Perceived Discrimination and Physical and Mental Health Among Resettled Communities in Ohio
This study examined perceived discrimination and its relationship with health outcomes, including chronic illnesses and mental health problems, among refugees resettled in Ohio.
Saruna Ghimire • Isha Karmacharya
The 21st Century Cures Act opened Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment to people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Emily A. Gadbois • Amal N. Trivedi • Denise A. Tyler • Joan F. Brazier
Expansion and Marketing of Medicare Advantage to Persons With End-Stage Kidney Disease
How do representatives from Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, kidney care management companies, and dialysis organizations perceive the expansion and marketing of MA products for persons with end-stag...
Renee R. Shield • Amal N. Trivedi • Joan F. Brazier • Denise A. Tyler • Emily A. Gadbois
Expansion and Marketing of Medicare Advantage to Persons With End-Stage Kidney Disease
The 21st Century Cures Act expanded Medicare Advantage (MA) to include persons with kidney failure. Little is known about the impact of increased MA marketing for persons with end-stage kidney dise...
Joan F. Brazier • Renee R. Shield • Amal N. Trivedi • Emily A. Gadbois • Denise A. Tyler
Detecting tardive dyskinesia using video-based artificial intelligence
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a late-onset adverse effect of dopamine receptor-blocking medications, characterized by involuntary movements primarily affecting the mouth, though other body parts may b...
Carlene MacMillan • Fred Ma • Loren Larsen • Joseph H Friedman • Bradley Grimm • Owen S Muir • Rakesh Ranjan • Joel W. Hughes • Bretton H Talbot • Anthony A. Sterns
The share of patients with kidney failure enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) increased from 27 percent to 47 percent after the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act, which expanded MA eligi...
Eunhae Grace Oh • Denise A. Tyler • David J. Meyers • Kevin H. Nguyen • Momotazur Rahman • Laura M. Keohane • Joan F. Brazier • Amal N. Trivedi • Emily A. Gadbois
Multiple chronic conditions and hospitalizations among recipients of long-term services and supports
Among older adults receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS), debilitating hospitalizations is a pervasive clinical and research problem. Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) are prevalent in ...
Chronic illness and generativity in late life: A case study
This article presents a narrative-based case study about chronic illness and genetic uncertainty and their relationship to generativity throughout the life course.
Kate de Medeiros
Gender differences in trajectories of physical activity among older Americans with diabetes
The primary objective of this study was to examine gender differences in engagement in physical activity over time among older U.S. adults with diabetes.
Preferences are the expression of an individual's basic psychosocial needs and are related to care outcomes.
Public beliefs and knowledge about risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease
The purpose of this study was to assess public beliefs and knowledge about risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Remembering the person in person-centered residential dementia care
Although person-centered care is aimed at tailoring care to the biological, behavioral, biographical, and social needs of an individual, there is often little discussion about exactly who is the pe...
Kate de Medeiros • Jennifer M. Kinney
Generative acts of people with dementia in a long-term care setting
Although generativity is used as a central cultural construct within life course theory to illustrate how older persons create interpersonal ties, it is also tied to key concepts in social exchange...
Kate de Medeiros
Patients with dementia may be unable to describe their symptoms, and caregivers frequently suffer emotional burden that can interfere with judgment of the patient's behavior.
Kate de Medeiros
Most adults with diabetes do not engage in the level of physical activity recommended for optimal disease management.
As America ages, greater numbers of older adults will be living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, leading to increased incidence of wandering.