Inter-rater Reliability of the Reflux Sign Assessment-10 (RSA-10).

Objective: To evaluate the inter-rater reliability and internal consistency of the Reflux Sign Assessment-10 (RSA-10) among otolaryngologists and speech therapists with various experiences.

Methods: Six experts (2 otolaryngologists, 2 speech-therapists, and 2 speech-therapist students) rated 300 clinical images of oral, laryngeal, and pharyngeal signs from patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux disease diagnosis at the 24-hour hypopharyngeal-esophageal multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH monitoring. Inter-rater reliability and internal consistency were evaluated with Intraclass Correlation (ICC) and Cronbach-α.

Caregiving in long-term care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic magnified pre-existing socioeconomic, operational, and structural challenges in long-term care across the world. In Canada, the long-term care sector's dependence on caregivers as a supplement to care workers became apparent once restrictive visitation policies were employed. We conducted a scoping review to better understand the associations between caregiving and resident, formal and informal caregiver health in long-term care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), resilience, and outcomes in older adulthood: A scoping review.

Background: Previous research has demonstrated a dose-response relationship between exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adverse outcomes in adulthood. Despite widely known associations, previous reviews have primarily focused on outcomes in younger and middle-aged adults exposed to ACEs to the exclusion of older adults and do not consider the potential role of resilience for understanding outcomes in older adulthood.

Objective: The present scoping review aimed to examine the extent and nature of existing literature on the influence of ACEs and resilience on the cognitive, physical, mental, and social health outcomes among older adults.

Digital Health Interventions in Older Adult Populations Living With Chronic Disease in High-Income Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Background: Globally, around 80% percent of adults aged 65 years or older are living with at least 1 chronic disease, and 68% percent have 2 or more chronic diseases. Older adults living with chronic diseases require greater health care services, but these health care services are not always easily accessible. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented changes in the provision of health care services for older adults.