JAMDA
March 22, 2022
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JAMDA
October 28, 2021
Antipsychotic Use and Risk of Stroke Among Community-Dwelling People With Alzheimer’s Disease
Antipsychotic use for neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is common despite the increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality. There is limited and inconsistent evidence on the possible risk of stroke. We assessed whether antipsychotic initiation increases the risk of stroke in pe...
JAMDA
August 11, 2021
Delayed Dysphagia May Be Sarcopenic Dysphagia in Patients After Stroke
In many cases, swallowing function is impaired after the onset of stroke and gradually improves. However, delayed dysphagia has been reported in some post-stroke patients. Recently, several studies have reported that low muscle strength and decreased muscle mass cause dysphagia. This study aimed to investi...
JAMDA
August 6, 2021
Deprescribing Blood Pressure Treatment in Long-Term Care Residents
To evaluate the incidence of deprescribing of antihypertensive medication among older adults residing in Veterans Affairs (VA) nursing homes for long-term care and rates of deprescribing after potentially triggering events.
JAMDA
May 21, 2021
Greater Quadriceps Muscle Mass at Post-Acute Care Admission is Associated with Better Swallowing Ability at Discharge among Adults with Stroke
This study aimed to examine the relationship between muscle mass and intramuscular adipose tissue of the quadriceps at post-acute care admission and recovery of swallowing ability in patients with stroke.
JAMDA
April 10, 2021
Hypotension in Nursing Home Residents on Antihypertensive Treatment: Is it Associated with Mortality?
To assess whether low systolic blood pressure (SBP) or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) due to antihypertensive medications might be related to mortality among nursing home (NH) residents.
JAMDA
April 2, 2021
Stroke Rehabilitation Use and Caregiver Psychosocial Health Profiles in Singapore: A Latent Profile Transition Analysis
To identify and describe caregiver profiles based on their psychosocial health characteristics over a 12-month period and transitions among these profiles, to determine if stroke rehabilitation use at 12 months post-stroke differed by caregiver profile transition patterns, and to investigate if caregiver p...
JAMDA
February 24, 2021
Effectiveness of Nintendo Wii and Physical Therapy in Functionality, Balance, and Daily Activities in Chronic Stroke Patients
The aim of this study was to assess whether a virtual rehabilitation program using Nintendo Wii added to conventional physical therapy improved functionality, balance, and daily activities in chronic stroke survivors, when compared with conventional physical therapy.
JAMDA
January 18, 2021
Medical Costs and Readmissions After Intensive Poststroke Rehabilitation: Japanese Claims Data
This study examined the association between intensive rehabilitation for subacute stroke patients and medical costs and readmission ratio during the year after discharge.
JAMDA
January 15, 2021
Antihypertensive Medication Classes and the Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
To systematically review and synthesize the evidence on differential associations between antihypertensive medication (AHM) classes and the risk of incident dementia.
