ArticleJournal of Brown hospital medicine2026
Inpatient Medicine: Lifespan and Healthspan.
Article in Journal of Brown hospital medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Advances in modern medicine have substantially prolonged lifespan through improvements in prevention, diagnostics, and treatment. However, these gains have not been accompanied by equivalent improvements in healthspan-the years lived in good health, functional independence, and quality of life. This distinction has become increasingly relevant in hospital medicine, where clinicians frequently care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions, cognitive impairment, and complex treatment decisions. Hospitalists must balance therapies that extend survival against their potential impact on function, symptom burden, and patient-defined well-being. Shared decision-making, incorporation of frailty and functional assessments, and earlier integration of palliative care are essential to aligning medical interventions with patient goals. By shifting the focus from simply extending life to preserving its quality, hospital medicine can promote more patient-centered, value-based care in an increasingly aging population.
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