To characterize outcomes of patients experiencing a fall and subsequent hip fracture while in a nursing home receiving skilled nursing facility (SNF) services.
To determine whether the number of attending general practitioners (GPs) in nursing homes and other facility characteristics are associated with inappropriate neuroleptic prescribing.
Previous studies have demonstrated the polymorphisms of insulinlike growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and its binding protein-3 (IGFBP3) genes could affect the circulating IGF-1 level. Moreover, the serum IGF-1 level was correlated with muscle size.
To explore the association between prestroke mobility dependency and dementia on functioning and mortality outcomes after stroke in patients>65 years of age.
Despite growing interest in expansion of consumer- (or self-) directed models of Medicaid-funded personal care, research characterizing program use is limited. We leverage health plan and claims data from a large health plan in New York to examine (1) trends in use of consumer-directed care and (2) the imp...
Depressive symptoms are commonly seen among patients with multiple chronic somatic conditions, or somatic multimorbidity (SMM); however, little is known about the relationships between depressive symptoms and different SMM combinations. Our study aimed to delineate the patterns of SMM and their longitudina...
To develop a questionnaire-based Active Mobility Index (AMI) to assess going-out behavior with physical and social activity among older adults, and to assess the criterion-related and predictive validity of the AMI.