Intellectual Disability in Older Adults
57 Intellectual Disability in Older Adults John M. Starr Definition and Causes Intellectual disability (ID) is the current term used to describe what in the United Kingdom has been known…
Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in Old Age
105 Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in Old Age Danielle Harari Introduction Fecal incontinence (FI) in older people is a distressing and socially isolating symptom and increases the risk of morbidity,1,2…
Aging and Disorders of the Eye
95 Aging and Disorders of the Eye Scott E. Brodie, Jasmine H. Francis Loss of vision, one of the most feared forms of medical disability, falls disproportionately on older adults….
Geriatric Dentistry
110 Geriatric Dentistry Maintaining Oral Health in the Geriatric Population Andrea Schreiber, Lena Alsabban, Terry Fulmer, Robert Glickman Introduction Whereas dental textbooks address the management of medically compromised older patients—generally…
Quality Initiatives Aimed at Improving Medicare
128 Quality Initiatives Aimed at Improving Medicare Richard G. Stefanacci, Jill L. Cantelmo Quality combined with cost is now a central component of a value-based system which is quite different…
Measuring Outcomes of Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment Programs
38 Measuring Outcomes of Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment Programs Paul Stolee Although frailty in older adults may be associated with an underlying loss of complexity in many physiologic systems,1 the clinical…
The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
76 The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract David A. Greenwald, Lawrence J. Brandt Symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders are frequently mentioned by older adults during visits to health care providers, and the digestive…
Alzheimer Disease
52 Alzheimer Disease Jared R. Brosch, Martin R. Farlow Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common cause for dementia affecting older adults. The illness was first described by Alois Alzheimer…
Arthritis in Older Adults
69 Arthritis in Older Adults Preeti Nair, Jiuan Ting, Helen I. Keen, Philip G. Conaghan Introduction Rheumatologic diseases are among the most common causes of pain and disability in older…
Aging and Deficit Accumulation
15 Aging and Deficit Accumulation Clinical Implications Kenneth Rockwood, Arnold Mitnitski Introduction Overview of Frailty Geriatricians have an affinity for frail older people, or should. The complex care of older…
