scholarly journals When It Comes to Older Adults, Language Matters and Is Changing: American Geriatrics Society Update on Reframing Aging Style Changes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Trucil ◽  
Nancy E. Lundebjerg ◽  
Daniel S. Busso
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
American Geriatrics Society

The Case for Mobility Assessment in Hospitalized Older Adults: American Geriatrics Society White Paper Executive Summary

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi L. Wald ◽  
Ravishankar Ramaswamy ◽  
Michael H. Perskin ◽  
Lloyd Roberts ◽  
Michael Bogaisky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
White Paper ◽  
American Geriatrics Society ◽  
Executive Summary ◽  
Mobility Assessment ◽  
Hospitalized Older Adults

scholarly journals Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine: potentially inappropriate medications for older adults?

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-302
Author(s):  
Milton Gorzoni
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Older People ◽  
Drug Analysis ◽  
American Geriatrics Society ◽  
Beers Criteria ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medications ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Inappropriate Medications

Introduction: Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for older adults cause more adverse effects than benefits. The 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria (2019BC) considered five clinical situations as PIM use in older adults. Can drug analysis, according to these situations, assist in the act of making prescriptions for older people? Seeking a practical example for this question, we assessed drugs currently questioned as to their safe use among older people. Objective: To check if chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine fit the PIM criteria for older adults and whether this analysis is clinically applicable. Method: We systematized the objective based on the five clinical situations defined as PIM use in older adults by the 2019BC. Results: Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine fulfill, respectively, four and five of these clinical situations. This evaluation allowed the likely definition of these drugs as PIMs for older adults in a simple way, based on a brief analysis of the available literature. Conclusion: Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine may be considered PIMs for older adults. We expect that this analysis can be replicated with other drugs and reduce iatrogenesis in older people.

scholarly journals American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench-to-Bedside Conference: Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (11) ◽  
pp. 2052-2058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather E. Whitson ◽  
Alice Cronin-Golomb ◽  
Karen J. Cruickshanks ◽  
Grover C. Gilmore ◽  
Cynthia Owsley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
American Geriatrics Society ◽  
Sensory Impairment
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