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- Getting enough sleep can lower the chances of dying and developing dementia, highlighting the importance of rest for overall health.
- Regular exercise, even at home, is crucial for preventing falls and fractures, while high doses of vitamin D for this purpose may do more harm than good.
- In older adults, careful medication management is essential, as shown by challenges in prescribing practices and the need for statins only if life expectancy is over 2.5 years, alongside ongoing discussions about hearing impairment screenings.
Article Abstract
Sleeping enough is associated with a reduced risk of mortality and dementia. New evidence support regular physical exercise, including at home, as a corner stone intervention to prevent falls and fractures. In contrast, supplementation with high doses of vitamin D is ineffective and even deleterious in this indication and a routine screening in asymptomatic adults is not recommended. Several studies illustrate our difficulties in prescribing and deprescribing in frail older patients and a study suggests that statins in cardiovascular primary prevention should considered only when a patient's life expectancy exceeds 2.5 years. Finally, several studies have fueled the debate about screening for hearing impairment.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.53738/REVMED.2022.18.767.161 | DOI Listing |
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