Tag: Seniors

Greatest incidence seen for metastatic, hematological, and lung cancer; increased risk for CVD seen with chemotherapy

Optimal level of programming is at least three to four times a week in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Lifetime use of standard statin increased QALYs by 0.24 to 0.70, with further increase seen for higher-intensity statins

3.6 percent did not get prescription medications due to cost; 3.4 percent did not take medication as prescribed due to cost

Developing AKI associated with a significantly increased rate of subsequent dementia; pattern consistent across dementia types

Increased risk for low self-rated mental health, loneliness symptoms seen for older adults with more sensory disabilities

Reasons for not having had eye examination include no insurance, no reason to, and cost of eye examination

Findings for total, animal, and plant protein in older adults

High-risk drinking tied to higher all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality

Of patients who died during observation, median of 56 percent of time between diagnosis and death spent in hospital