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1. Elderly | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   medical advances and healthier lifestyles, the United States has a growing number of elderly and aging adults … specialty care for this population, as well as a need to address the challenges faced by many older adults … for Health System Transformation To Optimize Health, Functional Status, and Well-Being Among Older Adults … Quality of Long-term Care Measuring the Quality of Nursing Home Care Opioid Use in Older Adults … Care Planning State of the Science and Future Directions To Improve Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults

2. Depression | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   If you are one of the more than 19 million teens and adults in the United States who have depression, … Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression Screening for Depression in Adults

3. Older Adults and Depression | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2022 - Older Adults and Depression Resource: Older Adults and Depression This webpage offers brochures … and factsheets to help older adults recognize the signs and symptoms of depression and identify treatment

4. Opioid Use Among Elderly and Non-Elderly Adults by Socioeconomic Characteristics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2024 - Opioid Use Among Elderly and Non-Elderly Adults by Socioeconomic Characteristics This data … Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, provides estimates on "frequent use" and "any use" of opioids among adults … aged 65 and older and adults aged 18–64 during 2015–16 and 2020–21. … Highlights for Adults Aged 65 and Older In 2020–2021, 12.8 percent of adults aged 65 and older, on … Highlights for Adults Aged 18–64 In 2020–2021, 6.4 percent of adults aged 18–64, on average, filled

5. Unique Challenges in Approaching Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   September 01, 2024 - Older adults have more atypical presentations of medical conditions compared with their younger adult … such as nonadherence to medical regimes or misuse of medication. 34 In a retrospective review of older adult … : a difficult diagnosis  Appendicitis may present with unspecific symptoms of infection in older adult … Hoyt and Jordan (2023) 40 The diagnostic challenge of an older adult with epigastric pain in the emergency … Typical ageist stereotypes may include beliefs about the frailty, senility, and dependence of older adult

6. NCEPCR Webinar: Approaches To Address Health Risks in Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2025 - NCEPCR Webinar: Approaches To Address Health Risks in Older Adults  Value and Impact of Primary … www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/_8ZAA0yE8Rg NCEPCR Webinar: Approaches To Address Health Risks in Older Adults … It explores the state of the science around the diagnostic process in older adults as well as primary … Speakers Lisa Kern, MD, MPH, (Weill Medical College of Cornell University) Improving How Older Adults … Quality and Safety) State of the Science and Future Directions To Improve Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults

7. Table 11: Clinical Outcomes for Glycemic Control, Blood Pressure and Cholesterol for Adults with Diabetes by Project Site. Fiscal Year 2010. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   December 01, 2017 - Project site Adults with an HbA1c test result HbA1c (%) a for adults with a test result Adults … with a blood pressure result Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) for adults with a result Adults with … a cholesterol test result LDL cholesterol(mg/dl) b for adults with a result Adults w <7 Adults … w 7 to <8 Adults w 8 to <9 Adults w ≥ 9 All adults Adults w SBP < 140 Adults w SBP ≥ 140 … All adults Adults w LDL< 100 Adults w LDL ≥ 100 All adults % % % % % % % %

8. AHRQ Strategic Plan for Health System Transformation To Optimize Health, Functional Status, and Well-Being Among Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2024 - for Health System Transformation To Optimize Health, Functional Status, and Well-Being Among Older Adults … U.S. population is rapidly aging, and the health system is ill-prepared to meet the needs of older adults … Older adults and individuals with multiple chronic conditions frequently receive fragmented and sub-optimal … health system transformation that optimizes the health, functional status, and well-being among older adults … for Health System Transformation To Optimize Health, Functional Status, and Well-being Among Older Adults

9. Table 6: Prevalence of diabetes and cardiovascular disease among adults by project site. Fiscal year 2010. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   December 01, 2017 - Table 6: Prevalence of diabetes and cardiovascular disease among adults by project site. … Adult IHS active users Adults with FY2010 utilization Project site All adults Adults with … diabetes Adults with CVD Adults with both diabetes and CVD Adults with CVD but not diabetes … Adults with either diabetes or CVD Adults with diabetes Percent Percent Percent Percent

