Tag: geriatric medicine

1. In this cross-sectional study, community-dwelling adults over the age of sixty-five averaged nearly twenty-one “health care contact days” per ...

1. In this randomized controlled trial, universal decolonization with topical antiseptics significantly reduced the risks of hospitalization due to infection ...

1. A supervised walking program was associated with reduced discharge rates to skilled-nursing facilities (SNF) from a Veterans Affairs (VA) ...

1. In this retrospective cohort study, the inclusion of functional impairment and phenotypic frailty more accurately predicted healthcare costs in ...

1. In older adults with treatment-resistant depression, aripiprazole-augmentation significantly improved psychological outcomes compared to bupropion-augmentation or switching to bupropion. 2. ...

1. Frail, elderly patients participating in a post-acute care (PAC) program for more than 2 weeks following hospitalization have decreased ...

Association of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy With Liver and Nonliver Complications and Long-term Mortality in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C 1. ...

1. A higher physical function among community-dwelling older adults was associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease.  Evidence Rating ...

1. There were no significant differences in total, non-vertebral, or hip fractures between the supplemental vitamin D and placebo groups ...