JAMDA
January 21, 2022
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JAMDA
January 14, 2022
Pragmatic Trial of Personalized Music for Agitation and Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
To test the effect of a personalized music intervention on agitated behaviors and medication use among long-stay nursing home residents with dementia.
Podcast
December 15, 2021
JAMDA On-The-Go | December 2021 | Full-Time Nursing Home Practice / Deprescribing / Pain Management / Ventilators
JAMDA
December 14, 2021
As-Needed Prescribing and Administration of Psychotropic Medications in Assisted Living: A 7-State Study
Psychotropic medications administered on an as-needed basis, often designated as pro re nata (or PRN, hereafter as-needed), can alleviate acute symptoms and facilitate deprescribing, although as-needed use is associated with negative outcomes such as polypharmacy and drug interactions. The aim of this stud...
JAMDA
November 30, 2021
Preoperative Deprescribing for Medical Optimization of Older Adults Undergoing Surgery: A Systematic Review
To summarize the evidence for preoperative deprescribing and its effect on postoperative outcomes in older adults undergoing surgery.
JAMDA
November 8, 2021
Multicomponent Staff Training Intervention to Improve Residential Dementia Care (PROCUIDA-Demencia): A Mixed-Methods 2-Arm Cluster Randomized Controlled Pilot and Clinical Outcomes Study
To evaluate the feasibility outcomes of implementing a multicomponent staff training intervention (PROCUIDA-Demencia) to promote psychosocial interventions and reduce antipsychotic prescription in Mexican care homes and study its effect on staff's care experience and residents' quality of life. ...
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
October 13, 2021
Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing for Prostatic Hyperplasia in Older Persons
In the context of improved medication management of older patients, we wished to evaluate the overprescription of potentially inappropriate drugs [α1-blockers and 5α-reductase inhibitors (5-ARI)] for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). These drugs are considered by geriatricians to increase the risk of fall...
JAMDA
September 7, 2021
Feasibility of a Nursing Home Antibiotic Stewardship Intervention
To evaluate a bundled electronic intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing practices in US nursing homes.
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.