Multinational comparison of new antidepressant use in older adults: a cohort study by Robyn Tamblyn, David Westfall Bates, David L Buckeridge, Will Dixon, Alan J Forster, Nadyne Girard, Jennifer Haas, Bettina Habib, Siyana Kurteva, Jack Li, Therese Sheppard

“…Among users with chronic pain, TCAs were used most frequently in the UK and Taiwan (55.2%–60.4%), whereas SSRIs were used most frequently in North America (33.5%–46.4%). Treatment was longer (252–525 vs 169–437 days), standardised doses were higher (0.7–1.3 vs 0.5–1.0) and treatment was more likely to be changed (31%–46% vs 21%–34%) among patients with depression (9.1%–43%) than those with chronic pain.Conclusion Antidepressant use in older adults varied 24-fold by country, with the UK, which has the most conservative treatment guidelines, being among the lowest. …”
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Application of Patient-Generated Health Data Among Older Adults With Cancer: Scoping Review by Yesol Kim, Geonah Kim, Hyeonmi Cho, Yeonju Kim, Mona Choi

“…In particular, PGHD may be promising for older adults with cancer who have increased survival rates and experience a variety of symptoms. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain for adults aged 55 and older 1990–2021: an analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 by Shangbo Xu, Jiaxin Chen, Chicheng Wang, Ye Lin, Weipeng Huang, Haoyue Zhou, Weibiao Ji, Yangbo Chen

“…Abstract Background Low back pain (LBP) is a widespread condition that increasingly affects the older adults, highlighting the need for a detailed examination of its global impact. …”
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Conceptos para el estudio del agro latinoamericano: campesinos y agricultores familiares by Eloy Gómez-Pellón

“…The vast agricultural landscape of Latin America is home to more than 17 million agricultural enterprises, all sharing a common characteristic: family-based social organization of labor. …”
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Age-related effects on dynamic postural stability and prefrontal cortex activation during precision fitting tasks by Jiahao Pan, Hui Tang

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Family Relationships in an Aging Society by Martie Gillen, Terry Mills, Jenny Jump

“…Never in the history of America or the world has the population had more older adults than children. …”
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Family Relationships in an Aging Society by Martie Gillen, Terry Mills, Jenny Jump

“…Never in the history of America or the world has the population had more older adults than children. …”
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Excess mortality and associated community risk factors related to hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico by Kristen N Cowan, Diego E Zavala, Erick Suarez, José A Lopez-Rodriguez, Omar Alvarez

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Premalignant Lesions of the Colon by Rodger C Haggitt

“…Several studies document the efficacy of screening for the early detection of colorectal cancer; however, its incidence is so high chat screening the entire older adult population is not feasible. Thus, attempts have been made to focus screening on patients at higher than average risk for colorectal carcinoma; these include patients with predisposing conditions or premalignant lesions of the colon. …”
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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 27 (1): 27–viii. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2008.08.009…”
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