Tag: Seniors
Outcomes Up for Seniors With Hip Fx in Large Teaching Hospitals
Mortality rates higher in smaller community hospitals, Canadian study finds
Volunteering May Help Prevent Cognitive Impairment in Seniors
Findings among older adults who maintain consistent volunteer engagement
Geriatric Scholars Program Benefits Most Participants
Improvement in use of evidence-based assessments, clinical decision-making, standards of care
Frailty Under-Recognized in Older Thoracic Surgery Patients
Warning signs such as exhaustion increase the risk for poor outcomes
Novel Proactive Model Identifies Falls, Syncope, Dizziness
Significant numbers of individuals ID'd with new diagnoses such as cognitive impairment, Parkinson's
Risk of Frailty Associated With Changes in Oral Function
Associated with lower occlusal force, masseter muscle thickness, oral diadochokinesis rate
Resistance Interval Training Improves Endothelial Function
R-INT improves flow-mediated dilation throughout two-hour post-exercise period in T2DM patients
ASTRO: SBRT Ups Survival in Older Early-Stage NSCLC Patients
Findings suggest SBRT should be standard for patients treated with radiation for stage I NSCLC
Little to No Benefit Found for Colonoscopy After Age 75
But risk for adverse events low
Disabling Injury, Illness Less Likely for Elderly Who Exercise
And likely to recover more quickly if injury or illness occurs
