The causal relationship between slow gait speed and poor cognition is uncertain due to potential reverse causality. This study aimed to examine the reciprocal relationship between gait speed and global as well as domain-specific cognitive functions...
Patients from ethnically minoritized communities often face disparities in health care due to language and cultural barriers. This study aimed to compare health care use and end-of-life outcomes between Chinese-speaking residents living in language-...
Few studies have explored specific trajectories or patterns of falls over time in older adults, and the role of sex and self-reported risk factors for these trajectories were overlooked. This study aimed to identify sex-specific fall trajectories...
The concept of “respiratory sarcopenia” originates from traditional sarcopenia, with the first definition introduced in 2019 using peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR).1 Because of challenges in assessing respiratory muscles and the lack of clinical...
Home health care (HHC) plays a pivotal role in serving millions of US adults aging in place. Although the HHC population is growing rapidly in both size and diversity, driven by an aging US population and a changing demographic profile, there are...
Anticholinergic medications can produce harmful side effects, such as ataxia and delirium, in older adults. Older adults with hip fractures are particularly vulnerable, yet they are often prescribed these medications. This study aimed to evaluate...
Persons with dementia are frequently hospitalized, which threatens their ability to return to and live at home. Current post-acute paradigms tend to default to short-term rehabilitation in a nursing home. Still, alternative post-acute care models...
Assisted living communities have been growing for decades: between 1990 and 2002, the number of assisted living beds increased 97% (to almost 1.2 million) while nursing home beds grew by only 7% (to 1.7 million) (J Appl Gerontol 2005;24:265–282)...
