Tag: Seniors
Single Dose of mRNA-1345 Vaccine Safe, Effective Against RSV in Seniors
Vaccine efficacy was 68.4 percent against RSV-associated acute respiratory disease; offers protection against subtypes A and B
Colorectal Screening Rates Do Not Differ by 10-Year Life Expectancy in Seniors
Authors say that screening based on individual life expectancy, rather than age, may improve screening selection and value
Nonagenarians Are Mostly Sedentary, With Low Physical Activity
Low levels of physical activity characteristics linked to low education, dizziness, and fear of falling
USPSTF: Exercise Interventions Recommended to Prevent Falls in Seniors
Decision to recommend multifactorial interventions should be individualized for community-dwelling older adults at risk of fall
Falls Decision Rule IDs Which Seniors With a Fall Require Head CT
No head CT required in cases with no history of head injury on falling, no amnesia of fall, no new abnormality on neurologic exam
For Veterans Receiving Dialysis, Unstable Housing Linked to Mortality
In age-stratified analyses, veterans aged 75 to 85 years had higher mortality in association with unstable housing
One in Four Older Transgender Adults Contemplated Suicide in Last Year
Facing more adverse conditions has additive effect on risk for contemplating suicide
Hippocampal Atrophy Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Association was independent of Aβ and tau, and accounted for 10 percent of the variance in cognitive decline
AHA: Sodium Reduction in Diet Lowers Blood Pressure in Seniors
Decline in BP from high- to low-sodium diet was independent of hypertension status; generally consistent across subgroups
Bleeding Higher With Standard-Dose DOACs in Nonvalvular A-Fib
Higher rate of bleeding seen with standard- versus reduced-dose DOACs in patients 65 years and older
