Health Literacy Emerges as a Key Driver of Active and Successful Aging in Older Adults
A cross-sectional study of 306 older adults in Antalya, Türkiye, finds that health literacy is a significant predictor of active ...
Tag: geriatrics
Cake to Crispbread: Nursing Home Residents With Obesity Describe Their Daily Lives
A Danish phenomenological study gives nursing home residents with obesity their first research voice, revealing how they cope with oversized ...
Wearable Glucose Sensors Plus Personalized Coaching Steady Blood Sugar in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
A randomized controlled trial in South Korea found that a 12-week personalized self-management program built around continuous glucose monitoring significantly ...
Diabetes Drugs Often Continue Until Death in Dementia Patients, Landmark Study Finds
A landmark study of more than 16,500 people in the United Kingdom and Australia shows that glucose-lowering medications often persist ...
The Hospital Comes Home: Taiwan’s Pilot Trial Brings Acute Wards Into Living Rooms
A Taiwanese pilot trial of 144 frail older adults found that hospital-level acute care delivered directly to patients' homes achieved ...
Cholesterol Drugs May Boost Exercise Gains in Hospitalized Elders, Trial Analysis Suggests
A secondary analysis of a randomized trial in acutely hospitalized adults over 75 finds that supervised multicomponent exercise improves functional ...
Most Older Veterans Land in Lower-Quality Nursing Homes Than Those Nearby
A national cohort study of more than 926,000 post-hospital nursing home stays finds that only about a third of older ...
WeChat Coaching Helps Older Patients Stay Safe With Medications After Hospital Discharge
A randomized controlled trial in Fuzhou, China found that a structured Participation for Medication Safety program combining teach-back education and ...
Baseline Cognition, Not Age or Education, Predicts Daily Function Decline in Dementia
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 longitudinal studies finds that baseline cognitive function, but not age or education, predicts ...
Trunk Control May Hold a Key to Balance and Fall Risk in Older Adults
A new cross-sectional study of 76 older adults in Türkiye finds that poor lumbopelvic motor control, especially on trunk extension ...
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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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