Addressing Dementia Care Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives From Home Care Workers.

Purpose: To uncover the barriers, facilitators, and adaptations that affected home care workers' care practices for their clients with dementia during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with home care workers employed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Michigan. Respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit participants who were interviewed using a guide informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework.

"I Don't Know What I'm Going to Meet Today": Home Care Workers' Decision-Making About Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The home care workforce provides supportive healthcare services to older adults. The COVID-19 pandemic heightened the need for knowledge that can better support this high-risk and understudied group of essential workers. The study aimed to understand decision-making about safety and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ambient pollution and blood pressure in cardiac rehabilitation patients.

Background: Multiple studies have demonstrated a consistent association between ambient particulate air pollution and increased risk of hospital admissions and deaths for cardiovascular causes. We investigated the associations between fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) and blood pressure during 631 repeated visits for cardiac rehabilitation in 62 Boston residents with cardiovascular disease.