Background Loneliness is a public health problem that is expected to rise during the COVID-19
pandemic, given the widespread policy of quarantine. The literature is unclear whether …

There is accumulating evidence on the beneficial effects of probiotic supplementation for
patients with depressive disorders. However, prior reviews on the topic have largely focused on …

Background Although COVID-19 vaccines have recently become available, efforts in global
mass vaccination can be hampered by the widespread issue of vaccine hesitancy. Objective …

Background: Caregiver gain is an important yet less-explored phenomenon. Being conceptually
distinct from burden, factors associated with burden and gain can differ. This study aims …

Background Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and anxiety symptoms both predict
neurocognitive disorders, but the two correlate strongly with each other. It is unclear whether they …

Background Depression and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) both predict neurocognitive
disorders (NCD). However, the two correlate strongly with each other. It remains uncertain …

Background Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) may not have received as much
attention in primary care settings (compared to tertiary hospital and nursing home settings), due …

Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) have been reported to be useful in predicting
incident dementia among cognitively normal older persons. However, the literature has not …

Despite the demonstrated efficacy, safety, and availability of COVID-19 vaccines, efforts in
global mass vaccination have been met with widespread scepticism and vaccine hesitancy or …

PURPOSE Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is a common yet preventable medical
error among older persons in primary care. It is uncertain whether PIP produces adverse …