Reliable identification of high-risk older adults who are likely to develop sarcopenia is essential to implement targeted preventive measures and follow-up. However, no sarcopenia prediction model is currently available for community use. Our...
Hip fractures cause severe global disease burden among older adults, leading to impairments in functional ability, quality of life, and excess mortality of more than 20%.1,2 Geriatric patients are vulnerable to perioperative problems, among which...
Nearly all older patients transitioning from hospital to post-acute home health care (HHC) use 5 or more medications (polypharmacy) that include at least 1 potentially inappropriate medication (PIM).1 PIM use worsens geriatric syndromes (eg, falls)...
In Australia, residential aged care facilities (RACFs) serve as necessary health care settings for the well-being of complex, older adult individuals, particularly in managing their medications. Related to other congregate care environments, RACFs...
