Lidvine Godaert

• Doctor of Medicine
• Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes

The aim was to perform a systematic review of cases published in the literature to describe the management of high-output ileostomy (HOI) in older adults. A literature search was performed in PubMed©, and Scopus© for all publications up to March 1st, 2023. Case reports and/or case series reporting data from older adults on HOI management were inclu...

Objective: We aimed to identify risk factors for nursing home (NH) entry 36 months after hospitalization via the emergency department (ED) in a population of patients aged 75 years or older. Methods: This was a prospective multicentre cohort. Patients were recruited from the emergency departments (EDs) of nine hospitals. Subjects had been hospit...

Older adults who are socially isolated or who feel lonely have a higher risk of morbidity and mortality. It is important to be able to assess them with efficient tools. The objective was to describe tools for assessing feelings of loneliness (FoL) and social isolation (SI) in older adults, and to estimate their prevalence. A systematic review was c...

“Obesity paradox” describes the counterintuitive finding that aged overweight and obese people with a particular disease may have better outcomes than their normal weight or underweight counterparts. This systematic review was performed to summarize the publications related to the obesity paradox in older adults, to gain an in-depth understanding o...

The aim of this study was to investigate the link between self-reported health (SRH) and mortality in older adults. In total, 505 studies were found in PubMed and Scopus, of which 26 were included in this review. In total, 6 of the 26 studies included did not find any evidence of an association between SRH and mortality. Of the 21 studies that incl...

PurposeTo derive and validate a 90-day unplanned hospital readmission (UHR) score based on information available to non-hospital based care providers.Methods Retrospective longitudinal study with cross-validation method. Participants were older adults (≥ 65 years) admitted to a geriatric short-stay department in a general hospital in France. Patien...

Background medication safety is a major public health challenge, particularly among older populations. Changing the medication’s form may be inappropriate and may incur a risk of adverse effects. Objectives the objectives were to estimate the prevalence of medication modification and to identify factors associated with the practice of medication m...

The objective was to compare the profile and outcomes of older adults admitted to a geriatric short-stay unit for COVID-19, to those of older adults admitted to the same unit for seasonal influenza infection. This was an observational study performed in a General Hospital in France. Patients ≥ 70 years admitted to a geriatric short-stay unit for CO...

Purpose of Review Although the chikungunya virus was discovered more than 60 years ago, it has only really been studied since the outbreak in La Reunion in 2005–2006. Ten years later, between 2014 and 2015, the chikungunya virus spread throughout the Americas, affecting millions of people. The objective of this review is to describe the contributio...

Purpose of Review Although the chikungunya virus was discovered more than 60 years ago, it has only really been studied since the outbreak in La Reunion in 2005-2006. Ten years later, between 2014 and 2015, the chikungunya virus spread throughout the Americas, affecting millions of people. The objective of this review is to describe the contributio...

Background: Vitamin D has diverse and extensive effects on the immune system, including activating innate immunity and reducing the overactive adaptive immune response. A systematic review was performed to identify and synthesize the best available evidence on the association between vitamin D level and risk of COVID-19, adverse outcomes and possi...

Background: Entering a NH can represent considerable mental trauma in addition to an increased financial strain. An improved understanding of the psychological issues at play could help professionals to adopt a more empathic attitude. Objectives: the main objective of our study was to identify distinctive profiles of adults aged over 65 in four Eur...

The WHO defined three clinical forms for chikungunya virus infection (CHIKV, namely, acute, atypical, and severe cases) and a chronic form. These definitions seemed inappropriate for the elderly. So, we propose an adapted definition for elderly people. A cross-sectional analysis was performed including patients aged ≥ 65 years, who attended the eme...

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate whether Chikungunya virus infection (CVI) was an independent risk factor for 2-year mortality in Afro-Caribbean subjects aged 65 years or older. Patients and methods A retrospective cohort study was performed from January 2014 to December 2016 in the University Hospital of Martinique. Subjects aged...

The aim of this study was to describe the predictive role of the modified SEGA frailty scale on nursing home admission, readmission to hospital, falls and mortality. Material and methods: We performed a prospective, single-centre cohort study in patients discharged from a geriatric hospital ward between July 2016 and February 2017, with follow-up...

To face the new Covid‐19 pandemic, the need for early and accurate diagnosis of the disease among suspected cases quickly became obvious for effective management, and for better control of the spread of the disease in the population. Since the beginning of this disease epidemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV...

The aim of this study was to describe the predictive role of the modified SEGA fragility score on nursing home admission, rehospitalization, falls and mortality. Material and methods: We performed a prospective, single-center cohort study in patients leaving geriatric hospitalization between July 2016 and February 2017, with follow-up at 6 months...

Improving immunisation coverage for older adults is a public health issue. Since 2008, nurses have been authorised to vaccinate this population against influenza without a medical prescription. One study examined the opinions of a sample of 78 private duty nurses in Martinique on influenza and anti-tetanus vaccination of elderly populations. The ma...

Background: The risk of entry into a nursing home has been shown to vary according to geographical and clinical factors, although the effect of location could be due to confounders. The main objective of our study was to describe their perception of their place of residence in adults aged over 65 in four European countries. Methods: The cross-secti...

