Tag: Seniors
New Test Developed to Assess Geriatrics Fellowship Programs
Progressive increases in score tied to additional geriatrics training
Cognitive Test Predicts Elderly Insulin Injection Success
Number of animal names recalled in one minute was the most useful indicator
Sedentary Time a ‘Potent Risk Factor’ for Mobility Loss
And increased TV time significantly associated with mobility disability at all levels of physical activity
Less Than Half of Seniors With A-Fib Receive Anticoagulants
Increase in overall anticoagulant use over time, mainly due to increase in new oral anticoagulants
Thoracic Kyphosis Not Tied to Physical Function
Findings based on follow-up from the Framingham Heart Study
Geriatric Consults Remain Rare in Kidney Cancer Care
Although use of medical co-management and rehabilitation services increasing
Link for Sedentary Time, Mortality Varies With Frailty Level
Sedentary time has greatest adverse impact among adults ≥50 years with highest frailty level
Visual Dysfunction Tied to Poor Cognitive Function in Seniors
Association identified using data from two nationally representative samples
Physical Activity Predicts Disability in Older Adults
Findings based on a study using accelerometer-measured physical activity
Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score Estimates Unfavorable Discharge
GTOS II estimates the probability of unfavorable discharge in injured elders with moderate accuracy
