JAMDA
March 7, 2024
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JAMDA
March 1, 2024
Changes in End-of-Life Symptom Management Prescribing among Long-Term Care Residents during COVID-19
To examine changes in the prescribing of end-of-life symptom management medications in long-term care (LTC) homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAMDA
January 17, 2024
Palliative End-of-Life Medication Prescribing Rates in Long-Term Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Medications are often needed to manage distressing end-of-life symptoms (eg, pain, agitation).
Spotlight
November 2, 2023
Toolkit Helps Providers Develop Public Messaging about the Benefits of Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, and Hospice
JAMDA
October 31, 2023
Timing of Goals of Care Discussions in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review
Discussions between health professionals and nursing home (NH) residents or their families about the current or future goals of health care may be associated with better outcomes at the end of life (EOL), such as avoidance of unwanted interventions or death in hospital. The timing of these discussions vari...
JAMDA
October 27, 2023
A Systematic Review of the Effects of Advance Care Planning Interventions in Nursing Homes
Advance care planning (ACP) interventions are implemented to achieve outcomes such as improving end-of-life care and increasing goal-concordant care. ACP has been studied across various settings, but it is important to study the impacts of ACP in nursing homes.
JAMDA
October 14, 2023
A Systematic Review of Non–Seriously Ill Community-Dwelling Asians’ Views on Advance Care Planning
To systematically synthesize the views of community-dwelling Asians on Advance care planning and to summarize the factors and reasons affecting their uptake of ACP.
JAMDA
August 13, 2023
Advance Care Planning in Huntington Disease: The Elderly Care Physician's Perspective
Huntington disease (HD) has a poor prognosis. Decision-making capacity and communication ability may become impaired as the disease progresses. Therefore, HD patients are encouraged to engage in advance care planning (ACP). Elderly care physicians (ECPs) can play an important role in ACP in HD patients. Ho...
JAMDA
August 8, 2023
Instability in Caregivers’ Perception of Dementia as a Terminal Disease
Family caregivers' perception that dementia is a terminal disease influence end-of-life (EoL) care of persons with severe dementia (PwSDs). Yet, this perception and the extent to which it changes over time is underexplored. We assessed PwSD caregivers’ perception of dementia as a terminal disease and ...
JAMDA
July 31, 2023