Objective To investigate whether the long‐term survival in elderly patients with prior Chikungunya virus infection (CVI) is associated with the clinical form presented in the acute phase, as defined by the WHO classification. Methods Retrospective cohort study performed in Martinique University Hospitals. Patients who attended the emergency depart...

Background The French West-Indies rank first for both prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates. Analyzing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures among patients with prostate cancer, using data from a population-based cancer registry, is essential for cancer surveillance and research strategies. Methods This retrospective observational cohort s...

Objectives To assess the frequency of diagnostic errors in older adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms suggestive of Chikungunya virus infection (CVI) and to compare the rates of misdiagnosis of older and younger adults. Design Cross‐sectional study performed in the University Hospitals of Martinique from retrospective c...

Purpose Recording cancer data in cancer registries is essential for producing reliable population-based data for service planning, monitoring and evaluation. Prostate cancer (PCa) remains the most frequent type of cancer in terms of incidence and mortality in men in the Caribbean. The quality of life PCa cohort will assess quality of life and patie...

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Acquired Hemophilia A (AHA) is a rare disease that requires urgent management. Currently, there is no consensus regarding optimal management in aged people. This systematic review aimed to describe diagnosis, clinical features, management, and endpoints in population aged 65 years or over with AHA. A literature search up to and including 31st May 2...

Objective The primary objective was to identify predictive factors of inhospital death in a population of patients aged 65 years or older hospitalised with Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection. The secondary aim was to develop and validate a predictive score for inhospital death based on the predictors identified. Design Longitudinal retrospective...

Purpose: To determine whether self-rated health (SRH) is an independent predictor for mortality in older Afro-Caribbean patients hospitalised for an acute condition. Methods: Prospective cohort of patients recruited from the University Hospitals of Martinique Acute Care for Elders unit. Patients aged 75 or older and hospitalised for an acute con...

To compare the proportion of prescriptions containing at least one inappropriate drug, as identified using three tools for optimizing drug prescriptions in the elderly. Cross-sectional, observational study based on the analysis of prescriptions of patients discharged between 1 September and 31 October 2014 in a short-stay geriatrics unit at the Lou...

Objectives: We aimed to determine whether the presentation of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection differs between older and younger adults with regard to clinical form during the acute phase defined by the World Health Organization: acute clinical, atypical, and severe acute. Design: Cross-sectional, retrospective. Setting: University Hospital...

Background This study aimed to derive and validate a score for Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection screening in old people admitted to acute care units. Methods This study was performed in the Martinique University Hospitals from retrospective cases. Patients were aged 65+, admitted to acute care units for suspected CHIKV infection in 2014, with b...

Geriatric guidelines recommend considering prognosis in the context of clinical decision making. Several mortality-risk indexes have been developed. While external validation is a recognized crucial step before implementation in clinical practice, few of these indexes have actually been externally validated. Our aim was to test the external validit...

The aim of this study is to determine whether self-rated health (SRH) is an independent prognostic factor for mid- and long-term mortality in older Afro-Caribbean patients hospitalised for an acute condition. This study was a prospective cohort that recruited patients from the University Hospitals of Martinique Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit (Fre...

The aim of the study was to derive a score for Chikungunya virus infection (CVI) screening in the elderly. Patients were 65+, and admitted to acute care units of Martinique University Hospitals for suspected Chikungunya virus infection (CVI). Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) was used as gold standard testing. A point value w...

Background: Population-based Cancer registries (PBCR) play an important role in cancer surveillance and research. The aim of this study was to examine overall survival in elderly patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) by analysing data from the Martinique PBCR between 1993 and 2012. Methods: The log-rank test was used to assess the statistical di...

The mini mental state examination (MMSE) has become a benchmark for the screening and follow-up of cognitive impairment. The numerous translations of the MMS into other languages attest to its popularity. Clinical practice suggests that the consensual French version from the Greco (Groupe de réflexion sur les évaluations cognitives - Research worki...

Background Chikungunya is an endemo-epidemic infection, which is still considered as an emerging public health problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate in a 65+ population, the accuracy of two chikungunya screening scores that were developed in younger people. Methods It was performed in the Martinique University Hospitals from retrospective...

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Purpose: To determine whether self-rated health is a prognostic factor of six-week mortality, independently of other known objective prognostic factors. Methods: The SAFMA study was a prospective cohort, which recruited patients from the University Hospital of Martinique Acute Care for Elders unit (French West Indies) from January to June 2012....

Background: The Mini-Mental-State (MMS) is a test for early identification of cognitive alterations. In the consensus version prepared by the group of research and evaluation of cognitive tools (GRECO) published in 2003, the threshold of 22/30 was defined as determining pathological threshold in subjects 50 to 79 years, who didn t pass their middle...

Background: The Mini-Mental-State (MMS) is a test for early identification of cognitive alterations. In the consensus version prepared by the group of research and evaluation of cognitive tools (GRECO) published in 2003, the threshold of 22/30 was defined as determining pathological threshold in subjects 50 to 79 years, who didn't pass their middle...