Tag: Seniors
Lung Cancer Screening Beneficial to Age 80 for Candidates Fit for Surgery
In patients treated with surgery, survival rates were comparable for those aged 75 to 80 years and for younger patients
Potentially Inappropriate Medications Linked to Frailty at Cancer Diagnosis
Each additional Geriatric Oncology-PIM linked to 66 percent increase in odds of being mildly, moderate-to-severely frail at diagnosis
Voice-Based AI Enables Collection of BP Measurements at Home
Intervention resulted in a 17 percent absolute improvement in closing BP gaps, increased MA Star performance
RSV Vaccine Prevents RSV-Linked Hospitalization Among Older Adults Over Two Seasons
Estimated vaccine effectiveness was significantly lower for immunocompromised adults and those with CVD
Hurricane Sandy Tied to Higher Heart Disease Risk
Five years after landfall, 5 percent increased risk seen in elderly residents
Dementia Odds Significantly Increase With More Psychiatric Comorbidities
Highest posterior probabilities seen with mood and anxiety disorder co-occurrence
Insomnia Linked to Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment
Insomnia linked to faster decline in global cognition scores and increased risk for cognitive impairment in older adults
Meal Timing May Shift With Aging, Is Linked to Health Changes
Physical and psychological illnesses, such as fatigue, depression, anxiety, mainly associated with later breakfast
Suicide Deaths by Firearms Increasing Among Older Women
From 2014 to 2023, the firearm suicide/suicide ratio increased among women, but remained unchanged among men
Geriatric Assessment in the Emergency Department Reduces Admission Rates
Findings show no increase in emergency department length of stay or subsequent emergency department revisits
