The purpose of the study is to contribute to the literature regarding post-acute nursing home utilization and quality indicators among Medicare beneficiaries in Puerto Rico compared with the US mainland.
The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of postprandial hypotension (PPH) in older inpatients, to verify the overall postprandial behavior of blood pressure and attentional performances, and to explore the overall associations between blood pressure (including PPH) and attentional performances. Event...
Postprandial hypotension (PPH) occurs frequently in older individuals with disease and/or living in residential care, but its prevalence in “healthy” older individuals has not been evaluated in large cohorts. PPH is associated with substantial morbidity and increased mortality; current management is subopt...
To investigate the prevalence, outcomes, and factors associated with potential glycemic overtreatment and undertreatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).