Tag: Seniors
USPSTF Recommends Exercise Interventions for Seniors at Risk for Falls
Exercise interventions recommended for reducing risk for falls, while multifactorial interventions offer small net benefit
Individual Ability to Be Mobile in Community Tied to Cognitive Function
However, association may be small and complex, authors say
High Telehealth Use Tied to Increased Health Care Utilization, Cost
Areas of high telehealth use also had more ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations
Clinical Practice Guideline Developed for Age-Related Hearing Loss
Recommendations include ID of sociodemographic factors, patient preferences that influence access to and use of hearing health care
Sociodemographics Tied to Rehab Use During Critical Illness Hospitalization
Dual Medicare and Medicaid eligibility, rural residence linked to lower odds of physical, occupational therapy receipt
Procedure Risk Tied to Outcomes in Older Emergency General Surgery Patients
Procedure risk more predictive than assessments of frailty
A-Fib Patients Younger Than 65 Face Heightened Risk for Heart-Related Hospitalization
Findings over five years also show high burden of risk factors and comorbidities
Warning Letters Can Reduce Quetiapine Overprescribing
Letters reduce quetiapine use among nursing home patients, community-dwelling patients with dementia
AI May Be Useful in Polypharmacy Management
ChatGPT deprescribing decisions varied along activities of daily living status, cardiovascular disease history, and medication type
Antihypertensive Meds Initiation Linked to Fractures in Nursing Home Seniors
Antihypertensive medication initiation also linked to higher risk for severe falls requiring hospitalization, ED visits
