In this article, courtesy of SMA, we’ll explore effective ways to adapt your living environment to meet the evolving needs of aging with dignity and confidence.
Vision screening is quick, inexpensive, and easily performed by ancillary staff, and it may provide the physician with useful additional information for treatment planning.
Many older patients are not being aggressively managed for hypertension. Healthcare providers are often hesitant to start or even aggressively titrate antihypertensive medication, especially in the aged. Multiple studies have demonstrated that morbidity and mortality can be significantly reduced by appropriate intervention in all age groups. There are some clinical…
Objectives: Age is associated with deterioration in physical function (PF) and health-related quality of life (HRQL). Methods: We examined sex differences in the association between PF and HRQL among older adults. One hundred eight adults (ages 60 to 98 years) completed the Continuous Scale-Physical Function Performance test (CS-PFP10), Functional Status…
Background We aimed to determine transitions in health perception and functional status in older Medicare patients with heart failure. Methods We used 1991 to 1994 data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, a database that combines Medicare claims with yearly longitudinal surveys. We identified 872 patients 65 years or older…
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