Eight-Week Reablement Programme Shows Promise for Nursing Home Residents
A Swedish feasibility study found that an eight-week reablement programme helping nursing home residents pursue personally meaningful daily goals was ...
Tag: frailty
Fear of Falling Before Hip Surgery May Predict Survival in Older Adults
A large prospective cohort study in China found that older adults with greater preoperative fear of falling, measured by the ...
Loneliness, Money Woes and Chronic Disease Steer Frailty’s Course in Ageing Europe
A landmark study of more than 28,000 older Europeans shows frailty is a dynamic, often reversible condition whose trajectory is ...
Urinary Incontinence: The Neglected Geriatric Giant Demanding Urgent Action in Care and Research
Geriatricians are calling for urinary incontinence in older adults to be treated as a major geriatric syndrome deserving systematic screening, ...
Patient Navigation for Older Adults with Cancer Remains Scarce in Europe, Major Review Finds
A new scoping review finds that patient navigation programs designed for older adults with cancer remain rare in Europe, with ...
Grip Strength Thresholds Predict Short-Term Mortality Risk in Mexican Older Adults
Researchers derived sex-specific handgrip strength cutoffs of 28 kg for men and 18 kg for women that predicted short-term mortality ...
Malnutrition Emerges as Key Modifiable Driver of Cognitive Frailty in Older Adults
A matched geriatric cohort study finds malnutrition, but not dehydration, is strongly linked to cognitive frailty in older adults, with ...
Daily Step Counts Reveal Frailty Trajectories in Lung Cancer Patients During Radiotherapy
A prospective study of 327 lung cancer patients found that higher daily step counts measured by smartphone during radiotherapy were ...
How Chronic Stress May Accelerate Metabolic Ageing in Older Adults During Prolonged Crises
A Biogerontology Perspective argues that prolonged crises such as the war in Ukraine may biologically accelerate metabolic ageing in older ...
Clinician gender and agreement with intensive care unit recommendations for patients aged 80 and over
A secondary analysis of an international Delphi panel found broad gender agreement on ICU recommendations for patients over 80, with ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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