Queer aging: older lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults' visions of late life - Miller LR.
In this study, I examine ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Conversion Between Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the MMSE Conversion Between Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the MMSE
The authors provide a conversion table which enables a direct comparison of cognitive scores between the Mini-Mental Status Examination and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Making health care decisions as we age
In a Q&A, Yale geriatrician Mary Tinetti discusses aging and how she is helping to reimagine how complex health care decisions are being made. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
MouthWatch Offers Comfort Soft ™ by Armor Dental to Enhance its Teledentistry and Intraoral Imaging Solutions
Metuchen, NJ – April 12, 2023 – MouthWatch, LLC, recognized as a dental industry leader in teledentistry and intraoral imaging solutions, is now offering the Comfort Soft ™ under a new agreement with Armor Dental, the manufacturer of patented, soft-retraction dental instruments.Comfort Soft is a dual-purpose soft tissue retractor designed to provide a clearer view of the patient ’s mouth while delivering a more comfortable chairside patient experience. The product also offers patients easier access, visibility, and focus when brushing at home to help improve hygiene...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - April 13, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Oral Care for Preventing Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents Oral Care for Preventing Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents
Might professional and mechanical oral care by dentists or hygienists, in addition to daily oral care by caregivers, be a cost-effective way to prevent pneumonia in nursing home residents?Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Association between nutritional indices and mortality after hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Liu N, Lv L, Jiao J, Zhang Y, Zuo XL.
This study analyzed evidence on the association between prognostic nutritional index (PNI), controlling nutritional status (CONUT), geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), and mini-nutritional assessment-short form (MNA-SF) and mortality after ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Workout Optimization and Motivation Boost
HodlX Guest Post Submit Your Post During the past few years, AI-based fitness apps have become an accessible and efficient alternative to traditional training methods. Their efficiency has been proven scientifically – a study by the American Geriatrics Society shows a 28% increase in physical…#vr #customization #bernardmarr #nft #straits #ferhatkacmaz #fitburn #followus #dailyhodl #workoutoptimization (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Needs of Older Hospice Enrollees With Coexisting Dementia Needs of Older Hospice Enrollees With Coexisting Dementia
This study aimed to identify the characteristics and specific needs of older hospice enrollees who have dementia as a coexisting condition.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Recent repeated suicide attempts in geriatrics: a case series study - Hsu YY, Lu HY, Fang YY, Lee JI, Yeh YC, Chen CS.
BACKGROUND: Suicide is a major public health problem. Elderly people have a higher risk of death by suicide than other age groups. Studies focusing on the elders who had suicide attempt recently are needed.METHODS: This is a case series study using... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Multimorbidity and prior falls correlate with risk of 30-day hospital readmission in aged 80+: a prospective cohort study - Tsai YC, Chen YM, Wen CJ, Wu MC, Chou YC, Chen JH, Lin KP, Chan DC, Lu FP.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Thirty-day hospital readmission rate significantly raised with advanced age. The performance of existing predictive models for readmission risk remained uncertain in the oldest population. We aimed to examine the effect of geriatric con... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Economic model of community-based falls prevention: seeking methodological solutions in evaluating the efficiency and equity of UK guideline recommendations - Kwon J, Squires H, Young T.
BACKGROUND: Falls significantly harm geriatric health and impose substantial costs on care systems and wider society. Decision modelling can inform the commissioning of falls prevention but face methodological challenges, including: (1) capturing non-healt... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Rehabilitation and Physician Perspectives on a Patient-Centered Discharge: A Short Interview from the Transitions of Care Subcommittee
Discharge planning should start at admission and take a patient-centered, multidisciplinary approach. Interviewer Christian Bergman, MD, CMD, sits down with geriatrician Sing Palat, MD, CMD, and occupational therapy clinician-researcher Benjamin Canter, BA, OT/s, to discuss the fictional case of Ms. Lavery to demonstrate how medical and rehabilitation professionals can merge their perspectives during a skilled nursing facility discharge to optimize the patient ’s outcomes. Ms. Lavery, a 71-year-old woman, was admitted to a SNF after a hospitalization for pulmonary embolism (PE). (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Benjamin Canter, Sing Palat, Christian Bergman Tags: Transitions of Care Source Type: news
In Memoriam: AMDA Past-President Monte Levinson, MD, CMD
Monte Levinson, MD, CMD, a former president of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, passed away February 7, 2023. Dr. Levinson was a leader in primary care and geriatric medicine in the north suburban Chicago area. Starting in 1963, as a private practitioner in general internal medicine with patients in the nursing home, h e served as the local primary care physician for many residents over the years. He was a founder of the Michael Reese HMO. He practiced as a senior attending physician at Evanston Hospital and assistant professor at Northwestern University Medical School. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
Geriatric Medicine and the Challenges of Transitions of Care in the Rural Health Sector
Although geriatric medicine and primary care are essentially similar forms of care for older adults, physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) who are trained specifically in geriatrics know what not to do. When I first started my practice two years ago in my rural town in northern California, the older adult patients who came in for their primary care visit were genuinely shocked when I told them I was trained in geriatric medicine. Most were not even aware that geriatric medicine is a separate field of study. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Arvindselvan Mohanaselvan Tags: We are PALTC Source Type: news
Energizing Networks and Ideas: How the Futures Program Impacted My Career
My first experience in a post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting was during my geriatrics rotation in residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. It was here where I solidified my decision to pursue a career in geriatrics, specifically in PALTC. The first time I heard about the Futures Program was from a long-time member of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine while I was interviewing for a geriatric medicine fellowship. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Courtney Uhlar Tags: Foundation Futures Source Type: news
