To determine whether a Frailty Index based on laboratory tests (FI-lab) is associated with clinical outcomes independently of a standard nonlaboratory Frailty Index (FI-clinical) in older patients starting home-based medical care.
Examine physical function change and physical therapy (PT) use in short-stay and long-stay residents not infected by CoVID-19 within Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Centers (CLCs).
Although the cardiac benefits of maintaining a lifelong exercise routine are undisputed, to what extent late-in-life exercise training can ameliorate cardiac aging remains unclear. We examined the impact of a 12-month exercise training program on...
Family physicians provide comprehensive medical care in nursing homes (NHs) as a core family medicine practice setting. NH residents receive regular medical care from their most responsible physician (MRP), who oversees, directs and manages daily...
Loneliness and social isolation are associated with adverse health outcomes, especially within the older adult population, underlining the need for effective interventions. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to summarize all available...
An unintended consequence of efforts to reduce antipsychotic medications in nursing homes is the increase in use of other psychotropic medications; however, evidence of substitution remains limited. Our objective was to measure individual-level...
This scoping review aimed to review the characteristics, applications, evaluation approaches, and challenges regarding the use of chatbots in older adults.
Ambulatory measurements of trunk accelerations can provide valuable insight into the amount and quality of daily life activities. Such information has been used to create models to identify individuals at high risk of falls. However, external...
To evaluate whether the costs of a successful tailored multifaceted strategy to improve hand hygiene compliance outweighed the savings by reducing infection costs in Dutch long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
This article proposes a framework for examining the ethical and legal concerns for using artificial intelligence (AI) in post-acute and long-term care (PA-LTC). It argues that established frameworks on health, AI, and the law should be adapted to...
