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Anticholinergic drugs associated with lower cognitive function

A retrospective study of patients ages 45 years and older found an association between anticholinergic drugs and cognition but also a role for physical activity in mitigating the relationship between these medications and cognitive decline.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/21/4.htm
21 Feb 2023

Nocturnal hypoglycemia underdiagnosed in older patients on insulin for type 2 diabetes

An industry-funded study of patients ages 75 years and older who were taking insulin for type 2 diabetes found that almost two-thirds (65.2%) experienced nocturnal hypoglycemia during a 28-day study period.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/04/04/1.htm
4 Apr 2023

Helping older patients 'age in place'

Internists can help patients live at home as they age by assessing physical functioning, watching for changes in functioning, and directing them to available resources.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/05/geriatrics.htm
1 May 2017

Gender pay gap persists in internal medicine, especially in procedural subspecialties

Only general internal medicine, endocrinology, and geriatrics had more women than men, and only 26% of full professors were women, according to an analysis of U.S. internal medicine faculty in 2018 to 2019.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/20/5.htm
20 Jul 2021

Strengthening exercises associated with lower all-cause mortality in older adults

The risk of all-cause mortality was lower in adults ages 65 years and older who engaged in two to six strengthening episodes per week, according to a new analysis that adjusted for frequency of moderate or vigorous aerobic exercise.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/10/25/2.htm
25 Oct 2022

About 6% of older adults received a new sedative prescription after critical illness

Among sedative-naive ICU survivors ages 66 years and older who filled a new sedative prescription within a week of hospital discharge, more than half maintained their prescriptions at six months, a Canadian population-based study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/10/2.htm
10 Jan 2023

Treatment preferences do not vary by cognitive function in older patients, study finds

A cross-sectional survey at two U.S. academic medical centers asked older outpatients with mild cognitive impairment and normal cognition as well as patient-designated surrogates about treatment preferences in six health scenarios.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/18/2.htm
18 May 2021

Balancing benefits and harms of pain meds in older adults

Pain guidelines issued by medical societies call for nondrug therapies and exercise as primary recommendations for chronic pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/07/balancing-benefits-and-harms-of-pain-meds-in-older-adults.htm
1 Jul 2023

Physical activity program for older adults linked to long-term improvements in function

Older adults with reduced lower-limb physical functioning treated with a 12-month, group-based physical activity and behavior maintenance program had greater improvements in function than those who received educational sessions on healthy aging, an English trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/29/1.htm
29 Mar 2022

Social support after illness associated with better outcomes in older adults who live alone

U.S. researchers used data from the Health and Retirement Study to determine whether older adults who had a relative or friend to help with personal care if needed experienced better outcomes after new onset of a major illness or hospitalization.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/16/5.htm
16 Nov 2021

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