Do self-report measures of well-being predict incident harm due to self-neglect in cognitively impaired seniors who live alone?
GDS and self-rated health are simple measures to administer in the primary care setting and may be useful to PCPs in the earlier identification of those at greatest risk of harm in this vulnerable group of patients.
Elective resection of the sigmoid for persisting or recurring symptoms after an episode of diverticulitis improves general QoL and discomfort caused by abdominal pain, abnormal defecation and fatigue in the vast majority of patients.