10. Opioids in Older Adults Compendium | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2024 - educate clinicians and staff Use data to educate clinicians and staff about opioid use in your older adult … symptoms Educate clinicians and staff about potential signs and symptoms of opioid misuse in the older adult … treatment modalities Identify nonpharmacologic treatment modalities for chronic pain in the older adult … Integrate Equity - Assess social determinants of health Assess social determinants of health among older adult … clinicians and staff to discuss challenging clinical scenarios about managing opioids with their older adult

11. Table 25. Utilization of education and case management (ECM) visits among adults who had at least one visit by type of visit. All project sites. Fiscal year 2010 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Utilization of education and case management (ECM) visits among adults who had at least one visit by … Type of ECM visit All adults Adults with diabetes Adults with CVD Adults with both diabetes and … CVD Adults with CVD only Adults with either diabetes or CVD Diabetes education a 0.3

12. Addressing Social Isolation for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Crisis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2021 - Addressing Social Isolation for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Crisis Resource: Addressing … Social Isolation for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Crisis (PDF, 580 KB)  This document describes … that selected States and community-based organizations have used to address social isolation in older adults … It also provides links to other resources that address social isolation in older adults.

13. Depression and Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2022 - Depression and Older Adults Resource: Depression and Older Adults Read this article to find

14. U.S. Adults Who Use Opioids for Chronic Pain, 2013-2015 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2019 - Adults Who Use Opioids for Chronic Pain, 2013-2015 U.S. … Adults Who Use Opioids for Chronic Pain, 2013-2015 (PDF, 167 KB) Source: MEPS Research Findings … #43: Annual Opioid Use Among Adults Treated for Conditions Associated With Chronic Pain Versus Other

15. COVID-19 Resources: Care of Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2021 - COVID-19 Resources: Care of Older Adults Resource:   COVID-19 Resources: Care of Older Adults … Improvement has compiled a list of national resources that provide updated information on COVID-19 and older adults

16. Approaches to Address Health Risks for Older Adults
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    March 15, 2025 - Approaches to Address Health Risks for Older Adults National Center for Excellence in Primary Care … , 79% of diagnostic errors are related to the patient-provider encounter (Singh et al., 2013) Older adult … To summarize existing literature focused on understanding and addressing diagnostic errors in older adult … , young adult only populations; perinatal diseases; evaluates performance of specific lab, genetic test … Opioid misuse increases among older adults. Accessed August 1, 2021. 4.

17. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2024 - State of the Science and Future Directions To Improve Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults Conclusion … Introduction Unique Challenges in Approaching Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults Implications for … Practice Improvement, Research, and Policy Conclusion References Older adult populations … older adults in more clinical trials and research studies, better define patient-level measures and … outcomes, and improve data collection related to diagnostic safety of older adults.

18. Table 17. Adult non-obstetric inpatient admissions at Indian Health Service and Tribal hospitals classified as sensitive to ambulatory services. a Fiscal year 2010 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Adult non-obstetric inpatient admissions at Indian Health Service and Tribal hospitals classified as … Inpatient admissions by type of condition Adult non-obstetric admissions All adults Adults … with diabetes or CVD Adults without diabetes or CVD Percent Percent Percent Admissions … under 40 years of age 0.8% 0.9% 0.0%   COPD or asthma in adults 40 years of age and older … conditions not sensitive to ambulatory services 76.1% 68.9% 88.3%         All adult

19. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2024 - State of the Science and Future Directions To Improve Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults Introduction … Table of Contents State of the Science and Future Directions To Improve Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults … Introduction Unique Challenges in Approaching Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults Implications for … Older adults are at higher risk for diagnostic errors than younger adult populations for multiple reasons … to summarize existing literature focused on understanding and addressing diagnostic errors in older adult

20. Table 7: Prevalence of selected health conditions among adults by diabetes status. All project sites. Fiscal year 2010. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Table 7: Prevalence of selected health conditions among adults by diabetes status. … Health condition All adults Adults with diabetes Adults without diabetes Number Percent