Geriatrics

A new study found if older adults had ≥ 1 fall, it was significantly associated with a 42% higher risk of post-fall impairment in activities of daily living.

Participants with poor sleep quality were 85% more likely to have poor cognitive performance on the Stroop test than participants with good sleep quality, a new study found.

In a new study, hearing loss was significantly associated with a 7% higher risk of dementia, while hearing aids were shown to reduce such risks.

Among more than 3 million adults, a team of investigators observed an increased risk of both falls and fractures among people with cataract, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma.

Healthy lifestyles, such as partaking in social-bonding activities, completing physical activity, and consuming healthy diets, all help reduce the onset and stop the progression of AM, as well as associated depression and loneliness.

Adult ADHD is associated with a 2.77-fold increased risk of dementia, according to new research.

People with dementia are associated with needing more help with daily activities, having financial burdens, and having more hospital and nursing facility stays, according to new data.

Shen explains how the pandemic affected the state of US elderly care, and discusses room for future research.

Shen discusses her team’s research into the link between high turnover rates in US nursing homes and worsened quality of care.

RSV may have a lower number of hospitalizations than COVID-19 and influenza last year, but the virus is more severe than the 2 and requires more intensive care.

Turnover rates remain significantly high in nursing homes, which may impact the resident’s quality of care.

U.S. POINTER, a new diverse study, expanded off the study FINGER to see how accurate the results were and if multidomain lifestyle interventions improve brain health in older adults who are at risk for dementia.

A new study suggests implementation of a low-cost clinical decision support tool reduces hypoglycemia risk in older adults with type 2 diabetes.

When cognitively healthy older adults performed a road test when taking a medicine with adverse effects, 35% of participants received a marginal/fail rating.

The UT Health infectious disease specialist reviews new vaccine and treatment options, as well as the threat of an RSV-flu-COVID "triple-epidemic" in this winter season.

Using data from the ASPREE trial, a new study from EASD 2023 suggests use of low-dose aspirin in older adults could reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Results of the FRAIL-AF trial at ESC Congress 2023 provide clinicians with further clarity into the effects of switching from vitamin K antagonists to NOACs in older patients with frailty and atrial fibrillation.

Joshua Neumiller, PharmD, takes part in a Q&A on the role of deprescribing in older adults with diabetes mellitus based on a presentation from the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists 2023 annual meeting.

The apparent risk increases for use of these medications over the past 2 decades suggests the global importance of health care reforms and focus on drug safety.

This new research suggests a potential need for policymakers to examine nursing home regulations related to staffing and to collaborate with administrators to create better policies.

This approval is the first for an FLT3 inhibitor and it's specifically indicated for patients who have FLT3-ITD.

This analysis of Medicare beneficiaries over age 71 suggests the importance of discrete severity measures of hearing loss in older adults, as opposed to binary hearing loss terminology.

This new data highlights the importance of enhancing social connection for older adults and identifying those at greater risk of nursing home entry.

This new research showed the value of physical exercise as well as training to help prevent cognitive declines, although the results had some inconsistencies.