Physical Activity Doesn’t Seem to Reduce Risk of Frailty in Elderly
Baseline frailty didn't modify effect of physical activity on reducing major mobility disability
Idalopirdine May Not Improve Cognition in Mild Alzheimer’s
Findings from three randomized trials show no improvement in cognition vs. placebo over 24 weeks
Adjuvanted Shingles Subunit Vaccine Likely More Cost-Effective
Less overall cost and more effective than live attenuated vaccine at all ages; generally a good value
Repeated Flu Vaccinations Help Prevent Severe Infection
Annual vaccination found to lessen flu severity, hospitalizations, and death among the elderly
Charting Intervention Improves Geriatric Assessment Notes
Includes templates, education, outreach, reminders for documenting function, cognition, care planning
For Hospitals, No Benefit for Early Adoption of Financial Incentives
Hospitals with early adoption do not have better process scores, lower mortality than late adopters
Cancer Death Rate Continuing to Decline in United States
Continuous drop in combined cancer death rate from 1991 to 2015, resulting in 2,378,600 fewer deaths
Scripted Callbacks Do Not Prevent 30-Day Returns of ER Discharges
No reduction in ER/hospital return rates or death for older adults who receive telephone follow-up
Silent Myocardial Infarction Linked to Heart Failure Risk
Silent and clinically manifested MI both correlated with future risk of heart failure in adjusted models
December 2017 Briefing – Geriatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for December 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
