 months after discharge
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P-170 Association between comorbidity and geriatric syndromes and survival in older patients admitted in an Internal Medicine ward
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P-171 Functional outcome of older patients admitted in an Internal Medicine ward at 12 months follow-up and relation to oral health status and hygiene behaviors
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P-172 Influence of age and multimorbidity on time to readmission
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P-173 Differences between older patients admitted with cancer or diagnosed with cancer during hospital admission: a palliative care approach
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P-174 Study of predictive factors (clinical and personal) of hospital mortality in a Geriatric Service in Zaragoza (Spain)
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P-175 The complexity of biotechnological therapy in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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P-176 Management of systemic sclerosis and peripheral arterial disease in the elderly
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P-177 Building a prognostic tool to identify elderly comorbid patients in high risk for readmission
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P-178 Results from a geriatric fall clinic –risk factors
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P-179 Comorbidity and multidimensional progression of late onset Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review
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P-180 Predicting pressure ulcer development in a long term care facility with the Braden scale score on admission
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P-181 Nutritional and functional status among hospitalized elderly people
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P-182 Variability in communicating the management of swallowing difficulties at hospital discharge: associations with readmissions and mortality
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P-183 Random non-fasting C-peptide can be used as a risk assessment tool for hypoglycaemia in insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes
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P-184 Anaemia in elderly patients
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P-185 Co-existence of recurrent inguinal hernia and cardiac valve regurgitation in the Greek elderly men
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P-186 Causes of anaemia in the Greek elderly
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P-187 Prevalence of geriatric syndromes in older subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus in comparison to their peers without diabetes
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P-188 Treating rectal haemorrhage in a patient with saddle pulmonary embolism: a complex geriatric case
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P-189 Impact of underlying conditions in patients over 50 years suffering from Zoster
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P-190 Complex chronic disease of older in a medical ward
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P-191 Geriatric intermediate care and transitional care for frailty-related patients
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P-192 Evaluation of a new structured tool to revise the elderly’s prescriptions: DICTIAS-OBCv
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P-193 Pressure ulcers –casuistic
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P-194 Risk model to predict mortality in older patients with heart failure
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P-195 Factors associated with readmission in older patients with acute heart failure
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P-196 Assembly of a drug file for use within the SENATOR trial
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P-197 Short assessment of health literacy and medication adherence in older adults with polypharmacy and acute conditions
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P-198 Comparing comorbidity and evolution of geriatric patients with nonagenarians admitted to a subacute intermediate care hospital
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P-199 Continuous orthostatic hypotension and postprandial hypotension are related to mortality
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P-200 Postprandial hypotension should always be evaluated in elderly patients with unexplained falls and syncope
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P-201 Different patterns of orthostatic hypotension in elderly patients
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P-202 Influence of comorbidity measured by Charlson index in elderly patients who have an acute coronary syndrome
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P-203 Thyroid function tests in elderly acutely ill inpatients –one year retrospective study
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P-204 Indication and outcome of tilt table testing in older adults
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P-205 Prevalence of adrenal insufficiency in elderly medical admissions in Hospital Sungai Buloh
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P-206 Mortality and comorbidity in an Internal Medicine ward
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P-207 The use of dose-dense weekly paclitaxel (WP) chemotherapy in elderly patients with gynaecological cancers
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P-208 Is Anaemia overlooked in Geriatric care?
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P-209 When it rains, does it always pour? Patterns of comorbidities among older Polish adults living in the community–the PolSenior Study
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P-210 Patterns of sleep in older people with mood disorders
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P-211 Non-pulmonary symptoms and comorbidities in older peoplewith chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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P-212 High Red Cell Distribution Width is able to predict hospitalization for heart failure in elderly patients with coronary artery disease
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P-213 Characterization of comorbidities in a geriatric inpatient population
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P-214 Anemia in an inpatient geriatric population
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P-215 Pancytopenia in the elderly: disease or comorbidity?
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P-216 MDT hub aims to improve the health and well-being of frail and elderly patients with complex needs and are high risk of hospital attendance and deterioration in health
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P-217 Lack of association among the different versions of Charlson Comorbidity Index and the outcomes in 659 patients with acute hip fracture
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P-218 Overtreatment of type 2 diabetes in older people living in care homes in the United Kingdom
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P-219 A comparative study of bone health in Parkinson’s and nonParkinson’s patients presenting with fracture neck of femur
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P-220 Characterization of elder in an infirmary
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P-221 Profile of re-hospitalization in a private health provider that caters exclusively geriatric patients in Brazil, in 2015
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P-222 HIV as potential risk factor for falls and risk factors for falls in older treated HIV-infected
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P-223 STOPP/START version 2: development of software applications: easier said than done?
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P-224 Predictors of sedentary status in overweight and obese patients with multiple chronic conditions, a cohort study
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P-225 Development and validation of a standardised method to identify drug-related hospital admissions in older people
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P-226 Prevalence of hyperuricemia among very elderly Russian patients and its association with cardiovascular diseases
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P-227 Association of cardiovascular and neuro-psychiatric multimorbidity with mobility limitation and disability in the elderly: a population-based study
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Area: Comprehensive geriatric assessment
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P-228 Community study of the elderly in the Middle East using the InterRAI-CHA instrument
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P-229 Elderly’s medication management ability assessment: comparison between a standard and a real therapeutic regimen
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P-230 The relationship between subjective wellbeing, perceived stress and health related quality of life in elderly women
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P-231 Relationship between Mini-Cog and functional status in geriatric oncology patients
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P-232 Development of a targeted geriatric assessment for predicting poor outcomes in older outpatients after acute care: prospective cohort study
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P-233 Back to square one
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P-234 Spirometry quality control and related features in extremely aged people –GERIA Project
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P-235 Differences between spirometry values obstained by GLI2012, NHANES III and ECSC93 reference equations in an extremely aged people: across-sectional study –GERIA Project
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P-236 Respiratory symptoms, ventilatory and inflammatory profile in a sample of institutionalized elderly –GERIA Project
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P-237 A systematic review of the outcomes reported in trials of medication review in older patients: the need for a core outcome set
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P-238 Neither gait speed, nor resident assessment instrument adequately detect sarcopenia in a GP’s practice
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P-239 Risk factors for falls following hospital discharge in the elderly population–follow-up at 6 months
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P-240 Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric study of the Turkish version of the rapid assessment of physical activity into Turkish
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P-241 Psychometric study of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire –short form for older adults in Turkey
98

P-242 Prevalence and associated factors of dysphagia among geriatric in-patients at Kaunas clinical hospital, Lithuania
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P-243 Which factors influence the improvement of quality of life (QoL) in patients that completed an interventional program in a geriatric day hospital (GDH)? A prospective observational study
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P-244 Perception of quality of life (QoL) according to the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP): factors influencing the final score after an interventional program in a geriatric day hospital (GDH)
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P-245 Structure, process and outcome indicators for the evaluation of in-hospital geriatric co-management programmes: an international two-round Delphi study
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P-246 The effectiveness of in-hospital geriatric co-management programs: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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P-247 Impact of functional status and cognition in outcome of older patients admitted in an internal medicineward at 6 and 12 months follow-up
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P-248 Frailty in older patients with cancer: agreement of three assessment tools
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P-249 Predictive abilities of three frailty assessment tools in oncogeriatrics concerning one-year overall survival
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P-250 Gait speed, balance and functional capacity in a sample of community-dwelling older adults
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P-251 Analysis of factors associated with diabetic neuropathy in a group of elderly patients with pain in primary care Health System/SUS in Brazil
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P-252 The risk factors and the level of knowledge for falls in elderly individuals who live in a nursing home in Turkey
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P-253 Stratification of older adults in the emergency department: predictive accuracy of the interRAI emergency department screener
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P-254 Anemia in older adults: it warrants further investigation
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P-255 Need for dysphagia screening among elderly patients hospitalized in a geriatric ward–a retrospective study
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P-256 Fall risk factors in frail geriatric patients: how can we optimize fall risk assessment?
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P-257 “But I’m not a Geriatrician!” incorporating frailty assessment into every encounter in the Emergency Department
102

