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Geriatric Assessment Boosted Outcomes in OAs

Physician's Weekly

The results showed that 303 individuals were recruited with a mean age of 83.2 Most individuals retained functional independence for up to 6 months following a community-based CGA. At 30 days, mortality was 1.0%, Emergency Department (ED) visits were 6.9%, hospitalization was 6.6%, and NH admission was 4.0%. at 180 days.

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Trial of a Strategy to Reduce Antidepressants in Dementia

Physician's Weekly

The following is a summary of “Effects of deprescribing antidepressants in nursing home residents with dementia—a cluster randomized controlled trial,” published in the June 2025 issue of BMC Primary Care by Hølmkjær et al. Most individuals were women, with a median age of 85 years.