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    Central Indiana Senior Fund State of Aging in Central Indiana Report (SoAR) Newsletter No. 1
    (The Polis Center, Indiana University at Indianapolis, 2022-11) The Polis Center
    Older adults are the fastest growing demographic in Central Indiana. Approximately 20,000 individuals in Central Indiana reach the age of 60 every year. By the year 2030, one in every five residents will be over the age of 65. To enhance the ability of older adults to live and thrive in Central Indiana, it is important to understand the population trends and basic needs of the growing older adult demographic. The Central Indiana Senior Fund is partnering with The Polis Center at IUPUI to develop the State of Aging in Central Indiana Report, a trusted source of information about Central Indiana’s older adult population.
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    Decision Support System For Geriatric Care
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09) Palakal, Mathew; Pandit, Yogesh; Jones, Josette; Xia, Yuni; Bandos, Jean; Geesaman, Jerry; Pecenka, Dave; Tinsley, Eric
    Geriatrics is a branch in medicine that focuses on the healthcare of the elderly. We propose to build a decision support system for the elderly care based on a knowledgebase system that incorporates best practices that are reported in the literature. A Bayesian network model is then used for decision support for the geriatric care tool that we develop.
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    Novel method for assessing age-related differences in the temporal summation of pain
    (Dove Medical Press, 2016) Naugle, Kelly M.; Cruz-Almeida, Yenisel; Fillingim, Roger B.; Staud, Roland; Riley, Joseph L.; Department of Kinesiology, School of Physical Education and Tourism Management
    Temporal summation (TS) of pain protocols typically involve the delivery of brief repetitive noxious stimuli held at a constant intensity and measuring the consequent increase in the perceived intensity of pain sensations. To date, no studies have examined the effect of a TS protocol on the perceived spatial dimensions of the pain experience and its interaction with age. This study used a new TS protocol that examined changes in the perceived size of the painful area in 22 younger adults and 20 older adults. Four trials of ten brief heat pulses delivered at a constant intensity were administered on the volar forearm. Interpulse intervals (IPIs) were 2.5 seconds or 3.5 seconds. Subjects rated the peak pain intensity (trials 1 and 3) or the size of the painful area (trials 2 and 4) after each pulse on a 0-100 scale. The magnitude of summation was calculated for each trial. Three seconds and 6 seconds after delivering the last heat pulse, the subjects rated the intensity or the size of any remaining pain (aftersensations). The results indicated that older adults compared to younger adults exhibited significantly greater summation of size ratings for the 2.5-second and 3.5-second IPI trials and size of pain aftersensations at 3 seconds following the 2.5-second IPI TS trial. These results suggest that aging is associated with enhanced endogenous facilitation of the perceived size of pain. The potential clinical and mechanistic implications of enhanced TS of size of pain remain unknown and warrant further investigation.