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Geriatric Assessment Boosted Outcomes in OAs

Physician's Weekly

At 30 days, mortality was 1.0%, Emergency Department (ED) visits were 6.9%, hospitalization was 6.6%, and NH admission was 4.0%. Follow-up assessments were completed by an independent assessor via telephone in 30 and 180 days. Most individuals retained functional independence for up to 6 months following a community-based CGA.

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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.