Sentences with phrase «older patients more»

A soft, thick bed can keep older patients more comfortable, while other patients prefer a thin blanket and refuse to lie down if the bed is too thick or soft.

This was not unexpected, Barry notes, since ASD therapies tend generally to be aimed at younger patients, whereas older patients more often receive care principally through schools.

Even more than other types of cancer, melanoma is a disease of aging, with older patients more frequently diagnosed with the disease and having a worse prognosis.

Not exact matches

But in medicine, impressive technology is little more than a parlor trick if it doesn't benefit patients — like James (who asked to keep his last name private), a 42 - year - old colon cancer patient who had part of his large intestine removed by Sullivan a few months ago.

But the study also suggested that some antidepressants were more effective than others; several older antidepressants were found to be more effectivee than more modern ones, but the modern treatments (such as Prozac) were better tolerated by patients.

Though retinal detachment is more common among older people, the average age of patients has been getting lower thanks to excessive cell phone use, Yu added.

While Yervoy brought in $ 960 million in sales in 2013 (an enormous figure for a two - year - old drug with a small patient population), the company currently has more than 35 ongoing clinical trials investigating another drug that disengages the immune system's brakes: the much - awaited nivolumab, which was also from the Medarex portfolio.

The older I get the more grace I extend, the more patient I become (ask my two sons for a witness!)

My five - year - old patients in particular, wheezing after family fights, obviously need the more sophisticated grasp of orgasm which Dr. Perls apparently provided to his clients.

And so I sat on the couch next to the old and dog - eared magazines and read one more time the list of questions Dr. Phil McGuire wanted his vasectomy patients to answer before he performed The Procedure:

«As I get older, I'm more patient with the kids and less patient with other things,» he says.

Arraigned against a Reading side hoping to develop a more patient style of play but still largely reliant on strength and force, Albion maintained their devotion to the old values.

200 patients were more than 15 years old and 170 patients were less than 15 years old.

Weiss also said that knee arthroscopy for degenerative meniscal tears, which affect older patients with arthritis of the knee, has been shown to be no more effective than steroid shots.

For example, I have lot of older patients as well and couple of them are actually employed as truck drivers and they get more sun screen on their left side of the body more than the right side of their body because they are in the driver's seat and they are getting all the UV rays through the car glass.

About Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center: The world's oldest and largest private cancer center, Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has devoted more than a century to patient care as well as to innovative research, making significant contributions to new and better therapies for the treatment of cancer.

As a professional, there is no need for us to screen women every year, especially as the liquid based paps are considerably more expensive for the patient than the old smear and fix paps we used to see.

Trust me, I deal with way more stress and hyper vigilance caring for my patients than when I'm at home doing house - chores and playing with my 1 year old.

I breastfed my three boys, all up to 2 yrs old They are rarely ill, our doctor wonders whether we are still patients, don't understand when people talk about ear infections, gastric problems, wind, colic, reflux and amongst many 100's more things that breastfeeding helps to ommit.

I want to be much more patient with my children in 2016, especially my 3 year old daughter.

An older patient is also more likely to have a burden of caring responsibilities.

«Welsh Liberal Democrats will take action to reduce pressures on our A&E departments, ensuring that all patients have a nearby out - of - hours GP they can visit with more minor injuries and a new model of care for older people to minimise unnecessary hospital admissions.»

The study also found that older people were more likely than younger people to believe it is OK to allow physicians to prescribe life - ending drugs to terminally ill patients who request them, and that the most religious or spiritual people were the least supportive of this idea.

Friends of Cancer Research, a patient advocacy group, took credit for that idea, writing that it will «break down decades» old silos within FDA and make for a more efficient agency.»

Moffitt physicians suggest that melanoma screening strategies may be more feasible by focusing on high - risk populations, such as middle - aged and older patients, and using newer diagnostic tools.

The study found the impact of oral nutritional supplements on length of stay and cost of care were even more impactful and statistically significant when looking at all Medicare patients aged 65 and older with any primary diagnosis:

These findings, which are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), indicate that efforts to carefully evaluate risk factors prior to surgery need more attention, particularly for older minority patients.

Patients showing gadolinium in the vitreous chamber at the later timepoint tended to be of older age, have a history of hypertension, and have more bright spots on their brain scans, called white matter hyperintensities, that are associated with brain aging and decreased cognitive function.

