Ryan C Martin,Dusty Lisi
Ryan C Martin
Purpose of the review: Iron deficiency in heart failure has been associated with impaired functional capacity and quality of life. The purpose of this paper is to review mechanisms of iron homeostasis and current clinical...
Charisse Colvin,Mirnova Ceide
Charisse Colvin
Purpose of review: The objective of this review is to provide background on common theories of grief, describe the impact of grief on older adults and to introduce various modalities that are currently used and/or being r...
Current and Emerging Trends in the Management of Fall Risk in People with Lower Limb Amputation [0.03%]
下肢截肢者跌倒风险管理制度的现状与趋势
Sheila Clemens,Charissa Doerger,Szu-Ping Lee
Sheila Clemens
Purpose of review: People living with lower limb amputation are at an increased risk of falling compared with the healthy geriatric population. Factors of increased age and increased number of comorbidities could compound...
Catherine Entriken,Timothy A Pritts
Catherine Entriken
Purpose of review: With the projected increase in the geriatric patient population, it is of the utmost importance to understand and optimize conditions in the perioperative period to ensure the best surgical outcome. Age...
Protecting our Elders and Developing Equitable Policies During Public Health Emergencies: Ethical Recommendations [0.03%]
保护我们的长者并在公共卫生紧急情况中制定公平的政策:道德建议
Elizabeth Chuang,Shena Gazaway,Erin R Harrell et al.
Elizabeth Chuang et al.
Purpose of the review: Experiences of patients, families, healthcare workers and health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent national focus on racial justice have forced a reconsideration of policies and proces...
Health Professionals Palliative Care Education for Older Adults: Overcoming Ageism, Racism, and Gender Bias [0.03%]
针对老年人的医疗专业姑息治疗教育:克服年龄主义、种族主义和性别偏见
Shena B Gazaway,Michael D Barnett,Ella H Bowman et al.
Shena B Gazaway et al.
Purpose of review: Most aging Americans lack access to specialist palliative care aimed at those experiencing serious illness and/or high symptom burden at end of life. The curricula used by training programs for all heal...
Pallavi Joshi,Karen T Duong,Louis A Trevisan et al.
Pallavi Joshi et al.
Purpose of review: The prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) among older adults in the United States is rising, but remains underdiagnosed, underreported, and inadequately managed. This review highlights the medical, s...
Alyssa D Stookey,Leslie I Katzel
Alyssa D Stookey
Purpose of review: Frailty is characterized by decreased physiological reserve and increased risk of falls, disability, hospitalization, and mortality. Frail older adults may benefit from exercise interventions targeting ...
Yohanna MejiaCruz,Jean Franco,Garret Hainline et al.
Yohanna MejiaCruz et al.
Purpose of review: This article presents an overview of the main technologies used to estimate gait parameters, focusing on walking speed (WS). Recent fin...
A Scoping Review of Dementia Symptom Management in Persons with Dementia Living in Home-based Settings [0.03%]
居家环境下痴呆照护者管理痴呆症状的实践:系统综述
Catherine E Schneider,Alycia A Bristol,Abraham A Brody
Catherine E Schneider
Background: A large proportion of our older adults live with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias and the number of those diagnosed in the future is expected to increase dramatically as the population ages. Persons w...