JAMDA
October 27, 2022
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JAMDA
August 10, 2022
External Validation of a Prediction Model for Falls in Older People Based on Electronic Health Records in Primary Care
Early identification of older people at risk of falling is the cornerstone of fall prevention. Many fall prediction tools exist but their external validity is lacking. External validation is a prerequisite before application in clinical practice. Models developed with electronic health record (EHR) data ar...
JAMDA
July 16, 2022
Impact of Upgraded Lighting on Falls in Care Home Residents
Falls in care home residents have major health and economic implications. Given the impact of lighting on visual acuity, alertness, and sleep and their potential influence on falls, we aimed to assess the impact of upgraded lighting on the rate of falls in long-term care home residents.
JAMDA
May 16, 2022
Developing Acute Event Risk Profiles for Older Adults with Dementia in Long-Term Care Using Motor Behavior Clusters Derived from Deep Learning
This paper uses deep (machine) learning techniques to develop and test how motor behaviors, derived from location and movement sensor tracking data, may be associated with falls, delirium, and urinary tract infections (UTIs) in long-term care (LTC) residents.
JAMDA
February 19, 2022
Identifying Appropriate Nursing Home Resources to Reduce Fall-Related Emergency Department Transfers
To describe potentially avoidable fall-related transfers to the emergency department (ED), and to identify infrastructure, training needs, and resources deemed appropriate for implementation in nursing homes (NHs) to decrease fall-related transfers to EDs.
JAMDA
January 21, 2022
Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures in Residential Aged Care: Updated Consensus Recommendations
Osteoporosis is underdiagnosed and undertreated in people living in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs), even though aged-care residents are at greater risk of experiencing fractures than their community-dwelling counterparts. The first (2009) and second (2016) Consensus Conferences on the Treatment o...
JAMDA
October 6, 2021
Cost-Effectiveness of a Group vs Individually Delivered Exercise Program in Community-Dwelling Persons Aged ≥70 Years
Interventions aimed at reducing falls and physical inactivity could alleviate the economic burden attributable to these factors. The study aimed to analyze the cost-effectiveness of a group-delivered version of the Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise Program compared with an individually delivered pro...
JAMDA
July 5, 2021
Association Between Cognitive Status and Falls With and Without Injury During a Skilled Nursing Facility Short Stay
To examine the relationship between cognitive status and falls with and without injury among older adults during the first 18 days of a skilled nursing facility (SNF) and determine if this association is mediated by limitations in activities of daily living (ADL) and impaired balance.
Podcast
February 16, 2021
JAMDA On-The-Go | February 2021 | COVID-19 in Nursing Homes / Palliative Care / Driving Safety / Identifying Falls Risk
JAMDA
January 28, 2021
Fall-Associated Drugs in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Results from the ActiFE Ulm Study
Many studies describing an association of drugs with falls focus mostly on drugs acting in the central nervous system. We aim to analyze the association of all drugs taken with falls in older adults.