Patients 65 and older who have ambulatory surgery are much more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days than younger patients, regardless of their health before surgery, reports a new, large national Northwestern MedicinPatients 65 and older who have ambulatory surgery are much more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days than younger patients, regardless of their health before surgery, reports a new, large national Northwestern Medicinpatients, regardless of their health before surgery, reports a new, large national Northwestern Medicine study.

Patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture were older and had more medical conditions than patients who underwent an elective total hip replacement, factors that may contribute to the higher risk of in - hospital death and major postoperative complications experienced by hip fracture surgery patients, according to a study in the September 15 issue Patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture were older and had more medical conditions than patients who underwent an elective total hip replacement, factors that may contribute to the higher risk of in - hospital death and major postoperative complications experienced by hip fracture surgery patients, according to a study in the September 15 issue patients who underwent an elective total hip replacement, factors that may contribute to the higher risk of in - hospital death and major postoperative complications experienced by hip fracture surgery patients, according to a study in the September 15 issue patients, according to a study in the September 15 issue of JAMA.

«Patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture were older and had more comorbidities than patients who underwent an elective THR, and these differences accounted for some of the difference in outcomes between these groups,» the authorPatients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture were older and had more comorbidities than patients who underwent an elective THR, and these differences accounted for some of the difference in outcomes between these groups,» the authorpatients who underwent an elective THR, and these differences accounted for some of the difference in outcomes between these groups,» the authors write.

«Patients who develop TR after MV repair for degenerative diseases are older, have chronic atrial fibrillation, more advanced functional class, and impaired left ventricular function at the time of the initial surgery.

More than half (52 %) of patients aged 85 years and older were delirious.

Older patients were about three times more likely to have complications than those younger than 65.

«This greater than expected survival in older patients selected for operative therapy is noteworthy,» said Dr. Fernandez, «especially considering that the prevalence of lung cancer is expected to increase as the population continues to grow older and more people survive into old age.»

After one year, researchers found that primary care providers felt that treating pain patients was less of a problem in their practice, particularly among the experimental group, although younger practitioners continued to express more concern about prescription opioid use than older practitioners.

While it's common in the medical field to look at older patients in terms of a specific disease, «it doesn't make so much sense... because most have more than one disease, and a lot of the problems also have to do with the social situation.»

Patients who lose consciousness for more than a year are considered extremely unlikely to regain it, but a 35 - year - old Frenchman who had been in a vegetative state for 15 years has shown hints of awareness after having key brain regions electrically stimulated, scientists reported on Monday.

Lead investigator, Evan Matros, MD, FACS, explained that today plastic surgeons are more willing to perform reconstructive procedures in these patient groups — which include women age 65 and older or those who have had radiation therapy — than they were 15 years ago, and that patients themselves are more accepting of these reconstruction procedures.

Since breast cancer treatment in older patients is mostly not evidence - based due to poor inclusion of older patients in clinical trials, we propose that studies investigating breast cancer treatment are much more important than breast cancer screening in this population and should be prioritised.

Testosterone replacement therapy is commonly used in older men to normalize the hormone level and help patients feel better, have more energy and increase muscle mass.

Also, the geriatric patients were more likely to feel comfortable with the physician partners in the room than the general medicine patients, perhaps because older patients are more accustomed to having someone else, such as a caregiver or family member, in the room during their doctor visits.

Even though early detection of vision difficulties may lead to better quality of life, greater independence and a lower risk of falls in older adults, routine screening doesn't appear more effective than only testing patients with symptoms, the USPSTF reports in JAMA March 1.

Specifically, physicians who reported knowing at least one patient, family member or friend with a poor breast cancer prognosis and who had not been screened were more likely to recommend routine screening for their younger and older patients, age groups where routine screening is controversial.

Incorrect inhaler use is common among elderly patients, but an asthma educator can teach more than 90 percent of older adults how to properly use one.

In a study published in the journal CHEST ®, researchers found that asymptomatic PAF patients are more likely to be older, male, and have more comorbidities and a higher risk of stroke than symptomatic patients.

The condition is thought to be more common in older people, but the true prevalence is unknown, in part because patients and their relatives may attribute their sleepiness to old age, or older people can compensate by napping.

Compared to those who did not receive the drugs, patients prescribed antidepressants were predominantly female, older, and more likely to have hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, obesity and comorbidities.

The old idea that cancer is less aggressive in the elderly is not entirely without merit: breast and prostate cancers tend to grow more slowly in older patients.

CQGS is working with more than 50 stakeholder organizations to develop standards based on best scientific evidence that will focus on delivering optimal surgical care for a rapidly growing older patient population.