To examine the short-term within-individual changes in residents’ depressive and behavioral symptoms following the March 2020 lockdown in US nursing homes.
Rising eldercare expenditures and rapid aging of the US population have intensified pressures on families, who increasingly provide both direct “hands-on” care and financial support (“transfers”) to aging relatives. To elucidate how population aging...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been linked to cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). This study examined the sex-specific differences in CSVD between patients with and without AF and the implications for cognitive and physical performance.
Australia's population is aging rapidly, and adults aged 65 years and older are projected to comprise 23% of the population by 2066.1 Sensory impairment is particularly common among older adults living in long-term care (LTC), with international...
Whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used to assess muscle mass in older adults and serves as a reference method for sarcopenia diagnosis.1 Appendicular skeletal muscle mass, normalized to height squared, plays a central role...
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have become a cornerstone of contemporary type 2 diabetes management because of their established glycemic, cardiovascular, and renal benefits. However, growing evidence has demonstrated an...
Dermatoporosis—a chronic skin fragility syndrome in older adults characterized by skin atrophy, pseudoscar formation, and dissecting hematomas—remains substantially underrecognized in primary care and geriatric practice. First systematically...
We are grateful to the authors of the correspondence for their thoughtful engagement with our systematic review and meta-analysis examining the relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and sarcopenia.1 Their comments recognize...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to ensuring that veterans receive high-quality end-of-life care, including hospice services. Despite its growing use, evidence suggests that the quality of end-of-...
