December 2016 Briefing – Geriatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for December 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Low Vitamin D Linked to Incident Frailty in Older Women
Correlation is attenuated after accounting for cardiometabolic diseases
Burden of Anticholinergic Meds in Older Adults Must Be Considered
Often prescribed to older adults; measures developed for quantifying anticholinergic burden
Chair Yoga Helps Older Adults Manage Osteoarthritis Pain
Benefits include lasting reduction in pain interference and short-term decreases in pain and fatigue
Iron Deficiency Anemia Ups Risk of Hearing Loss in U.S. Adults
After adjustment for sex, adults with IDA have increased odds of SNHL, combined hearing loss
Penalties Under ACA Tied to Drop in Medicare Readmission Rates
More rapid drop in 30-day readmission for myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, pneumonia
Post-Lunch Napping Tied to Better Cognition in Elderly
Moderate nappers scored higher than non-nappers, short nappers, extended nappers
Is Dementia in Older Women Tied to 20-Year Rate of Weight Loss?
Rate of loss over 20 years linked to development of MCI/dementia in women surviving past 80
More Years Lost for Whites Versus South Asians, Blacks With T2DM
Older South Asians with diabetes have longer life expectancy than South Asians without diabetes
Personal Health Care Spending Continues to Soar in the U.S.
Highest spending on diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and low back and neck pain in 2013
