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Screening and Prevention in Geriatric Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, E-Book

Screening and Prevention in Geriatric Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, E-Book

Danelle Cayea | Samuel C. Durso

(2017)

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Abstract

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edtied by Drs. Danelle Cayea and Samuel C. Durso, is devoted to Screening and Prevention in Geriatric Medicine. Articles in this issue include: The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit; Individualized Cancer Screening; Frailty; Medication Appropriateness; Geriatric Syndromes; Mental Health; Cardiovascular Screening; Preoperative Screening; Safety; Substance Use Disorders; Sexuality; Vaccines; and Excercise.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Screening and Prevention in Geriatric Medicine\r i
Copyright\r ii
Contributors iii
EDITORS iii
AUTHORS iii
Contents vii
Preface: Screening and Prevention in the Modern Era vii
The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit vii
Individualized Approach to Cancer Screening in Older Adults vii
Frailty Screening and Interventions: Considerations for Clinical Practice vii
Screening for Medication Appropriateness in Older Adults vii
Screening for Geriatric Syndromes: Falls, Urinary/Fecal Incontinence, and Osteoporosis viii
Screening Older Adults for Mental Disorders viii
Cardiovascular Screening and Primary Prevention in Older Adults viii
Preoperative Screening viii
Driving Dilemmas: A Guide to Driving Assessment in Primary Care ix
Prevention and Screening of Unhealthy Substance Use by Older Adults ix
Vaccinations in Older Adults ix
Exercise and Older Adults ix
CLINICS IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE\r xi
FORTHCOMING ISSUES xi
May 2018 xi
August 2018 xi
November 2018 xi
RECENT ISSUES xi
November 2017 xi
August 2017 xi
May 2017 xi
Preface:\rScreening and Prevention in the Modern Era xiii
REFERENCES xvi
The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit 1
Key points 1
INTRODUCTION 1
ELEMENTS OF THE ANNUAL WELLNESS VISIT 2
GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT IN THE ANNUAL WELLNESS VISIT 3
Cognitive Screening 3
Functional Assessment 4
Fall Risk Screening 5
Depression Screening 5
Preventive Health Care 6
Advance Directive Documentation 6
STRATEGIES FOR INCORPORATING THE ANNUAL WELLNESS VISIT INTO CLINIC 6
Pharmacist-Led Visit 6
Nurse-Led Visit 7
Shared Appointment 7
Interprofessional Team Visit 7
SUMMARY 7
REFERENCES 8
Individualized Approach to Cancer Screening in Older Adults 11
Key points 11
INTRODUCTION 11
WHAT TO CONSIDER IN AN INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH TO CANCER SCREENING 12
Magnitude of Benefit and Time Horizon to Benefit 12
Potential Harms and Burdens of Screening 13
Informed Patient Preference 14
WHAT DO THE GUIDELINES SAY REGARDING INDIVIDUALIZED CANCER SCREENING? 15
Breast Cancer Screening 15
Colorectal Cancer Screening 15
Prostate Cancer Screening 17
Common Theme 17
TOOLS THAT FACILITATE INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH TO CANCER SCREENING 17
Tools to Estimate Risk of Cancer 17
Tools to Estimate Life Expectancy 18
Frameworks for Individualizing Cancer Screening Decisions 18
CHALLENGES AROUND INDIVIDUALIZED CANCER SCREENING 19
SUMMARY 20
REFERENCES 20
Frailty Screening and Interventions 25
Key points 25
INTRODUCTION TO FRAILTY 25
Frailty Screening Instruments 26
SCREENING FOR FRAILTY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING 27
Screening for Frailty in General Clinical Practice 27
Screening for Frailty in Subspecialty Populations 27
Challenges and Emerging Areas in Screening for Frailty 32
INTERVENTIONS FOR FRAILTY AND PREVENTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRAILTY 32
Frailty Interventions 32
Preventing the Development of Frailty 34
SUMMARY 34
REFERENCES 34
Screening for Medication Appropriateness in Older Adults 39
Key points 39
INTRODUCTION 39
IMPACT OF MEDICATION INAPPROPRIATENESS ON HEALTH OUTCOMES 41
RATIONALE FOR SCREENING FOR MEDICATION APPROPRIATENESS 42
HOW TO SCREEN FOR MEDICATION APPROPRIATENESS 42
Overview 42
Targeted Reviews 42
Dashboards, Reports, and Electronic Medical Records 42
Online Resources to Screen for Medication Appropriateness 43
Utilization of Pharmacists 43
Challenges and Considerations 48
General 48
Community 48
Hospital 48
Nursing home 48
FUTURE DIRECTIONS TO IMPROVE SCREENING FOR MEDICATION APPROPRIATENESS 49
Semiautomation for Faster Medication Appropriateness Screening 49
National Efforts 50
STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING SCREENING FOR MEDICATION APPROPRIATENESS 51
