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Examining Multimorbidity in Older Adults Living in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities, in Ontario, Canada, Using Latent Class Analysis

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Multimorbidity, ≥ 2 chronic conditions as per the World Health Organization, can complicate aging in place and lead to earlier transitions to nursing homes. To inform supportive service intervention planning in naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs), which are areas where large proportions of older adults reside, we ...
Albana Isai   +15 more
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Primary Care Practitioners' Approaches to Deprescribing Opioids for Older Adults With Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Analysis

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Risks related to long‐term opioid therapy for chronic pain are high and may increase over time with aging. Deprescribing may be a beneficial intervention for older adults prescribed chronic opioids. Methods Semi‐structured interviews with hypothetical clinical cases of older adults prescribed opioids for chronic pain: (1) low‐risk ...
Brianna X. Wang   +4 more
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Sensory Impairment and Risk of Elder Mistreatment in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Adjusted probabilities of elder mistreatment based on none, one, or multi‐sensory impairments (vision, hearing, and/or olfaction). Results suggest an association between multisensory loss and elder mistreatment risk. ABSTRACT Background Emotional and financial mistreatment among older adults is often under‐recognized among clinicians. Exploring whether
Mara W Rosenberg   +6 more
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