Doron Garfinkel

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Country: Israel

Publications

  1. ncbi The war against polypharmacy: a new cost-effective geriatric-palliative approach for improving drug therapy in disabled elderly people
    Doron Garfinkel
    Department of Evaluation and Rehabilitation, Shoham Geriatric Medical Center, Pardes Hana, Israel
    Isr Med Assoc J 9:430-4. 2007
  2. ncbi High efficacy for hip protectors in the prevention of hip fractures among elderly people with dementia
    Doron Garfinkel
    Department of Evaluation and Rehabilitation and Palliative Unit, Shoham Geriatric Medical Center, Pardes Hana, Israel
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 9:313-8. 2008
  3. ncbi Feasibility study of a systematic approach for discontinuation of multiple medications in older adults: addressing polypharmacy
    Doron Garfinkel
    Geriatric Palliative Department, Shoham Geriatric Medical Center, Pardes Hana, Israel
    Arch Intern Med 170:1648-54. 2010
  4. ncbi Disclosing bad news to patients with life-threatening illness: differences in attitude between physicians and nurses in Israel
    Merav Ben Natan
    Pat Matthews Academic School of Nursing, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
    Int J Palliat Nurs 15:276-81. 2009
  5. ncbi End-of-life needs as perceived by terminally ill older adult patients, family and staff
    Merav Ben Natan
    Pat Matthews Academic School of Nursing, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
    Eur J Oncol Nurs 14:299-303. 2010

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Publications5

  1. ncbi The war against polypharmacy: a new cost-effective geriatric-palliative approach for improving drug therapy in disabled elderly people
    Doron Garfinkel
    Department of Evaluation and Rehabilitation, Shoham Geriatric Medical Center, Pardes Hana, Israel
    Isr Med Assoc J 9:430-4. 2007
    ..The extent of medical and financial problems of polypharmacy in the elderly is disturbing, particularly in nursing homes and nursing departments...
  2. ncbi High efficacy for hip protectors in the prevention of hip fractures among elderly people with dementia
    Doron Garfinkel
    Department of Evaluation and Rehabilitation and Palliative Unit, Shoham Geriatric Medical Center, Pardes Hana, Israel
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 9:313-8. 2008
    ..To evaluate the efficacy of hip protectors (HP) in preventing hip fractures (HF) in patients with dementia...
  3. ncbi Feasibility study of a systematic approach for discontinuation of multiple medications in older adults: addressing polypharmacy
    Doron Garfinkel
    Geriatric Palliative Department, Shoham Geriatric Medical Center, Pardes Hana, Israel
    Arch Intern Med 170:1648-54. 2010
    ..This study reports the feasibility of this approach in community-dwelling older patients...
  4. ncbi Disclosing bad news to patients with life-threatening illness: differences in attitude between physicians and nurses in Israel
    Merav Ben Natan
    Pat Matthews Academic School of Nursing, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
    Int J Palliat Nurs 15:276-81. 2009
    ..The main predictors among nurses were behavioural beliefs and prior experience, and among physicians were subjective norms and prior experience...
  5. ncbi End-of-life needs as perceived by terminally ill older adult patients, family and staff
    Merav Ben Natan
    Pat Matthews Academic School of Nursing, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
    Eur J Oncol Nurs 14:299-303. 2010
    ..This study aimed to compare the importance attributed to different end-of-life needs by terminally ill older adult patients in long-term care facilities, their families and care providers (physicians and nurses)...