Elderly Medicine – Article Update

With the UK’s rapidly aging population, healthcare professionals within the NHS are facing an increasing number of complex health conditions relating to the health and care of elderly people. Cancer is one of the more common conditions affecting older patients along with cardiovascular disease, dementia, Alzheimer’s and diabetes.

Frailty is also a major issue with the increase in the number of bone fractures resulting from falls and accidents. Mental health is just as important, with loneliness and isolation having an additional impact on the health of elderly people today.

Here are some articles you might find useful – click on the link to log straight into the content using OpenAthens!

Journal of Kidney Care:

• CKD and frailty: outcomes from a quality initiative for older patients

• Achieving the best results for older people on peritoneal dialysis

Practice Management:

• Dementia: The path to a cure

• Caring conversations

British Journal of Hospital Medicine:

• Infection in the older patient

• Assessment of frailty in the inpatient setting

British Journal of Community Nursing:

• Preventing falls in older people