Caring for the Ages
May 29, 2025
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JAMDA
February 29, 2024
One Month Prediction of Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Home Residents with Bayesian Networks
Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a common and avoidable condition among residents of nursing homes, and their consequences are severe. Reliable and simple identification of high-risk residents is a major challenge for prevention. Available tools like the Braden and Norton scale have imperfect predictive performan...
JAMDA
January 2, 2023
Development of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Risk of Hospitalization With Pressure Injury After Entering Residential Aged Care
Although largely preventable, pressure injury is a major concern in individuals in permanent residential aged care (PRAC). Our study aimed to identify predictors and develop a prognostic model for risk of hospitalization with pressure injury (PI) using integrated Australian aged and health care data. ...
JAMDA
November 8, 2021
Outpatient Wound Clinics During COVID-19 Maintained Quality but Served Fewer Patients
To evaluate the impact of COVID-19–related disruptions on care continuity and outcomes of chronic wounds.
JAMDA
July 29, 2020
The Efficacy and Safety of Tube Feeding in Advanced Dementia Patients: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis Study
The current study aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the efficacy and safety of tube feeding in patients with advanced dementia.
JAMDA
April 4, 2019
Scalability of an IT Intervention to Prevent Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Homes
Pressure ulcers pose an important quality-of-care challenge in nursing homes, with serious consequences for residents' health. We assessed the scalability of the On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention (On-Time) intervention strategy, developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, in nursing...
JAMDA
November 22, 2018
Effectiveness of Different Topical Treatments in the Healing of Pressure Injuries: A Network Meta-analysis
Pressure injuries (PIs) are one of the most common types of complex wounds and impose a huge economic burden on the healthcare system and the patients. A plethora of topical treatments is widely available for PI treatment, yet there is a paucity of evidence with regard to the most effective treatment. The ...
JAMDA
October 26, 2017
Clinical Update on Nursing Home Medicine: 2017
This is the 11th annual Clinical Update from the AMDA meeting article. This year the topics covered are hypertension after the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk factors, diagnosis and management including end-of-life planning, and the difficulties with e...
JAMDA
May 5, 2016
Skin Failure: An Emerging Concept
Skin failure is an emerging concept that clarifies trends in clinical practice. Its recognition provides common nomenclature, opens research directions, and questions assumptions regarding pressure ulcers as a quality measure. Adoption of the term is a step toward uniform terminology in compliance with a v...
JAMDA
February 5, 2016
Nonpharmacologic Interventions to Prevent Pressure Ulcers in Older Patients: An Overview of Systematic Reviews (The Software ENgine for the Assessment and optimization of drug and non-drug Therapy in Older peRsons [SENATOR] Definition of Optimal Evide
Pressure ulcers (PUs) are frequent in older patients, and the healing process is usually challenging, therefore, prevention should be the first strategic line in PU management. Nonpharmacologic interventions may play a role in the prevention of PUs in older people, but most systematic reviews (SRs) have no...
