Commonly prescribed medications individually increase the risk of falls. Less is known about the association between multiple fall risk–increasing drug (FRID) use and falls. We examined the association between 12 major FRID classes, alone and in combination and fall-related injuries among older adults in h...
Assessing the changing care needs of home care clients is challenging due to the increasing multimorbidity and heterogeneity of geriatric syndromes, including frailty, functional decline, and cognitive impairment. We described the correlation between subjective judgment of changes in self-sufficiency and m...
Deep dissecting hematomas (DDHs) represent severe acute wounds, predominantly affecting older patients. This study aimed to identify DDH risk factors and analyze factors associated with good wound-healing prognosis.
Patients from ethnically minoritized communities often face disparities in health care due to language and cultural barriers. This study aimed to compare health care use and end-of-life outcomes between Chinese-speaking residents living in language-concordant and language-discordant long-term care (LTC) ho...
Restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common, treatable, sensorimotor disorder of nighttime uncomfortable leg sensations that interfere with sleep, may prompt nighttime agitation in persons with dementia.