To assess adherence to personal protective equipment (PPE) use among home care workers during usual care at the agency level during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan and determine whether agency-level action toward infection prevention and control (IPC) is associated with adherence to PPE use.
As the population ages, more older adults will undergo surgical procedures, and common physiologic changes can raise the risk for surgical complications while increasing morbidity and mortality. In conjunction with the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, we piloted a comprehensive and interdisci...
Hospitalized patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for post-acute care are at high risk for adverse outcomes. Yet, absence of effective prognostic tools hinders optimal care planning and decision making. Our objective was to develop and validate a risk prediction model for 6-month all-ca...
Oral bacteria may contribute to postoperative infectious complications including postoperative pneumonia or surgical site infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of preoperative dental care on postoperative outcomes among surgical patients under general anesthesia.
To investigate transitions from long-term institutional care to the community in people with an acquired brain injury (ABI) or a physical disability (PD). Secondary objectives were to identify barriers in each group.
The aim was to characterize multimorbidity patterns in a large sample of older individuals living in nursing homes (NHs) and to investigate their association with mortality, also considering the effect of functional status.
We examined the associations between food insecurity and functional disability among older adults in Ghana and, the roles of sex and physical activity on the relationship.