New Disability in a Cohort Study of Older Men-The Manitoba Follow-Up Study.

Background: There is a large literature on the prevalence of disability in older men, but less data on the incidence of new disability.

Objectives: 1. To determine the incidence of moderate-to-severe disability in a prospective cohort study of aging men; and 2.

Correction: Self-reported factors associated with community ambulation after stroke: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

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Self-reported factors associated with community ambulation after stroke: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Community ambulation is frequently limited for people with stroke. It is, however, considered important to people with stroke. The objectives were to identify factors associated with self-reported community ambulation in Canadians aged 45+ with stroke and to identify factors associated with community ambulation specific to Canadian males and to Canadian females with stroke.

Community ambulation in older adults and people with OA - a model verification using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data.

Background: There are health and well-being benefits of community ambulation; however, many older adults do not regularly walk outside of their home. Objectives were to estimate the associations between latent constructs related to community ambulation in older adults aged 65-85 (65+), and in adults with osteoarthritis (OA) aged 45-85.

Methods: Secondary data analysis of the comprehensive baseline and maintaining contact questionnaire data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging (CLSA) was completed.

Verification of a comprehensive framework for mobility using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: a structural equation modeling analysis.

Background: Mobility within and between life spaces is fundamental for health and well-being. Our objective was to verify a comprehensive framework for mobility.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study.

Factors associated with social participation and community ambulation in people with osteoarthritis: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Aim: Walking in the community allows participation in meaningful activities which positively influences self-rated health and quality of life. Our objective was to identify factors associated with social participation and community ambulation in a representative sample of Canadian adults with osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: Data were from >3800 participants in the Baseline Tracking Dataset of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging with OA of the hip and/or knee.

Subclinical Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection Associated with Travel to the British Virgin Islands.

Phylogenetic analysis of a clinical isolate associated with subclinical Burkholderia pseudomallei infection revealed probable exposure in the British Virgin Islands, where reported infections are limited. Clinicians should consider this geographic distribution when evaluating possible infection among persons with compatible travel history.

Examining social isolation and loneliness in combination in relation to social support and psychological distress using Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging (CLSA) data.

Background: Although a large body of research has focused on social isolation and loneliness, few studies have examined social isolation and loneliness together. The objectives of this study were to examine: 1) the relationship between four groups derived from combining social isolation and loneliness (socially isolated and lonely; only socially isolated; only lonely; neither socially isolated nor lonely) and the desire for more social participation, and social support; and 2) the relationship between the four groups and psychological distress.

Methods: The study was based on the Comprehensive Cohort of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Spatially Consistent High-Resolution Land Surface Temperature Mosaics for Thermophysical Mapping of the Mojave Desert.

Daytime and nighttime thermal infrared observations acquired by the ASTER and MODIS instruments onboard the NASA Terra spacecraft have produced a dataset that can be used to map thermophysical properties across large regions, which have implications on surface processes, thermal environments and habitat suitability for desert species. ASTER scenes acquired between 2004 and 2012 are combined using new mosaicking and data-fusion techniques to produce a map of daytime and nighttime land surface temperature with coverage exclusive of the effects of clouds and weather. These data are combined with Landsat 7 visible imagery to generate a consistent map of apparent thermal inertia (ATI), which is related to the presence of exposed bedrock, rocks, fine-grained sediments and water on the surface.

Examining individual and geographic factors associated with social isolation and loneliness using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data.

Background: A large body of research shows that social isolation and loneliness have detrimental health consequences. Identifying individuals at risk of social isolation or loneliness is, therefore, important. The objective of this study was to examine personal (e.

How Important Is Having Amenities Within Walking Distance to Middle-Aged and Older Adults, and Does the Perceived Importance Relate to Walking?

Objective: This study examined how important walking to amenities (e.g., food store, park) is to middle-aged and older adults and whether this relates to walking.

Assessing Communities' Age-Friendliness: How Congruent Are Subjective Versus Objective Assessments?

The notion of age-friendliness is gaining increasing attention from policy makers and researchers. In this study, we examine the congruence between two types of age-friendly surveys: subjective assessments by community residents versus objective assessments by municipal officials. The study was based on data from 39 mostly rural communities in Manitoba, Canada, in which a municipal official and residents (M= 25 residents per community) completed a survey to assess age-friendly features in a range of domains, such as transportation and housing.

Examining the relationship between communities' 'age-friendliness' and life satisfaction and self-perceived health in rural Manitoba, Canada.

