Christine S Ritchie
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 2023403 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Christine S Ritchie |
| NOMBRES | Christine S |
| APELLIDO | Ritchie |
| FIRMA | RITCHIE C S |
| AFILIACIONES | University of California, San Francisco |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4881-9416 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 52 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2004 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Dementia care quality at home
BACKGROUND: Dementia is highly prevalent among the 7.5 million homebound older adults in the United States. Despite this high dementia prevalence, dementia care interventions and associated curricula developed to date have focused nearly exclusively on office-based primary care and have not been adapted to the unique care setting, staffing, and workflows of home-based primary care (HBPC), WHICH INCLUDES LONGITUDINAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY IN-HOME PRIM…
A Qualitative Analysis of Multi-level Influences on Chronic Pain among Spanish-speaking Older Latino Adults in a Community Clinic in the United States
Defining and Validating Criteria to Identify Populations Who May Benefit From Home-Based Primary Care
BACKGROUND: Home-based primary care (HBPC) is an important care delivery model for high-need older adults. Currently, target patient populations vary across HBPC programs, hindering expansion and large-scale evaluation. OBJECTIVES: Develop and validate criteria that identify appropriate HBPC target populations. RESEARCH DESIGN: A modified Delphi process was used to achieve expert consensus on criteria for identifying HBPC target populations. All …
Longitudinal Trends in Physical Activity Among Older Adults With and Without HIV in Uganda
Introduction Physical Activity (PA) and its links to frailty, quality of life (QoL), and other comorbidities in older Ugandans living with HIV remain under-explored. Methods We analyzed data from three annual assessments of older people living with HIV (PLWH) and age- and sex-similar people not living with HIV (PnLWH). We fitted linear generalized estimating equations (GEE) regression models to estimate the correlates of PA, including demographic…
HIV, Social Networks, and Loneliness among Older Adults in Uganda
Correlates of Sleep Health among Older-Age People with and without HIV in Uganda
There is a growing population of older people with HIV (PWH) in Uganda. Sleep problems disproportionately affect older people and PWH. This study aimed to estimate correlates of sleep health among older Ugandans (aged ≥ 50 years) with and without HIV, using data from the Quality of Life and Aging with HIV in Rural Uganda Study. We used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to assess sleep quality, duration, and efficiency. We fitted multivariable li…
Pushed to Their Limits”
Older adults from underserved backgrounds experience chronic pain at a rate of 60% to 75%. Pharmacological treatments have limited efficacy and involve considerable risks. Mind-body interventions hold promise to improve pain outcomes but are typically not implemented in community clinics in which they are needed most, thus contributing to health disparities in chronic pain treatment. We conducted qualitative focus groups and interviews with 20 pr…
Associations of the Covid-19 pandemic with quality of life
Background: COVID-19-related lockdowns and other public health measures may have differentially affected the quality of life (QOL) of older people with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in rural Uganda. Methods: The Quality of Life and Aging with HIV in Rural Uganda study enrolled people with and without HIV aged over 49 from October 2020 to October 2021. We collected data on COVID-19-related stressors (behavior changes, concerns, in…
What’s Happening at Home
BACKGROUND: Home clinical care (HCC) includes home-based medical care (HBMC-medical visits in the home) and skilled home health care (skilled nursing or therapy visits). Over 7 million older adults would benefit from HCC; however, we know surprisingly little about homebound older adults and HCC. OBJECTIVE: To describe HCC received by older adults using claims data within the OptumLabs Data Warehouse. RESEARCH DESIGN: Using administrative claims d…
The Association Between Patient-reported Clinical Factors and 30-day Acute Care Utilization in Chronic Heart Failure
BACKGROUND: Heart failure patients have high rates of repeat acute care use. Current efforts for risk prediction often ignore postdischarge data. OBJECTIVE: To identify postdischarge patient-reported clinical factors associated with repeat acute care use. RESEARCH DESIGN: In a prospective cohort study that followed patients with chronic heart failure for 30 days postdischarge, for 7 days after discharge (or fewer days if patients used acute care …
Chronic disease burden predicts food insecurity among older adults
