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Topic- Gerontology
![Older adults feel younger when they feel in control-7036 Older adults feel younger when they feel in control-7036](/images/listing_research.jpg)
Older adults feel younger when they feel in control
Believing that your daily efforts can result in the outcomes you desire is associated with feeling younger, according to a study that included 116 adults ages 60 to 90.
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![Opioid misuse sending more older adults to the ED-7017 Opioid misuse sending more older adults to the ED-7017](/images/listing_research.jpg)
Opioid misuse sending more older adults to the ED
Emergency department (ED) visits by people ages 65 and older who were identified with opioid misuse and dependence more than tripled between 2006 and 2014, according to researchers at Towson University, Maryland.
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![Tech Talk: Measuring steps after surgery may predict hospital stay-6970 Tech Talk: Measuring steps after surgery may predict hospital stay-6970](/images/listing_research.jpg)
Tech Talk: Measuring steps after surgery may predict hospital stay
A study of 100 patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles showed that each step taken towards 1,000 steps the day after surgery resulted in significantly lower odds of a prolonged hospital stay.
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![Beers Criteria for (in)appropriate medications updated-6952 Beers Criteria for (in)appropriate medications updated-6952](/images/listing_research.jpg)
Beers Criteria for (in)appropriate medications updated
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) recently released its latest update to one of geriatrics' most frequently cited reference tools: The AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults.
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![OTC hearing aids may not help access to care-6921 OTC hearing aids may not help access to care-6921](/images/listing_research.jpg)
OTC hearing aids may not help access to care
Starting in 2020, the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act will allow people to purchase hearing aids directly, without an audiologist or hearing aid dispenser acting as a go-between.
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![Some quick dementia tests likely to be wrong-6811 Some quick dementia tests likely to be wrong-6811](/images/listing_research.jpg)
Some quick dementia tests likely to be wrong
Quick tests used in primary care settings to identify whether people are likely to have dementia may often be wrong, according to a study published in the journal Neurology Clinical Practice.
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