Geriatric

Engaging in any amount of physical activity reduced the risk for falls among older women, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The aging process can cause a significant decline in the immune system, a process set to impact a growing proportion of the general population and rheumatic patients alike, according to a presenter here.

Internal organ, heart and kidney involvement, as well as pulmonary arterial hypertension, are “much more” common in cases of systemic sclerosis that develop after age 60 years, according to data published in Clinical Rheumatology.

William Dale, MD, PhD, FASCO, has experienced a range of emotions since learning he’d receive the B.J. Kennedy Geriatric Oncology Award at this year’s ASCO Annual Meeting.

Geriatric assessment may be successfully applied to chronic kidney disease care for patients older than 70 years, and health care providers perceive it as relevant and beneficial, data show.

DALLAS — Older adults who received anti-obesity medications lost a similar amount of weight at 3 to 5 years as younger adults, with no increased side effects, according to research presented at ObesityWeek.

Traumatic brain injury in older adults was linked to alterations in self-perception, social life, ability to perform daily tasks and deterioration in quality of life for up to 5 years, according to research presented in Brain and Spine.

In a trial of more than 20,000 older adults, vitamin D supplementation trended toward reducing risk for major CV events in older adults compared with placebo, a finding differing from previous studies.

LAS VEGAS — Presented results showed mortality rates in older patients with femoral neck or intertrochanteric hip fractures decreased from 2010 to 2019.

Although a study on the benefits of geriatric assessment in older patients with cancer did not demonstrate significant improvements to quality of life, researchers said it yielded valuable insights about how to optimize this intervention.