Browsing Medical Gerontology by Author "Briggs, Robert"
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Does baseline hypotension predict incident depression in a cohort of community-dwelling older people? Data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
Kenny, Rose; Kennelly, Sean; Briggs, Robert (2017)Background: hypotension is now recognised as a risk factor for syncope, cardiovascular events and mortality, but it may also represent a risk factor for late life depression (LLD). The aim of this study was to clarify ... -
Home FIRsT: interdisciplinary geriatric assessment and disposition outcomes in the Emergency Department
Romero-Ortuno, Roman; Briggs, Robert; Cunningham, Conal (2020)Background: Older people in the Emergency Department (ED) are clinically heterogenous and some presentations may be better suited to alternative out-of-hospital pathways. A new interdisciplinary comprehensive geriatric ... -
Longitudinal Association Between Orthostatic Hypotension at 30 Seconds Post-Standing and Late-Life Depression.
Kennelly, Sean; Kenny, Rose; Briggs, Robert (2018)There is an established cross-sectional association between orthostatic hypotension (OH) and late-life depression. The aim of this observational study was to clarify the longitudinal association between baseline symptomatic ... -
Nursing home residents attending the emergency department: clinical characteristics and outcomes.
O'Neill, Desmond; Coughlan, Tara; Kennelly, Sean; Briggs, Robert (2013)Nursing home (NH) residents represent the frailest group of older people, and providing gerontologically attuned care that addresses these frailties is often a challenge within the emergency department (ED). This study ... -
Physical and Mental Health of Older People while Cocooning during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Romero-Ortuno, Roman; Ward, Mark; Cunningham, Conal; Kenny, Rose; Robinson, David; Mc Carroll, Kevin; Briggs, Robert (2021)Background: Cocooning or shielding, i.e. staying at home and reducing face-to-face interaction with other people, was an important part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic for older people. However, concerns exist ...