Results 141 to 150 of about 75,886 (295)

Surgery Utilization Mediates Survival in Patients With Dementia and Stage I–III Colorectal Cancer

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Dementia is associated with increased mortality among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), and they receive less invasive evaluations, chemotherapy, and surgery. The objectives of this study were to (1) compare demographics and treatment patterns among individuals with CRC with and without dementia, and (2) evaluate the ...
Evan M. Abbey, Vashisht V. Madabhushi, Meghan E. Lark, Brian Ruedinger, Malaz A. Boustani, Sanjay Mohanty   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychache status and associated contributing factors among the Hakka elderly in Fujian, China

BMC Psychiatry
Background Little is known about the state of psychological distress of the elderly in China, and research on specific subgroups such as Hakka older adults is almost lacking. This study investigates psychache and associated factors among Hakka elderly in
Yating Chen, Longhua Cai, Wenqian Ruan, Lingling Zhang, Xiaojun Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using National Survey Data to Estimate Healthcare Communication Disparities for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Previous studies have identified considerable health outcome disparities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as well as poor or ineffective communication between adults with IDD and their medical providers.
Jamie Koenig, Lauren Bishop
wiley   +1 more source

Leveraging Machine Learning Models to Explore Disparities in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival

Cancer Control
Introduction Prostate cancer (CaP) is the second most common cancer in men globally and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality, particularly among older men.
Reuben Adatorwovor PhD, Rasaq Oladapo MSc, Parisa Ghasemi MD, Gaurav Kumar PhD, Daniel J. Morton PhD, Motolani E. Ogunsanya PhD, Olufunmilola Abraham PhD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Longevity, Health, and Housing Risk Management in Retirement

The Journal of Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Annuities, long‐term care insurance, and reverse mortgages remain puzzlingly unpopular to manage post‐retirement longevity, health, and housing price risks. We use a flexible life‐cycle model structurally estimated with a unique stated‐preference survey experiment of Canadian households to understand why. Key factors include high risk aversion,
PIERRE‐CARL MICHAUD, PASCAL ST‐AMOUR
wiley   +1 more source

Medically supervised injecting facility.

The new medically supervised injecting facility will be based in Merchants Quay.

core  

U.S. Long‐Term Care Infrastructure and Parent‐Child Co‐Residence Among Unmarried Older Adults

Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study examines how variation in the U.S. long‐term care infrastructure shapes the likelihood that unmarried disabled older adults co‐reside with an adult child. Background Older adults with functional limitations often rely on care from their adult children, and co‐residence is one way families organize that care.
Elise M. Parrish
wiley   +1 more source

Moral hazard induced unraveling: Theory and evidence from the Affordable Care Act

Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract We identify and quantify a new form of welfare loss in insurance markets. We first show theoretically that moral hazard from subsidies for cost‐sharing combined with community rating mimics adverse selection and can unravel insurance markets.
Cameron M. Ellis, Meghan I. Esson, Eli Liebman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Health Needs Assessment of Non‐Institutionalized Older Adults in South Texas

Journal of Public Health Dentistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Older adults bear a heavy burden of oral disease, but data on their needs in areas like South Texas are limited. Assessing oral health and sociodemographic influences is key to guiding targeted public health efforts. Objectives This study assessed oral health needs among non‐institutionalized older adults in South Texas.
Sohini Dhar, Rochisha S. Marwaha, Pankil Shah, Shikha Puri, Suman Challa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policing the safety net: Medical and carceral management of violence in a Los Angeles County public hospital

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Medical anthropologists have long shown how hospitals function as spaces of both care and control, yet the entanglement of policing and trauma care remains understudied. This paper offers an ethnographic account of how trauma surgeons in a Los Angeles County hospital navigate the embedded presence of police within their clinical work.
Emily Virginia Jones
wiley   +1 more source