Objective Increased out-of-pocket health-care expenditures may exert budget pressure on low-income households that leads to food insecurity. The objective of the present study was to examine whether older adults with higher chronic disease burden are at increased risk of food insecurity. Design Secondary analysis of the 2013 Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Health Care and Nutrition Study (HCNS) linked to the 2012 nationally representative HRS. …
Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults
Preliminary outcomes of a pilot physical therapy program for HIV-infected patients with chronic pain
Chronic pain in HIV-infected individuals is common and often undertreated. Physical therapy (PT) is an evidence-based nonpharmacologic treatment for chronic pain. Our objective is to present the results of a pilot PT program in an HIV pain/palliative care clinic, which is embedded within a Ryan White-funded multidisciplinary HIV primary care clinic. Medical records of HIV-infected patients participating in a PT program between November 2012 and J…
Life-Space Mobility Predicts Nursing Home Admission Over 6 Years
The LSA may be a useful tool to identify older adults at risk of NH admission
Measuring Symptoms in Community-dwelling Older Adults
BACKGROUND: With aging, the probability of experiencing multiple chronic conditions has increased, along with symptoms associated with these conditions. Symptoms form a central component of illness burden, and distress. To date, most symptom measures have focused on a particular disease population. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to develop and evaluate a simple symptom screen using data obtained from a representative sample of community-dwelling older adult…
The Effects of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 on Home Health and Hospice in Older Adult Cancer Patients
BACKGROUND: Home health and hospice services can constitute important elements in the continuum of care for older adults diagnosed with cancer. The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 included provisions affecting those services. OBJECTIVES: The first objective of this study is to assess the effect of the BBA of 1997 on home health and hospice service utilization in older cancer patients. The second objective is to estimate the effect of the BBA of…
Social isolation, support, and capital and nutritional risk in an older sample
Development and Evaluation of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling Module for First-Year Medical Students
An educational intervention based on theoretical models of behavior change and ALT can increase knowledge and self confidence scores regarding counseling for NC and PAC
Social isolation, support, and capital and nutritional risk in an older sample
Life-Space Mobility Predicts Nursing Home Admission Over 6 Years
The LSA may be a useful tool to identify older adults at risk of NH admission
Development and Evaluation of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling Module for First-Year Medical Students
An educational intervention based on theoretical models of behavior change and ALT can increase knowledge and self confidence scores regarding counseling for NC and PAC
Social isolation, support, and capital and nutritional risk in an older sample
The Effects of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 on Home Health and Hospice in Older Adult Cancer Patients
BACKGROUND: Home health and hospice services can constitute important elements in the continuum of care for older adults diagnosed with cancer. The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 included provisions affecting those services. OBJECTIVES: The first objective of this study is to assess the effect of the BBA of 1997 on home health and hospice service utilization in older cancer patients. The second objective is to estimate the effect of the BBA of…
Life-Space Mobility Predicts Nursing Home Admission Over 6 Years
The LSA may be a useful tool to identify older adults at risk of NH admission
Measuring Symptoms in Community-dwelling Older Adults
BACKGROUND: With aging, the probability of experiencing multiple chronic conditions has increased, along with symptoms associated with these conditions. Symptoms form a central component of illness burden, and distress. To date, most symptom measures have focused on a particular disease population. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to develop and evaluate a simple symptom screen using data obtained from a representative sample of community-dwelling older adult…
Preliminary outcomes of a pilot physical therapy program for HIV-infected patients with chronic pain
Chronic pain in HIV-infected individuals is common and often undertreated. Physical therapy (PT) is an evidence-based nonpharmacologic treatment for chronic pain. Our objective is to present the results of a pilot PT program in an HIV pain/palliative care clinic, which is embedded within a Ryan White-funded multidisciplinary HIV primary care clinic. Medical records of HIV-infected patients participating in a PT program between November 2012 and J…
Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults
Chronic disease burden predicts food insecurity among older adults