Introduction: Population aging is a worldwide phenomenon. As a response, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the concept of 'age-friendliness' in 2006. Age-friendliness is defined in terms of a range of domains, such as housing, opportunities for participation, and transportation.

In-region versus out-of-region hospitalizations at the end of life among older rural residents: the relationship between personal and system-related factors.

Background: Even though a large segment of the population lives in rural areas, relatively little attention has been paid in the literature to date to hospital use at the end of life among rural residents. The objective of this study was to examine factors associated with in- or out-of-region hospitalizations at the end of life among older rural residents.

Methods: The study included all community-dwelling adults aged 65 or older living in rural regions of a mid-Western Canadian province who had died in fiscal years 2003-04 to 2005-06, as determined from Vital Statistics data (N = 5,550).

Salmonella typhimurium infections associated with peanut products.

Background: Contaminated food ingredients can affect multiple products, each distributed through various channels and consumed in multiple settings. Beginning in November 2008, we investigated a nationwide outbreak of salmonella infections.

Methods: A case was defined as laboratory-confirmed infection with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium occurring between September 1, 2008, and April 20, 2009.

Transfers to acute care hospitals at the end of life: do rural/remote regions differ from urban regions?

Introduction: In population-based studies, transfers into hospitals and hospital deaths are typically considered to be indicators of potentially inappropriate care settings at the end of life. Despite a plethora of research into where people die, few studies have examined whether hospital transfers at the end of life differ in rural versus urban areas. In the present study hospitalizations in the last month before death in one mid-Western Canadian province were examined.

Does the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and health outcomes persist into very old age? A population-based study.

Objective: The purpose of this article is (a) to extend previous research on the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) and health by considering a wide range of health-related measures derived from administrative health care records and (b) to explore whether this relationship persists into old age.

Method: The study involved a complete cohort of community-dwelling residents in Winnipeg, Canada, who were 65 years or older in 2004/2005 (N = 77,930). Health measures were derived from administrative claims data.

Hospitalizations at the end of life among long-term care residents.

Background: Concerns have been raised over transfers into acute care hospitals at the end of life. The objective of this study was to examine (a) the extent of and (b) factors related to hospitalization in the last 180 days before death among long-term care (LTC) residents.

Methods: The study included all LTC residents from 60 facilities in the province of Manitoba, Canada, who died in 2003/04 (N = 2,379), with data derived from administrative health care records.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in recipients of corneal transplants.

Purpose: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) transmission has been documented to occur from the use of corneal grafts. We report 4 cases of CJD with a history of corneal transplantation and assess the frequency of coincidental CJD among corneal transplant recipients.

Methods: Medical records and eye bank documents were reviewed.

Health care use at the end of life among older adults: does it vary by age?

Background: Issues around end-of-life health care have attracted increasing attention in the last decade. One question that has arisen is whether very elderly individuals receive overly aggressive treatment at the end of life. The purpose of this study was to address this issue by examining whether health care use at the end life varies by age.

Outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157 infections at multiple county agricultural fairs: a hazard of mixing cattle, concession stands and children.

Escherichia coli O157 infections cause an estimated 60 deaths and 73 000 illnesses annually in the United States. A marked summer peak in incidence is largely unexplained. We investigated an outbreak of E.

An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 infection following exposure to a contaminated building.

Context: Infection with Escherichia coli O157 causes an estimated 70 000 diarrheal illnesses per year in the United States and can result in hemolytic-uremic syndrome and death. Environmental contamination with E coli O157 may be a public health problem.

Objectives: To determine risk factors for E coli O157 infection during an outbreak investigation at a county fair and to evaluate environmental contamination as a possible cause of the outbreak.

Sexual transmission of typhoid fever: a multistate outbreak among men who have sex with men.

In August 2000, the Ohio Department of Health reported a cluster of men with typhoid fever who denied having traveled abroad. To determine the cause and the extent of the outbreak, an epidemiological investigation was initiated in which 7 persons in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana with culture-confirmed Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi infection and 2 persons with probable typhoid fever were evaluated; all were men, and all but one reported having had sex with 1 asymptomatic male S. Typhi carrier.

Legionnaires' disease outbreak in an automobile engine manufacturing plant.

We investigated 4 cases of legionnaires' disease (LD) reported among workers at an Ohio automotive plant in March 2001. A "confirmed" case of LD was defined as x-ray-confirmed pneumonia and a confirmatory laboratory test. A "possible" case of LD was defined as elevated titers of antibody and respiratory symptoms.