2020
Combating Heightened Social Isolation of Nursing Home Elders: The Telephone Outreach in the COVID-19 Outbreak Program
van Dyck LI, Wilkins KM, Ouellet J, Ouellet GM, Conroy ML. Combating Heightened Social Isolation of Nursing Home Elders: The Telephone Outreach in the COVID-19 Outbreak Program. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2020, 28: 989-992. PMID: 32593495, PMCID: PMC7274114, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeekly phone callsNursing home residentsElderly residentsTelephone outreachHome residentsNursing homesSocial isolationVulnerable patient populationNursing home eldersLocal nursing homeCOVID-19 pandemicPhone callsPatient populationOlder adultsStudent volunteersVolunteersInitial reportInitial successStudent interest groupsResidentsPandemicSocial connectednessPersistent needSocial wellbeing
2019
The association of short-term effects of air pollution and sleep disorders among elderly residents in China
M T, D L, Z L, K C, B R. The association of short-term effects of air pollution and sleep disorders among elderly residents in China. Environmental Epidemiology 2019, 3: 390-390. DOI: 10.1097/01.ee9.0000610344.17339.a4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Modifiable Risk Factors for Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia
Quagliarello V, Ginter S, Han L, Van Ness P, Allore H, Tinetti M. Modifiable Risk Factors for Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004, 40: 1-6. PMID: 15614684, DOI: 10.1086/426023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsElderly nursing home residentsInadequate oral careNursing home residentsCox proportional hazards modelCases of pneumoniaRisk factorsProportional hazards modelOral careHome residentsSurveillance periodHazards modelCandidate modifiable risk factorNursing home-acquired pneumoniaPneumonia prevention strategiesRisk of pneumoniaPrimary outcomeSwallowing difficultiesIndependent associationAttributable fractionPneumoniaNursing homesPrevention strategiesElderly residentsSame covariates
2001
Epidemiology of Necator Americanus Hookworm Infections in Xiulongkan Village, Hainan Province, China: High Prevalence and Intensity Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Residents
Gandhi N, Jizhang C, Khoshnood K, Fuying X, Shanwen L, Yaoruo L, Bin Z, Haechou X, Chongjin T, Yan W, Wensen W, Dungxing H, Chong C, Shuhua X, Hawdon J, Hotez P. Epidemiology of Necator Americanus Hookworm Infections in Xiulongkan Village, Hainan Province, China: High Prevalence and Intensity Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Residents. Journal Of Parasitology 2001, 87: 739-743. PMID: 11534635, DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[0739:eonahi]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh prevalenceElderly residentsHookworm infectionPrevalence of hookwormCross-sectional studyHigh-intensity infectionsSchool-aged childrenIntensity of infectionIntestinal helminthsAge 41Hookworm transmissionIntensity infectionsLight infectionsHookwormInfectionPrevalenceEarly adulthoodHeavy infectionsFecal samplesAgeHelminth eggsResidentsEpidemiologyAscarisWomenEpidemiology of Necator americanus Hookworm Infections in Xiulongkan Village, Hainan Province, China: High Prevalence and Intensity among Middle-Aged and Elderly Residents
Gandhi N, Jizhang C, Khoshnood K, Fuying X, Shanwen L, Yaoruo L, Bin Z, Haechou X, Chongjin T, Yan W, Wensen W, Dungxing H, Chong C, Shuhua X, Hawdon J, Hotez P. Epidemiology of Necator americanus Hookworm Infections in Xiulongkan Village, Hainan Province, China: High Prevalence and Intensity among Middle-Aged and Elderly Residents. Journal Of Parasitology 2001, 87: 739. DOI: 10.2307/3285128.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
The Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Elderly Residents of Public Housing
Rabins P, Black B, German P, Roca R, McGuire M, Brant L, Cook J. The Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Elderly Residents of Public Housing. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 1996, 51A: m319-m324. PMID: 8914505, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51a.6.m319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance abuse/dependenceMini-Mental State ExaminationOne-month prevalenceAbuse/dependenceGeneral Health QuestionnairePsychiatric disordersMood disordersDSM-IIIElderly residentsEpidemiologic Catchment AreaStructured Clinical InterviewMental health servicesSubstance use disordersPercent of participantsElderly presentsLifetime disordersPsychiatric morbidityHealth QuestionnaireLay interviewersLifetime prevalenceHigh prevalencePrevalence ratesCurrent disorderState ExaminationUse disorders
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