To examine trends in home health care (HHC) use in congregate living and compare characteristics of HHC use between Medicare patients in congregate living and those in other home settings.
To examine the association between neighborhood deprivation and infection-related hospitalizations among home health care (HHC) patients across different rurality levels.
To clarify the relationship between self-reported and device-measured physical activity (PA) and disability incidences in community-dwelling older adults.
This study aims to explore the relationship among household air pollution, physical activity (PA), and the risk of frailty among middle-aged and older adults.
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...
Family ratings of quality of end-of-life (EOL) care increased up to 2019 in a previous study on Dutch nursing home residents with dementia, while quality of dying did not. This study examines if these trends have continued based on newly collected data (2019–2024).
Although low handgrip strength (HGS) is a well-established biomarker of aging and mortality, the prognostic significance of HGS asymmetry remains underexplored. This study sought to determine the associations of HGS asymmetry patterns with frailty, comorbidities, mortality risk, and life expectancy in a la...