P-258 Potentially inappropriate prescribing in elderly patients on anticoagulant therapy: application of the STOPP/START criteria
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P-259 Factors influencing length of stay in hospitalised elderly patients –a hospital based practice review
103

P-260 Pain assessment and management in elderly people: relationship with depression and quality of life. A multicenter Italian study
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P-261 Can we decide based on age? –eldery under treatment
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P-262 A challenge in oncogeriatrics: is Rockwood frailty index an accurate tool to predict clinical outcomes?
104

P-263 Usefulness of the Multidimensional Prognostic Index to identify potentially inappropriate prescriptions in hospitalized older patients
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P-264 Should elderly patients presenting with facial injuries have a targeted follow-up in place? A service evaluation
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P-265 Personal preferences and motivations of a person and two relatives before total hip arthroplasty: a case report with a narrative analysis
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P-266 Comparison of geriatric syndromes according to gender over seventy-five years old in the elderly
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P-267 How best to deliver Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) in hospital: an umbrella review
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P-268 Narrative and open dialogue practice in multidisciplinary complementary services for hospitalized elderly in geriatric care with a confirmed suspicion of abuse
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P-269 Our experience with pain in old age
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P-270 Implementation of a Frailty Unit has further benefits to Older People Assessment and Liaison Service (OPAL) in older patients admitted to Ashford & St. Peter’s NHS Trust
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P-271 Application of comprehensive geriatric assessment for the detection of older people at risk of suffering a hip fracture. Case-control study
107

P-272 Cardiac pacing in cardio-inhibitory Carotid Sinus Syndrome: when should we pace? A Syncope Unit experience
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P-273 Does comprehensive geriatric assessment affect decision-making & outcomes for older adults treated for upper gastro-intestinal cancer
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P-274 Use of a holistic assessment tool improves patient centred care planning
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P-275 “Hot clinic” effects of outpatient comprehensive geriatric assessment on survival and hospital admission avoidance
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P-276 Multidisciplinary team. Geriatricians and urologists collaboration
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P-277 Self-rated health and mortality in the polish elderly –PolSenior project
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P-278 Improving identification of depression in hospitalised older people
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P-279 Functional and cognitive impairment, social environment, frailty and adverse health outcomes in older patients with head and neck cancer, a systematic review
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P-280 Economic evaluation of nurse-led multifactorial care to prevent or postpone new disabilities in community-living older people: results of a cluster randomized trial
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P-281 Preventive home-visits and nurse-led care coordination: a qualitative study on the experiences, needs and preferences of community dwelling older people
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P-282 Frail older people after hospital discharge: follow-up at three and six months of patients discharged either to postacute care unit (PCU) or home
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P-283 Screening for frailty in older hospitalized patients: reliability and feasibility of the Maastricht Frailty Screening Tool for Hospitalized Patients (MFST-HP)
110

P-284 Usefulness of the revised simplified Short-TermMemory Recall Test (STMT-R) in acutely ill geriatric patients; Approach to a new short cognitive screening test
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P-285 Comprehensive geriatric care in elderly referred to a rehabilitation unit –a randomized trial
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Area: Delirium
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P-287 Improved quality of care of older patients experiencing a delirium within the acute hospital setting: a quality improvement project
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P-287 Improved quality of care of older patients experiencing a delirium within the acute hospital setting: a quality improvement project
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P-288 Agitation in the elderly in the psychiatric emergency department
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P-289 The effect of Ramelteon on delirium and other circadian rhythm disturbances. A systematic review
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P-290 Impact of delirium in geriatric patients admitted to an acute heart failure unit: preliminary data
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P-291 Operationalising routine delirium screening with the 4AT for older patients attending an AMAU
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P-292 Identifying and managing delirium on admission
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P-293 Delirium recognition in older people using a validated assessment tool (Confusion Assessment Method, CAM) improves rates of diagnosis, communication and the overall quality of care
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P-294 Acute confusional state syndrome in hospitalized patients suffering from hip fracture
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P-295 Implementing a delirium prevention programme can reduce falls in hospital geriatric medicine wards
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P-296 An embedded research project improves recognition of delirium in older hospital inpatients
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Area: Ethics and end of life care
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P-297 The importance of the integration of palliative care on geriatrics wards at general hospitals
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P-298 Considerations on the feasibility and acceptability of an advance care planning intervention for dementia residents in UK care homes
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P-299 Antibiotics at end-of-life
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P-300 The introduction of advance care plans into care home settings
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P-301 Can the Charlson co-morbidit
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P-302 How we die in hospitals
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P-303 "Doing nothing is like a death sentence”: dilemmas for guardians of patients with advanced dementia regarding tube feeding In Israel
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P-304 Knowledge of the truth in the terminal patient
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P-305 Organ donation following euthanasia
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P-306 Knowledge of local Electronic Palliative Care Co-ordination Systems (EPaCCS) within a Multidisciplinary Team at a District General Hospital
116

P-307 The nature of the caregiving experience: a qualitative study
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P-308 Elderly persons in hospice. From palliative care to euthanasia: ethical considerations
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P-309 DemFACTS—antibiotics for pneumonia and artificial hydration for insufficient fluid intake in advanced dementia
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P-310 Follow-up of pressure ulcers according to the feed
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P-311 Teaching of palliative care in undergraduate nursing
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P-312 Decision making in geriatric oncology: an ethical approach
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P-313 Assessment of DNACPR documentation and metal capacity act
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P-314 Advance Care Planning (ACP) as exit strategy beyond frailty: respecting View of the Patient, Integrated Care System Planning Association/Assembly (VIP-AA) and Preventing, Avoiding, Postponing or Reducing Frailty Program (PAPRFP) in Japan
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P-315 Patients’ views on the impact of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MRB) in end-of-life care –Results of a qualitative study using principles of Grounded Theory
118

P-316 What is the relationship between socio-economic status and quality of end-of-life care? Preliminary results of cross-sectional data from the PACE study
118

P-317 Systematic exposure experience as a condition for person-centered care
118

P-318 Moral distress in acute geriatric units
119

P-319 Prevalence and clinical outcome of elderly patients presented with atypical illness presentation in the emergency department
119

P-320 Age-related changes of the left ventricular and association with insulin resistance and leukocyte telomere length in the elderly
119

P-321 The prevalence of geriatric syndroms among patients in Moscow outpatient setting
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P-322 High prevalence of cognitive impairment in elderly subjects in primary care
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Area: Frailty and sarcopenia
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P-323 Association of frailty with procollagen type I N propeptide in elderly women
120

P-324 Frailty and pain in an internal medicine ward
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P-325 Outcomes in a multicomponent exercise programme in frail community-dwelling individuals
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P-326 Evaluation of a hospital at home service in older patients with frailty
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P-327 Prevalence of sarcopenia in patients referred to a secondary care falls clinic
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P-328 Preliminary results of a systematic review focusing on the effectiveness of the interventions in preventing the progression of frailty in older adults
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P-329 Handgrip strength and cognitive function in the frail elderly
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P-330 No abstract
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P-331 Frailty is associated with socioeconomic and lifestyle factors in community-dwelling older subjects
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P-332 Geriatric conditions are associated with potential difficulty of walking a distance of 200–300 meters among older adults in Taiwan
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P-333 Frailty is associated with long-term adverse outcome among hospitalized older patients: a prospective cohort study in China
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P-334 Determinants of functional decline and entering frailty –results from the Longitudinal Urban Cohort Aging Study (LUCAS)
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P-335 Assessing the feasibility of frailty tools: a systematic literature review
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P-336 Assessing the feasibility of implementing frailty identification tools in the Emergency Department
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P-337 Falling of eldery living in the community
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P-338 Sarcopenia and nutritional status in elderly patients with fragility hip fracture
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P-339 Frailty and malnutrition
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P-340 Instrumented 6-minutes walk test, an approach to improve the traditional test
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P-341 Fatih province−Geriatric Study: fragility and contributing factors in old population living the community
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P-342 Comprehensively preventive approach against multi-dimensional frailty in the elderly: impact of social engagement
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P-343 Relationship between sarcopenia and metabolic syndrome
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P-344 Epidemiology of qualitative gait abnormalities of neurologic type in well-functioning older adults without neurological diseases
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P-345 Association of qualitative gait abnormalities of neurologic type with clinical characteristics, in well-functioning older adults without neurological diseases
126

