Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute at the University of Indiana have been working hard to help identify health issues before they become major ones, and drastically improve senior health as a result of this research. By focusing on early identification of symptoms, this preventative tool could help seniors to live longer and healthier lives if it is everything that this team of doctors believes that it might be.
This new tool is called SymTrack, and it is designed to efficiently and easily keep track of symptoms so that data can be stored and efficiently examined with ease. Things like pain, sleep problems, memory loss, fatigue, anxiety, and depression can all be tracked with SymTrack with the end goal of helping seniors to more effectively track medical concerns and point out issues before they become major. SymTrack is supposed to be able to track these symptoms which are frequent with many different chronic diseases and health conditions, and help doctors to be able to more accurately identify an underlying cause.
SymTrack is easy to use in a clinical setting and it can help with many different types of patients. It is geared toward helping physicians gather and track data for large numbers of patients to help ensure that accurate diagnoses are made. Compared to other data tracking systems, it is said to be very cost effective. For doctors that see many senior citizens, this could be a great tool to use. Of course, more testing is still needed, but it looks like it could be an exciting step forward when it comes to senior health.
Early prevention of disease is an important part of maintaining high levels of senior health for extended periods of time. There’s no guarantee that prevention will stop all maladies that your loved one might face, but it will definitely increase their odds of a healthier life during this period of time. And the sooner that you start taking these measures, the better off they are likely to be. Hopefully, this tool will be widely available and many people will benefit from it. Until that happens, we have a responsibility to do what we can to help keep our family members as healthy, safe, and happy as we can.
Senior care is a big part of this process. A professionally trained caregiver provides supervision and companionship, but they also can help to keep an eye on symptoms and ongoing concerns. This isn’t something that all caregivers know how to do, so it’s important that you are on the lookout for this when you’re making choices regarding care. If prevention or management of a health issue is important to you, be certain to ask questions about training and background when you meet your potential caregiver for the first time and before you commit to any sort of service from them.
If you have questions about the care of a loved one, feel free to contact us. Our free consultation service is a good way to learn more about what we offer and how we can help you to meet the unique needs of your family.
Leave a Reply