Tag: Seniors
ADHD Increases Risk for Car Crashes in Older Adults
Findings based on nearly four years of data with in-vehicle recording devices
Decision Support Tool Cuts Hypoglycemia Risk in Older Adults
Decreased use of insulin and sulfonylureas seen postintervention
Walking Intervention Can Lower BP in Sedentary Older Adults
Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure may improve among older adults taking additional 3,000 steps/day
Most Seniors With RSV-Linked Hospitalization Are Aged ≥75
And patients aged ≥60 years hospitalized with RSV are more likely to have severe illness than those with COVID-19, influenza
COACH Intervention May Reduce Instances of Elder Mistreatment
Remotely delivered caregiver strengths-based education and social support intervention was effective for preventing elder mistreatment
Diversity in Early-Phase Cancer Trials Improved Since 2000
Some gains seen in racial/ethnic and geographic diversity; more older patients also enrolled
Seniors With Digestive Disease More Likely to Have Loneliness, Depression
Loneliness, moderate-to-severe depression associated with greater odds of poor-to-fair health
Half of Older Adults With Glaucoma Unaware They Have It
Furthermore, two-thirds with undiagnosed glaucoma had normal intraocular pressure
More Than One in Four Older Adults Report Falling in the Previous Year
Self-reported falls more common in women, but fall-related deaths more common in men
EASD: Low-Dose Aspirin Tied to Lower Risk for New Diabetes in Older Adults
Findings show low-dose aspirin also slows the increase in fasting plasma glucose over time among initially healthy older adults
