Tag: Seniors

Independent association seen for tooth loss with increased risk for both cognitive decline and dementia

Collaborative hip fracture care improves continuity of care with the hospital team

Low or intermediate score on Short Physical Performance Battery linked to increased risks for composite, individual CVD outcomes

However, diminishing returns seen for high levels across leisure activities for older adults

Watching TV linked to increased risk, while using a computer linked to decreased risk, for incident dementia regardless of physical activity level

Patients wearing Smart Socks had lower fall rate compared with historical fall rate

Taking eight or more medications strongly associated with frailty; odds of being prefrail, frail increased with each additional med

Poll suggests ~61 percent of people older than 50 years who have gotten at least one dose of vaccine say they would get an updated booster

Only 18 percent of older adults had talked to a health care provider about integrative medicine strategies

Survey of sexual and gender-minority people identifies discrimination in the health care system as barrier to advance care planning