SUMMARY 52
REFERENCES 52
Screening for Geriatric Syndromes 55
Key points 55
INTRODUCTION 55
SCREENING FOR FALLS 56
SCREENING FOR URINARY AND FECAL INCONTINENCE 59
Screening for Urinary Incontinence 59
Screening for Fecal Incontinence 60
SCREENING FOR OSTEOPOROSIS 61
SUMMARY 64
REFERENCES 64
Screening Older Adults for Mental Disorders 69
Key points 69
INTRODUCTION 69
Incentives 70
DEPRESSION 70
Instruments 70
ANXIETY 70
Instruments 72
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT 72
Instruments 74
SUMMARY 76
REFERENCES 77
Cardiovascular Screening and Primary Prevention in Older Adults 81
Key points 81
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND AGING 82
SCREENING FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 83
ESTIMATING RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 83
PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 83
MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS 84
LIFESTYLE 84
Smoking 84
Exercise 84
Diet 85
RISK FACTORS 85
Hypertension 85
Hypercholesterolemia 86
Diabetes Mellitus 87
Frailty 88
PHARMACOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS 88
Aspirin 88
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers 88
RECOMMENDATIONS 89
SUMMARY 90
REFERENCES 90
Preoperative Screening 95
Key points 95
INTRODUCTION 95
GERIATRIC-FOCUSED PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT 95
Functional Status and Frailty 95
Cognition 96
Sensory 97
Mental Health 97
Medication Management 97
Pain Management 97
Cardiovascular Risk Stratification 98
Pulmonary Risk Assessment 99
Obstructive Sleep Apnea 99
DISCUSSION: RISK ASSESSMENT AND SHARED DECISION MAKING 101
SUMMARY 102
REFERENCES 102
Driving Dilemmas 107
Key points 107
INTRODUCTION 107
WHEN TO ASSESS FOR DRIVING FITNESS 108
DRIVER ASSESSMENT 110
VISION ASSESSMENT 110
COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT 110
NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION 111
WHAT TO DO WHEN AN OLDER ADULT IS DEEMED TO BE AN AT-RISK DRIVER 111
DRIVING LAWS 113
SUMMARY 113
REFERENCES 113
Prevention and Screening of Unhealthy Substance Use by Older Adults 117
Key points 117
INTRODUCTION 117
PREVALENCE OF USE AND HEALTH-RELATED RISKS OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS 118
Alcohol Use 118
Tobacco Use 120
Illegal Drug Use 121
Prescription Drug Misuse 121
PREVENTION AND SCREENING 122
Prevention 122
Screening 122
Approach to screening 122
Screening tools 123
SELECTED SCREENING INSTRUMENTS 124
The CAGE and CAGE-AID 124
The Michigan Alcohol Screening Test—Geriatric Version 124
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test 124
The Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test 124
The Comorbidity—Alcohol Risk Evaluation Tool 124
ASSESSMENT, BRIEF INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT 124
SUMMARY 125
REFERENCES 125
Vaccinations in Older Adults 131
Key points 131
INTRODUCTION 131
INFLUENZA VACCINATION 132
High-Dose Influenza Vaccination 132
PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE 133
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine 133
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 134
VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS VACCINE 135
Inactivated Subunit Herpes Zoster Vaccine 135
Live Attenuated Herpes Zoster Vaccine 135
Herpes Zoster Vaccine Administration 136
TETANUS, DIPHTHERIA, PERTUSSIS VACCINATION 136
Tetanus and Diphtheria 136
Pertussis 136
Recommended Vaccination Schedule 136
HEPATITIS VACCINATIONS 137
Hepatitis A 137
Hepatitis B 137
BARRIERS TO VACCINATION IN OLDER ADULTS 137
Cost of Vaccinations 137
Racial and Ethnic Barriers 139
Misconceptions 139
SUMMARY 140
REFERENCES 140
Exercise and Older Adults 145
Key points 145
INTRODUCTION 145
Physical Inactivity Among Older Adults 145
Prevalence of physical inactivity 145
Chronic disease and physical inactivity 146
Effects of physical inactivity 146
Interventions to Increase Physical Activity Among Older Adults 146
The role of primary care 146
Social determinants of health and physical activity 146
CURRENT EXERCISE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS 146
Physical Activity Guidelines 146
Key Recommendations for Exercise Beyond Regular Amount of Daily Activities 146
EXERCISE AND MEDICATIONS 148
EXERCISE AND NUTRITION IN OLDER ADULTS 149
Dehydration 149
EXERCISE AND INJURIES IN OLDER ADULTS 149
EXERCISE AFTER HIP AND KNEE ARTHROPLASTY 149
BENEFITS OF EXERCISE 151
Physiologic Benefits of Exercise and Primary Prevention 151
Social Benefits of Exercise for Older Adults 151
EXERCISE AND COMMON CHRONIC CONDITIONS 152
EXERCISE ASSESSMENT, PRESCRIPTION, AND COUNSELING 152
SUMMARY 156
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 156
REFERENCES 156