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Maintenance of leisure activities that involve cognitive or physical-activity is associated with reduced risk of dementia.<ref name="pmid12815136">{{cite journal |author=Verghese J, Lipton RB, Katz MJ, ''et al'' |title=Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=348 |issue=25 |pages=2508–16 |year=2003 |pmid=12815136 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa022252 |issn=}}</ref> | |||
[[Exercise|Physical fitness]], as measured by maximal treadmill exercise test duration, correlates with longevity in the elderly.<ref name="pmidpending">Xuemei Sui et al., “Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Adiposity as Mortality Predictors in Older Adults,” JAMA 298, no. 21 (December 5, 2007), http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/298/21/2507 (accessed December 5, 2007).</ref> | [[Exercise|Physical fitness]], as measured by maximal treadmill exercise test duration, correlates with longevity in the elderly.<ref name="pmidpending">Xuemei Sui et al., “Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Adiposity as Mortality Predictors in Older Adults,” JAMA 298, no. 21 (December 5, 2007), http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/298/21/2507 (accessed December 5, 2007).</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:38, 5 December 2007
Geriatrics is defined as "the branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility."[1]
Healthy aging
Maintenance of leisure activities that involve cognitive or physical-activity is associated with reduced risk of dementia.[2]
Physical fitness, as measured by maximal treadmill exercise test duration, correlates with longevity in the elderly.[3]
Common clinical issues
Accidental falls
End of life
Dementia
References
- ↑ National Library of Medicine. Geriatrics. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ↑ Verghese J, Lipton RB, Katz MJ, et al (2003). "Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly". N. Engl. J. Med. 348 (25): 2508–16. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa022252. PMID 12815136. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Xuemei Sui et al., “Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Adiposity as Mortality Predictors in Older Adults,” JAMA 298, no. 21 (December 5, 2007), http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/298/21/2507 (accessed December 5, 2007).