P-346 Old men in the department of geriatrics have extremely low testosterone levels
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P-347 Incidence of sarcopenia in elderly cancer patients
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P-348 Sleep apnea, falls and sarcopenia in older adults: preliminary results from the FALL-Aging- SLEEP Study
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P-349 Insomnia, falls and sarcopenia in older adults: preliminary results from the FALL-Aging- SLEEP Study
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P-350 Association between kidney function and frailty in communitydwelling elderly Japanese people
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P-351 Creating a hospital protocol on secondary prevention pharmacological therapy for fragility fractures in a Central London major trauma unit
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P-352 High or low hemoglobin is not an independent risk factor for mortality in the elderly
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P-353 Association between Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and the development of delirium in elderly patients with hip fracture
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P-354 Fragility prevalence, and associated factors, based on a multidimensional assessment in people aged≥70
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P-355 Validity and reliability of two hand dynamometers for measuring grip strength in hospitalised elderly people. Preliminary results
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P-356 Geriatric study in municipality of Fatih: sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in elderly patients according to different indexes
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P-358 Hip fracture mortality and grip strength. Any relationship?
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P-359 Comparison of frailty screening instruments in the emergency department
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P-360 Point prevalence of frailty in the emergency department
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P-361 The relationship between frailty, functional capacity, nutritional status and mobility in males and females aged 70 years or older
131

P-362 The impact of ACE I/D polymorphism in sarcopenia and osteoporosis
131

P-363 Various diagnostic criteria of frailty as predictors for falls, weight change, quality of life, and mortality
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P-364 Sarcopenia prevalence: a retrospective study in a geriatric day hospital
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P-365 Association between lean mass and dietary protein intake in postmenopausal women
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P-366 Skeletal muscle and vitamin D level in women of various ages
132

P-367 Sarcopenia in Ukrainian older women
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P-368 Effects of resistance muscle training in prevention of sarcopenia in ageing adults –systematic review
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P-369 Improving the diagnosis and recording of clinical frailty in the acute hospital setting. The introduction of “frailty tab” on the electronic discharge letter (EDL) template at MEHT
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P-370 Prevalence of sarcopenia in very old hip fracture patients
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P-371 Sarcopenia does not predict one-year-mortality after a hip fracture
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P-372 Prevalence of malnutrition in a post-acute care geriatric unit: applying the new ESPEN definition
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P-373 Validity of the Kihon checklist for predicting adverse health outcomes in the clinical setting
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P-374 Kihon Checklist (KCL), as a surrogate marker of frailty, predicts outcomes in Japanese elder outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
134

P-375 Predictors of two years mortality in a cohort of acute geriatric inpatients: Low body weight stands out. A retrospective study
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P-376 The brain-muscle loop and the need of combined assessment of physical and cognitive function in older frail subjects
135

P-377 Obesity and sarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling older adults
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P-378 Assessment of physical activity and its association with muscle mass, handgrip strength and gait speed in a general population
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P-379 Lack of knowledge and diagnostics hinders the implementation of sarcopenia in daily practice
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P-380 The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) definition of low muscle mass is associated with functionality and nutritional status in residents of a nursing home
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P-381 Validation of a new mortality risk prediction model for people 65 years and older in northwest Russia: the crystal risk score
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P-382 Testing the acceptance of a community-based, technologysupported service for detecting and preventing frailty
137

P-383 Improvement in Quality of life (QoL) of two cohorts of frail older people at three and six months after hospitalization
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P-384 Sufficient levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and protein intake required to increase muscle mass in sarcopenic older adults –The PROVIDE study
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P-385 Hand tactile discrimination, social touch and frailty criteria in elderly people: a cross sectional observational study
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P-386 Prevalence and evaluation of sarcopenia in patients admitted in acute geriatric unit
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P-387 Hospitalisation for colorectal surgery or acute medical illness is associated with weight loss in older adults
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P-388 Initiating frailty screening in primary care to identify high risk older adults for CGA
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P-389 Is cognitive frailty “functional sarcopenia”?
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P-390 Ultrasound echogenicity is a better predictor of strength and speed than age
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P-391 Associations between frailty and no prescription of anticoagulant therapy among older inpatients
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P-392 Feasibility of general medicine to make an assessment of frailty in patients who are over 65 years old. Regarding a prospective study over a three-month period.
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P-393 Evaluation of nutritional status in an acute geriatric unit: prospective study and analysis of frailty using two scales FRIED/ SEGA
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Area: Geriatric education
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P-394 Geriatrics and paediatrics teaching in Portuguese Medical Schools
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P-395 Geriatrics teaching in Portuguese Medical Schools
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P-396 Discussion of falls at outpatient visits in the elderly: a learning opportunity
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P-397 Ageism among medical students
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P-398 “We need you for geriatrics!” –Using YouTube videos to promote geriatrics
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P-399 Effectiveness of falling prevention program for elderly people undergoing fracture treatment in Turkey
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P-400 Interprofessional education on frailty in an urgent care setting
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P-401 Effects of inpatient diabetic education on glycemic control and prevention of diabetic complications: a nationwide survey of 1200 Japanese diabetologists
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P-402 Level of health literacy in Thai elders, Bangkok, Thailand
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P-403 Is dementia and delirium an important topic for junior doctors?
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P-404 Gerodontology teaching amongst European dental schools –a European College of Gerodontology survey
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P-405 Geriatric medicine teaching in core medicine; where are we currently and where do we need to be
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P-406 Prescribing cascade game
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P-407 Prevention of falls in the community: the role of community pharmacist
143

P-408 The Older Person’s Nurse Fellowship: innovation in higher specialist nurse education
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P-409 The impact of a structured education programon the knowledge of evidence based secondary stroke prevention strategies: preliminary study
144

P-410 Allergies in elderly residents of a long term care institutions
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P-411 Geriatrics: a needed reality in Portugal
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P-412 Collaborative education between Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. A literature review
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P-413 Social gerontology students and outcome expectations for functional focused care
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P-414 Theoretical testing of functional focused care among gerontology students
145

P-415 Factors influencing teenagers’ choice of living with and caring for ageing parents in the future
145

P-416 Diabetes education in the elderly: are the targets different?
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P-417 Dementia and behaviours that challenge: how new communication skills raise hospital staff confidence –a comparative study in interprofessional education
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P-418 Use of organisation and patient outcomes to evaluate education programmes for health care professionals in older adult’s care: the Older Person’s Nurse Fellowship (OPNF) initiative
146

Area: Geriatric rehabilitation
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P-419 Fear of falling in the study I-DONT-FALL
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P-420 Indoor geriatric early rehabilitation; a randomised outcome study of 2,308 patients
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P-421 Functional decline in hospitalized elderly patients: a prospective study with 6 months follow-up
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P-422 Berg balance scale and timed up and go test as suitable measures for monitoring rehabilitation in fallers
147

P-423 The positive experience of geriatric unit pioneer in Portugal
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P-424 A forgotten item for exercise prescription in elderly
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P-425 General health status views of older adults: gender differences in Turkish sample
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P-426 Every step you take: does a cut-off of 7500 steps per day differentiate between older people with regards to health and physical functioning?
148

P-427 A feasibility study of a tailored physical and cognitive exercise intervention to reduce falls in older adults with mild dementia
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P-428 Risk of falls in elderly: exploratory study
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P-429 The role of spa therapy in consequences of osteoarthritis
149

