Publications by authors named "B C Spillman"
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to identify and estimate U.S. workplace COVID-19 outbreaks from August to October 2021, particularly in sectors with essential workers like healthcare and education.
- Data was collected from 23 health departments, revealing a total of 12,660 workplace outbreaks, with a significant portion occurring in healthcare (35.9%) and educational settings (33.4%).
- The findings highlight the ongoing issue of COVID-19 transmission at work, indicating a need for comprehensive prevention strategies, as many health departments provided assistance mainly in mitigation consultations (80.1%).
Incident Care Trajectories for Older Adults With and Without Dementia.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
May 2022
Objective: Despite cross-sectional evidence that persons living with dementia receive disproportionate hours of care, studies of how care intensity progresses over time and differs for those living with and without dementia have been lacking.
Method: We used the 2011-2018 National Health and Aging Trends Study to estimate growth mixture models to identify incident care hour trajectories ("classes") among older adults (N = 1,780).
Results: We identified 4 incident care hour classes: "Low, stable," "High, increasing," "24/7 then high, stable," and "Low then resolved.
Corrigendum: Change Over Time in Caregiving Networks for Older Adults With and Without Dementia.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
August 2020
Change Over Time in Caregiving Networks for Older Adults With and Without Dementia.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
August 2020
Objectives: We provide national estimates of caregiving networks for older adults with and without dementia and examine how these networks develop over time. Most prior research has focused on primary caregivers and rarely on change over time.
Method: We identify a cohort of older adults continuously followed in the National Health and Aging Trends Study between 2011 and 2015 and receiving help from family members or unpaid caregivers in 2015 (n = 1,288).
Objectives: Studies have reported decreasing dementia prevalence in recent decades in the United States. We explore with a new national data source whether declines have occurred since 2011, whether trends are attributable to shifts in dementia incidence or mortality, and whether trends are related to shifts in population composition or subgroup prevalence.
Methods: We use the 2011-2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study (N = 27,547) to examine prevalence of probable dementia among the 70 and older population.