2025
Air Pollution Control Mitigates Frailty Progression: Evidence from Two Cohorts of Older Adults and DNA Methylation Insights
Jiang M, Wang Y, Tian S, Liu S, Luo Y, Song H, Qin J, Lv Y, Baccarelli A, Zhang Z, Shi X, Gao X. Air Pollution Control Mitigates Frailty Progression: Evidence from Two Cohorts of Older Adults and DNA Methylation Insights. Environmental Science And Technology 2025, 59: 9907-9917. PMID: 40353491, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c13675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity StudyAssociated with PM<sub>2.5</sub> exposure inOlder adultsAir quality improvementHealth and Aging StudyClean Air ActEnvironmental policy interventionsQuasi-experimental studyRisk of worsening frailtyAir ActRange reductionKnowledge gapsLikelihood of improvementFrailty progressionNationwide cohortFollow-up visitFrailty burdenQuality improvementProspective cohortSurvey wavesAging StudyFrailtyMultistate modelling analysisFollow-up dataHealth benefits
2015
Trajectories of Disability Among Older Persons Before and After a Hospitalization Leading to a Skilled Nursing Facility Admission
Buurman BM, Han L, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Allore HG, Gill TM. Trajectories of Disability Among Older Persons Before and After a Hospitalization Leading to a Skilled Nursing Facility Admission. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2015, 17: 225-231. PMID: 26620073, PMCID: PMC4769913, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsDisability trajectoriesMinimal disabilityOlder personsFacility admissionModerate disabilityCommunity-dwelling older personsMinimal improvementDistinct disability trajectoriesSevere disability scoresProspective cohort studyTrajectories of disabilityShort-term outcomesMild disabilityLikelihood of improvementDisability scoresFirst hospitalizationSecondary outcomesCohort studyMean ageMAIN OUTCOMEDaily livingAdmissionMost older persons
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