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Mashup Score: 10
Background Older adults with advanced cancer experience functional disability that warrants rehabilitation services; however, evidence indicates inconsistencies in referral. The purpose was to (1) i…
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Mashup Score: 22Stress tests and biomarkers of resilience: Proceedings of the second state of resilience science conference - 14 day(s) ago
The “Stress Tests and Biomarkers of Resilience” conference, hosted by the American Geriatrics Society and the National Institute on Aging, marks the second in a series aimed at advancing the field of…
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Stress tests and biomarkers of resilience: Proceedings of the second state of resilience science conference. #geriatrics https://t.co/kN65iw4Lvj https://t.co/VW9yBHiECL
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Mashup Score: 2
This article is a summary of the first AGS Symposium entitled “Update on Vaccination Strategies for Older Adults: Matching the Approach to the Individual and the Care Setting.” Given declines in host…
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Vaccinations in older adults: Optimization, strategies, and latest guidelines. #geriatrics https://t.co/2oII7VhwGp https://t.co/52wEJOyrWC
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Mashup Score: 9Patterns of referral to interprofessional services among frail older adults presenting to emergency departments in Canada - 14 day(s) ago
Background Geriatric Emergency Department (ED) Guidelines recommend optimizing transitions of care for older patients with complex needs. In this study, we investigated referral patterns to interpro…
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Patterns of referral to interprofessional services among frail older adults presenting to emergency departments in Canada. #geriatrics https://t.co/UAf3Kuql9u https://t.co/22bq6AA3ZH
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Mashup Score: 17Geriatric education for pharmacy students: A scoping review - 14 day(s) ago
Background Comprehensive medication management for older adults requires specific knowledge and skills. Therefore, pharmacy curricula should include appropriate strategies to prepare students for ca…
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Geriatric education for pharmacy students: A scoping review. #geriatrics https://t.co/ki1h3J9Lkv https://t.co/ejlh4BZdkM
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Mashup Score: 16Change in frailty among older COVID‐19 survivors - 14 day(s) ago
Introduction COVID-19 survivors are at greater risk for new medical conditions. Among older adults, where multimorbidity and functional impairment are common, frailty measurement provides a tool for…
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COVID-19 infection leads to a significant increase in frailty over 12 months compared with uninfected individuals. Greater COVID-19 severity and baseline frailty are associated with greater increase in frailty https://t.co/YDTOpdJzui https://t.co/qhMsDiPZRc
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Mashup Score: 2Physician‐reported barriers and facilitators to thyroid hormone deprescribing in older adults - 16 day(s) ago
Background Thyroid hormone is one of the most commonly prescribed medications in the United States. Misuse of and overtreatment with thyroid hormone is common in older adults and can lead to cardiov…
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Physician-reported barriers and facilitators to thyroid hormone deprescribing in older adults. #geriatrics https://t.co/x8qAwjaWOg https://t.co/v6LP1HWysP
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Mashup Score: 5Prognostic understanding among caregivers of persons with dementia: A scoping review - 16 day(s) ago
Introduction Despite the influence of caregivers’ prognostic understanding (PU) on the end-of-life care for persons with dementia (PwDs), the literature on PU of caregivers of PwDs is sparse. We con…
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Prognostic understanding among caregivers of persons with dementia: A scoping review. #geriatrics https://t.co/TQPDj27002
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Mashup Score: 0A multisite feasibility study of integrated cognitive‐behavioral treatment for co‐existing nocturia and chronic insomnia - 18 day(s) ago
Background Nocturia (waking from sleep at night to void) and chronic insomnia frequently co-exist in older adults, contributing synergistically to sleep disturbance. Treatments typically target eith…
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A multisite feasibility study of integrated cognitive-behavioral treatment for co-existing nocturia and chronic insomnia. #geriatrics https://t.co/Oz0ayASmJ1
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Mashup Score: 2Why do older adults stop cancer screening? Findings from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey - 19 day(s) ago
Background Prostate and breast cancer screening are prevalent among older adults, even among those unlikely to benefit. We aimed to evaluate why older adults stop cancer screening, including the rol…
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Among those who have stopped screening, few recalled receiving a clear recommendation against screening from their doctor. #geriatrics https://t.co/ULdej3GNJv https://t.co/xmtwG2ed4L
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Exploring geriatric assessment-driven rehabilitation referral patterns and its influence on functional outcomes and survival in older adults with advanced cancer. #geriatrics https://t.co/pC0jZnITeW https://t.co/KNATiuhNiQ