Fall prevention by reactive balance training on a perturbation treadmill: is it feasible for prefrail and frail geriatric patients? A pilot study - Trampisch US, Petrovic A, Daubert D, Wirth R.
PURPOSE: Prefrail and frail geriatric patients are at high risk of falling. Perturbation-based balance training on a treadmill appears to be highly effective, but there are no studies in prefrail and frail geriatric hospital patients. The aim of the work i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
What Is The Surprising ‘X Factor’ For Retiree Health? It May Astound You
I love the low-hanging fruit when talking about a successful retirement. Other than saving enough money and sound financial planning, there’s another big factor to keep in mind. Socializing. That’s right. Keeping up with friends, families and neighbors on a consistent basis. There’s a big basket…#kimblanton #jeffreyburr #umassboston #gerontologyinstitute #janmutchler #baltimore (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Muscle Adiposity Tied to Cognitive Decline
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 -- An increase in skeletal muscular adiposity is associated with cognitive decline among older men and women, according to a study published online June 7 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Caterina Rosano,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New geriatric behavioral hospital nears opening in northwest Wichita
The hospital, which is working to secure final licensure and certification, expects to serve its first patient in June. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - June 7, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Shelby Kellerman Source Type: news
Validation of the ADFICE_IT models for predicting falls and recurrent falls in geriatric outpatients - van de Loo B, Heymans MW, Medlock S, Boy é NDA, van der Cammen TJM, Hartholt KA, Emmelot-Vonk MH, Mattace-Raso FUS, Abu-Hanna A, van der Velde N, van Schoor NM.
OBJECTIVES: Before being used in clinical practice, a prediction model should be tested in patients whose data were not used in model development. Previously, we developed the ADFICE_IT models for predicting any fall and recurrent falls, referred as Any_fa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Evaluating femoral augmentation to prevent geriatric hip fracture: a scoping review of experimental methods - Bliven EK, Fung A, Cripton PA, Helgason B, Guy P.
Various femoral augmentation designs have been investigated over the past decade for the prevention of geriatric hip fracture. The experimental methods used to evaluate the efficacy of these augmentations have not been critically evaluated or compared in t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Episode 2: Quality of Survival: Colorectal Cancer in Older Adults Episode 2: Quality of Survival: Colorectal Cancer in Older Adults
When you see an older adult with colorectal cancer, how do you fit your care to their needs? Join Dr Benjamin Schlechter and geriatric medical oncology expert Dr Nadine McCleary for clinical pearls.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology InDiscussion Source Type: news
Workforce Development: A Top AMDA Priority for 2023 and Beyond
The numbers are alarming. The United States will need at least 30,000 geriatricians and 2.5 million more nurses, nursing assistants, and other team members to care for older adults. Addressing workforce issues is a top priority for AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, and they are taking multiple steps in this regard. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - June 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Tags: News From the Society Source Type: news
Finding My Home in AMDA: Experiencing the Foundation Futures Program
Little did I know that the Foundation Futures Program would become the architect of my career in geriatrics. By the time I was three quarters of the way into my geriatrics fellowship, I was beginning to feel the isolating effects of tackling the challenges that come with serving our geriatric population. I spent countless hours buried in patient documentation, as I tried to understand my patients and come up with a plan for their care. I felt alone and empty, and was beginning to lose sight of my purpose. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - June 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maki Nakazato Tags: Foundation Futures Source Type: news
A Geriatrician ’s Perspective on an Aging Joe Biden
For almost 40 years I practiced internal and geriatric medicine in my own office and in emergency departments, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation units, and long-term care communities. This means that I have had thousands of face-to-face interactions with folks from all walks of life: I ’ve observed them, diagnosed and treated their conditions, and monitored their medical journeys over years, even decades. I have spent a lifetime paying attention to people’s medical needs. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - June 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Jerald Winakur Tags: Meditations on Geriatric Medicine Source Type: news
Prevalence of suicidal behaviors in residents of long-term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Bareeqa SB, Samar SS, Masood Y, Husain MM.
BACKGROUND: Long-term care facilities (LTC) plays a pivotal role in caring for geriatric population. However, the risk of suicide in long-term care institutions among older individuals is little understood (e.g., nursing homes, assisted living facilities).... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Neuropsychiatric symptoms as indicators of fall risk in geriatric inpatients - Wilczy ński K, Gorczyca M, Grabarczyk M, Szewieczek J.
Background and Objectives: It is well established that patients with cognitive impairment are at a higher risk of falls. However, the impact of coexisting neuropsychiatric symptoms on the overall risk of falls in hospitalized geriatric individuals with and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
The case for more geriatricians: strengthening the workforce to care for an ageing population
This report is intended to start the conversation about the workforce needed to provide high-quality care for the ageing population with increasingly complex needs. It explains why training, recruiting and retaining geriatricians should be a priority, and estimates how many geriatricians are needed to provide safe and effective care for older people. It also outlines some of the structural barriers that currently prevent recruitment and concludes with six calls for governments across the UK. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Observed daytime sleepiness in in-hospital geriatric patients and risk of falls - Schlitzer J, Friedhoff M, Nickel B, Frohnhofen H.
BACKGROUND: Daytime sleepiness and falls are frequent in geriatric in-hospital patients; however, the relationship between both events is not clear. To test the hypothesis that observed daytime sleepiness is associated with falls in geriatric in-hospital p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Femoral shaft fractures in eldery patients - an epidemiological risk analysis of incidence, mortality and complications - Walter N, Szymski D, Kurtz SM, Alt V, Lowenberg DW, Lau EC, Rupp M.
OBJECTIVES: This work aimed at answering the following research questions: (1) What is the incidence of femoral shaft fractures in the geriatric population in the U.S.? (2) What is the rate of mortality, mechanical complications, nonunion and infection, an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
