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This Month's CME Article in Clinical Geriatrics

Gait in Older Adults: A Review of the Literature with an Emphasis Toward Achieving Favorable Clinical Outcomes, Part II
Meredith H. Harris, PT, DPT, EdD, Maureen K. Holden, PT, PhD, Lawrence P. Cahalin, PT, MA, Diane Fitzpatrick, PT, DPT, MS, Susan Lowe, PT, DPT, MS, GCS, and Paul K. Canavan, PT, PhD

Changes in motor skills that occur with aging vary widely. It is generally accepted that many bodily functions decline with age, including the ability to walk. For older individuals, walking is one of the most important factors in maintaining an independent lifestyle and remaining in the community. As aging occurs, there can be distinct changes in gait patterns. There is some controversy in the field as to whether change occurs as a result of aging or as a result of pathology.

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Feature Article

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Annals of Long-Term Care - ISSN: 1524-7929 - Volume 13 - Issue 4-April-2005 - April 2005
Linda Hiddemen Barondess Executive Vice-President
Geriatrics Abstracts:
April 2005
JAGS Abstracts:
April 2005
June Spector, AB, and Rajesh Tampi, MD, MS
Caregiver depression is a serious public health problem that leads to substantial costs to society. There are effective treatments for caregiver depression, yet optimal management is often not achieved.Although there are no official guidelines for managing caregiver depression, health care providers can reduce the morbidity and possibly the mortality of this condition by better identifying “at risk” caregivers, diagnosing their depression, and providing appropriate treatments and referrals. Employment of interventions aimed at reducing caregiver depression may also prolong the time to institutionalization of the care recipient, and thus may help to maintain high-quality personal care for care recipients and decrease health care costs. In this article, the epidemiology of depression in older caregivers is presented and its consequences discussed. The current literature on caregiver depression regarding risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and resources is reviewed. (Annals of Long-Term C

Geriatric Medicine: A Clinical Imperative for an Aging Population, Part II
A Policy Statement from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs (ADGAP)
Heidi K. White, MD, MHS, CMD

Complementary and Alternative Care in the Long-Term Care Setting
Paul Dougherty, DC, and Paul Katz, MD
Washington Update:
April 2005
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