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| Title |
Triage of frail elderly with reduced exercise tolerance in primary care (TREE). a clustered randomized diagnostic study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-385 |
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| Authors |
Yvonne van Mourik, Karel GM Moons, Loes CM Bertens, Johannes B Reitsma, Arno W Hoes, Frans H Rutten |
| Abstract |
Exercise reduced tolerance and breathlessness are common in the elderly and can result in substantial loss in functionality and health related quality of life. Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common underlying causes, but can be difficult to disentangle due to overlap in symptomatology. In addition, other potential causes such as obesity, anaemia, renal dysfunction and thyroid disorders may be involved.We aim to assess whether screening of frail elderly with reduced exercise tolerance leads to high detection rates of HF, COPD, or alternative diagnoses, and whether detection of these diseases would result in changes in patient management and increase in both functionality and quality of life. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 191 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 187 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 32 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 9% |
| Researcher | 17 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 7% |
| Other | 37 | 19% |
| Unknown | 54 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 57 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 41 | 21% |
| Psychology | 5 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 2% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 18 | 9% |
| Unknown | 62 | 32% |