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Physical Activity and Healthy Aging

WebHealthy aging is the ability to maintain independence, purpose, vitality, and quality of life into old age despite unexpected medical conditions, accidents, and …

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Exercise and Older Adults

WebRegular exercise is essential for healthy aging and offers many health benefits, including reduced risk of all-cause mortality, chronic disease, and premature …

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Healthy Aging Across the Stages of Old Age

WebHealthy aging is among the key frontiers for twenty-first century geriatrics and gerontology. Gerontology is positioned to address not only disease, debility, frailty, …

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Lifestyle (Medicine) and Healthy Aging

WebHealthy aging is a process that occurs over the life cycle. Health habits established early and practiced throughout life impact longevity, the ability to reach old …

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Best Practices for Promoting Healthy Aging

WebAlthough Bronfenbrenner used the term, maximum health span, for the purposes of this article, that is considered a synonym for healthy aging.Health span is …

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Nutrition and Healthy Aging

WebDiet is a key determinant of health and is vital to the prevention and management of chronic disease. The predictors of an individual’s dietary health are complex and influenced by …

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Physical Activity and Healthy Aging

WebKEY POINTS. Physical activity prevents sarcopenia, osteoporosis, falls, and many other conditions that hinder healthy aging. Physical activity improves mobility, cognition, and …

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Aging and Women’s Health

WebOlder women outnumber older men in the United States and may experience a range of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional challenges. The “Geriatric 5 …

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Nutrition and Weight Management in the Elderly

Web“Aging alters the way the body digests food, absorbs nutrients, and metabolizes energy. Changes in deglutition, digestion, and metabolism in this population …

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Mindfulness, Stress, and Aging

WebMindfulness has been applied in several adaptations, including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, to treat chronic …

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Hispanic-american Elders

WebAmerican health care providers now treat a rapidly growing population of Hispanic American elders. This group shares certain cultural linkages but is comprised of diverse subgroups, …

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Balance Problems and Fall Risks in the Elderly

WebFalls in the elderly are an increasing problem causing a high degree of morbidity, mortality, and use of health care services. Identification of risk factors through medical …

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Osteoporosis in elderly: prevention and treatment

WebOsteoporosis is a common disease of older adults and is a major public health problem worldwide. As the population ages, the incidence of osteoporosis and resulting …

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Older Adult Falls in Emergency Medicine, 2023 Update

WebOf 4 older adults, 1 will fall each year in the United States. Based on 2020 data from the Centers of Disease Control, about 36 million older adults fall each year, …

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Advance Care Planning

WebThe overall rate of advance care planning (ACP) in the general population remains low. ACP is a dynamic process that needs to be refined over time. ACP …

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Redesigning a Fall Prevention Program in Acute Care

WebThrough education, frontline nurse involvement, and redesigning fall prevention approach, hourly rounding was promoted as a proactive falls prevention …

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Postacute Care and Long-term Care for LGBTQ+ Older Adults

WebLGBTQ + older adults have a high likelihood of accessing nursing home care. This is due to several factors: limitations performing activities of daily living and …

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CLINICAL PRAGMATISM, ETHICS CONSULTATION, AND THE …

WebAlthough most readers of this article are not clinical ethicists called on to consult in cases that present difficult dilemmas, the skills used in ethics case consultation can be valuable …

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Preventing Frail Health

WebHEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION 0749-0690192 $0.00 + .20 PREVENTING FRAIL HEALTH David M. Buchner, MD, MPH, and Edward H. Wagner, …

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Speech, Language, and Swallowing Disorders in the Older Adult

WebAssessment The SLP plays a vital role on the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team. For patients who have had a stroke the SLP assesses their speech, language, and

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Gender-Affirming Care for Older Transgender and Gender Diverse …

WebIn the United States, it is estimated that 0.3% of Americans aged 65 and older, or almost 172,000 individuals, identify as transgender. Aging comes with a unique …

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