Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Recommendation Statement - U.S....
Dec 15, 2012 - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends exercise or physical therapy and vitamin D supplementation to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults 65 years or older who are at increased risk of falls.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1215/od3.html
Putting Prevention into Practice - Dec 15, 2012 - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2012 - Case study: A 73-year-old woman comes to your office for routine follow-up for hypertension. She lives alone in an apartment and walks slowly, requiring the use of a cane. She is otherwise healthy and alert. Her most recent eye examination was three years ago.
American Family Physician : Putting Prevention into Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1215/p1135.html
Promoting and Prescribing Exercise in the Elderly - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2002 - Regular exercise provides a myriad of health benefits in older adults, including improvements in blood pressure, diabetes, lipid profile, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and neurocognitive function. Regular physical activity is also associated with decreased mortality and age-related ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0201/p419.html
Common Infections in Older Adults - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2001 - Infectious diseases account for one third of all deaths in people 65 years and older. Early detection is more difficult in the elderly because the typical signs and symptoms, such as fever and leukocytosis, are frequently absent. A change in mental status or decline in function may be ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0115/p257.html
Alcoholism in the Elderly - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2000 - Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are common but underrecognized problems among older adults. One third of older alcoholic persons develop a problem with alcohol in later life, while the other two thirds grow older with the medical and psychosocial sequelae of early-onset alcoholism. The ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0315/p1710.html
Depression Without Sadness: Alternative Presentations of Depression in Late Life - ...
Sep 1, 1999 - Older adults often deny feeling sad while exhibiting other characteristics of depression. Elderly patients with depression who do not present with sadness often have unexplained somatic complaints and exhibit a sense of hopelessness. Anxiety and anhedonia (a general loss of ability to ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0901/p820.html
Diagnostic Evaluation of Urinary Incontinence in Geriatric Patients - American Family ...
Jun 1, 1998 - In most cases, the evaluation of urinary incontinence requires only a history, a physical examination, urinalysis and measurement of postvoid residual urine volume. The initial purposes of the evaluation are to identify conditions requiring referral or specialized work-up and to detect ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0601/p2675.html
Elder Mistreatment - American Family Physician
May 15, 1999 - Elder mistreatment is a widespread problem in our society that is often under-recognized by physicians. As a result of growing public outcry over the past 20 years, all states now have abuse laws that are specific to older adults; most states have mandated reporting by all health care ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0515/p2804.html
Hospice Care in the Nursing Home - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 1998 - Hospice care is being used more frequently to provide skills and services that are not otherwise available in nursing homes. For eligible terminally ill patients, the Medicare Hospice Benefit supplies an interdisciplinary team with skills in pain management, symptom control and ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0201/p491.html
Influenza in the Nursing Home - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2002 - Although influenza affects persons of all ages, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified several groups who are at increased risk for complications. One such group is residents of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities. During influenza epidemics, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0101/p75.html
Incorporating Advance Care Planning into Family Practice - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 1999 - Despite widespread support for the concept of advance care planning, few Americans have a living will or a health care proxy. Advance care planning offers the patient the opportunity to have an ongoing dialog with his or her relatives and family physician regarding choices for care at ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0201/p605.html
AGS Releases Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons - Practice Guidelines -...
Jul 1, 2010 - Recommendations from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) guide physicians in screening older patients for risk of falling and preventing falls among those at increased risk.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0701/p81.html
Brief Screening Instruments for Dementia in Primary Care - Point-of-Care Guides - ...
Mar 15, 2009 - In addition to identifying patients who may benefit from pharmacotherapy, early detection of dementia helps families anticipate the patient’s needs and helps physicians identify those in need of additional support.
American Family Physician : Point-of-Care Guides
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0315/p497.html
Family Physicians and Nursing Home Medicine: Forging a Partnership for Quality Care - ...
May 15, 2010 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> May 15, 2010 Issue Editorials Family Physicians and Nursing Home Medicine: Forging a Partnership for Quality Care D.A. BRECHTELSBAUER, MD, CMD, Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Am Fam Physician. 2010...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0515/p1200.html
Promoting Physical Activity in Older Adults - Editorials - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2010 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Jan 1, 2010 Issue Editorials Promoting Physical Activity in Older Adults DAVID M. BUCHNER, MD, MPH, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois Am Fam Physician. 2010 Jan 1;81(1):24-26. Related Article Shortly...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0101/p24.html
Treatment of Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia: Dogma vs. Data - Editorials - American ...
Jun 1, 2009 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Jun 1, 2009 Issue Editorials Treatment of Nursing Home–Acquired Pneumonia: Dogma vs. Data JOSEPH M. MYLOTTE, MD, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York Am Fam Physician. 2009 Jun 1;79(11):945-948. Related Article...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0601/p945.html
Predicting Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients - Point-of-Care Guides - American ...
Nov 15, 2007 - Delirium is a common complication in hospitalized older patients, particularly in those in the intensive care unit.
American Family Physician : Point-of-Care Guides
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/1115/p1527.html
Monitoring Therapy for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease - FPIN's Clinical Inquiries - ...
Jun 1, 2007 - Patients with Alzheimer's disease who undergo treatment of any kind should be monitored eight weeks after initiation of therapy and at least every six months thereafter.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Clinical Inquiries
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0601/p1703.html
Exercise for Older Patients Who Are Acutely Hospitalized - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Jul 1, 2007 - The effects of exercise interventions on functional outcomes are unclear, but there is a trend toward functional improvement. Multidisciplinary interventions that include exercise also show several other benefits, including reduction in length of hospitalization and hospital costs; ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0701/p69.html
Prescribing for Older Adults: Finding the Balance - Editorials - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2007 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Dec 15, 2007 Issue Editorials Prescribing for Older Adults: Finding the Balance ALLEN F. SHAUGHNESSY, PharmD, Tufts University Family Medicine Residency at Cambridge Health Alliance, Malden, Massachusetts Am Fam Physician. 2007 Dec...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/1215/p1768.html
Antidepressants in Older Persons - Cochrane for Clinicians - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2006 - In older persons with depression, three classes of antidepressants are equally effective: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), tricyclic antidepressants, and tricyclic-like compounds. More patients taking classic tricyclic antidepressants stopped their medications because of...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/1101/p1503.html
Predicting Four-Year Mortality Risk in Older Adults - Point-of-Care Guides - American ...
Aug 15, 2006 - Survival prognoses for older adults may help patients and physicians make decisions about screening, treatment, and advance directives.
American Family Physician : Point-of-Care Guides
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0815/p633.html
The Importance of Reporting Mistreatment of the Elderly - Editorials - American Family ...
Mar 1, 2007 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Mar 1, 2007 Issue Editorials The Importance of Reporting Mistreatment of the Elderly LISA M. GIBBS, M.D., and LAURA MOSQUEDA, M.D., University of California, Irvine Orange, California Am Fam Physician. 2007 Mar 1;75(5):628. Elder...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0301/p628.html
Preventing Burns in Older Patients - Editorials - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 2006 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Nov 15, 2006 Issue Editorials Preventing Burns in Older Patients AMY R. EHRLICH, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Bronx, New York Am Fam Physician. 2006 Nov 15;74(10):1688-1693. For older adults, burns...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/1115/p1688.html
Screening for Dementia: Recommendation and Rationale - U.S. Preventive Services Task ...
Mar 15, 2004 - This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for dementia and the supporting evidence, and it updates the 1996 recommendations contained in the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, second edition.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0315/p1473.html