Longer and more frequent napping among older individuals is associated with increased mortality
1. Older individuals with actigraphy-assessed longer nap duration, more frequent naps, and a tendency to nap in the morning was ...
Tag: older adults
Tenecteplase (TNKase) may worsen functional outcomes in older patients with minor ischemic stroke
1. Tenecteplase (TNKase) improved early recanalization and short-term neurologic recovery, but in patients older than 80 years with minor ischemic ...
Apolipoprotein E mimetic peptide CN-105 may be safe and feasible for delirium prevention in older surgical patients
1. Apolipoprotein E Mimetic Peptide CN-105 was found to be safe and feasible among older patients with noncardiac or nonintracranial ...
The risk of thiazide-associated hyponatremia may be greatest in older women
1. Thiazide-associated hyponatremia is highly age and sex-dependent, with the greatest excess risk seen in older adults, especially women aged ...
Lower preoperative serum calcium is associated with increased risk of postoperative complications in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery
1. Lower preoperative serum calcium levels were associated with a higher risk of postoperative complications in older orthopedic patients. Evidence ...
Polypharmacy is associated with higher risk of mortality and hospitalizations among older adults
1. Polypharmacy was associated with a higher risk of mortality and hospitalization at one-year and five-years among older adults aged ...
Middle-aged and older Canadians at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea may have worse mental health outcomes
1. Middle-aged and older Canadian adults at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) had worse mental health outcomes than ...
Traumatic brain injury in later life is associated with increased risk of dementia
1. In this cohort of older adults, traumatic brain injury (TBI) in later life was associated with an increased incidence ...
A hybrid chatbot may be effective at increasing pneumococcal vaccine uptake in older adults
1. This randomized clinical trial found that a hybrid chatbot was more effective than the standard intervention at increasing pneumococcal ...
Recombinant zoster vaccine may be effective in older adults, including the immunocompromised
1. In this analysis of target trial emulations, at least one dose of the recombinant zoster vaccine was effective in ...
