Changing demography due to the increasing population of elderly persons the world over has raised new challenges in every sphere of life. The greatest challenge is to provide affordable, accessible, and equitable health care to this population. Oral health is an integral part of general health and affects physical and mental well-being and quality of life of elderly persons. To provide quality ...

BACKGROUND With our aging population and limited number of geriatric psychiatrists, innovations must be made in order to meet the growing demands for geriatric psychiatry services. Emerging technologies could greatly improve access to care and systematic data collection. METHODS This randomized study compared completion rates and time to completion (primary outcomes) when using iPad technolog...

BACKGROUND Comprehensive geriatric assessment has been shown to improve patient outcomes, but the geriatricians who deliver it are in short-supply. A web-based method of comprehensive geriatric assessment has been developed with the potential to improve access to specialist geriatric expertise. The current study aims to test the reliability and safety of comprehensive geriatric assessment perfo...

PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and management status of urologic disease in geriatric hospitals in Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted population-based analyzed using cohort established by the National Health Insurance Service of Korea, which contains the medical insurance data of 1 million people from 2002 to 2013. The prevalence, prescription rate, and complica...

We report the case of psoriasis in an 89-year-old patient. Although psoriasis is a common dermatological condition with an incidence rate of 2% in the USA, the incidence within the geriatric population, and particularly the ultraelderly (those over 85 years), is undocumented. It’s thought that this lack of familiarity can be a source of treatment delay. In this case report, we hope to bring att...

INTRODUCTION Approximately one in three older adults fall each year, resulting in a significant proportion of geriatric traumatic injuries. In a hospital with a focus on geriatric fall prevention, we sought to characterize this population to develop targeted interventions. As mild hyponatremia, defined as a serum sodium <135meq/L, has been reported to be associated with falls, unsteadiness and ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES With aging of the general population, patients who enter dialysis therapy will more frequently have geriatric impairments and a considerable comorbidity burden. The most vulnerable among these patients might benefit from conservative therapy. Whether assessment of geriatric impairments would contribute to the decision-making process of dialysis initiation is unknown. ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The dramatic increase in the elderly population expected over the next few decades will place a heavy strain on the current health care system. Family practice residents need to be prepared to take care of this geriatric population. In this study, we document the past, current, and future trends of geriatric education in family practice residency programs. METHODS A ...

Given emerging demographic trends, many more elderly patients are being diagnosed with head and neck cancers. The surgical care paradigm for this cohort of patients must take into account specific challenges inherent to geriatric perioperative management. This article attempts to summarize the existing body of literature relevant to the geriatric head and neck cancer population, and to extrapol...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to review the literature published within the last decade related to the role of the pharmacist in geriatric care coordination in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Data Sources: An Internet search was conducted using the key words geriatric care coordination. Information posted between January 2001 – December 2011 was reviewed. Study Sele...