Tag: Seniors
Feds Warn of Bedrails That Can Entrap; Three Deaths Reported
Warning applies to 10 models of bedrails made and sold by Mobility Transfer Systems
Supervised Exercise Program Beneficial for Seniors With Hip Fracture
Greater improvement on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Short Physical Performance Battery reported with home exercise program
Deficits in Geriatric Assessment Prevalent in Seniors With IBD
Clinical and biochemical disease associated with deficits in geriatric assessment
DDW: Antibiotics Up Risk of Older-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Findings regardless of antibiotic class and with a dose-response relationship
Intervention Can Cut Risk for Mobility Disability in Seniors
Reduced incidence of mobility disability seen in older adults with physical frailty and sarcopenia receiving multicomponent intervention
Review: Power Training, Strength Training Compared for Older Adults
Modest improvement in physical function with power training versus traditional strength training
Surgery No Better for Wrist Fracture in Older Adults
Surgical treatment not superior to nonsurgical treatment for patient-rated wrist function at 24 months in adults aged 60 years and older
Calcium Supplements, Mortality Tied in Seniors With Aortic Stenosis
Supplemental calcium with or without vitamin D linked to increased all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, aortic valve replacement
Early Effectiveness Assessed for Fourth Dose of BNT162b2 Vaccine
Difference in absolute risk for three versus four doses was 180.1 and 68.8 cases per 100,000 for COVID-19-related hospitalization, severe COVID-19
Online Decision Aid May Help Older Adults Decide When to Stop Driving
Users of online tool had lower decisional conflict and higher knowledge about whether to stop or continue driving