Age and ageing
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Comment Letter Comparative Study
The Liverpool Care Pathway: its impact on improving the care of the dying.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Vitamin D supplementation improves neuromuscular function in older people who fall.
vitamin D supplementation reduces the incidence of fractures in older adults. This may be partly mediated by effects of vitamin D on neuromuscular function. ⋯ vitamin D supplementation, in fallers with vitamin D insufficiency, has a significant beneficial effect on functional performance, reaction time and balance, but not muscle strength. This suggests that vitamin D supplementation improves neuromuscular or neuroprotective function, which may in part explain the mechanism whereby vitamin D reduces falls and fractures.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
An outreach geriatric medication advisory service in residential aged care: a randomised controlled trial of case conferencing.
efficient strategies are needed to provide specialist advice in nursing homes to ensure quality medical care. We describe a case conference intervention involving a multidisciplinary team of health professionals. ⋯ multidisciplinary case conferences in nursing homes can improve care. Outreach specialist services can be delivered without direct patient contact and achieve improvements in prescribing.