XinQi Dong

..Both elder self-neglect and abuse have become increasingly prominent public health issues. The association of either elder self-neglect or abuse with mortality remains unclear...

..We examined the prevalence of self-neglect and its specific behaviors of hoarding, hygiene and other environmental hazards in a community-dwelling elderly population...

..To examine the longitudinal association between decline in cognitive function and risk of elder self-neglect in a community-dwelling population...

..This study aimed to examine the cross-sectional association between cognitive function and elder abuse...

..Although report of self-neglect is more common among black older adults, the racial/ethnic differences in mortality remain unclear...

..The objectives of this study are as follows: 1) to examine the association of personality traits with elder self-neglect and 2) to examine the association of personality traits with elder self-neglect severity...

..Our prior study indicates that EM is alarmingly common in an urban Chinese population, yet little is known about risk and/or protective factors for EM...

..This longitudinal study examines the association between physical function decline and the risk of elder self-neglect in a community-dwelling population...

..This study aimed to (1) examine the associations between self-neglect severity and psychological, health, and social factors (2) examine the racial/ethnic differences in these associations...

..Elder self-neglect is a common public health issue, but it is unclear to what degree it is associated with cognitive function. This study aimed to examine the cross-sectional association between self-neglect and cognitive function...

..49 + or - 0.68, p = 0.029). Depression is significant risk factor for EM for both men and women. However, effect of greater overall social support may have higher protective effect in men than in women...

..This study examines the perception, knowledge, and help-seeking tendency toward elder mistreatment among Chinese older adults...

..This study aims to quantify the relation between elder self-neglect and rate of emergency department utilization in a community-dwelling population...

..To examine the prevalence of self-neglect and its specific behaviors in a community-dwelling population of older adults...

..Loneliness is a significant risk factor for mistreatment of older Chinese women. Greater social support, particularly perceived social support, may modify loneliness as a risk factor for the mistreatment of older Chinese women...

..To examine the longitudinal association between decline in physical function and risk of elder abuse...

..This study examined the association of cognitive and physical functions with age-related transition and progression of activities of daily living (ADL) disability in a population-based longitudinal cohort of nondisabled older adults...

..This study examined the association between severity of self-neglect and physical function in a population of community-dwelling older adults...

..While decreased hemoglobin concentration is common in the elderly, the relationship of the entire range of hemoglobin concentrations with cognitive function is not well understood...

..This measurement study operationalized family caregiver skill in managing behavioral symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) by testing a Caregiver Assessment of Behavioral Skill-Self-Report (CAB-SR) measure...

..26; CI, 1.49-7.10, p < 0.003). These findings suggest that depression is a significant risk factor associated with elder abuse and neglect among Chinese elderly...

..The objective of this study is to examine the perceptions, social determinants of depressive symptoms as well as their impact on health and well-being in a community-dwelling U.S. Chinese aging population in Chicago...

..To quantify the relation between reported elder self-neglect and rate of hospitalization in a community population of older adults...

..The objective of this study was to compare the rural and urban differences in sociodemographic, health and psychosocial factors in a Chinese aging population...

..QIAN model is highly adaptable to other cultural and ethnic groups in multicultural societies around the globe. Incorporating its framework into the current medical education may enhance cross-cultural clinical encounters...

..Anemia is associated with increased mortality risk. The impact of mildly low hemoglobin concentration (Hb) on risk for mortality remains unclear, especially among blacks. We examined the racial differences between Hb and mortality...

..01). Elder self-neglect was associated with increased risk of hospice use in this community population. Elder self-neglect is associated with shorter length of stay in hospice care and shorter time from hospice admission to death...

..The feedback checklist, weight gain graph, and educational pamphlet on weight gain proved to be favorable components of this project and merit further examination in a larger intervention trial...

..A better understanding of these and additional risk factors associated with elder abuse and neglect in older Chinese people is needed...

..Perception and knowledge of health sciences research were also discussed. This study has implications for the delivery of culturally appropriate health care services to the Chinese aging population...

..To examine loneliness as a risk factor for elder mistreatment in an urban, community-dwelling Chinese population...

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