2024
Functional disability and receipt of informal care among Chinese adults living alone with cognitive impairment
Liu X, Li C, Jin S, Cao X, Hoogendijk E, Han L, Xu X, Allore H, Feng Q, Zhang Q, Liu Z. Functional disability and receipt of informal care among Chinese adults living alone with cognitive impairment. Experimental Gerontology 2024, 194: 112490. PMID: 38876449, DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActivities of daily livingBurden of functional disabilityInformal careFunctional disabilityActivities of daily living disabilityCognitive impairmentChinese adultsInstrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLReceipt of informal careNormal cognitionLong-term care servicesIADL disabilityInstrumental activitiesMobility disabilityProvision of long-term care servicesChina HealthFunctional healthCare servicesDaily livingMatched comparatorsOdds ratioMonthly hoursVulnerable subpopulationsCareDisability
2006
Bathing Disability and the Risk of Long-Term Admission to a Nursing Home
Gill TM, Allore HG, Han L. Bathing Disability and the Risk of Long-Term Admission to a Nursing Home. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2006, 61: 821-825. PMID: 16912099, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.8.821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term nursing home admissionNursing home admissionHome admissionPersistent disabilityLong-term admissionBathing disabilityPotential confoundersDaily livingCommunity-living older personsCommunity-living personsMonthly telephone interviewsPrevalence of disabilityProportional hazards modelShort-term admissionsLong-term care servicesAdmission increasesProspective studyHazards modelNursing homesAdmissionCare servicesOlder personsTelephone interviewsDisabilityConfounders