Research
The Yale faculty in the Section of Geriatrics Faculty perform on-site research through the Yale Program on Aging and the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Pepper Center. The Biology of Aging Seminar provides a forum for multidisciplinary research on aging for Yale Medical SchoolSchool of Medicine’s basic science investigators.
Below is a listing of research topics currently being conducted by the Section of Geriatrics:.
- Functional outcomes among older patients with critical illness
- Health care decision-making for patients with dementia
- Treatment of cardiovascular disorders in patients with multiple chronic conditions, including dementia
- Sleep disturbances in older adults with physical and cognitive impairment
- Evaluating health care disparities in older adults
- Appropriate use of psychotropic medications in older adults with psychiatric disorders
- Psychological, behavioral, and social factors influencing health status and function.
- Cognitive outcomes in patients living with chronic HIV infection
- The role of social relationships (e.g., caregiving networks, social isolation) in preventing and delaying disability and cognitive decline in older adults.
- Long-term functional and symptom sequelae of COVID-19 infection in older adults
- Risk and benefits of multiple medication use among older persons with chronic illnesses
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- The Yale Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) is an inter-departmental, multidisciplinary center. Our objectives are to promote the functional independence of older Americans.
The objective of the Yale Center for Disability and Disabling Disorders is to address fundamental issues related to the epidemiology and prevention of disability, a problem of immense importance to older persons, their families and society.
- The aim of STRIDE, a pragmatic clinical trial, is to evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based strategy to reduce serious fall-related injuries.
- Geriatric Medicine at Yale organizes several aging-related conferences, tailored to every career track, that are held throughout the month. Faculty and fellows who are interested in aging-related research are encouraged to attend.
Patient Priorities Care (PPC) is an evidence-based approach to decision making that aligns health care with a person’s own health priorities – the health outcome goals they most desire given the healthcare tasks they are willing and able to do to achieve them.