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Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse looks at the results of a recently published report on vulnerability among older people in Aotearoa
1. Pinto SA, Mok P, Warn V. Older people experiencing vulnerability and multiple disadvantage: A report on the needs of older people (65+) in health, housing, finance, social connections, and access. Wellington, NZ: Social Wellbeing Agency; 2023.
2. Exeter DJ, Zhao J, Crengle S, et al. The New Zealand Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): A new suite of indicators for social and health research in Aotearoa, New Zealand. PLoS One 2017;12(8):e0181260.
3. Exeter DJ, Browne M, Robinson-Chen T, et al. The Older Persons’ Index of Multiple Deprivation: Measuring the deprivation circumstances of older populations in Aotearoa New Zealand. Health Place 2022;76:102850.
4. Myck M, Najsztub M, Oczkowska M. Implications of social and material deprivation for changes in health of older people. J Aging Health 2020;32(5-6):371–83.
Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
