Characterization in end-of-life care of older people attended by geriatricians.

Background And Objective: Symptom control at the end of life is essential, and palliative sedation is a viable intervention option for the care of terminally ill patients. This study aims to characterize the elderly population receiving end-of-life care plans and their management with palliative sedation in a geriatric unit at a high complexity hospital.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, and a descriptive analysis was performed.

[Bringing back sounds: prevention of hearing loss and auditory rehabilitation in the elderlyRecuperando os sons: prevenção da perda auditiva e reabilitação auditiva em pessoas idosas].

Hearing loss is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide and its prevalence increases with age, though in most cases, this disability is potentially preventable and treatable. Thus, its prevention, early identification, and comprehensive rehabilitation should be points of action at the local level, since hearing loss has been linked to numerous adverse health outcomes affecting the physical, mental, social, and economic conditions of older people. The objective of this article is to highlight the importance of hearing loss prevention, promote rehabilitation throughout the life course, especially in older people, and describe strategies put forth by the World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization.

Efficacy and safety of sensor augmented insulin pump therapy with low-glucose suspend feature in older adults: A retrospective study in Bogota, Colombia.

Background And Aims: The literature has supported the efficacy and safety of insulin pump therapy in young adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (DM1). However, there is limited evidence in older adults with DM1 and DM2.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in patients ≥60 years-old with DM1 and DM2, who started Sensor Augmented Insulin Pump therapy with low-glucose suspend feature (SAP + LGS) at Hospital Universitario San Ignacio diabetes center in Bogotá, Colombia.

[Pain in the elderly: Quality of life, functionality and associated factors. SABE Study, Bogotá, Colombia].

Objective: To determine the impact of pain on the quality of life in older adults and its association with functionality.

Materials And Methods: Data was taken from SABE Bogota study. A cross-sectional study was carried out during 2012, interviewing 2,000 individuals of 60 years and older, as a probabilistic cluster and representative sample.