Tag: Seniors
Telehealth Intervention Beneficial for Seniors With Metastatic Cancer
Significant improvements in physical function, mood, quality of life, and symptom burden at three months
USPSTF: Screen Women of Reproductive Age for Intimate Partner Violence
However, for older and vulnerable adults, evidence is insufficient to assess balance of benefits and harms of screening for caregiver abuse, neglect
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Linked to Risk for Sudden Hearing Loss
MASLD linked to increased risk for sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Hypertension Is Most Common Chronic Condition in People Aged 85 Years and Older
Overall, 7.4 percent of adults aged 85 years and older reported no chronic conditions, 37.3 percent reported four or more
2023 Unintentional Fall Death Rate Was 69.9/100,000 in Those Aged 65 and Older
Unintentional fall death rate higher for men than women; rates increased from 2003 to 2023 for men and women
Daytime Napping Behaviors in Middle-Aged, Older Adults Impact Mortality Risk
Increased mortality seen in association with longer nap duration, greater intraindividual variability, more naps from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1 to 3 p.m.
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Exposure Linked to Neovascular AMD in Patients With Diabetes
More than twofold increased risk seen for nAMD development in unadjusted and adjusted models
2021 to 2023 Saw Rise in Cannabis Use by Older Adults
Notable shifts seen among those with higher income and certain clinical conditions
Depression Across the Life Course Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia
Depression present in late life and midlife linked to significantly increased risk for all-cause dementia
Substantial and Increasing Burden of Skin Cancer Seen in Older Adults
Only incidence and prevalence rates attributable to keratinocyte cancer, DALYs attributable to BCC would increase by 2050