June 2018 Briefing – Geriatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for June 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Patient Engagement in Asthma Treatment Plans May Improve Quality of Life
In older adults with asthma, decision making scores positively correlated with QoL scores
Socioeconomic Factors Linked to Hearing Aid Access, Use
Younger, lower-income, less-educated individuals significantly less likely to use hearing aids
Intensive Management Program Benefits High-Risk Patients
Access to intensive management program results in more outpatient care with no increase in total costs
Conservative Management Up for Low-Risk Prostate CA in Veterans
More conservative management and active surveillance utilized at VA hospitals from 2005 to 2015
Prolonged Leisure-Time Sitting Tied to Increased Mortality Risk
Increase in all-cause, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, suicide, COPD mortality
Decision Tree Model Can ID Behaviors Linked to Sunburn Risk
Decision tree approach superior to composite score approach for classifying cases with sunburn
AMA Calls for Electronic Health Record Training
Association says medical students, residents should undergo training with evaluative feedback
Practice Management Can Improve Efficiency
Suggestions include doing a financial analysis, using scribes, renegotiating insurance contracts
Combination of LABA + Inhaled Glucocorticoid Safe in Asthma
Also results in significantly fewer asthma exacerbations than inhaled glucocorticoid alone
