False sense of security may heighten COVID-19 risk for nurses: study
Younger nurses in low-contagion hospital wards had greater infection incidence early in the outbreak, a study from China found. The likely culprit: asymptomatic patients and staff.
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Moderate exercise in older age cuts hospital trips, finds study
Moderately active older adults were up to 27% less likely to have more than seven hospital admissions per year.
Same-day physician access leads to fewer resident hospitalizations, ED visits
Surveyed facilities with same-day physician access had 21% lower hospitalization rates. Urgent access to nurse practitioners is also linked to fewer transfers.
Post-acute care after COVID-19: What to expect
While there are many unknowns about coronavirus survivors’ future healthcare needs, a discharge model reveals what post-acute providers might soon be dealing with.
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Most seniors leave hospital with higher odds of adverse drug event, say researchers
Two in three seniors are prescribed potentially inappropriate medications at discharge, a new study has found.
Fracture location affects long-term outcomes in older adults, study finds
Fractures closer to the body’s center raise older patients’ odds of hospitalization and premature death.
Hospital-associated disabilities can undermine recovery, authors claim
Despite decades of study, hospital‐associated disability remains common for vulnerable elders – and the problem is ripe for solutions, say researchers.
More aggressive therapy for seniors in hospital could improve post-acute outcomes, researchers say
Inactive hospital stays result in poor outcomes for many elderly adults. Greater attention to the problem is warranted, say physician-researchers.
Seniors with Alzheimer’s who take antipsychotics hospitalized more frequently
Seniors with Alzheimer’s disease who are prescribed antipsychotics spend 53% more days hospitalized than those not taking antipsychotics.
