People are living longer and with more chronic health conditions – including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and dementia – than ever before. As societies continue to grow older, one pressing concern is the use of multiple medications, a phenomenon known ...
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Nurse raises awareness of Covid-related hearing loss
Registered nurse and lecturer at the University of South Australia, Kim Gibson, is spreading awareness about hearing loss as a possible symptom of Covid-19. Studies suggested that the Covid virus could attack the tissue and cells in the inner ear, ...
More »Call on govt to fund feline companions in aged care
A research team is calling for the government to fund pets in aged care to improve residents' mental health. The University of South Australia (UniSA) published its study on implementing foster cats into aged care earlier this year. UniSA researcher and project ...
More »Lack of accountability blamed for dangerous polypharmacy and preventable deaths
New research suggests a rivalry between industry bodies as to who should be in charge of medication reviews is leading to preventable hospitalisations and deaths of people in aged care homes. Up to 91 per cent of aged care residents are ...
More »One in three older Australians hesitant about retirement: podcast
Australians over 55 are feeling insecure about their financial future and might hold off planning their retirement, a new report has found. Aged Care Insite spoke with Lead Researcher Dr Braam Lowies and Professor Kurt Lushington from the University of ...
More »Poor eyesight linked to ‘devastating’ cognitive misdiagnosis
New research has found that older people with poor eyesight might be mistakenly diagnosed with cognitive impairment. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects one in seven people over the age of 50 and is the leading cause of blindness. During cognitive ...
More »1 in 5 older Australians hospitalised after ACAT: study
One in five older Australians are more likely to have an unplanned trip to the hospital within 90 days of their first aged care assessment (ACAT), new research has found. A study from the University of South Australia analysed the ...
More »Is citizen science the key to ageing well?
In the rehabilitated wetlands and green reserves around metropolitan Adelaide, a group of older people, uni students and researchers embarked on a mission to embrace the great outdoors. The expeditions were part of a trial run by the University of ...
More »Increasing waistline increases your dementia risk
Harmful body fat could increase your risk of dementia, Australian researchers have found. Researchers at the University of South Australia looked at the grey brain matter of about 28,000 people, and saw that increased body fat incrementally leads to increased ...
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