Physical function decline and the risk of elder self-neglect in a community-dwelling population

XQ Dong, M Simon, T Fulmer… - The …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: This longitudinal study examines the association between physical function
decline and the risk of elder self-neglect in a community-dwelling population. Design and …

Is greater self-neglect severity associated with lower levels of physical function?

XQ Dong, CF Mendes de Leon… - Journal of Aging and …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This study examined the association between severity of self-neglect and physical
function in a population of community-dwelling older adults. Method: Participants were older …

Impairment in instrumental activities of daily living and the geriatric syndrome of self-neglect

AD Naik, J Burnett, S Pickens-Pace… - The Gerontologist, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: We sought to characterize self-neglect definitively as a geriatric syndrome by
identifying an association with functional impairment. Design and Methods: We performed a …

Decline in cognitive function and risk of elder self‐neglect: Finding from the Chicago Health Aging Project

XQ Dong, MA Simon, RS Wilson… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To examine the longitudinal association between decline in cognitive function
and risk of elder self‐neglect in a community‐dwelling population. DESIGN: Prospective …

Elder self‐neglect and hospitalization: Findings from the Chicago Health and Aging Project

XQ Dong, MA Simon, D Evans - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To quantify the relation between reported elder self‐neglect and rate of
hospitalization in a community population of older adults. Design Prospective population …

Prevalence of elder self‐neglect in a Chicago Chinese population: The role of cognitive physical and mental health

XQ Dong, M Simon - Geriatrics & gerontology international, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The present study examined the cognitive, physical and psychological characteristics
associated with elder self‐neglect in a USA Chinese older population. Methods The …

A cross-sectional population-based study of elder self-neglect and psychological, health, and social factors in a biracial community

XQ Dong, M Simon, T Beck, D Evans - Aging and Mental Health, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Elder self-neglect is an important public health issue; however, its association
with psychological, health, and social factors remains unclear. This study aimed to (1) …

Cross-sectional study of the characteristics of reported elder self-neglect in a community-dwelling population: Findings from a population-based cohort

XQ Dong, M Simon, D Evans - Gerontology, 2010 - karger.com
Background: Elder self-neglect is an important public health issue. However, little is known
about the characteristics of self-neglect and its association with social factors among …

Elder self-neglect is associated with an increased rate of 30-day hospital readmission: findings from the Chicago Health and Aging Project

XQ Dong, MA Simon - Gerontology, 2014 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aim: Elder self-neglect is associated with increased morbidity and
mortality. The objective of this study is to examine the prospective relationship between …

Self‐neglect in an elderly community‐dwelling US Chinese population: findings from the population study of Chinese elderly in Chicago study

XQ Dong - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to examine the prevalence of self‐neglect and its specific behaviors in an
elderly community‐dwelling US Chinese population through a population‐based cohort …