P-430 Four step square test results in older adults: gender differences
149

P-431 The association between the upper extremity function and balance performance in older adults
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P-432 The association between the lower extremity muscle strength and performance in balance and walking in older adults
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P-433 Determinants of gait speed in female older adults
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P-434 The prevalence of frailty in older people admitted to hospital with vertebral fragility fractures
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P-435 Geriatric study in the district of Fatih: Sarcopenic obesity in the elderly population: how frequent?
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P-436 Improvement in health perception of patients after an interventional program in a geriatric day hospital (GDH): a prospective observational study
151

P-437 The relationship between health-related physical fitness, balance and fear of falling in healthy elderly fallers and non-fallers
151

P-438 The investigation of relationship between physical activity level and physical performance in elderly people living at home
151

P-439 Maximal oxygen consumption, dynamic balance and quality of life in community dwelling elderly with different physical activity level
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P-440 Fatih district of geriatrics study: effective factors on depressive mood in elders living in the community
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P-441 Is inspiratory muscle strength related with functional capacity?
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P-442 Immigrants in geriatric rehabilitation: assumptions and opinions about self-reliance and healthcare
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P-443 Relationship between gait parameters, functional tasks parameters during the test timed up and go extended with clinical variables (quality of life) in frail and non-frail elderly population
153

P-444 Orthogeriatrics Unit: an opportunity to medication reconciliation in the elderly with hip fracture
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P-445 Impact of body composition and its changes on all-cause mortality in subjects older than 65 years
153

P-446 The effect of falling history on balance among hypertensive geriatric individuals
153

P-447 Lipid peroxidation in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
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P-448 The role of the ortho-geriatrician in the management of the patient with fracture
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P-449 30 day and 180 day readmission following geriatric in-patient rehabilitation
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P-450 Geriatric assessment data on elderly men and women living in the society the relation with gender
154

P-451 Fatih Geriatrics Trial: howoften is sarcopenia, lowmusclemass and muscular performance decrease for the elderly people living in society?
155

P-452 Long-term home-based physiotherapy for older people with signs of frailty or consequent to a hip fracture operation–Design of RCT (NCT02305433)
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P-453 Outcomes in an orthogeriatrics Portuguese unit
155

P-454 Gender differences in caregiver strain? A post hoc analysis
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P-455 New technologies in rehabilitation of upper limbs
156

P-456 Chronic diseases in RITH (rehabilitation in the home): a crosssectional descriptive study
156

P-457 Elderly functional assessment outcomes: two years analysis of a tertiary hospital population sent to long-term care
156

P-458 Hypervitaminosis B12: earlymarker of breast cancer in the elderly?
157

P-459 Orthotic management of diabetic foot
157

P-460 The rising incidence of frailty in a community hospital?–a 6 year analysis
157

P-461 Effects of an exercise protocol in frail and pre-frail elderly
157

P-462 Cardiovascular rehabilitation in the elderly–functional assessment
157

P-463 Improving general ward outcome in female geriatric rehabilitation unit through evidence-based practice: a collaborative approach
158

P-464 Facing the traumatic brain injuries in elderly people
158

P-465 Factors effecting quality of life of elderly in community
158

P-466 The implications of a program physical activity in relation on quality of life in the elderly population in Portugal
158

P-467 Physical activity programs in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. What does the practice based on evidence in physiotherapy
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P-468 The rise of a fall prevention program
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P-469 Nutritional intervention among geriatric patients after discharge– baseline findings
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P-470 Barriers and facilitators to delivering a chair based exercise programme
159

P-471 Risk factors for falling, benzodiazepines and fear of falling: is there any relationship?
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P-472 Fear of falling and functional gain in patients admitted to an intermediate care unit
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P-473 Quality improvement project to develop and implement a selfmanagement strategy into a rapid response and rehabilitation model
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P-474 The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and functional capacity in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery
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P-475 Early supported discharge following mild stroke: a qualitative study of patients’ and their partners’ experiences of rehabilitation at home
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P-476 Patient-centred goal setting in geriatric rehabilitation: a feasibility study
161

P-477 Preventing falls in the rehabilitation setting
161

P-478 Reducing pressure ulcer development and increasing patient engagement in an elderly rehabilitation population
161

P-479 Outcomes of elderly Portuguese patients referred to a long-term care facilities from a tertiary hospital along two years
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P-480 Effects of cognitive-motor dual task training with the BioRescue force platform on cognition, balance and dual task performance in institutionalized older adults
162

P-481 The effect of a video-based group exercise program on strength, functionality and balance in older adults suffering from dementia: a non-randomized controlled trial
162

P-482 The association between cardiopulmonary fitness and gait endurance following total knee arthroplasty in elderly people
162

P-483 Nutritional supplementation during hospitalization is associated with an earlier decrease in suPAR in acutely ill older medical patients with SIRS
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P-484 Characteristics of non-participants in an RCT evaluating effectiveness of homebased exercise after hip fracture
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Area: Geriatrics in organ disease
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P-485 Posturography and Fear of Falling Syndrome: FISTAC study
163

P-486 Bonemineral density and trabecular bone score in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis
164

P-487 Why do maximum conservative management patients end up on dialysis?
164

P-488 Giant insulinoma
164

P-489 Cutaneous symptoms revealing acute myeloid leukemia: a case report
164

P-490 Takayasu’s disease in elderly women revealed by an inflammatory syndrome
164

P-491 Macrocytic anemia in the elderly subject: outcome and etiological research
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P-492 Relationship between blood pressure and frailty in older hypertensive outpatients
165

P-493 Diseases of older people referring to elderly centers of Tehran
165

P-494 Atrial fibrillation in seniors: data from“Slovak Atrial FIbrillation audit in Seniors” (SAFIS)
165

P-495 Prevalence of orthostatic hypotension
166

P-496 Is there a proper management of the elderly diabetic patient?
166

P-497 Aortic stenosis in the elderly patients aged 80 and over: risk assessment and predicting outcomes
166

P-498 Melatonin–does it play a role in the elderly hypertension?
166

P-499 Nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in regulation of subclinical inflammation and apoptosis in hypertensive elderly patients
167

P-500 Diagnosis of crystalline arthritis by joint aspiration is improved by use of portable ultrasound
167

P-501 Use of noninvasive ventilation in the elderly, in an Internal Medicine Ward
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P-502 Safety of single chamber pacemakers (AAI) in sick sinus syndrome (SSS)- does the advancement of old age matter?
167

P-503 Outcomes in an orthogeriatrics Portuguese unit
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P-504 Cancer in elderly patients: anatomo-clinical aspects and therapeutic strategy
168

P-505 Is malnutrition a cardiovascular risk factor for heart rhythm disorders in elderly?
168

P-506 Determinants of health related quality of life in elderly hemodialysis patients
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P-508 Health conditions, life conditions and fragility of elderly patients hospitalized
169

P-509 Do elderly breast cancer patients with primary endocrine treatment receive second line treatment?
169

P-510 A propose of a geriatric case: dural arterio-venous fistula (DAVF) left in a 81-years-old, geriatric patient
169

P-511 Unrecognized polycythemia vera
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P-512 Cardiovocal syndrome; a case report
170

P-513 Diuretics use in patients with Parkinson’s disease or Parkinsonism
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P-514 Monitoring of cohort of patients with moderate or severe aortic stenosis
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P-515 Recurring polyserositis as manifestation of occult tumor in an edlerly patient
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P-516 Therapy-related leukemia after lung cancer chemotherapy
171

P-517 Paraneoplastic RS3PE–a case report
171

P-518 Drug-induced lupus –a diagnostic challenge
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P-519 Outcomes in older patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: six-month follow-up
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P-520 Risk factors and complications of arterial hypotension in older people
172

P-521 Prostate intrafraction motion during radiotherapy of prostate cancer assessed by cone beam CT
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P-522 The older patient with dysautonomia. A syncope unit experience
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P-523 Cardiovascular risk factors associated with aortic stenosis in octogenarians and nonagenarian patients
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P-524 Late onset lupus –a case report
173

