According to 2021 population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau, the median age in the United States has increased by 3.4 years since 2000, with the largest single-year gain (of 0.3 years) coming in 2021, bringing the median age to 38.8 years. As people live longer, they require more...
Besides the changing lifestyles, the growing geriatric population, and subsequently number of cases of tooth loss, dental cavities, and a variety of periodontal conditions are primary drivers of the global market. For example, in 2010, approximately 160 million people were estimated to be edentulous...
Within this panel, we identified 991 physicians (57.4% of the member panel) who were residents, fellows, internists, or geriatricians practicing outpatient medicine. We further screened for respondents who were active in medicine, specialized in general internal medicine or geriatrics (among attending...
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"Until recently, there was so much preoccupation with diseases that little work was done on the characteristics that permit people to do well." says Dr. John Rowe, the New York geriatrician who heads the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on Successful Aging. Research confirms the old ...
Han J. Chronic illnesses and depressive symptoms among older people: functional limitations as a mediator and self-perceptions of aging as a moderator. J Aging Health. 2018;30:1188–1204. doi:10.1177/0898264317711609 63. Lawton MP. The Philadelphia geriatric center morale scale: a revision. J ...