Sentences with phrase «risk older adults»

A geriatric evaluation and management programme prevented functional decline and reduced depression in high risk older adults

Coaching in healthy dietary practices in at - risk older adults: a case of indicated depression prevention

July 13, 2016 — «Vermont received an Administration for Community Living grant that will provide $ 178,500 each year for three years to expand legal services for at - risk older adults.

It can slash disability risk Older adults can decrease their risk of disability by 41 % by participating in a walking exercise program, according to a new University of Georgia study.

Additional authors of «Evidence For Neurocognitive Plasticity In At - risk Older Adults: The Experience Corps Program» include Kirk I. Erickson, University of Pittsburgh; Arthur F. Kramer and Michelle W. Voss, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sylvia McGill, The Greater Homewood Community Corporation, Baltimore, Md.; Teresa Seeman, University of California, Los Angeles; and Natalie Bolea, George W. Rebok and Michelle Mielke, Johns Hopkins University.

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Cologuard is indicated to screen adults of either sex, 50 years or older, who are at average risk for colorectal cancer.

The «Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation Prevention Program» (EIFFE Prevention Program) educates healthcare and legal professionals to recognize when their older patients and clients may be vulnerable to or victims of financial abuse, particularly those patients with mild cognitive impairment, and then to refer these at - risk patients to State Securities Regulators, local adult protective services professionals or for further screening and assistance as needed.

From the Old to the New Testament, we see men, women, teenagers and young adults who are taking faith - filled risks and needed others to help them along the way.

Moderate alcohol consumption also is associated with reduced risk of all - cause mortality among middle - aged and older adults and may help to keep cognitive function intact with age.»

Studies show that lutein and zeaxanthin can benefit eye health by decreasing the risk of cataracts and age - related macular degeneration, two common causes of vision loss in older adults (36).

They also reduce the risk for age - related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness among older adults.

Older homes are at risk for lead paint and asbestos which can be dangerous to the adults and the developing fetus.

A baby with bad sleeping routines not only risks sleep disorders or disturbances now, as an older child or as an adult.

Pregnant women and young children, among others (e.g., adults 65 years of age and older, people with certain medical conditions) are at high risk of developing flu - related complications.

Adolescents or young adults with an FASD and who never received services or were older when diagnosed can be at very high risk for psychosocial issues, such as dependent living conditions, disrupted school experiences, poor employment records, substance use, and encounters with law enforcement.

Includes: Risk factors for food insecurity among older adults; Key facts about older adult food insecurity; Food insecurity among older adults — associated issues; Nutrition programs to know.

Also, younger toddlers in particular may be at risk because they don't eat as much solid food as older children and adults, which means that there is less opportunity for their sodium stores to be replenished.

These barriers may particularly impact participation in daily activities and increase risk during community mobility for older adults.

A study of older adults at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease shows that moderate physical activity may protect brain health and stave off shrinkage of the hippocampus - the brain region responsible for memory and spatial orientation that is attacked first in Alzheimer's disease.

He is planning to conduct a prescribed exercise intervention in a population of healthy older adults with genetic and other risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and to measure the impact on hippocampal volume and brain function.

The study, Fostering the Human - Animal Bond for Older Adults, goes into detail about physical and financial risks for older adult pet ownership and how it can be diminiOlder Adults, goes into detail about physical and financial risks for older adult pet ownership and how it can be diminiolder adult pet ownership and how it can be diminished.

Adolescents who have engaged in past risky online behavior are much more likely than older young adults to repeat the behavior in the future, according to a new study by researchers seeking to understand the psychological mechanisms contributing to young people's online risk taking.

The research team concluded that this study may be the first to show that for older adults who are at risk for or who have AD, aerobic exercise may be more effective than other types of exercise in preserving the ability to think and make decisions.

This is important, since delirium increases an older adult's risk for functional decline, dementia, and even mortality.

Researchers believe that older adults who have higher levels of «cognitive reserve» may have a better chance for reducing their chances of developing dementia — which theoretically could reduce the risks for developing delirium.

Researchers said this work could support previous studies that suggest aerobic exercise may forestall cognitive decline in older individuals at risk of dementia, and extends the idea that exercise may be beneficial for brain health to younger adults.

Older adults with cognitive and physical impairments or psychosocial distress are also at increased risk of elder abuse.

Older adults are at high risk for serious complications from flu and account for a majority of flu - related deaths and hospitalizations.

Older adults are at high risk for serious complications from flu because of their age.

The risk of riding with an impaired driver was much higher for peer drivers than for older adult drivers (21 percent vs. 2.4 percent for marijuana, 17 percent vs. 4 percent for alcohol, and 5.4 percent vs. less than 1 percent for illicit drugs).

Yonas E. Geda, M.D. and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic investigated the relationship between timing of exercise (mid - life / 50 -65 vs. late - life / 70 and above) and risk of new cases of dementia in 280 older adults (median age = 81) with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, and reported on their findings at AAIC 2014.

Loss of lean mass could have important consequences given the high risk of physical disability among the growing population of older adults.

The study is part of a critical body of work on risk taking and decision making among older adults from the USC Davis School of Gerontology, named for AARP founder Leonard Davis and the leading research center in the world on aging and its biological, psychological, political and economic dimensions.

«For older adults, serious depression symptoms increase risk for stroke and heart disease.»

Older adults with higher levels of physical activity have pain modulation patterns that might help lower their risk of developing chronic pain, reports a study in PAIN ®, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).

In a national sample of approximately 1500 adults older than 50, negative social interactions were associated with a greater risk for hypertension among women and individuals ages 51 to 64.

He notes, however, if an older adult's risk for dementia continues declining as it has in some high - income countries over the last few decades, «that increase in number of cases may be a little less eye - popping than it would be if the risk were staying the same.»

Among low - risk seniors who live in the community, those who consumed vitamin D with calcium had one less hip fracture per 1,000 older adults per year.

For seniors living in high - risk environments of nursing homes and hospitals, there were nine less hip fractures per 1,000 older adults per year.

The results of their study suggest that hospitalization may be a more of a major risk factor for long - term cognitive decline in older adults than previously recognized.

This work expands upon previous research which has shown that after being hospitalized, older adults are at high risk for memory and other cognitive problems, including both transient (temporary) delirium and long - term changes in cognition, including dementia.

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.

They define the condition as «a pattern of financial behavior that places an older adult at substantial risk for a considerable loss of resources such that dramatic changes in quality of life would result.»

In these conditions, infants only a few days old suffer frequent seizures, which usually cease after a few weeks, leaving them with 8 times of risk of having seizures as adults.

Quitting smoking significantly reduces risks of cardiovascular disease beginning within a matter of months and reaching the non-smoker status within a few years, even among older adults.

To issue a new recommendation, the USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy, benefits, and potential harms of performing screening pelvic examinations in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adult women 18 years and older who are not at increased risk for any specific gynecologic condition.

A study of older adults at risk of late - onset Alzheimer's disease found that those who consumed more omega - 3 fatty acids did better than their peers on tests of cognitive flexibility — the ability to efficiently switch between tasks — and had a bigger anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region known to contribute to cognitive flexibility.

If countries have enough vaccine, they can reduce disease and death by vaccinating groups at higher risk, such as pregnant women, those with chronic health conditions, or even all healthy young adults between 15 and 49 years old, the age group that appears most vulnerable.

Canada's study, «Psychosocial and Reincarceration Risks Among Older Adults in Mental Health Courts,» appeared in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

The new study focused on 40 cognitively healthy older adults between the ages of 65 and 75 who are carriers of a gene variant (APOE e4) that is known to contribute to the risk of developing late - onset Alzheimer's disease.