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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ana C. M. de Carvalho, Cristiano S. Gomes, Karla V. R. S. Menezes, Juliana Fernandes, Ingrid G. Azevedo, Luana C. A. C. Correa, Ricardo O. Guerra
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of hospitalization on handgrip strength in older adults and found a significant decline in handgrip strength during the hospitalization period, particularly more pronounced in men. Undergoing surgery and the basal values of the Katz Index were associated with worse handgrip strength performance at discharge.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jinquan Gong, Gewei Wang, Yafeng Wang, Xinxin Chen, Yanfeng Chen, Qinqin Meng, Peng Yang, Yao Yao, Yaohui Zhao
Summary: The study estimated the trends in functional dependency and projected future care needs for older people in China. The results showed a decline in dependency rates, but due to population growth, the number of older people requiring care is expected to increase. Improving education, housing, and healthcare access is crucial for reducing care burdens.
LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Lizhi Guo, Li An, Fengping Luo, Bin Yu
Summary: This longitudinal study in China found a significant association between social isolation and functional disability over 4 years among women, but not men. Loneliness did not show a significant association with disability. This expands our understanding of the link between social relationships and functional status in non-Western populations.
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Ophthalmology
Myra B. McGuinness, Liubov D. Robman, John J. McNeil, Cammie Tran, Robyn L. Woods, Alice J. Owen, Thao Pham, Robyn H. Guymer
Summary: Based on the Australian ASPREE study, we found that most relatively healthy older adults self-reported good eyesight, but a significant minority reported poor eyesight, which was associated with poorer health measures. These findings highlight the need for additional resources to prevent vision loss and its associated consequences.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
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Nursing
Zhiqin Yin, Yisha Ying, Xiuyue Li, Yuqi Jiang, Buxin He, Enjie Zheng, Lili Huang, Hui Li, Chunmei Zhang, Liyan Fu
Summary: This study investigated the change and factors associated with care needs in older people with hospital-associated disability within 6 months post-discharge, and explored the relationship between time-varying care needs and physical function. The study found that the care needs declined unevenly, with daily care and rehabilitation needs being consistently important. Socio-demographic factors and physical function had different effects on care needs at different time points, with physical function being the main factor. These findings are useful for healthcare professionals and caregivers in providing accurate care.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jing Guo, Nicole Schupf, Emily Cruz, Yaakov Stern, Richard P. Mayeux, Yian Gu
Summary: The study found an association between Mediterranean diet intake and activities of daily living in older adults. Higher Mediterranean diet scores were associated with a decreased risk of ADL disability.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Alessandra Marengoni, Roselyne Akugizibwe, Davide L. Vetrano, Albert Roso-Llorach, Graziano Onder, Anna-Karin Welmer, Amaia Calderon-Larranaga
Summary: The study found an association between specific patterns of multimorbidity and risk of disability in older persons. Different multimorbidity patterns were shown to impact the risk of developing basic and instrumental activities of daily living disabilities.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Satoko Fujihara, Yasuhiro Miyaguni, Taishi Tsuji, Katsunori Kondo
Summary: This study examines the contextual association between types of community-level social participation and functional disability. The results show that community-level sports and hobby group participation have a beneficial effect on preventing functional disability among older adults. Particularly, females benefit more from community-level social participation. Promoting sports and hobby groups in a community may help prevent functional disability among older adults.
ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Thomas M. Gill, Ling Han, Evelyne A. Gahbauer, Linda Leo-Summers, Terrence E. Murphy, Lauren E. Ferrante
Summary: Intervening illnesses and injuries leading to hospitalization and emergency department visits have a strong association with adverse functional outcomes in older persons in the year following critical illness, with effect sizes larger than traditional risk factors. Aggressive efforts are needed to prevent and manage these intervening illnesses and injuries to improve functional outcomes after critical illness.
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Anne Peskine, Alain Cariou, David Hajage, Nicolas Deye, Emmanuel Guerot, Martin Dres, Romain Sonneville, Alexandre Lafourcade, Vincent Navarro, Helene Robert, Philippe Azouvi, Tarek Sharshar, Eleonore Bayen, Charles-Edouard Luyt
Summary: The study found that among patients who awoke within two weeks following cardiac arrest, 35% had moderate to severe disabilities or had died at 18 months. Interestingly, patients showed improvement until 18 months post-cardiac arrest. Risk factors associated with poor functional outcomes included low-flow time, clinical severity at ICU admission, prolonged coma duration, and mechanical ventilation.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ximena Moreno, Lydia Lera, Francisco Moreno, Cecilia Albala
Summary: The study revealed socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy among older men and women in Chile. Those in higher socioeconomic positions tend to live longer and healthier lives. Therefore, a reform to the Chilean health system should be considered to ensure timely access to care and benefits for older individuals who are not in the wealthiest group.
