Gériatrie [Review in geriatric medicine 2013].

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serval:BIB_312449A190A8
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Gériatrie [Review in geriatric medicine 2013].
Journal
Revue Médicale Suisse
Author(s)
Büla C.
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/2014
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
10
Number
412-413
Pages
45-48
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Physical activity appears once again as the single most effective preventative intervention in older persons to delaying functional decline, avoiding falls, and mitigating the odds of developing dementia. Integrated care that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration among healthcare professionals is a major avenue to improve care coordination in polymorbid older patients. A study depicts the large gap between physicians and nurses' views about their respective skills and role in such a collaboration. On the cognitive side, while several studies show that new cohorts of older persons appear to age in better cognitive shape, results of trials of semagestat, a gamma-secretase inhibitor, and post-menopausal estrogenic therapy were disappointing. Finally, a study challenges the benefits of hydration in terminally ill patients.
Keywords
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cooperative Behavior, Dementia/therapy, Dependency (Psychology), Geriatrics/methods, Geriatrics/trends, Humans, Terminal Care
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