Polypharmacy and questionably beneficial medication use are common among nursing home (NH) residents with dementia. Deprescribing patterns in this population are not well described. This study describes trajectories of medication use in NH residents...
Federal reports and academic studies frequently summarize nursing home staffing using state- or national-level average staffing measures.1–4 Although useful for describing broad staffing patterns, such measures may mask a critical reporting gap in...
Falls represent an important inflection point in later life, increasing the risk of future adverse outcomes. This study aims to examine the association between an index fall, that is, a fall in a participant with no recent history of falls, and...
Chronic pain significantly reduces life satisfaction in older adults, but the moderating role of leisure activities is unclear. We examined the association between chronic pain and life satisfaction and whether leisure activity participation...
To compare the prevalence and diagnostic agreement of sarcopenic obesity (SO) defined by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN)/European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework and Asian Working Group for...
To evaluate the effects of a family physician–led home-based long-term care program on the quality of life of older adults with disability and to examine heterogeneity by disability level and sex.
The objective of the study is to synthesize current evidence on the effects of whole-body vibration training (WBVT) on lower limb muscle strength, balance performance, and physical function in older adults and to evaluate its potential role in fall...
To examine the association between intensive cognitive rehabilitation services (cognitive rehabilitation) and return-to-home rates among geriatric health service facilities (facilities) in Japan.
Neighborhood context shapes the environment in which nursing homes (NHs) operate, yet its influence on NH outcomes remains insufficiently understood. This study examined whether NHs in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods experienced worse...
