Objective To estimate the infection fatality rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from
seroprevalence data. Methods I searched PubMed and preprint servers for COVID-19 …

As of October 2020, there are> 1 million documented deaths with COVID‐19. Excess deaths
can be caused by both COVID‐19 and the measures taken. COVID‐19 shows extremely …

Background: End-of-life hospitalizations in nursing home residents are common, although
they are often burdensome and potentially avoidable. Aim: We aimed to summarize the …

Objective to validate STOPPFrail, a list of explicit criteria for potentially inappropriate
medication (PIM) use in frail older adults with limited life expectancy. Design a Delphi …

If global palliative care is to successfully address challenges of unequal access, continuity of
care, and health services reductionism, new practice models to address these issues need …

OBJECTIVES Older people approaching end of life are commonly prescribed multiple
medications, many of which may be inappropriate or futile. Our objective was to examine the …

Background Nursing home residents with atrial fibrillation are at high risk for ischemic stroke
and bleeding events. The most recent national estimate (2004) indicated less than one third …

Abstract The intent of Paid Family Leave (PFL) is to make it financially easier for individuals
to take time off from paid work to care for children and seriously ill family members. Given the …

Background Due to the shift to an older population worldwide and an increased need for 24-
h care, finding new and alternative approaches to increase wellbeing among nursing home …

Due to the interplay of multiple complex and interrelated factors, long-term care (LTC) home
residents are increasingly vulnerable to sustaining poor outcomes in crisis situations such …