JAMDA
November 23, 2021
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JAMDA
July 22, 2021
Evaluation of the Caring Ahead: Preparing for End-of-Life With Dementia Questionnaire
Family caregivers of persons with dementia rarely feel prepared for end of life although preparedness predicts outcomes in bereavement. The Caring Ahead: Preparing for End-of-Life With Dementia questionnaire was developed to measure family caregiver death preparedness. The aim of this study was to evaluate...
JAMDA
July 20, 2021
Medical Decision-Making Practices for Unrepresented Residents in Nursing Homes
Unrepresented adults are individuals who lack decision-making capacity and have neither an available surrogate decision maker nor an applicable advance directive. Currently, the prevalence of unrepresented nursing home (NH) residents and how medical decisions are made is unknown. We examined (1) the preval...
JAMDA
July 14, 2021
Factors Associated With Emergency Department Visits by People With Dementia Near the End of Life: A Systematic Review
Emergency department (ED) attendance is common among people with dementia and increases toward the end of life. The aim was to systematically review factors associated with ED attendance among people with dementia approaching the end of life.
JAMDA
June 18, 2021
Palliative Rehabilitation Improves Health Care Utilization and Function in Frail Older Adults with Chronic Lung Diseases
The ntegrated are for dvanced spiratory Disorders (ICARE) service is a stay-in, post-acute care program for hospitalized patients with chronic, nonmalignant lung diseases. It provides palliative rehabilitation—a novel model integrating functional rehabilitation with early palliative care. We compare reduct...
JAMDA
May 7, 2021
Availability of Palliative Care in Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals
To determine the availability of palliative care programs in long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs)
JAMDA
April 27, 2021
Continuous Palliative Sedation Until Death: The Development of a Practice Protocol for Nursing Homes
Challenges inherent in the practice of continuous palliative sedation until death appear to be particularly pervasive in nursing homes. We aimed to develop a protocol to improve the quality of the practice in Belgian nursing homes.
Podcast
February 16, 2021
JAMDA On-The-Go | February 2021 | COVID-19 in Nursing Homes / Palliative Care / Driving Safety / Identifying Falls Risk
JAMDA
January 9, 2021
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Nursing Home End-of-Life Care: A Systematic Review
Health disparities are pervasive in nursing homes (NHs), but disparities in NH end-of-life (EOL) care (ie, hospital transfers, place of death, hospice use, palliative care, advance care planning) have not been comprehensively synthesized. We aim to identify differences in NH EOL care for racial/ethnic mino...
JAMDA
December 1, 2020
Continuous Palliative Sedation in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia and Refractory Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Extreme neuropsychiatric symptoms can be a heavy burden for nursing home (NH) residents, relatives, and caregivers. Sometimes, when extreme neuropsychiatric symptoms are considered refractory, continuous palliative sedation is administered. The aim of this study was to explore the trajectory leading to con...
