The Impact of a Digital Cancer Survivorship Patient Engagement Toolkit on Older Cancer Survivors' Health Outcomes.

Cancer predominantly affects older adults. An estimated 62% of the 15.5 million American cancer survivors are 65 years or older.

Changes in successful aging and its related indicators among community-dwelling older adults: The Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study (KFACS).

This study aims to determine the prevalence of successful aging (SA) and examine the association of changes in the indicators of SA and variations in SA status between 2016 and 2020. The study included 548 participants recruited for the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study (KFACS). Compared to participants who achieved SA in 2016 (N = 393, 71.

Impacts of Smoking Ban Policies on Billiard Hall Sales in South Korea Using Objective Sales Information of a Credit Card Company: Quasi-Experimental Study.

Background: Smoking ban policies (SBPs) are potent health interventions and offer the potential to influence antismoking behavior. The Korean government completely prohibited smoking in indoor sports facilities, including billiard halls, since the government revised the National Health Promotion Act in December 2017.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the impact of the SBP on the economic outcomes of indoor sports facilities, particularly billiard halls.

Exploring Factors Associated With Resilience and Physical Activity in Older Men and Women Post-Hip Fracture.

This study aimed to test a model of factors associated with resilience and physical activity post-hip fracture and compare model fit between men and women. We used data from the seventh Baltimore Hip Study that included 339 participants. Model testing indicated that health status (men: β = .

Symptom profiles and their influencing factors among people with subjective cognitive decline: a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2019 Korea Community Health Survey using latent class analysis.

Objective: Subjective cognitive decline, self-perceived cognitive deterioration without objective impairment, is becoming a vital health indicator, especially due to its intermediate stage between normal function and mild cognitive impairment. Cognitive decline often coexists with various symptoms that may interact with each other, serve as prognostic indicators and influence the progression of cognitive decline. This study aims to identify symptom clusters among individuals with subjective cognitive decline, using latent class analysis, and to identify factors affecting these symptom clusters, offering insights into understanding and potentially preventing cognitive decline progression.

Psychometric Properties of the Resilience Scale in Older Adults Post-Hip Fracture.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the modified 25-item Resilience Scale (RS-25) in older adults post-hip fracture using Rasch analysis. This was a descriptive study using baseline data from the Seventh Baltimore Hip Studies (BHS-7). There were 339 hip fracture patients included in this analysis.

Factors Related to Fatigue and Physical Function in COPD: A Secondary Analysis Using National Survey Data.

Fatigue in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is debilitating and associated with considerable morbidity. The aim of this study is to present a model based on the Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms of physiologic, psychologic, and situational factors with COPD-related fatigue and the relationship with physical functioning. This study used data collected from Wave 2 (2010-2011) of the National Social, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP).

Real-World Data for Interdisciplinary Health Care Research: A Case Example.

Real-word data (RWD) refer to data relating to patient health status and/or the delivery of health care routinely collected from a variety of sources, including electronic health records, medical claims data, and patient-generated data. Data sets that combine personal health data stored in different sources can provide a more complete picture of an individual's health and can be used to improve population health through research and practice. The 2-tiered aim of this article is to provide a brief introduction to using RWD in health care research and to present a case study that demonstrates data curation and data merge from different sources while highlighting the benefits and limitations of using RWD.

Resilience in relation to older adults with multimorbidity: A scoping review.

The purpose of this scoping review is to identify conceptual and theoretical resilience models, types of resilience measures, and outcomes regarding resilience in relation to older adults with multimorbidity. PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were searched, and we identified 14 studies to July 2021. Most models operationalize resilience as dependent on the social and environmental context of older adults.

Estimating the Association Between Public Health Spending and Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates in the United States: A Systematic Review.

Public health spending is important for managing increases in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. Although previous studies suggest that a beneficial link exists between public health spending and changes in STD rates, there have been no systematic reviews synthesizing existing evidence regarding the association for STDs at the population level. The objective of this study was to synthesize evidence from studies that assessed the associations between general and STD-specific public health spending and STD rates.

Antidepressive Effects of Environmental Enrichment in Chronic Stress-Induced Depression in Rats.

Depression is caused by a variety of factors, especially stressful life events. Chronic stress-induced depression has detrimental effects on hippocampal integrity. Environmental enrichment (EE) is a beneficial intervention for improving anxiety, fear, and stress.

The Effect of Long-Term Environmental Enrichment in Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion-Induced Memory Impairment in Rats.

Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common cause of dementia. It occurs when the cerebral blood supply is reduced by disarrangement of the circulatory system. Environmental enrichment (EE) has been associated with cognitive improvement, motor function recovery, and anxiety relief with respect to various neurodegenerative diseases and emotional stress models.

[The effect of treadmill exercise on ischemic neuronal injury in the stroke animal model: potentiation of cerebral vascular integrity].

Purpose: This study was done to identify whether pre-conditioning exercise has neuroprotective effects against cerebral ischemia, through enhance brain microvascular integrity.

Methods: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups: 1) Normal (n=10); 2) Exercise (n=10); 3) Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo), n=10); 4) Exercise+MCAo (n=10). Both exercise groups ran on a treadmill at a speed of 15 m/min, 30 min/day for 4 weeks, then, MCAo was performed for 90 min.