7 Signs You're Aging Well, According To Geriatricians
Doctors reveal what they look for when examining a patient's longevity and how you can adopt the behaviors for yourself. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inertial measurement and heart-rate sensor-based dataset for geriatric fall detection using custom built wrist-worn device - Nandi P, Anupama KR, Agarwal H, Patel K, Bang V, Bharat M, Guru MV.
This paper describes a dataset acquired from 41 volunteers performing 16 Activities of daily livings (ADLs) and 8 Falls repeated 5 times. This data was collected using a custom wrist-worn end device. The dataset has data collected from Inertial measurement... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
The relationship of depression level and physical activity with postural control in geriatric individuals - Yerlikaya T, Ba ğkur M, Taş S, Öniz A, Özgören M.
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between functional performance, physical activity level, and depression level with postural control in older adults. METHODS: Data were collected from 48 community-dwelling su... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Loneliness and social isolation through the holidays
The holiday season, billed as the happiest time of the year, can be lonely, especially for those without close family and friends. Loneliness and social isolation, recognized as an epidemic by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have significant health implications. Dr. Amit Shah, a Mayo Clinic geriatrician and int ernist, says loneliness is a subjective feeling or perception when a person is not feeling connected to others. Social isolation is a lack of connections… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 13, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Smarter data, better care: empowering care homes to use data to transform quality of care
This report report makes key recommendations for the effective use of a national minimum dataset to deliver the best possible care in UK care homes and domiciliary care. The report sets out the barriers to and opportunities for collecting standardised care data. It contains insights from the National Institute of Health Research DACHA study and from interRAI as well as from other national and international studies using social care data. It summarises the accumulated experience of several research and data teams and reflects on the “state of the art” in minimum datasets.ReportPress release (Source: The Kings Fund - Hea...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - December 12, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Social care Source Type: news
Walking speed and risk of falling patients operated for selected malignant tumors - Latajka A, Stefa ńska M, Woźniewski M, Malicka I.
BACKGROUND: A literature review reveals that studies on walking and fall occurrences in the context of cancer have predominantly centered on geriatric patients. Nonetheless, cancer patients of all ages are susceptible to such risks. Both cancer and its tre... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Allegheny Health Network Program for Older Adults Receives Top Designation from American Geriatrics Society
Designed to enhance care for older adults during a hospital stay, the Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Division of Geriatrics' Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) is among a small number of programs nationwide that have received the 'Center of Excellence' designation PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7, 2023... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - December 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news
Incidence of pelvic and acetabular fractures in the elderly due to high energy trauma - Trujillo-Gonz ález R, Ramos-Guerrero AF.
INTRODUCTION: as the population pyramid gets inverted, more active and longer lives are lived, geriatric patients with high energy trauma (HET) become more frequent; requiring more resources, getting worse results with more perioperative complications, cou... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Geriatricians, Look Out for Patients With Long COVID Geriatricians, Look Out for Patients With Long COVID
Patients residing in nursing homes may exhibit signs of long COVID that are missed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
A scoping review of models of care for the management of older trauma patients - Ferrah N, Kennedy B, Beck B, Ibrahim J, Gabbe B, Cameron P.
INTRODUCTION: The number of older people hospitalised with major trauma is rapidly increasing. New models of care have emerged, such as co-management, and trauma centres dedicated to delivering geriatric trauma care. The aim of this scoping review was to e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Childhood abuse as a mediator of the relationship between early family socio-economic status and geriatric depression: a population-based study in China - Liu C, Zhang M, Ma C, Fu M, Guo J, Zhen C, Zhang B.
Previous studies have suggested that childhood socioeconomic status (SES) is linked to geriatric depressive symptoms in many developed countries. However, the potential pathways of the relationship between childhood SES and geriatric depressive symptoms ne... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Most Americans Are Quitting Smoking —Except For Those Over 65
An endless supply of trendy takes in recent years claim that among young adults, smoking is cool again. But though they may be hanging from the lips of major influencers and starlets, cigarettes have far more fans in an older demographic, according to new data on adult smoking behaviors in the United States. From 2011 to 2022, the prevalence of smoking habits decreased in every age bracket except one: the 65-and-up crowd.
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Public health campaigns and programs outlining the dangers of smoking aren’t really aimed at older adults, says Rafael Meza, an integrative onc...
Source: TIME: Health - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Front door frailty: advice on setting up services
British Geriatrics Society - Front door frailty services (FDF) exist to identify people living with frailty as soon as they present to a hospital, to ensure that they are diverted to appropriate services as quickly as possible and, ideally, to ensure they are discharged to their normal place of residence (home or care home) the same day. Evidence suggests that these services benefit older patients as well as reducing pressure on hospitals. They have had a positive impact everywhere they have been introduced. This guide sets out five principles that should underpin FDF services to older people presenting at emergency ...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: news
What can global radiology learn from Singapore?
Future healthcare success will rely heavily on giving priority to key technologies like point-of-care ultrasound, 3D printing of anatomical organs, and artificial intelligence, RSNA 2023 attendees are set to find out during Tuesday's keenly anticipated international session on Singapore.
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been piloted by community health teams at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) since 2021, with positive feedback, and it can influence patient management in more than 90% of cases when combined with clinical findings, Cher Heng Tan, MD, immediate past president of the Singapore Radiological Society, told Aun...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Philip Ward Tags: RSNA 2023 Source Type: news
Epidemiology of consumer-product-related ocular injuries in the geriatric population in the United States - Choudhry HS, Zhu A, Shaikh S, Zaki H, Masket S, Law SK.
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to assess trends in consumer-product-related geriatric ocular injuries using National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) data. Understanding the specific consumer products and settings coded in the NEI... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
