ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024
Clinical profiles of older adults in French Caribbean nursing homes: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
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- Prevalence of cognitive impairment among older adult Palestinians in community and nursing home settings.PloS one · 2026Article
- Poor adjustment to nursing homes and 1-year mortality: a secondary analysis of the KASEHPAD cohort study.BMJ open · 2025Observational
- Comparison of mortality and hospitalisation rates amongst older adults residing in professional foster families versus nursing homes: two parallel observational studies.Age and ageing · 2025Observational
- Prevalence and characteristics of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus living in French Caribbean nursing homes: results from the baseline KASEHPAD study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Comparison of neuro-psychiatric disorders between older adults living in foster families or nursing homes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Gender differences in the French Caribbean nursing homes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Frailty and 12-month mortality among older adults with type 2 diabetes in nursing homes: A longitudinal study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Comparison of quality of life of older adults living in foster families versus nursing homes. Results from the KASA studies.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Nursing homes in the Caribbean are scarce and the characteristics of their residents have not been previously documented. This study aimed to describe the clinical profiles of residents living in nursing homes in Guadeloupe and Martinique (French West Indies). Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of the baseline screening data from the KASEHPAD (Karukera Study of Ageing in nursing homes) study. Clinical characteristics and geriatric scale scores, including the Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form (MNA-SF) and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) were collected and analysed. Results: A total of 332 older adults were recruited between September 2020 and November 2022. The mean age of the residents was 81.3 ± 10.1, with a male-female ratio of 1:1. Diabetes was reported in 28.3% of the residents, hypertension in 66.6% and heart disease in 18.4%. Dementia was diagnosed in 52.3% of the residents and 74.9% had a MMSE score ≤18. The prevalence of Parkinson's disease was 9.0%. Additionally, 18.4% were unable to perform any basic activities of daily living (ADL score of 0). The prevalence of physical impairment (SPPB < 8) was 90.0%. One-quarter of the residents were classified as undernourished (MNA-SF score ≤ 7). Conclusion: Residents in Caribbean nursing homes are younger than in metropolitan France, whereas they present quite similar clinical profiles. Notably, a high prevalence of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative diseases was observed. This study represents a preliminary effort to address the knowledge gap regarding the aging trajectories of older adults in the Caribbean and could guide the development of future nursing homes in these countries.
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