Article
Ophthalmology
Myra B. Mcguinness, Liubov Robman, Lauren A. B. Hodgson, Cammie Tran, Robyn L. Woods, Alice J. Owen, John J. Mcneil, Galina Makeyeva, Walter P. Abhayaratna, Robyn H. Guymer
Summary: The accuracy of self-reported age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is low in the early and intermediate stages. Therefore, results from studies relying on self-report should be interpreted cautiously.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Masanori Morikawa, Sangyoon Lee, Keitaro Makino, Kenji Harada, Osamu Katayama, Kouki Tomida, Ryo Yamaguchi, Chiharu Nishijima, Kazuya Fujii, Yuka Misu, Katashima Mitsuhiro, Hiroyuki Shimada
Summary: This study investigated the long-term effect of sarcopenic obesity on disability onset in Japanese older adults using the 2019 Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia criteria. The results showed that the risk of disability onset was significantly higher in individuals with sarcopenic obesity compared to those with sarcopenia alone. This highlights the importance of assessing the coexistence of sarcopenia and obesity in community-dwelling older adults to identify the risk of disability onset.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Xiaofan Zhang, Feifei Huang, Jiguo Zhang, Yanli Wei, Jing Bai, Huijun Wang, Xiaofang Jia
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between dietary pattern and cognitive function in the Chinese population, finding that a vegetable-pork diet was associated with better cognitive function.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Zaixing Shi, Zeyun Zhang, Kanglin Shi, Bohan Yu, Zhongquan Jiang, Li Yang, Jianlin Lin, Ya Fang
Summary: This study identified distinct trajectory groups of multimorbidity among mid to older age adults, with the comorbid of cardiometabolic and brain diseases showing the most significant association with an increased risk of disability. The findings improve our understanding of multimorbidity patterns that impact independence in living and inform strategies for primary prevention of disability.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Siobhan K. McMahon, Erich J. Greene, Nancy Latham, Peter Peduzzi, Thomas M. Gill, Shalender Bhasin, David B. Reuben
Summary: A post-hoc analysis of 2403 older adults revealed that their engagement in multifactorial fall prevention interventions decreased with higher levels of interaction, suggesting a need for more focus on interactive patient-clinician partnerships. More frequent contact and monitoring could potentially improve engagement.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Lauren E. Ferrante, Terrence E. Murphy, Linda S. Leo-Summers, John R. O'Leary, Brent Vander Wyk, Margaret A. Pisani, Thomas M. Gill
Summary: A prediction model has been developed and validated to identify high-risk older adults who may experience persistent functional impairment in the year following an ICU hospitalization. This model, which includes factors such as age, pre-ICU disability, and comorbidities, can help healthcare providers target interventions and follow-up care for these individuals.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Brienne Miner, Margaret Doyle, Melissa Knauert, Henry Klar Yaggi, Katie L. Stone, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Jane A. Cauley, Susan Redline, Terri Blackwell, Thomas M. Gill
Summary: ISSD, characterized by insomnia or poor sleep quality with short sleep duration, is common among older adults and is associated with various factors. Future research should focus on determining causal relationships and whether these factors are modifiable risk factors.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Natalia Festa, John Hsu, James K. K. Hammitt, Thomas M. M. Gill
Summary: Although environmental pollution and societal aging are concurrent public health challenges, the relationship between the two is rarely considered. The current approach to valuing public health benefits of environmental policy may not be suitable for aging populations. We describe the limitations of the age-invariant approach used by the US EPA for estimating public health benefits of environmental regulation. We offer an empirical framework that could address these limitations and improve the calibration of environmental regulatory analysis to the changing age distribution of the US population.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Julian N. Acosta, Cameron P. Both, Zachariah S. Demarais, Carolyn J. Conlon, Audrey C. Leasure, Victor M. Torres-Lopez, Adam de Havenon, Nils H. Petersen, Thomas M. Gill, Lauren H. Sansing, Kevin N. Sheth, Guido J. Falcone
Summary: This study examines the relationship between genetic susceptibility to hypertension and blood pressure control in stroke survivors. The results show that stroke survivors with higher genetic susceptibility tend to have worse blood pressure control, with a higher prevalence of uncontrolled and resistant hypertension.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Natalia Festa, Kaitlin F. Throgmorton, Nora Heaphy, Maureen Canavan, Thomas M. Gill
