To compare the longitudinal rates of change in cognition and depressive symptoms between 2019 (pre–COVID-19 pandemic) and 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic) among long-term care facility (LTCF) residents in Iowa, which ranked among the top 10 US states that suffered from extreme nursing staff shortages during this c...
To identify the main factors associated with the use of nursing home facilities and to calculate their costs among older people with diabetes in Europe.
Characterize the work that home health care (HHC) admission nurses complete as part of the medication reconciliation tasks, explore the impact of shared electronic medication data (interoperability) from the referral source on medication reconciliation, and highlight opportunities to enhance medication rec...
To review existing literature evaluating barriers and facilitators to the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by health care workers in long-term care (LTC).
To identify factors associated with 30-day all-cause readmission rates in surgical patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and derive and validate a risk score.
Previous studies have analyzed associations between plant-based dietary patterns and depressive symptoms. However, little is known about the association of plant-based dietary patterns with the long-term trajectory of depressive symptoms in older Chinese adults.
Fear of falling (FOF) is common in older persons and related to negative outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between 2 FOF measures: the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) and the single question on FOF and activity restriction (SQ-FAR). Factors associated with disagreement b...
Resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (R-REM) between residents living in residential aged care (RAC) services is a challenging issue in relation to the care of older people. Evidence suggests that R-REM, such as verbal, physical, and sexual conflict between residents, is a common and pervasive issue. Th...