P-525 Is age a discriminative factor? –patients with breast cancer older than 80
173

P-526 Nutritional assessment of elderly people with pressure ulcer occurrences
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P-527 Breast cancer incidence and survival in elderly women during the 1989–2012 period: a population based-study in a French area
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P-528 Gastric antral vascular ectasia –a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in the elderly
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P-529 Is the risk of malnutrition associated with NTproBNP concentration in the elderly?
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P-530 Appropriateness of prescribing in nursing home residents with impaired renal function
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P-531 Self-rated health and mortality in the Polish elderly–PolSenior project
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P-532 Acute coronary syndrome in octogenarian patients: renal function as a determinant factor in their treatment
175

P-533 Implantable loop recorder in cryptogenic stroke: a cardio-geriatric experience
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P-534 Should we use Cystatine C based equations to estimate GFR in elderly patients 80 plus?
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Area: Infectious diseases and vaccines
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P-535 Golden hours of sepsis for long term patients in Enaya Specialized Care Center
176

P-536 Clostridium difficile infection mortality prediction model in geriatric patients
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P-537 Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections in elderly residents in nursing homes in a metropolitan area of Sicily
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P-538 No age limits on HIV infection
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P-539 Efficacy of the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) in predicting clinical outcomes in older outpatients treated with parenteral antimicrobial therapies in a Geriatric Home-care Service
177

P-540 Clinical development of the Takeda norovirus vaccine candidate in adults
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P-541 Pneumococcal serotype distribution: a snapshot of recent data in adult populations around the world, 2014–15
177

P-542 Descriptive study of elderly HIV-infected patients in Loire Valley area in France
178

P-543 Efficacy and immunogenicity of an investigational subunit adjuvanted herpes zoster vaccine in older adults in Europe: results from the ZOE-50 and ZOE-70 efficacy studies
178

P-544 Evaluation of influenza virus A in elderly hospitalized
178

P-545 Syphilis infection as a cause of neutropenia in the elderly?–a case report
179

P-546 Outbreak of human metapneumovirus in a nursing home, a retrospective study
179

P-547 Seniors vaccination in Europe: the state of play of recommendations and coverage rates compared with childhood vaccination
179

P-548 Review of burden of vaccine-preventable diseases in seniors in Europe
179

P-549 Gastrointestinal infections and the use of proton pump inhibitors in a geriatric population
180

P-550 Healthcare resource utilization and costs associated with herpes zoster in the United States
180

P-551 Infections in elderly patients
180

P-552 Diabetes mellitus as risk factor for herpes zoster in United States adults
180

P-553 23-Valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine produces comparable antibody response following primary and revaccination in adults 70 to 89 years old
181

P-554 Multidisciplinary team meetings and management checklist improves management of patients with Clostridium difficile infection: a United Kingdom experience
181

P-555 Massive hematochezia in an elderly patient
181

P-556 National funding for 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for adults aged 65+ in G20 countries
181

P-557 Infectious aortitis: a difficult diagnosis which requires a high level of suspicion
182

P-558 Herpes zoster and diabetes: more and more
182

P-559 HIV in elder people –a forgotten disease
182

P-560 Clinical and economic burden of pneumococcal disease in older adults with chronic conditions in the United States
182

P-561 Low rates of severe injection-site and systemic adverse events within 7 days postvaccinationwith ZOSTAVAX™, a post hoc analysis of two pivotal Phase 3 trials
183

P-562 Prolonged suppressive antibiotic therapy for prosthetic joint infection in patients over 75 years old
183

P-563 Nosocomial infections urinary tract
183

P-564 Evolution of antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli in the last seven years
183

P-565 Are statistical natural language processing models for pneumonia surveillance in elderly patients generalizable across acute care hospitals?
184

P-566 Prognosis of the elderly admitted in an Intermediate Medical Care Unit with community acquired respiratory infection
184

P-567 Incidence of Herpes zoster and its complications in adults ≥50 years old: a prospective study in Germany (2010–2014)
184

P-568 Clinical and economic burden of pneumococcal disease in older adults with immunocompromising conditions in the United States
185

P-569 Anti-pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly of Autonomous Region of Madeira
185

P-570 The effect of age on seasonal influenza A prognosis
185

P-571 Aspiration pneumonia: a 3 year-retrospective of an inward elderly population
185

P-572 Outcome of geriatric patients with Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea
186

P-573 Zoster Vaccine Live: review of postmarketing safety by decade of life
186

P-574 Etiology of the bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs) in elderly patients –does gender matter?
186

Area: Longevity and prevention
186

P-575 Risk of falls in the elderly: what is our reality?
186

P-576 Physical exercise in osteoporotic fracture prevention in older adults
187

P-577 The influence of a short cognitive and mobility training program on cognitive functioning among elderly people
187

P-578 In-hospital mortality among Portuguese octogenarians, nonagenarians and centenarians
187

P-579 Fall prediction model in not disabled elderly
187

P-580 The“3 Plus 1 Integrated Program”improved cardiovascular health and physical fitness for community-dwelling healthy older adults in Taiwan
187

P-581 Polypharmacy in the elderly
188

P-582 Sex-specific associations of gait speed with all-cause mortality in older adults –the ActiFE study
188

P-583 Effectiveness of community based occupational therapy for physical frail older people: a systematic reviewP-583 Effectiveness of community based occupational therapy for physical frail older people: a systematic review
188

P-584 Genista tenera, a Portuguese plant with antidiabetic effect and anti-ageing potential
189

P-585 Travellers’ thrombosis in elderly –to travel or not to travel?
189

P-586 Fracture risk assessment in elderly women with recurrent falls
189

P-588 The physical capacity of community-dwelling elderly
190

P-589 Empirical data of self-rated health in elderly reveal dynamical characteristics that rank humans from resilient to frail
190

P-590 Spatial distribution of falls prevalence in Europe: an analysis based on SHARE database
190

P-591 Causes and risks of falls in patients treated in a geriatric clinic: proposal of an algorithm for the management
191

P-592 Detecting diabetes mellitus and prediabetes in patients with acute stroke
191

P-593 Colon-specific automated massage ameliorates idiopathic chronic constipation in aged women
191

P-594 Cool down! Minimizing health risks of elderly people during heat waves
191

P-595 Loneliness in nursing homes
192

P-596 Circle of friends–successful model for the alleviation of loneliness
192

P-597 Keep body and mind moving in Luebeck Model Worlds of Movement (Lübecker Modell Bewegungswelten)
192

P-598 Caregiver’s nutritional status prior the tailored nutritional counseling
192

P-599 Readmission of frail elderly patients –a Danish randomized clinical trial
193

P-600 Pharmacological treatment, non-pharmacological and combined cardiovascular disease in menopausal and dyslipidemic elderly population
193

P-601 Efficacy of an exercise program to improve performance in community elders
193

P-602 Effectiveness of an exercise program aimed at optimizing physical performance of older adults
193

P-603 Attendance avoidance through app based medication review
194

P-604 Data model for the Portuguese national study on the nutritional status among elderly living in the community and nursing homes (PEN-3S project): What can be done with it?
194

P-605 Cognitive, physical and nutritional status in Older Adults. Six month follow up in elderly subjects addressing European PERsonalised ICT Supported Service for Independent Living and Active Ageing (PERSSILAA project)
194

P-606 Identification of risk factors for falling in the elderly and development of a multifactorial fall risk assessment tool
195

P-607 Effects of samba dance on the postural balance and muscle strength in Brazilian elderly women
195

P-608 Longevity challenge: case series of elderly patients over 90 years hospitalized in internal medicine services
195

P-609 The effect of a fall prevention exercise programme on fear of falling in the elderly
195

P-610 Falls in a community sample of Portuguese elderly
196

P-611 PERSSILAA platform: algorithms and tools for decision support
196

P-612 Trends in the selective exclusion of older participants from clinic research
196

P-613 Functional exercise capacity in a sample of elderly women; A three years follow-up
197

