A5037097272- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
- Diet and metabolism studies
John A. Hartford Foundation
2003-2024
Northeastern University
2012-2020
University of Bahrain
2012-2015
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2014
University of California, San Francisco
2014
New York University
1998-2012
New York College of Health Professions
2012
Fairfield University
2007
Baylor College of Medicine
2004
President University
2001
Interview with Dr. David Blumenthal on approaches to caring for the 5% of patients who account 50% annual health care spending. (10:42)Download Five foundations aim improve high-need, high-cost by building U.S. capabilities in three vital areas: clarifying needs such patients, elucidating best ways them, and assisting spread proven approaches.
CONTEXT: Changes in the healthcare system have resulted shortened hospital stays, moving focus of care from to home. Patients are discharged post‐operatively with ongoing needs, and whether they receive nursing post‐hospitalization can influence their recovery survival. Little information is available about factors that outcomes, including survival older cancer patients after surgery. OBJECTIVE: To compare length post‐surgical who received a specialized home intervention provided by advanced...
We assessed the proportion and characteristics of patients who do not regularly visit general health care providers but dentists whose unaddressed systemic conditions could therefore be identified by their dentist. Of 26.0% children 24.1% adults that did access outpatient in 2008, 34.7% 23.1%, respectively, visited a They varied census region, family income, sociodemographics. Dental practices can serve as alternate sites opportunity to identify concerns among diverse groups US patients.
This study aimed to examine the prevalence and correlates of elder mistreatment among U.S. Chinese older adults.Data were drawn from Population-Based Study ChINese Elderly (PINE) study, a population-based epidemiological survey 3,159 adults in Greater Chicago area. The design was guided by community-based participatory research approach.This found 15.0% for community-dwelling adults. In addition, higher levels education (r = .16, p< .001), fewer children .1, lower health status .11, poorer...
To conduct a controlled investigation to examine the effects of an abilities-focused program morning care on interaction behaviors and functioning residents with dementia caregivers' perceptions caregiving.A quasi-experimental, repeated measures design.The study was conducted four, nursing-home-level cognitive supports units in geriatric center. One randomly selected as experimental unit; other three served controls.The final sample consisted 40 (20 each control groups) 44 caregivers (16...
The Institute of Medicine identified interprofessional education (IPE) as a key innovation for achieving the triple aim better care, outcomes, and reduced healthcare costs. Yet, shortage qualified faculty difficulty with aligning learners' schedules often prevent sustainable scalable IPE. A virtual IPE intervention was developed to circumvent these barriers compared blended-learning intervention. We used pre-test post-test design two comparison interventions test effects on changes in...
Summary Findings from an exploratory factor analysis on the 21 item 'attitudes towards health care teams' (Heinemann et al. , 1999) are reported. Using data collected as part of innovative educational program geriatric team training in United States we report analyses for 913 student trainees. The interdisciplinary (GITT) funded by a philanthropic foundation, John A. Hartford Foundation New York City, requires medicine, nursing, and social work students to learn about teams. A 3-factor...
This article presents recommendations from expert practitioners and researchers regarding future directions for research on elder abuse prevention. Using the Research-to-Practice Consensus Workshop model, participants critiqued academic prevention of mistreatment identified practice-based suggestions a agenda this topic. The practitioners' critique resulted in 10 key that include following priority areas: defining abuse, providing with access to victims abusers, determining best approaches...
Elder mistreatment is expected to rise with the aging of American population. To date, association between specific forms and decreased quality life poorly understood. The aim present study was explore verbal among elderly individuals depression life. A sample 142 older adults (40% male) aged 65 or over enrolled from a large medical practice academic dental practice, mean (SD) age = 74.88 (6.98) years. Thirty-eight percent reported mistreatment. Controlling for sociodemographic...
Much has been written over the past 40 years about workforce challenges in aging-related disciplines. Geriatric medicine more recently at forefront of debate, and field characterized as waning.1, 2 But is it? Such bleak perspectives regarding geriatrics typically cite number practicing geriatricians, which remains stubbornly around 7000 board-certified yielding roughly 0.96 geriatricians for every 10,000 older adults. Reasons commonly cited inadequate include low prestige, compensation...
Elder mistreatment (EM) is a potentially fatal and largely unrecognised problem in the United States. The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence EM busy clinics specifically, we report on feasibility screening for as well appropriate instrumentation screening.Prevalence estimates elder vary, but recent data from national sample community-residing adults over 60 years age indicate that 11.4% older some form mistreatment. There paucity research related dental medical understand such...