Identifying Risk Factors for Reduced Lifespan Among Older Adults With Serious Mental Illness
Primary Question: What are the key risk factors associated with reduced lifespan among older adults with serious mental illness (SMI) in supportive housing? Main Finding: Reduced functional independence, unmanaged chronic conditions, unaddressed vision loss, and recurrent falls significantly contribute to reduced lifespan in this population.Women were disproportionately affected, with a higher likelihood of early mortality compared to men.
Authors
- Shanshan Cui
- Shreya Divatia
- Rebecca Heller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7292-5227)
- Karen L. Fortuna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0343-2346)
- Jonathan Werlin
- Rosemina Bazeghi
- Vedant Tapiavala
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US)
- Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (US)
- Bridgepoint (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Open Science Education and Practice
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.osep.2025.12.002
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00