Importance Falls result in substantial burden for patients and health care systems, and given
the aging of the population worldwide, the incidence of falls continues to rise. Objective To …

Context Delirium occurs in many hospitalized older patients and has serious consequences
including increased risk for death and admission to long-term care. Despite its importance, …

Background Heart failure is the most common cause of hospitalization among adults over 65.
Over 60% of patients die within 10 years of first onset of symptoms. The objective of this …

Background and Purpose—Previous studies have documented sex differences in the
management and outcome of patients with cardiovascular disease. However, little data exist on …

Background The electronic medical record (EMR)/electronic health record (EHR) is becoming
an integral component of many primary-care outpatient practices. Before implementing an …

Background Mild cognitive deficits are experienced by 18% of community-dwelling older
adults, many of whom do not progress to dementia. The effect of commonly used medication on …

ContextUrinary incontinence is a common health problem among women that negatively
impacts quality of life. Therefore, it is important that primary care physicians have an …

Background The certainty that prehabilitation improves postoperative outcomes is not clear.
The objective of this umbrella review (ie systematic review of systematic reviews) was to …

ContextDiagnostic lumbar punctures (LPs), commonly used to rule out meningitis, are
associated with adverse events.ObjectiveTo systematically review the evidence about diagnostic …

Objectives: To determine whether urinary incontinence (UI) is an independent predictor of
death, nursing home admission, decline in activities of daily living (ADLs), or decline in …