To describe longitudinal pain medication use, including gabapentinoid-opioid co-prescribing, among older adults discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) following a hip fracture.
To systematically review the level of technophobia among Chinese older adults in digital health and compare it with global studies to identify characteristics and differences.
This study examined the transitions between different mood (depressive symptoms) states among residents of long-term care (LTC) homes during the first 2 waves of COVID-19. It also examined the transitions from these mood states to terminal clinical outcomes.
To investigate perceived physical fatigability (PPF) as a novel predictor of cognitive frailty (CF) and elucidate mediating roles of physical capability markers in community-dwelling older adults.
To investigate the longitudinal association between Pain-Insomnia-Depression Syndrome (PIDS) and cognitive decline, assess the dose-response relationship associated with cumulative symptom load, and examine the potential protective role of healthy lifestyles.
Cognitive frailty, a condition describing the simultaneous presence of physical frailty and mild cognitive impairment, has been recently defined by an international consensus group. We estimated the predictive role of a “reversible” cognitive frailty model on incident dementia, its subtypes, and all-cause ...
Unexplained absence of nursing home (NH) residents is one of the most challenging issues related to the care of older people. The aim of this review was to examine the death and injury outcomes of unexplained absence of NH residents.
Malnutrition and frailty are two geriatric syndromes that significantly affect independent living and health in community-dwelling older adults. Although the pathophysiology of malnutrition and physical frailty share common pathways, it is unknown to what extent these syndromes overlap and how they relate ...