July 21, 2025
Episode: PALTtalk with JAMDA | July 2025
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC
Guest(s): Bonaventure A. Egbujie, PhD; John P. Hirdes, PhD; Katherine M. Abbott, PhD; Paul Katz, MD, CMD (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief)
In This Episode:
In this episode, host Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, and co-editors-in-chief Paul Katz, MD, CMD, and Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, discuss three articles from the July JAMDA issue. First, they talk with Bonaventure (Bon) Egbujie, PhD, and John Hirdes, PhD, about results from a cross-national study on loneliness and mortality among older adult home care recipients in Canada, Finland, and New Zealand. Next, they talk with Katherine (Katy) Abbott, PhD, about findings from a pragmatic clinical trial of the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) program for people living with dementia in nursing homes. Finally, the editors review a systematic review and meta-analysis on interventions to reduce sedentary behavior among older adults in long-term care facilities.
Articles Referenced:
- Cross-National Evidence on Risk of Death Associated with Loneliness: A Survival Analysis of 1-Year All-Cause Mortality among Older Adult Home Care Recipients in Canada, Finland, and Aotearoa | New Zealand
- An Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trial of the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) Program
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Reducing Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Date Recorded: July 14, 2025
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