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CONCLUSIONS: During the PHE, simultaneous increase in services use and unmet service needs for some HCBS (e.g. personal care) suggests that temporary PHE measures taken were insufficient to offset the demand for those services. For caregiver respite/support, increased service use and decreased unmet service needs suggests that the temporary PHE measures for caregiver support may have offset a rise in service demand. These findings can inform evaluations of temporary PHE policies for HCBS and...

CONCLUSIONS: We found that cognitive impairment not only directly affects the quality of life of rural older adults with chronic diseases but also indirectly affects them through depressive symptoms and frailty. To improve the quality of life of rural older adults with chronic diseases, we should pay attention to their cognitive impairment. Simultaneously, efforts should focus on alleviating depressive symptoms and frailty in this population. Strengthening the management of chronic diseases is...

Data produced by “silicon samples” depends on researchers’ exact choice of models, prompts, and settings

Nationalist narrative holds that Austronesian language and culture originated in China, not Taiwan