JAMDA
September 24, 2018
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JAMDA
September 21, 2018
Dysphagia in Nursing Home Residents: Management and Outcomes
To define the prevalence of dysphagia and its associated factors and to investigate the influence of dysphagia and nutritional therapies performed in dysphagic subjects on clinical outcomes, including nutritional status, pressure ulcers, hospitalization, and mortality.
JAMDA
August 9, 2018
Energy and Protein Intake of Alzheimer's Disease Patients Compared to Cognitively Normal Controls: Systematic Review
Protein and energy malnutrition and unintended weight loss are frequently reported in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Possible underlying mechanisms include increased energy expenditure, altered uptake of nutrients, a reduced nutritional intake, or a combina...
JAMDA
July 25, 2018
Sarcopenia and Low Serum Albumin Level Synergistically Increase the Risk of Incident Disability in Older Adults
This study aimed to investigate the additive effects of sarcopenia and low serum albumin level on the risk of incident disability in older adults.
JAMDA
June 20, 2018
Higher Level of Obesity Is Associated with Intensive Personal Care Assistance in the Nursing Home
To examine whether higher obesity level was associated with extensive staffing assistance (from 2 or more persons) for completing activities of daily living (ADL) among older nursing home residents.
JAMDA
May 31, 2018
The Impact of Dysphagia on Mortality of Nursing Home Residents: Results From the nutritionDay Project
Dysphagia is a frequent finding in nursing home residents. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association of dysphagia and mortality in nursing home residents and identify further risk factors for mortality in residents with dysphagia.
JAMDA
February 21, 2018
A Quality Improvement System to Manage Feeding Assistance Care in Assisted-Living
To describe a feasible quality improvement system to manage feeding assistance care processes in an assisted living facility (ALF) that provides dementia care and the use of these data to maintain the quality of daily care provision and prevent unintentional weight loss.
JAMDA
November 21, 2017
An Even Distribution of Protein Intake Daily Promotes Protein Adequacy but Does Not Influence Nutritional Status in Institutionalized Elderly
Although it has been established that sufficient protein is required to maintain good nutritional status and support healthy aging, it is not clear if the pattern of protein consumption may also influence nutritional status, especially in institutionalized elderly who are at risk of malnutrition. Therefore...
JAMDA
October 10, 2017
Dysphagia in Nursing Homes—Results From the NutritionDay Project
Dysphagia is a major healthcare problem as it increases the risk of malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia, and death. The aims of this analysis of data from nursing homes (NHs) worldwide were to examine prevalence rates of dysphagia, to identify characteristics of residents with dysphagia, and to...
JAMDA
August 10, 2017
Frailty and Malnutrition: Related and Distinct Syndrome Prevalence and Association among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies
The association between frailty and malnutrition is widely noted, but the common and distinct aspects of this relationship are not well understood. We investigated the prevalence of prefrailty/frailty and malnutrition/nutritional risk; their overlapping prevalence; compared their sociodemographic, physical...
