Dementia is a major concern among growing chronic diseases in the aging society and its
association with polypharmacy has not been adequately assessed. The objective of this …

Achieving high-quality, cost-effective medical care remains an elusive goal of the US health
care system, but there is widespread agreement that patientcentered care will be a key …

Background Older adults with advanced CKD have significant pain, other symptoms, and
disability. To help ensure that care is consistent with patients' values, nephrology providers …

Importance Neighborhood disadvantage is a novel social determinant of health that could
adversely affect the functional well-being of older persons. Deficiencies in resource-poor …

Background Recent trends, including survival beyond 30 days, in aortic valve replacement
(AVR) following the expansion of indications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement …

BACKGROUND Frailty is associated with poor surgical outcomes in elderly patients but is
difficult to measure in the emergency setting. Sarcopenia, or the loss of lean muscle mass, is …

Background Not only single, but also multiple, chronic conditions are becoming the normal
situation rather than the exception in the older generation. While many studies show a …

Objectives To develop a values‐based, clinically feasible process to help older adults
identify health priorities that can guide clinical decision‐making. Design Prospective …

A majority of older adults with cardiovascular diseases have multiple other chronic
conditions. 1, 2 Individuals with multiple chronic conditions are the major users of health …

Methods: This qualitative descriptive study entailed 1–1 interviews with older adults with
multimorbidity receiving community based primary health care in Canada and New Zealand …