Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recommended restricting visitors from entering nursing homes as a precaution. The restriction was lifted on September 17, 2020. This study examines whether COVID-19 infection rates among residents increased after the lifti...
Because light can regulate sleep rhythms, numerous studies have investigated whether light therapy can improve sleep disorders in older people, but its efficacy remains controversial. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to examine and summarize current evidence about the efficacy of light therapy to im...
To develop the crosswalk between the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Basic (MoCA-B) and Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) based on a community-dwelling older population to facilitate data synthesis and comparison.
To date, the major dilemma concerning frailty is the lack of a standardized language regarding its operationalization. Considering the demographic challenge that the world is facing, standardization of frailty identification is indeed the first step in tackling the burdensome consequences of frailty. To de...
The relationship between physical frailty and regional gray matter volume in the brain was investigated among community-dwelling older Japanese people.