Gerontology & Geriatric Research

Mélissa Blouin

Publications

• Research Article
  In the Emergency Department, Are Serum Biomarkers useful to Screen Independent Frail Seniors Exposed to Future Functional Decline or Mobility Impairments after a Minor Injury?
  Author(s): Mélissa Blouin*, Marie-Josée Sirois, Mylène Aubertin-Leheudre, Lauren E Griffith, Linda Nadeau, Raoul Daoust, Jacques Lee and Marcel Émond Mélissa Blouin*, Marie-Josée Sirois, Mylène Aubertin-Leheudre, Lauren E Griffith, Linda Nadeau, Raoul Daoust, Jacques Lee and Marcel Émond
  
  Background: Frailty is a geriatric syndrome conferring a high risk of declining functional capacities. Some serum biomarkers are associated with frailty, but no study has specifically investigated the possible association between frailty and serum biomarkers in independent community-dwelling seniors who consulted the emergency department (ED) following a minor injury. Objective: 1) To explore baseline associations between six serum biomarkers and the frailty status of independent community-dwelling seniors who were seen in the ED for minor injuries, 2) to determine if ED serum biomarker assay combined with frailty status improves the prediction of 3-month functional decline or mobility impairments in this population, beyond frailty status alone. Methods: The study includes 190 participants (age ≥ 65 years, independent.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000457

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