Barriers to Service Use Among Dementia Family Caregivers in Rural Appalachia: Implications for Reducing Caregiver Overload.

Although the benefits of home- and community-based services (HCBS) to support the needs of older adults are well-established, researchers have persistently reported service underutilization by dementia caregivers to assist them with their caregiving responsibilities. Using the Health Behavior Model and Conservation of Resources Theory, the aim of the current study was to understand what barriers prevent caregivers from using HCBS and the toll it takes on them. Utilizing a sample of 122 rural family caregivers (74% female, 87% white, M = 64.

Assessment of Corticospinal Excitability in Awake Rodents Using EMG-Controlled Intracortical Stimulation.

Assessment of corticospinal excitability (CSE) is an essential component of experiments designed to induce or study neuronal plasticity in the motor system. Common examples are paired associative stimulation (PAS), theta-burst stimulation (TBS), intensive motor training, or any methods aimed at potentiating the corticomotor system in the hope of promoting better recovery after neurological insult. To date, rodent models of CSE assessment have mostly been completed under anaesthesia, which greatly affects the level of CSE, as well as the mechanisms of plasticity.

What Makes a City a Good Place to Live and Grow Old?

As increasing numbers of adults are living longer and remaining in their communities as they age, city planners and leaders are exploring how cities need to adapt to ensure their community is age-friendly and a good place for residents to age-in-place. Using secondary data collected from mid-Atlantic city residents aged 45+ years, quantitative analyses were conducted to determine what makes a community a good place to live and grow old. Path model analyses revealed significant relationships among self-reported quality of life and the beliefs that the City and the neighborhood were good places to live and grow old.

Best Practice Approach to Successful Conversion of Fosaprepitant to Aprepitant IV in a Large Multisite Community Oncology Infusion Center: A Retrospective Analysis.

Purpose: To evaluate the impact on cost, time, resource use, and clinic workflow of converting the route of drug administration from a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist (NK-1 RA) 30-min intravenous (IV) infusion to aprepitant IV, and more specifically to IV push, within a multicenter community oncology practice.

Methods: This was a retrospective, multicenter time, motion, and resource/cost evaluation study. Conversion to aprepitant IV was determined by calculating number of doses of aprepitant IV versus fosaprepitant administered in patients receiving moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy regimens.