JAMDA
May 13, 2025
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JAMDA
March 10, 2025
Discharge Disposition in Veterans with Heart Failure: Impact of Dementia and Severe Mental Illness
Post-acute heart failure (HF) care presents significant management challenges, particularly among veterans with cognitive and behavioral impairments due to Alzheimer disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) or severe mental illness (SMI). We hypothesized that comorbid AD/ADRD and SMI would reduce the likeli...
JAMDA
November 12, 2024
Prognostic Value of Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium Criteria in Older Patients with Heart Failure
The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia in 2019 (AWGS 2019) emphasized muscle mass measurements. In contrast, the Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC) prioritizes functional strength and mobility. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the prognostic utility of the SDOC and AWGS 2019 criter...
JAMDA
September 25, 2024
Skilled Nursing Facility Rehabilitation Intensity and Successful Discharge in Persons with Dementia
Skilled therapies (STs), including audiology, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, can address functional deficits in dementia. This study aims to quantify the association between ST and successful discharge after heart failure (HF) hospitalization in persons living with dem...
JAMDA
January 3, 2024
Clinical Impact of Improvement in Sarcopenia through Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Heart Failure
Sarcopenia in patients with heart failure (HF) is associated with poor prognosis. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) decreases the incidence of adverse events in patients with HF. However, the clinical implications of improving sarcopenia status through CR remain unclear. This study investigated the relationship ...
JAMDA
August 5, 2023
Use of Diabetes Medications before and after a Heart Failure–Related Hospitalization among Nursing Home Residents
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) offer cardiovascular benefits, whereas thiazolidinediones (TZDs) and sulfonylureas (SUs) increase cardiovascular risk. The objective of this study was to describe the use of SGLT-2is, GLP-1RAs, TZD...
JAMDA
July 18, 2023
Acute Antipsychotic Use and Presence of Dysphagia Among Older Veterans with Heart Failure
Examine whether new antipsychotic (AP) exposure is associated with dysphagia in hospitalized patients with heart failure (HF).
JAMDA
May 3, 2023
Policy-Driven Post-Acute Care Program Lowers Mortality Rate and Medical Expenditures After Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure: A Nationwide Propensity Score–Matched Study
The beneficial effects of multidisciplinary disease management programs have been demonstrated. The present study investigated the effects of a policy-driven, health insurance–reimbursed, heart failure (HF) post-acute care (PAC) program on mortality, health care service utilization, and readmission expense...
JAMDA
February 15, 2023
Relationship Between Physical Symptoms and Loneliness in Patients with Heart Failure: The Serial Mediating Roles of Activities of Daily Living and Social Isolation
This study aimed to examine the multiple mediation effects of activities of daily living and social isolation on the relationship between physical symptoms and loneliness in patients with heart failure.
JAMDA
December 24, 2021
Telehealth Management and Risk Stratification of Older Patients With Chronic Heart Failure During COVID-19 Pandemic: Prognostic Evaluation of the TeleHFCovid19-Score
To evaluate 6-month risk stratification capacity of the newly developed TeleHFCovid19-Score for remote management of older patients with heart failure (HF) during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