Summary: This study examined the preparedness of US nursing homes in coastal areas for hurricane-related inundation and found regional variations in emergency preparedness. Some areas showed deficiencies in emergency preparedness, while there were opportunities to reduce regional heterogeneity and improve nursing home preparedness.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xingqi Cao, Zhenqing Yang, Xueqin Li, Chen Chen, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Jingyun Zhang, Nengliang Aaron Yao, Lina Ma, Yawei Zhang, Yong Zhu, Xuehong Zhang, Yuxian Du, Xiaofeng Wang, Xifeng Wu, Thomas M. Gill, Zuyun Liu
Summary: Using two widely used frailty indicators, this study found that frailty, even in the very early stage, was positively associated with the incidence risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus among long-term cancer survivors.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Thomas M. M. Gill, Ling Han, Terrence E. E. Murphy, Shelli L. L. Feder, Evelyne A. A. Gahbauer, Linda Leo-Summers, Robert D. D. Becher
Summary: Little is known about how distressing symptoms change among older persons after major surgery. This study found that the occurrence and number of distressing symptoms increased substantially after major surgery, especially in nonelective procedures. Men had a greater increase in symptoms compared to women. Reducing symptom burden can improve quality of life and functional outcomes after major surgery.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Julie A. A. Womack, Terrence E. E. Murphy, Linda Leo-Summers, Jonathan Bates, Samah Jarad, Thomas M. M. Gill, Evelyn Hsieh, Maria C. C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Phyllis C. C. Tien, Michael T. T. Yin, Cynthia A. A. Brandt, Amy C. C. Justice
Summary: Among older individuals living with HIV, risk factors commonly associated with serious falls and fragility fractures in the general population also play a significant role.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2023)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Emily J. Smail, Jordan M. Alpert, Mamoun T. Mardini, Christopher N. Kaufmann, Chen Bai, Thomas M. Gill, Roger B. Fillingim, Erta Cenko, Ruben Zapata, Yashaswi Karnati, Michael Marsiske, Sanjay Ranka, Todd M. Manini
Summary: This study introduces a Real-time Online Assessment and Mobility Monitor (ROAMM) smartwatch application that captures daily fluctuations in mobility in ecological settings. The usability and feasibility of ROAMM were assessed using a sample of 31 participants, showing high satisfaction and engagement. Some features of the smartwatch were correlated with traditional measurements, indicating its potential contribution to mobility measurement and risk factors for mobility decline.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Erwin Stolz, Hannes Mayerl, Graciela Muniz-Terrera, Thomas M. Gill
Summary: This study reveals that there is a terminal decline in physical function among older adults, which is comparable to the established terminal decline phenomenon in cognition and may be associated with impending death.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Daniela Renedo, Julian N. Acosta, Andrew B. Koo, Cyprien Rivier, Nanthiya Sujijantarat, Adam de Havenon, Richa Sharma, Thomas M. Gill, Kevin N. Sheth, Guido J. Falcone, Charles C. Matouk
Summary: This study aims to investigate the relationship between the hospital frailty risk score (HFRS) and the risk of stroke, as well as to determine whether there is a significant association between genetically determined frailty and stroke. The results showed that frailty status is positively associated with the risk of stroke, and genetically determined frailty is independently associated with the risk of stroke.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
AnnaMarie S. O'Neill, Jason T. Newsom, Em F. Trubits, Miriam R. Elman, Anda Botoseneanu, Heather G. Allore, Corey L. Nagel, David A. Dorr, Ana R. Quinones
Summary: This study aimed to clarify the number of distinct trajectories of morbidity accumulation and the potential associations between race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Three trajectories of morbidity accumulation were identified, with NH Black adults experiencing disadvantages and Hispanic adults having advantages compared to NH White adults. These findings have implications for addressing health disparities through more precise targeting of public health interventions.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Hailey Baker, Rebecca Fine, Fenn Suter, Heather Allore, Betty Hsiao, Vaidehi Chowdhary, Elizabeth Lavelle, Ping Chen, Richard Hintz, Lisa G. Suter, Abhijeet Danve
Summary: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a computerized decision support system in improving infectious disease screening for patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease (ARD). The implementation of the system significantly improved screening rates for tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, suggesting it can enhance patient safety.
ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xingqi Cao, Chao Ma, Zhoutao Zheng, Liu He, Meng Hao, Xi Chen, Eileen M. Crimmins, Thomas M. Gill, Morgan E. Levine, Zuyun Liu
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of life course circumstances on aging disparities and found that disadvantaged subpopulations are more likely to experience accelerated aging. The findings emphasize the importance of promoting health among disadvantaged subpopulations and reducing health disparities with advantaged counterparts.