This study aimed to assess whether the amount and quality of daily-life walking obtained using wearable technology can predict depression onset over a 2-year period, independently of self-reported health status.
We aimed to investigate whether sedative medications are associated with adverse outcomes in people with dementia, and whether specific characteristics of these medications predict a higher risk of harm.
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When COVID hit, it forced a hard look at long-term care. That there was a problem with nursing home quality, regulations, and financing wasn’t necessarily new, but the pandemic highlighted the industry’s...
To evaluate, in a cohort of adults ≥80 years old, the frailty status at the emergency department (ED) admission, for the in-hospital death risk stratification of patients needing major surgical procedures.
Natural disasters can impair the cognitive function of older victims. However, it is unknown whether such natural disasters affect drug treatment for dementia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the 2018 Japan Floods, the second...
Long-term care has been reimagined for as long as it’s been recognized, which in part explains the multitude of options that emerged during the mid-20th century growth of formal long-term care support in the United States and other developed nations...
