Publications by authors named "Yung-Hsiang Chao"
Introduction: People with dementia have high rates of hospitalization, and a share of these hospitalizations might be avoidable with appropriate ambulatory care, also known as potentially preventable hospitalization (PAH). This study investigates the associations between continuity of care and healthcare outcomes in the following year, including all-cause hospitalization, PAHs, and healthcare costs in patients with dementia.
Methods: This is a longitudinal retrospective cohort study of 69,658 patients with dementia obtained from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database.
To investigate the impact of alcohol use on the risk of cognitive impairment in older adults with chronic illness, we used the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) to evaluate cognitive function in older adults (≥ 60 years) in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Participants were categorized as light drinkers, moderate and heavy drinkers. Logistic regression analyses were used to explore associations between cognitive impairment and alcohol drinking in patients with or without diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The relationship between endometriosis and the ensuing risk of Sjögren's syndrome has remained unclear. This study aims to present epidemiological evidence for this connection.
Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of endometriosis patients (ICD-9-CM 617.
Background: Dementia indicates a significant disease burden worldwide with increased population aging. This study aimed to investigate the impact of alcohol consumption on the risk of cognitive impairment in older adults.
Methods: Participants ≥ 60 years were administered the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) to evaluate cognitive function in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cycles from 1999 to 2002 and 2011 to 2014 for enrollment in the present study.