P-614 Characteristics of inpatient centenarians
197

P-615 The associations of personal values in midlife with frailty and health-related quality of life in old age
197

P-616 Health at late in life: active ageing and the role of ambient assisted living devices
197

P-617 Nursing diagnoses associated of functional capacity in elderly people in a geriatric ambulatory clinic of Brazil
198

P-618 The influence of blockade of the renin angiotensin system on the occurrence of orthostatic hypotension
198

P-619 Association of biomarkers with sedentary behaviour in older adults: a systematic review
198

Area: Metabolism and nutrition
198

P-620 Trunk fat and visceral fat ratio for predicting metabolic syndrome in elderly: COMeS Study
198

P-621 Adiposity indices performance for recognizing metabolic syndrome in elderly: COMeS Study
199

P-622 A comparison of the measurements with biochemical markers of bone turnover and bone mineral density in the assessment of the efficiency of osteoporosis treatment
199

P-623 Association among Adherence to the Mediterranean diet, Muscle Strength and Phase Angle in Frail Elderly Subjects Addressing European PERsonalised ICT Supported Services Project for Independent Living and Active Ageing (PERSSILAA)
199

P-624 Influences on diet quality in older age: the importance of social factors
199

P-625 Multi language and multi-cultural education for older patients with diabetes. A call to participate
200

P-626 Quality of life outcomes in older people treated with chemotherapy for cancer at risk for malnutrition and included in a randomized control trial of nutritional advices
200

P-627 Influence of environmental factors on food intakes of nursing home residents: a survey combined to a video approach
200

P-628 Assessment of energy expenditure of nursing home residents with indirect calorimetry
200

P-629 Graves’ Disease –an atypical presentation
201

P-630 Comparison of nutritional status among elderly in hospital and in community environments
201

P-631 Nutritional assessment of an elderly population by application of 24-hour recall and the Mini Nutritional Assessment
201

P-632 Social and community networks in obese elderly
202

P-633 Integrated continuous glucose monitoring/insulin Pump System in elderly: the impact on self-perception of health status and glycemic control
202

P-634 Does Mini Nutritional Assessment predict disability among elderly people?
202

P-635 Osteoporosis in Parkinson’s disease: a review
202

P-636 Correlations between depression and nutritional status among hospitalized older adults
203

P-637 Effectiveness of nutritional screening for hospitalised older people
203

P-638 Dysphagia, creating a better team with continuity
203

P-639 Prevalence of malnutrition in a cohort of 509 patients with acute hip fracture. Importance of a comprehensive assessment
203

P-640 Impact of nutritional status in outcome of older patients admitted in an Internal Medicine ward at 6 and 12 months follow-up
203

P-641 Hyperthyroidism in elderly hospitalized patients: what can we do better?
204

P-642 Nutritional risk in heart failure –a retrospective study
204

P-643 Feeding of dementia inpatients within the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust: a survey exploring the views and experience of foundation doctors and nurses
204

P-644 GNRI as a complement to MNA in nutrition study
205

P-645 The metabolic syndrome in very elderly
205

P-646 Cross-sectional analysis of fasting blood glucose and cognition in geriatric inpatients
205

P-647 Comparison of mini nutritional assessment short and long form and serum albumin as predictors of short- and long-term hip fracture outcomes
205

P-648 Drinking of water saturated with hydrogen prevented lipopolysaccharide-induced acute injury of the liver in mice
206

P-649 Macro and micronutrient composition of enteral homemade diets for elderly in home care
206

P-650 High intake of non-milk extrinsic sugars is associated with poor protein and micronutrient intakes in older people
206

P-651 Nutritional status, functional capacity and used treatment among elderly patients
206

P-652 Comparison of nutritional intake among older Japanese people, with recommendations for preventing sarcopenia
207

P-653 Effect of vitamin D supplementation on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level in the elderly
207

P-654 Anemia in elderly hospitalized in an internal medicine unit after an acute illness
207

P-655 Prevalence of hospital malnutrition in patients with heart disease: sub-analysis of the PREDyCES®study
207

P-656 Paradoxical outcomes in cardiovascular profiles among elderly people in Tanzania: a clinical based study
208

P-657 Cardiometabolic risk modeling using a typical high risk adult population of sub-Saharan settings
208

P-658 Glycaemic control according to health status in geriatric patients with diabetes mellitus
208

P-659 Feed at risk
208

P-660 When the internist discovers the cause of the fracture
209

P-661 Nutritional status and prognostic validity of malnutrition criteria: the FRADEA Study
209

P-662 Fighting malnutrition in older adults: the contribution of PERSSILAA project
209

P-663 Does linagliptin reduce visceral fat burden in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
209

P-664 The role of the gastrostomy tube to ensure adequate nutrition in advanced dementia with dysphagia−about the clinical report
210

P-665 Vitamin D levels and hip fracture outcome
210

P-666 Frailty fracture secondary prevention coordination: first step of implementing a Fracture Liasion Service model
210

P-667 Chronic kidney disease in the elderly: nutritional assessment
210

P-668 Complications and risk factors associated with vertebral and femoral fractures in postmenopausal women
211

P-669 Inadequate hydration and associated factors among Portuguese older adults –preliminary data from Nutrition UP 65
211

P-670 The effect of an oral nutritional supplement quality improvement program on 30-day readmissions and hospital length of stay among older malnourished patients
211

P-671 District of Fatih-Geriatrics Study: the nutritional problems of the elderly people living in the community
211

P-672 Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a prevalent problem associated with mortality in hospitalized older adults
212

P-673 Targeting the underlying causes of undernutrition. Costeffectiveness of a multifactorial personalized intervention in community-dwelling older adults: a randomized controlled trial
212

P-674 Factors associated with diet and physical inactivity in obese elderly
212

P-675 Construct validity of the diagnostic criteria for malnutrition from the ESPEN Consensus Statement in older adults
212

P-676 What is the most reliable obesity index in Korean elderly population?
213

P-677 The relationship between obesity and thyroid nodules in healthy Korean adults
213

Area: Miscellaneous
213

P-678 Prevalence of anemia in elderly population in Qatar: a cross sectional study
213

P-679 Influence of the deficit of vitamin D in the functional gain of patients admitted to a unit of functional recovery
213

P-680 Importance of antithrombotic therapy with new anticoagulants in octagenarian and nonagenarian patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
214

P-681 Atrial fibrillation and death risk in an elderly inpatient population
214

P-682 Improved functional performance in geriatric patients during hospital stay
214

P-683 Screening for sarcopenia with the BelRAI Acute Care Instrument
215

P-684 Hospitalisation of older people with diabetes after admission to emergency department: the patient journey
215

P-685 Osteoporosis in adults with Down’s syndrome
215

P-686 T-cell lymphoma disguised as depression–a case report of constitutional syndrome
215

P-688 SPPB score is associated with daily walking time in elderly: results from the InCHIANTI-FARSEEING Study
216

P-689 The multidisciplinary team narrative approach of the elderly patient identified using EASI –Elder Abuse Suspicion Index © in a Geriatric Clinic from Iasi, Romania
216

P-690 The examination of the relationship between flexibility and stability of trunk in older adults
216

P-691 Assessment of time in therapeutic range (TTR) in geriatrics with non-valvular atrial fibrillation receiving treatment with warfarin in Tehran, Iran: a cross sectional study
216

P-692 Influence of medical comorbidities on length of stay–perspectives from a rural geriatric rehabilitation unit in Australia
217

P-693 Detecting elderly abuse –a meaningful evaluation aspect for establishing a senior patient’s holistic approach
217

P-694 Gait pattern of healthy old people for dual task walking conditions
217

P-695 Cognition, outcome and advanced glycation endproducts in geriatric inpatients
217

P-696 Macrocytic anemia in elderly
218

P-697 Sjogren’s syndrome in elderly patients
218

P-698 Liver abscess of odontogenic origin, in a patient with dental implantation procedure history
218

P-699 Has patient’s with hip fracture profile changed?
218

P-700 Retrospective study about non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma aggressive lymphoma of the elderly
219

