Depression. Depression is strongly linked to a lack of self-efficacy, especially when it comes to adherence. 10,21 Hopelessness is a key factor in both depression and lack of self-efficacy, which in ...

Older adults are more likely to be misdiagnosed than other adults. Multiple conditions and medications can make it tricky. Geriatric ERs are an answer to this problem and they are catching on. It can ...

A study showed that the average length of stay fell from 7.3 days to 5.4 days. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The modern healthcare system operates on a fundamental belief that more testing equals better care, especially for older adults. This approach, while well-intentioned, has created an unexpected crisis ...

Accountable care organizations and geriatric emergency departments share a common goal: ensuring their patients are cared for in the most appropriate setting. Older adults—particularly those with ...

TOULOUSE, FRANCE — The management of patients over the age of 75 years with diabetes is discussed in a crucial chapter in the latest position statement from the Francophone Diabetes Society (SFD). The ...

A free tool aims to increase oncologists’ use of formal geriatric assessments (GAs) in older patients with cancer. Such assessments seek to measure factors beyond age that can affect a patient’s risk ...

When broaching the subject of the older patient’s medical history, starting the discussion with the usual “What is the chief complaint?” may not be useful since many patients present with several ...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to continue to ...

The first patients have moved into the Oak Wards at Milton Keynes University Hospital as part of a major new inpatient ...