The journal of nutrition, health & aging
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J Nutr Health Aging · Jan 2016
ReviewNon-Pharmacological Interventions to Prevent or Treat Delirium in Older Patients: Clinical Practice Recommendations The SENATOR-ONTOP Series.
The ONTOP project aims to undertake a literature search of systematic reviews concerning evidence-based non-pharmacological interventions of prevalent medical conditions affecting older people, including delirium. ⋯ Overall, the panel developed 12 recommendations for the delivery of non-pharmacological interventions to older patients at risk of developing or, with delirium.
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J Nutr Health Aging · Jan 2016
Inappropriate Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors in Elderly Patients Discharged from Acute Care Hospitals.
Proton-pump inhibitors (PPI) are extensively prescribed in older patients. However, little information is available on factors associated to PPI prescribing patterns among older patients discharged from hospital. ⋯ Overprescribing of PPIs is more frequent in younger patients with lower burden of depression, whilst underprescribing is characterized by older age and greater burden of comorbidity and polypharmacy. Hospitalization should be considered as a clue to identify inappropriate use of PPIs and improve appropriateness of prescribing.
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J Nutr Health Aging · Dec 2015
The Relationship between Diet Quality and Falls Risk, Physical Function and Body Composition in Older Adults.
We aimed to examine associations between diet quality, falls risk, physical function, physical activity and body composition. ⋯ The relationships between dietary quality and body composition, falls risk and physical function in older community dwelling, higher functioning adults appear to be gender specific. Better diet quality in females, is associated with lower BMI and fat mass, and higher lean mass, compared to males that are older and appear to have better physical function, are less likely to self-report falls risk, and have a better fat distribution i.e. a lower android/gynoid ratio have better diet quality. Furthermore, age is an important confounder and should be taken into consideration when assessing diet quality in older adults. In addition these gender and age differences may be clinically relevant and could aid in the delivery of targeted interventions.
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J Nutr Health Aging · Nov 2015
The Relationship between Anemia, Hemoglobin Concentration and Frailty in Brazilian Older Adults.
to explore the relationship between anemia, hemoglobin concentration and frailty syndrome in older adults. ⋯ We found important associations between anemia, hemoglobin concentration and frailty; anemic older adults were more likely to be frail, and lower levels of hemoglobin were associated to higher number of frailty criteria showing a clear dose-response effect.
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J Nutr Health Aging · Aug 2015
Predictivity of Early Depressive Symptoms for Post-Stroke Depression.
Depression is a frequent complication after stroke. However, little is known about the predictive value of early self-reported depressive symptoms (DS) for later development of post-stroke depression (PSD) 6 months after discharge. ⋯ Self-reported DS during inpatient rehabilitation are predictive for PSD 6 months after discharge. Assessment of early DS contributes to identifying stroke patients at risk for PSD, thereby facilitating prevention and treatment.