P-701 Treating radiation-induced cystitis with hyperbaric oxygen: safety and effectiveness in elderly patients
219

P-702 Our Orthogeriatric Unit: a descriptive study
219

P-703 Frequency and socio-economic predictors of diabetes in the Caucasian elderly and in oldest-old: the PolSenior study
219

P-704 Importance of geriatric assessment in patients with aortic stenosis candidates to valve replacement surgery
220

P-705 Assessment for risk factor for adverse drug reaction in elderly inpatients
220

P-706 Is plasma klotho associated to hemoglobin blood concentration in elderly? Results from the InCHIANTI Study
220

P-707 Can mild to moderate chronic kidney disease lead to anemia?
220

P-708 GEMCON16: the first geriatric emergency medicine conference in Europe
221

P-709 The internet of things (IoT) applied to SPRINTT ICT infrastructure
221

Area: Organisation of care and gerotechnology
221

P-710 Improving traceability of weight and renal clearance of elderly residents in nursing homes
221

P-711 Tailored interventions to promote active ageing using mobile technology: a feasibility study
221

P-712 Caring for the caregiver
222

P-713 Aged Residential Care Healthcare Implementation Project (ARCHIP). A multidisciplinary team (MDT) intervention package reduces emergency hospital presentations from Long Term Care (LTC)
222

P-714 Health Care of Older People hospital readmissions: a prospective take
222

P-715 Information technologies in care homes
223

P-716 How best to view individual geriatrician mortality data
223

P-717 Reducing physical restraints in nursing homes
223

P-718 Development of a care model for transmural and multifactorial patient-centered falls prevention to improve compliance by community-dwelling older persons with high risk of falls
223

P-719 Factors of success of community based occupational therapy to improve functionality in physically frail older people
224

P-720 Does a multifactorial patient-centered fall prevention program increase the compliance of community dwelling older persons at high risk of falls?
224

P-721 The effect of a multifactorial patient-centered fall prevention program on falls and fall related injuries
224

P-722 Managing active and healthy aging with use of caring service robots (MARIO)
224

P-723 Improving the quality of discharge summaries for older patients
225

P-724 Appropriateness of emergency department visits of older population living nursing homes (75 Year old and over) in Chambery’s hospital
225

P-725 How to create a geriatric outpatient care
225

P-726 Exploring staff training in the use of monitoring technologies in care homes
225

P-727 Sound levels on a geriatric medicine ward
226

P-728 Smart technology as an alternative for physical restraint
226

P-729 Delayed discharges and social isolation in countries with ageing populations: England versus Portugal
227

P-730 Diurnal variation of hip fracture admission in the West Midlands, United Kingdom
227

P-731 Quality of discharge letters for older patients discharged from secondary care to Specialist Care Centres (SCCs)
227

P-732 Discharge to home care–optimizing caregiver’s transition process
227

P-733 Vitamin D deficiency management in a medicine for elderly day hospital
228

P-734 An audit on warfarin dosage in a Maltese geriatric hospital
228

P-735 Defining and rating key dimensions of interprofessional teamwork in acute geriatric units
228

P-736 Types of interprofessional teamwork in acute geriatric units and its relation to patient and carers’ outcomes
228

P-737 Efficacy of an integrated model of a protected discharge facility by using domotic, robotic and telecare systems in hospitalized frail older people: the MODIPRO project
228

P-738 Spread the word: first geriatric unit in Portugal
229

P-739 Nurse staffing and elderly patient mortality in acute care hospitals: a longitudinal study
229

P-740 Smart medication dispenser–a new device to improve medication adherence in older people
229

P-741 Continuity of primary care and emergency department utilization among elderly people
230

P-742 Transferring care: improving the safety and quality for patients moving between hospital and care homes
230

P-743 Barriers and facilitators for using a new screening tool for older medical patients in an emergency department in Denmark: a qualitative study applying the Theoretical Domains Framework
230

P-744 Stress reduction through listening tomusic during gastroscopy and colonoscopy
230

P-745 Resource based community development as an asset for integrated long term care for chronicity at community level
231

P-746 Efficacy of a nursing home GP service in London
232

P-747 Adult ventilator weaning program in tertiary care center Qatar
232

P-748 The IBenC Project −benchmarking costs and quality of European community care
232

P-749 Healthy active ageing supported by technological environment: the DOREMI experience
232

P-750 ICT solution for balance assessment in elderly: the DOREMI system validation and applicability
233

P-751 Robot in the care for the elderly persons
233

P-752 Development of a transfer document for the community pharmacist at hospital discharge
233

Area: Pharmacology
234

P-754 The use of psychoactive drugs in the institutionalized and noninstitutionalized elderly
234

P-755 Laxative use in the geriatric population in long-term care and association to patients’ medication
234

P-756 Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing among older adults: a comparison of the Beers 2012 and Screening Tool of Older Person’s Prescriptions (STOPP) Criteria Version 2
234

P-757 Psychotropic drug exposure and hip fractures
235

P-758 Co-prescriptions of psychotropic drugs to elderly patients in a general hospital
235

P-759 Inappropriate anticholinergic drugs prescriptions in hospitalised elderly patients
235

P-760 Potentially inappropriate medication prescribing is associated with socioeconomic factors: a spatial analysis in the French NordPas-de-Calais Region
236

P-761 Tramadol prescriptions in older, hospitalized patients
236

P-762 Prescribing habits in severe renal impairment at a local geriatric hospital in Malta: a quality improvement project
236

P-763 Older patients on amiodarone: an audit on the monitoring of thyroid and liver function tests
236

P-764 Physicians’ approach of prescribing drugs for older patients –a qualitative study
237

P-765 Benzodiazepine use in the elderly in the secondary hospital
237

P-766 Pill Box –are they all necessary? (PB-ATAN)
237

P-767 The association of antidepressive medication with physical activity in older adults: the ActiFE study
237

P-768 No impact of pharmaceutical intervention evaluated using the STOPP/START criteria; a case-control study
238

P-769 Description of a reality. Proton-pump inhibitor in elderly hospitalized
238

P-770 Is depression a predictive factor for polypharmacy in elderly?
238

P-771 Hypoalbuminemia in older patients drug therapy –should we be worried?
238

P-772 Anticholinergic burden of drug therapy of older patients admitted in an Internal Medicine ward
239

P-773 Number of discharge medications as a risk factor for early readmission of elderly patients: a retrospective study
239

P-774 The PharE STUDY: an Italian pharmacovigilance study in elderly home care patients affected with dementia
239

P-775 How can opiate prescribing be optimised in orthogeriatrics? An audit in a district general hospital setting
239

P-776 Primary care hypnotic and anxiolytic prescription–reviewing prescribing practice over eight years
240

P-777 How many pills are too much?
240

P-778 Effects of cholinergic burden decrease on behavioral disorders among elderly demented subjects
240

P-779 Investigation of prescriptions delivered to the elderly in community pharmacies
240

P-780 Comprehensive geriatric care reduces potentially inappropriate prescribing in frail, anemic elderly patients with a hip fracture
241

P-781 Hypoglycemic coma with fatal outcome in a patient treated with cotrimoxazole and sulphonylurea
241

P-782 Use of QT- interval prolonging drugs in patients admitted to geriatric department
241

P-783 STOPP Frail (Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions in Frail Adults with Limited Life Expectancy): consensus validation
241

P-784 Unavailability of drugs as a cause of inappropriately omitted antiparkinsonian doses in Parkinson’s disease inpatients
242

P-785 Danish register-based cohort study on the dosage association between antidepressants and hyponatremia
242

P-786 Comparison of tools to reduce polypharmacy on hospital discharge in a real-world elderly population
242

P-787 Our knowledge of herbal medicines as healthcare professionals needs to be better
242

P-788 Development of lidocaine patch guidelines for short term use
243

P-789 Prevalence of preventive cardiovascular medication use in nursing home residents with short life expectancy. The SHELTER Study
243