Objective Increased out-of-pocket health-care expenditures may exert budget pressure on low-income households that leads to food insecurity. The objective of the present study was to examine whether older adults with higher chronic disease burden are at increased risk of food insecurity. Design Secondary analysis of the 2013 Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Health Care and Nutrition Study (HCNS) linked to the 2012 nationally representative HRS. …
What’s Happening at Home
BACKGROUND: Home clinical care (HCC) includes home-based medical care (HBMC-medical visits in the home) and skilled home health care (skilled nursing or therapy visits). Over 7 million older adults would benefit from HCC; however, we know surprisingly little about homebound older adults and HCC. OBJECTIVE: To describe HCC received by older adults using claims data within the OptumLabs Data Warehouse. RESEARCH DESIGN: Using administrative claims d…
The Association Between Patient-reported Clinical Factors and 30-day Acute Care Utilization in Chronic Heart Failure
BACKGROUND: Heart failure patients have high rates of repeat acute care use. Current efforts for risk prediction often ignore postdischarge data. OBJECTIVE: To identify postdischarge patient-reported clinical factors associated with repeat acute care use. RESEARCH DESIGN: In a prospective cohort study that followed patients with chronic heart failure for 30 days postdischarge, for 7 days after discharge (or fewer days if patients used acute care …
Associations of the Covid-19 pandemic with quality of life
Background: COVID-19-related lockdowns and other public health measures may have differentially affected the quality of life (QOL) of older people with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in rural Uganda. Methods: The Quality of Life and Aging with HIV in Rural Uganda study enrolled people with and without HIV aged over 49 from October 2020 to October 2021. We collected data on COVID-19-related stressors (behavior changes, concerns, in…
HIV, Social Networks, and Loneliness among Older Adults in Uganda
Correlates of Sleep Health among Older-Age People with and without HIV in Uganda
There is a growing population of older people with HIV (PWH) in Uganda. Sleep problems disproportionately affect older people and PWH. This study aimed to estimate correlates of sleep health among older Ugandans (aged ≥ 50 years) with and without HIV, using data from the Quality of Life and Aging with HIV in Rural Uganda Study. We used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to assess sleep quality, duration, and efficiency. We fitted multivariable li…
Pushed to Their Limits”
Older adults from underserved backgrounds experience chronic pain at a rate of 60% to 75%. Pharmacological treatments have limited efficacy and involve considerable risks. Mind-body interventions hold promise to improve pain outcomes but are typically not implemented in community clinics in which they are needed most, thus contributing to health disparities in chronic pain treatment. We conducted qualitative focus groups and interviews with 20 pr…
Defining and Validating Criteria to Identify Populations Who May Benefit From Home-Based Primary Care
BACKGROUND: Home-based primary care (HBPC) is an important care delivery model for high-need older adults. Currently, target patient populations vary across HBPC programs, hindering expansion and large-scale evaluation. OBJECTIVES: Develop and validate criteria that identify appropriate HBPC target populations. RESEARCH DESIGN: A modified Delphi process was used to achieve expert consensus on criteria for identifying HBPC target populations. All …
Longitudinal Trends in Physical Activity Among Older Adults With and Without HIV in Uganda
Introduction Physical Activity (PA) and its links to frailty, quality of life (QoL), and other comorbidities in older Ugandans living with HIV remain under-explored. Methods We analyzed data from three annual assessments of older people living with HIV (PLWH) and age- and sex-similar people not living with HIV (PnLWH). We fitted linear generalized estimating equations (GEE) regression models to estimate the correlates of PA, including demographic…
Dementia care quality at home
BACKGROUND: Dementia is highly prevalent among the 7.5 million homebound older adults in the United States. Despite this high dementia prevalence, dementia care interventions and associated curricula developed to date have focused nearly exclusively on office-based primary care and have not been adapted to the unique care setting, staffing, and workflows of home-based primary care (HBPC), WHICH INCLUDES LONGITUDINAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY IN-HOME PRIM…
A Qualitative Analysis of Multi-level Influences on Chronic Pain among Spanish-speaking Older Latino Adults in a Community Clinic in the United States
Medicine (16 obras) · Gerontology (11 obras) · Demography (8 obras) · Psychiatry (7 obras) · Demography (6 obras) · Environmental health (5 obras) · Family medicine (5 obras) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (5 obras) · Health care (5 obras) · Internal Medicine (5 obras)