April 8, 2019
Older patients resist talking with doctors about their life expectancy, study finds
https://www.philly.com/health/patients-talk-with-doctors-life-expectancy-20190404.htmlNancy Schoenborn, a geriatrician at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Medicine, noticed that doctors increasingly are being told by their professional organizations to treat patients in […]
April 8, 2019
Older people with terminal cancer ‘overprescribed’ preventative drugs
https://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/news-and-analysis/news/older-people-with-terminal-cancer-overprescribed-preventative-drugs/20206338.article?firstPass=falseUsing data from more than 150,000 patients, researchers conclude that there is room for deprescribing of preventative medicines in older people with cancer.
April 8, 2019
Mortality in critically ill elderly individuals receiving mechanical ventilation
https://www.mdlinx.com/journal-summaries/elderly-mechanical-ventilation-intensive-care-unit/2019/04/04/7562825/Researchers analyzed 21 studies to determine the impact of age on mortality in elderly subjects on mechanical ventilation.
April 2, 2019
Service delivery models to maximize quality of life for older people at the end of life: a rapid review
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1468-0009.12373We aimed to provide a comprehensive synthesis of evidence regarding service delivery models that optimize the quality of life (QoL) for older people at the end […]