Current Research

Below is a listing of research topics currently being conducted by the Section of Geriatrics.

• Epidemiology and Prevention of Disability and Falls in Community Dwelling Elderly
• Driving Efficacy in the Elderly
• Enhancing Advance Care Planning
• Pneumonia and Urinary Tract Infections in the Nursing Home
• Preferences for Treatment Site and on Goals of Care in Terminal Illness
• Cancer In The Elderly
• Psychological Behavioral, and Social Factors Influencing Health Status and Function.
• Quality of Care for Patients with Acute Cardiovascular Conditions
• The Influence of Older Persons' Sterotypes of Aging on Long-Term Health
• Sleep Disorders
• Pulmonary Function and Dyspnea
• Multiplemorbitity in heart failure and/or COPD
• Risk and Benefits of Multiple Medication Use Among Older Persons with Chronic Illnesses