TY - JOUR
T1 - Preventive Health Care in the Elderly Population
T2 - A Guide for Practicing Physicians
AU - Takahashi, Paul Y.
AU - Okhravi, Hamid R.
AU - Lim, Lionel S.
AU - Kasten, Mary J.
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to Matthias Burkardt for making Ref. available to us. J. R. thanks Hans-Jürgen Pirner for valuable discussion and the Nuclear Physics Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for hospitality. J. R. acknowledges support from the Feodor Lynen Program of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center under Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515.
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - Preventive medicine provides important benefits to all persons, including older adults; however, these benefits may be seen more clearly in younger adults than in older persons. Smoking cessation, proper nutrition, exercise, and immunizations are important regardless of age. The prevalence of illness increases as we age; at the same time, life expectancy decreases. All physicians and patients should consider the potential benefits of screening and treatment vs conservative management. We discuss lifestyle recommendations such as smoking cessation, exercise, and good nutrition, as well as the role of screening for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and sensory and other disorders. These recommendations are derived from evidence-based guidelines when available; issues not associated with established guidelines are discussed on the basis of best current thinking.
AB - Preventive medicine provides important benefits to all persons, including older adults; however, these benefits may be seen more clearly in younger adults than in older persons. Smoking cessation, proper nutrition, exercise, and immunizations are important regardless of age. The prevalence of illness increases as we age; at the same time, life expectancy decreases. All physicians and patients should consider the potential benefits of screening and treatment vs conservative management. We discuss lifestyle recommendations such as smoking cessation, exercise, and good nutrition, as well as the role of screening for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and sensory and other disorders. These recommendations are derived from evidence-based guidelines when available; issues not associated with established guidelines are discussed on the basis of best current thinking.
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U2 - 10.4065/79.3.416
DO - 10.4065/79.3.416
M3 - Article
C2 - 15008616
AN - SCOPUS:1442282194
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 79
SP - 416
EP - 427
JO - Mayo Clinic proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic proceedings
IS - 3
ER -