OLD AGE

This study tested a simple Thai-language checklist designed to help nurses and doctors quickly identify delirium, a serious state of sudden confusion, in older patients recovering from hip fracture surgery. Researchers compared the new tool against a complex, expert-required stan…

This study brought together care home residents, their families, staff, and healthcare professionals to design a better system for preventing falls in older adults living in care facilities. Through a series of workshops, participants created a new model that could include traini…

This study tested whether showing hospital staff a real-time screen of patient activity levels could change how they encourage movement. Researchers measured the daily steps and activity of 100 older adults (65+) in a geriatric ward before and after introducing the screen. The go…

This study aimed to find out how often elderly people with diabetes living in nursing homes experience low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), which can be dangerous but often goes unnoticed. Researchers monitored 29 residents over 60 years old to measure these events. The goal was to be…

This study aimed to understand if a specific protein in the brain fluid, linked to cognitive health, could predict how sensitive older adults are to a sedative drug called remazolam. Researchers studied 128 patients aged 60 and over who were having knee replacement surgery. They …