P-790 Metformin-associated lactic acidosis in the very old: reflexions about a case report
243

P-791 Cancer: one of the most prevalent diseases in geriatric population
244

P-792 Use of central nervous system active medications in patients with Parkinson’s disease or Parkinsonism
244

P-793 Resistant hypocalcemia with denosumab therapy
244

P-794 Medication review starts from the front door: the success of STOPP/ START criteria in frail elderly patients in the emergency department
244

P-795 Falls of older patients: the influence of drugs
245

P-796 Clinical and pharmacological correlations in geriatrics
245

P-797 Inappropriate prescription of PPI’s and statins and their contribution to poly-medication in elderly
245

P-798 Antipsychotics agents in dementia
245

P-799 Polypharmacy in elderly patients admitted to Acute Medical Wards, Hospital Sungai Buloh, Malaysia
246

P-800 Acute kidney failure due to anti-inflammatory drugs and antihypertensive drugs in elderly inpatients
246

P-801 Serotonin syndrome and polypharmacy
246

P-802 Orthogeriatrics unit: an opportunity to medication reconciliation in the elderly with hip fracture
246

P-803 Drug prescription in the elderly: are we doing it right?
247

P-804 Polypharmacy in elderly patients–application of Beers Criteria in a Medical Service
247

P-805 Age and comorbidity as predictors of inadequate proton pump inhibition
247

P-806 Non-vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) in patients with hip fracture; prevalence of use and implications
248

P-807 Drug prescription in the elderly: revaluation of potentially inappropriate prescribing during hospitalization according to STOPP and START criteria version 2
248

P-808 Benefits of pharmaceutical care services in optimizing pharmacotherapy in the elderly
248

P-809 Polypharmacy in the elderly and the Internal Medicine ward–an observational study in a Portuguese tertiary hospital
248

P-810 A point prevalence study of psychoactive drugs and the elderly patient in the hospital setting
249

P-811 Benzodiazepines: potentially dangerous, highly used
249

P-812 Chronic diarrhea? Think about olmesartan
249

P-813 Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and hyponatremia in the elderly: a case report
249

P-814 Diseases linked to polypharmacy and consequences of multiple drug use in consecutively admitted elderly patients at the time of admission
250

P-815 Inappropriate proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) use in consecutively admitted elderly patients at the time of admission: prevalence and determinants
250

P-816 Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) used by consecutively admitted elderly patients in a Greek hospital: prevalence and independent predictors
250

P-817 Chronic femoral haematoma (FH): a hidden cause of anemia in a 66-year old woman
250

P-818 The effectiveness of geriatric integrated outpatient service in a tertiary teaching hospital in southern Taiwan
251

P-819 EURO-FORTA: a study to promote the usage of the FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) List internationally
251

P-820 A crucial update of the FORTA (“Fit fOR The Aged”) List: a clinical tool for the optimization of drug treatment in the elderly
251

P-821 Pharmaceutical care in geriatrics in Poland
251

P-822 Colistin: an unknown adverse drug reaction in an elderly patient
252

P-823 Occurrence of a serotonin syndrome on escitalopramand tramadol in a porphyria patient
252

P-824 Consequences of the angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors on kidneys in high-risk elderly patients
252

P-825 Duodenal ulcer perforation linked to long-term nicorandilacetylsalicylic acid association
252

Area: Pre and post-operative care
253

P-826 Preliminary data of the “Gruppo Italiano di Ortogeriatria, GIOG” database in elderly patients admitted to Orthogeriatric Units after hip fracture
253

P-827 Proximal femoral fractures: readmission and mortality one year post operatively
253

P-828 Combined pharmacological and mechanical methods for the prevention of venous-thromboembolism (VTE) in surgically treated hip-fractured elderly
253

P-829 Does the use of a fascia iliaca block reduce length of hospital stay and opioid use in older patients with neck of femur fractures?
253

P-830 The intersectoral treatment and prevention path for geriatric risk patients
254

P-831 Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for the elderly and extremely elderly
254

P-832 Reducing pneumonia and delirium in hip fracture patients by implementation screening for dysphagia
254

P-833 Impact of prostate cancer on body image: a descriptive approach
254

P-834 Latest trends in home care rehabilitation in knee prosthesis: a systematic review
255

P-835 Outcomes after hip fracture in patients aged 90 and older
255

P-836 Validity of three risk prediction models to predict 1-year mortality in hip fracture patients
255

P-837 Comparison of key characteristic differences of younger versus older patients admitted with major trauma
256

P-838 A retrospective study of regional anaesthesia with continuous peripheral nerve blocks to enhance recovery in elderly patients following hip fracture fixation–the Singapore experience
256

P-839 Chest X-ray for hip fractures: are we missing anything?
256

P-840 Quality improvement with implementation of a checklist for safe discharge of hip fracture patients to nursing home
257

P-841 Predicting 1 year mortality in patients after repair of fractured neck of femur (#NOF) using the Nottingham hip fracture score (NHFS)
257

P-842 Results of interdisciplinary approach in elective surgery for colorectal cancer in geriatric patients: a case-control study
257

P-843 Pre-operative functional mobility as an independent determinant of inpatient recovery of activities after total knee replacement in three subsequent different timeframes and pathways: results from a single-centre cohort study
257

P-844 Feasibility and impact of a geriatrician-led liaison service for older people admitted as an emergency under general surgery. Salford-POPS –GS
258

P-845 Prognostic factors in non-cardiac surgery in elders
258

P-846 Hemodynamic, geriatric and quality of life assessment after aortic valve replacement in an old population hospitalized in Liege University Hospital Belgium
258

Area: Psychiatric symptoms and illnesses
258

P-847 Psychotropic medication reconciliation: considering orthogeriatric unit admission a chance of therapeutic switch
258

P-848 Prevalence and risk factors of depression in elderly inpatients
259

P-849 Deciding on the treatment for challenging behaviors in patients with dementia
259

P-850 The outcomes of a care pathway for depression screening among respiratory insufficiency patients in pulmonary outpatient clinic
259

P-851 Clozapine induced cardiomiopathy in Parkinson’s disease
259

P-852 Emotional and social loneliness, and depressive symptomatology among adults aged over 50
260

P-853 Improving the detection of delirium, depression and suspected dementia in community hospital settings
260

P-854 Depression as a predisposing factor to the low quality of life in elderly
260

P-855 Primary insomnia and acupuncture –is there any evidence?
260

P-856 Acute confusional syndrome in hospitalized patients with hip fracture
261

P-857 Psychological predictors of the development of impulse control disorders in Parkinson’s disease
261

P-858 Psychometric properties of Hospit
261

P-859 A quality improvement project to reduce violence and aggression enhancing patient’s sense of safety on an older adult mental health unit
261

P-860 Catatonia, an underdiagnosed disease
262

P-861 Loneliness and self-stigma among older adults with mental health problems in care homes
262

P-862 Geriatric depression under-diagnosis: a population study
262

Area: Urology and continence management
262

P-863 Urinary tract infections in elderly
262

P-864 Penile Cuff Test in old patients: feasibility in real life
263

P-865 What patients don’t tell and what we do not ask? Continence service development steering group at district general hospital
263

P-866 Kegel exercises in the incontinent older woman–is it worth it?
263

P-867 Prospective study of the impact of urethral catheterization on geriatric inpatients
263

P-868 A quality improvement project of “trial without catheter” practice –promoting continence care
264

P-869 Factors associated with elevated post-void residual volume in a comprehensive geriatric outpatient assessment after hip fracture in older women
264

Late Breaking Abstracts –Poster presentations
264

LB-1 Has dementia research lost sense of reality? A descriptive analysis of eligibility criteria of Dutch dementia research protocols
264

LB-7 Therapeutic approach in diabetics 65+ y. in outpatient care 2015
265

LB-8 Depression and associated factors among hospitalized elderly: a cross sectional study in a Saudi teaching hospital
265

LB-9 Patient journey to intermediate care from Emergency Department
265

Author Index
267