As the population ages, greater numbers of older adults will need treatment for substance-related conditions. To prepare practitioners for these trends, this chapter provides an introduction to the epidemiology, assessment, and treatment of unhealthy sub
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) "Standards of Care in Diabetes" includes the ADA's current clinical practice recommendations and is intended to provide the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals and guidelines, and tools to evaluate quality of care. Members of the ADA ...
23, we predicted that scores on national identity and collective narcissism (belief in the superiority of one’s country) would be higher in older adults and predict an in-country preference
SIOG2024-1-P-030 Representation of older adults in FDA and EMA registrational trials for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Journal of Geriatric OncologyK. PughR. JuthaniP. TorkaN.R. Neuendorff
This study aimed to examine the fear of falling and related factors in older adults following falls in Kashan, Iran (2023–2024). Results indicated that 50% of older adults were afraid of falling before the fall, increasing to 91% one month after the fall and 71% three months after the ...
As older adults grow increasingly dependent on their adult children, family roles shift, and multiple unfamiliar demands are placed on caregivers, which puts older adults and caregivers at increased risk for mental illness. When older adults are able to
College-educated adults more likely to get COVID vaccine The survey was conducted last month—before the FDA approved the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on Aug. 22 and authorized the Novavax vaccine for emergency use on Aug. 30. Still, this was after the CDC had recommended the then-upcoming ...
When examining behavior at baseline (Table 2), compared with those in the control group, older adults with MDD had a higher number of speeding events (mean [SE], 37.50 [33.29] vs 20.09 [32.02]; χ23.95 = 185; P = .04), more hours driven per month (mean [S...
lifestyle and health characteristics that have been identified in the literature as predictors of Covid-19 risk have become common knowledge and can similarly predict level of concern with Covid-19 among older adults. The level of concern with Covid-19 may reflect an individual’s experience wit...
It found an association between Beers criteria medicines and readmissions at 1 month (adjusted OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.07–1.87) and 3-months (adjusted OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.16–1.83) but not at 6-months (adjusted OR 1.23, 95% CI 0.99–1.54) in older adults with frailty. Beers criteria ...