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Mashup Score: 2Factors associated with hospital admission and severe outcomes for older patients with COVID‐19 - 2 year(s) ago
Background Morbidity and death due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) experienced by older adults in nursing homes has been well described, but COVID-19’s impact on community-living older adults is l…
Source: American Geriatrics SocietyCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Hospitalizations for chronic conditions following hurricanes among older adults: A self‐controlled case series analysis - 2 year(s) ago
Background/Purpose Extreme events such as hurricanes adversely impact healthcare systems and the communities they serve. The degree to which hurricanes affect healthcare use among high need groups s…
Source: American Geriatrics SocietyCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Chronic conditions are a driver of hospitalizations for older adults after large-scale hurricanes, underscoring need for response strategies & health policy planning designed to address the health needs of older adults with chronic conditions. #geriatrics https://t.co/DCT74aMxTO https://t.co/Yuqm97dZVg
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Mashup Score: 0The ethics of euthanasia in dementia: A qualitative content analysis of case summaries (2012–2020) - 2 year(s) ago
Background The practice of euthanasia in dementia has thus far been described both in terms of its empirical patient characteristics and its ethical questions. However, 40 new cases have been publis…
Source: American Geriatrics SocietyCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
A qualitative content analysis of all Dutch euthanasia cases that have been publicly disclosed up till 2020. The authors address seven moral questions, such as the voluntariness of the request, and the unbearableness of suffering. #geriatrics https://t.co/FSWGF5LITz https://t.co/SIK9M6cxN5
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A qualitative content analysis of all Dutch euthanasia cases that have been publicly disclosed up till 2020. The authors address seven moral questions, such as the voluntariness of the request, and the unbearableness of suffering. #geriatrics https://t.co/FSWGF5LITz https://t.co/hriiaqauzi
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Mashup Score: 2The feasibility and potential of pharmacogenetics to reduce adverse drug events in nursing home residents - 2 year(s) ago
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Source: American Geriatrics SocietyCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
The feasibility and potential of pharmacogenetics to reduce adverse drug events in nursing home residents. #geriatrics https://t.co/AInR52pmEo
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Mashup Score: 0Leukocytoclastic vasculitis in possible relation to the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID‐19 vaccine - 2 year(s) ago
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Source: American Geriatrics SocietyCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis in possible relation to the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. #geriatrics https://t.co/MMEuB8nqYz https://t.co/tzrpE6cNjx
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Mashup Score: 2The Georgia Memory Net: Implementation of a statewide program to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias - 2 year(s) ago
Objectives The number of people living with dementia is growing and most patients go years without receiving a specific diagnosis or support services, leading to suboptimal care, negative impacts on…
Source: American Geriatrics SocietyCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Implementation of a statewide program to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. #geriatrics https://t.co/FrH38rD1wH https://t.co/YmTeJWbUMP
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Mashup Score: 2A comparative analysis of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and fall risk in older adults - 2 year(s) ago
Background One in five older adults (age 65+) uses an antidepressant medication. However, little is known about how fall risk differs between commonly prescribed medications. We examine the comparat…
Source: American Geriatrics SocietyCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Findings suggest a potential comparative safety benefit of high cumulative doses of sertraline compared to citalopram/ escitalopram and recurrent falls in older adults. #geriatrics https://t.co/SbHHRiDmCN https://t.co/GzEczggbZa
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Mashup Score: 0Time to benefit for stroke reduction after blood pressure treatment in older adults: A meta‐analysis - 2 year(s) ago
Background Hypertension treatment in older adults can decrease mortality, cardiovascular events, including heart failure, cognitive impairment, and stroke risk, but may also lead to harms such as sy…
Source: American Geriatrics SocietyCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
In this survival meta-analysis of 9 randomized trials of hypertension treatment in older adults, the time to benefit to prevent 1 stroke per 200 older adults treated with more intensive hypertension therapy was 1.7 years. #geriatrics https://t.co/xG3ws3CF4y https://t.co/ZDIBY1w7Rg
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In this survival meta-analysis of 9 randomized trials of hypertension treatment in older adults, the time to benefit to prevent 1 stroke per 200 older adults treated with more intensive hypertension therapy was 1.7 years. #geriatrics https://t.co/xG3ws3UfW6 https://t.co/abpzSHOFmp
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Mashup Score: 0Clinical Outcomes of Monoclonal Antibody Therapy During a COVID‐19 Outbreak in a Skilled Nursing Facility‐Arizona, 2021 - 2 year(s) ago
Background Adult residents of skilled nursing facilities (SNF) have experienced high morbidity and mortality from SARS-CoV-2 infection and are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease. Use of m…
Source: American Geriatrics SocietyCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Receipt of monoclonal antibody therapy in early 2021 significantly reduced odds of mortality and need for supplemental oxygen in skilled nursing facility residents with mild-to-moderate COVID-19. #geriatrics https://t.co/bDNzUd4NT7 https://t.co/H9matao8ah
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Mashup Score: 0Time to benefit for stroke reduction after blood pressure treatment in older adults: A meta‐analysis - 2 year(s) ago
Background Hypertension treatment in older adults can decrease mortality, cardiovascular events, including heart failure, cognitive impairment, and stroke risk, but may also lead to harms such as sy…
Source: American Geriatrics SocietyCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
New research has found that more intensive blood pressure treatment may prevent #strokes in older adults. Read the #OpenAccess study by Vanessa S. Ho, @CNU_Med & team in @AGSJournal: https://t.co/pwtC9guKnf https://t.co/YaTzH5LhYX
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For patients aged 85+, the five risk factors with the highest attributable fractions of COVID-19 severe outcomes were frailty, CKD, male sex heart failure and dementia. #geriatrics https://t.co/6LEEJwuqLW https://t.co/EpnJBJkbE5