title: [Review in geriatric medicine].
abstract: In 2010, a study emphasizes the difficulty to predict disability trajectories in the last year of life. A meta analysis shows the effectiveness of post-acute geriatric rehabilitation in reducing functional decline after hospitalisation. Several studies evaluated pneumococcal and herpes zoster vaccines' efficacy. A short and simple intervention is effective in reducing benzodiazepine use. The effect of vitamine D on falls and fractures has been further evaluated in several studies. Diagnostic criteria for dementias, including Alzheimer's disease, are moving to better acknowledge their preclinical stages.
authors.affiliation: Service de gériatrie et réadaptation gériatrique, Département de médecine CHUV, 1011 Lausanne.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jabri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodondi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eyer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Doser
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monod
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Büla
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rochat
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans