Tag: Seniors
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
Higher Consumption of Coffee, Tea Linked to Lower Physical Frailty
Higher consumption of caffeine at midlife linked to reduced likelihood of physical frailty in later life among Chinese adults
ADHD Increases Risk for Car Crashes in Older Adults
Findings based on nearly four years of data with in-vehicle recording devices
Decision Support Tool Cuts Hypoglycemia Risk in Older Adults
Decreased use of insulin and sulfonylureas seen postintervention
Walking Intervention Can Lower BP in Sedentary Older Adults
Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure may improve among older adults taking additional 3,000 steps/day
Most Seniors With RSV-Linked Hospitalization Are Aged ≥75
And patients aged ≥60 years hospitalized with RSV are more likely to have severe illness than those with COVID-19, influenza
COACH Intervention May Reduce Instances of Elder Mistreatment
Remotely delivered caregiver strengths-based education and social support intervention was effective for preventing elder mistreatment
Diversity in Early-Phase Cancer Trials Improved Since 2000
Some gains seen in racial/ethnic and geographic diversity; more older patients also enrolled
