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Efraim Jaul Author
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Affiliation
geriatrics and family medicine
Department of geriatrics and family medicine, Herzog Medical Center, Israel
Biography
Efraim Jaul, a specialist in geriatrics and family medicine, certified by the Hebrew University of Public Health. He is senior lecturer at the school of medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Efraim Jaul academic activity (teaching and research) focuses on pressure ulcers in the elderly person. He has Published about 50 articles in the medical press in Israel and abroad. Also, published 5 books dealing with old age.
Publications
Short Communication Open Access
Spasticity in advanced dementia patients increases the risk for pressure ulcer
Author(s): Efraim Jaul
Introduction: Pressure ulcers, spasticity and advanced dementia are frequently common among immobile elderly patients treated in skilled nursing departments. Spasticity and advanced dementia are contributing factors leading to severe functional disabilities, pain, sleep disorders and can lead to complications such as muscle contractures and pressure ulcers.
Objective: To identify and characterize the association relationship among prevalence of pressure ulcers, spasticity levels and advanced dementia in disable elderly patients hospitalized in skilled nursing departments. Early indications between these factors could promote clinical monitoring of pressure ulce... view more»
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