Tag: Seniors
For Veterans Receiving Dialysis, Unstable Housing Linked to Mortality
In age-stratified analyses, veterans aged 75 to 85 years had higher mortality in association with unstable housing
One in Four Older Transgender Adults Contemplated Suicide in Last Year
Facing more adverse conditions has additive effect on risk for contemplating suicide
Hippocampal Atrophy Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Association was independent of Aβ and tau, and accounted for 10 percent of the variance in cognitive decline
AHA: Sodium Reduction in Diet Lowers Blood Pressure in Seniors
Decline in BP from high- to low-sodium diet was independent of hypertension status; generally consistent across subgroups
Bleeding Higher With Standard-Dose DOACs in Nonvalvular A-Fib
Higher rate of bleeding seen with standard- versus reduced-dose DOACs in patients 65 years and older
Neighborhood Greenspace, Income Linked to White Matter Grade
Combination of lower neighborhood income and lower greenspace may be risk factor for worsening white matter grade on MRI
Cognitively Enriched Tai Ji Quan Training Good for Seniors With MCI
Cognitively enhanced tai ji quan therapy superior to standard tai ji quan, stretching exercise for improving global cognition
High BP Visit-to-Visit Variability Linked to Dementia Risk in Late Life
Higher blood pressure variability not associated with higher lifetime dementia risk at age 60, 70, or 80 years
Mobility in Older Adults Tied to Higher Income, More Working Years
Interventions like exercise may have enhanced return on investment
Black Seniors More Likely to Receive Low-Value Acute Diagnostic Tests
White patients have higher rate of low-value screening tests and treatment, including preoperative lab tests, PSA tests
