Delirium — an acute but treatable syndrome — must be differentiated from dementia, which has a slow and chronic progression. A history of rapid functional change or change in patient behavior (e.g., ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conduct a study to (1) provide an overview of ways to collect information about ...

Why Is Geriatric Assessment so Infrequently Used in Oncology Practices? The Ongoing Issue of Nonadherence to This Standard of Care for Older Adults With Cancer In the article that accompanies this ...

An FMS is designed to assess an individual’s movement patterns and identify areas of dysfunction or weakness. This screening process aims to enhance overall physical performance, prevent injuries and ...

Intra-patient comparison of urinary radioactivity after 18F-piflufolastat and 18F-flotufolastat PET in men with low PSA biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer who have had radical prostatectomy.

Sensory status. A majority of older adults have visual and hearing impairments that can often be improved with corrective devices. 2 Given the vital roles of vision and hearing in communication and ...