Geriatrics News

Improving air quality can reduce the risk for dementia and improve cognitive function, according to multiple studies presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Insomnia effectively improved subjective and objective sleep quality among older adults, according to results from a randomized clinical trial published in Psychological Medicine.

An intervention researchers hoped would improve infection management did not significantly reduce antimicrobial use among nursing home residents with dementia, data showed.

More than 2.4 million ED visits and 700,000 hospitalizations among adults aged 65 years and older were caused by injuries from falls, motor vehicle accidents, opioid overdoses and self-harm in 2018, according to data in MMWR.

Depression treatment among older adults reduced functional disability, which in turn reduced suicide ideation, according to study results published in American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, an observance recognized each year by the CDC and other organizations to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

Long-term care facilities’ frequent location in socially isolated neighborhoods increased risk for 30-day all-cause mortality among residents, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

Peer-to-peer support did not slow the decline in health and well-being in older adults who received it compared with those who received standard community services, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Older individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities were more likely to take more psychiatric medications and have more medical conditions, according to study results published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Psychiatric conditions were associated with a younger age at onset of Alzheimer’s disease, and age differences only grew with each additional psychiatric diagnosis, researchers reported.