Geriatrics
Opinion – ‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:17h | UTC‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed – Kaiser Health News (free)
Related: Mobility Programs for the Hospitalized Older Adult: A Scoping Review – Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (free)
NICE Guideline: End of Life Care for Adults
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCEnd of life care for adults: service delivery – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 4th Edition – National Consensus Project’s (free)
Position Paper: Sarcopenia
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:33h | UTCSarcopenia: A Time for Action. An SCWD Position Paper – Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (free)
Related: Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis – Age and Ageing (free)
Rx for Doctors: Stop With the Urine Tests
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:27h | UTCRx for Doctors: Stop With the Urine Tests – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults (free) AND Cohort Study: Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Hospitalized Patients is Common, and May be Associated with Longer Duration of Hospitalization (link to abstract) AND Inappropriate Management of Asymptomatic Patients With Positive Urine Cultures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free) ANDIDSA Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care via Telephone and Internet on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:22h | UTCEffect of Collaborative Dementia Care via Telephone and Internet on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care UseThe Care Ecosystem Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Monthly phone check-in may mean less depression for families of patients with dementia – University of California – San Francisco (free) AND Phone support tied to better outcomes for dementia patients, caregivers – Reuters (free) AND Dementia Outcomes Improved With Supportive Care – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Audio Interview: Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy of Interventions for Aggressive and Agitated Behaviors in Dementia
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:35h | UTCComparative Efficacy of Interventions for Aggressive and Agitated Behaviors in Dementia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Non-pharmacologic treatments may be more effective for psychiatric symptoms of dementia – St. Michael’s Hospital (free) AND To ease dementia agitation, drugs may not be best option – Reuters (free)
Review: Management of Itch in the Elderly
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:17h | UTCManagement of Itch in the Elderly: A Review – Dermatology and Therapy (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Falls in People After Stroke
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:09h | UTCInterventions for preventing falls in people after stroke – Cochrane Library (free)
[Not Published Yet] More Evidence Linking Common Bladder Medication to a Vision-threatening Eye Condition
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:00h | UTC
European Panel Recommends Four-week Limit for the Use of High-strength Estradiol Creams
14 Oct, 2019 | 07:55h | UTCCommentary: EU Panel: Don’t Use Estradiol Creams for Longer Than 4 Weeks – Medscape (free registration required)
Physical Frailty: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Identification and Management
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:44h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Age at Natural Menopause and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease
8 Oct, 2019 | 10:11h | UTCCommentaries: Early menopause and risk of cardiovascular disease: an issue for young women – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Early menopause predictor of heart disease – University of Queensland (free)
Report: State of the Clinical Science of Perioperative Brain Health
26 Sep, 2019 | 08:43h | UTC
Position Paper: Withholding and Withdrawing Life-support in Adults in Emergency Care
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:31h | UTC
USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCEditorials: Updated Guidelines for Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (free) AND The 2019 USPSTF Report on Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria—Lessons From History (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults (free audio)
Age to Stop? Appropriate Screening in Older Patients
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCAge to stop? Appropriate screening in older patients – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Editorial: Preventive care at both ends of life (free)
Podcast: Appropriate screening in older patients (free audio)
Source: Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care Newsletter
Perspective: Finding the Right Words to Stop Cancer Screening in Older Adults
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCFinding the Right Words to Stop Cancer Screening in Older Adults – JAMA (free)
Related Study: Older Adults’ Views and Communication Preferences About Cancer Screening Cessation – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCSource: Low back pain: joint guidelines from US Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense – Univadis (free registration required)
Related: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview – European Spine Journal (free) AND Clinical practice guidelines for the noninvasive management of low back pain: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration – European Journal of Pain (free) AND Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management – NICE (free) AND Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians (free) AND National Clinical Guidelines for non-surgical treatment of patients with recent onset low back pain or lumbar radiculopathy – European Spine Journal (free)
Cochrane Special Collection: Diagnosing Dementia
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:06h | UTCCochrane Special Collection: Diagnosing Dementia – Cochrane Library (free articles)
Commentary: Dementia diagnosis: a decade of evidence – Evidently Cochrane (free)
AAN Recommends People 65+ be Screened Yearly for Memory Problems
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:03h | UTCNews Release: AAN Recommends People 65+ be Screened Yearly for Memory Problems – American Academy of Neurology (free)
Original Recommendations: Quality improvement in neurology: Mild cognitive impairment quality measurement set – American Academy of Neurology (free PDF)
USPSTF Disagrees: USPSTF Draft Statement: Insufficient Evidence to Recommend Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults (free)
Review: Improving the Quality of Life of People with Advanced Respiratory Disease and Severe Breathlessness
18 Sep, 2019 | 02:29h | UTCRelated Guideline: Danish respiratory society position paper: palliative care in patients with chronic progressive non-malignant lung diseases – European Clinical Respiratory Journal (free)
Cohort Study: Donepezil Associated with Increased Risk of Rhabdomyolysis
17 Sep, 2019 | 08:07h | UTCCommentaries: Commonly used drug for Alzheimer’s disease doubles risk of hospitalization – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) Study: Common Alzheimer’s disease drug doubles hospitalization risk – UPI (free) AND Rhabdomyolysis risk with donepezil double that of other AD meds – OnMedica (free)
Cohort Study: Associations of Subjective Memory Complaints and Simple Memory Task Scores with Future Dementia in the Primary Care Setting
17 Sep, 2019 | 01:05h | UTCCommentary: Memory complaints, simple scores predict dementia in primary care – Univadis (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Study: Older Women with comorbidities Have Little Benefit from Mammography Screening
12 Sep, 2019 | 08:42h | UTCScreening mammography outcomes: risk of breast cancer and mortality by comorbidity score and age – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More evidence screening mammograms not needed for many older women – Reuters (free) AND Mammography unlikely to benefit older women with chronic illnesses – Georgetown University Medical Center (free)
Avoidance of Physical Restraint Use among Hospitalized Older Adults: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines
12 Sep, 2019 | 07:54h | UTC