JAMDA
February 10, 2022
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JAMDA
February 9, 2022
Reasons for Hospitalization while Receiving Dementia Care Coordination through Maximizing Independence at Home
Persons living with dementia (PLWD), particularly those with higher levels of functional impairment, are at increased risk of hospitalization and higher hospital-associated health care costs. Our objective was to provide a nuanced description of reasons for hospitalizations over a 12-month period among com...
JAMDA
February 6, 2022
Potential Unintended Consequences of Antipsychotic Reduction in Ontario Nursing Homes
Antipsychotic reduction in nursing homes has been a focus of research and policy attention for several decades; however, there is evidence that these initiatives may have had unintended consequences, such as medication substitution and changes in diagnosis coding. Our objectives were to describe temporal c...
JAMDA
February 6, 2022
Medical and Mental Health Care Challenges in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) During COVID-19
JAMDA
February 6, 2022
Anticholinergic Burden and Increased Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Older Women
JAMDA
February 4, 2022
Short Daily-Life Walking Bouts and Poor Self-Reported Health Predict the Onset of Depression in Community-Dwelling Older People: A 2-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study
This study aimed to assess whether the amount and quality of daily-life walking obtained using wearable technology can predict depression onset over a 2-year period, independently of self-reported health status.
JAMDA
February 2, 2022
Sedation-Associated Medications at Dementia Diagnosis, Their Receptor Activity, and Associations With Adverse Outcomes in a Large Clinical Cohort
We aimed to investigate whether sedative medications are associated with adverse outcomes in people with dementia, and whether specific characteristics of these medications predict a higher risk of harm.
JAMDA
February 2, 2022
Frailty Assessment in the Emergency Department for Patients ≥80 Years Undergoing Urgent Major Surgical Procedures
To evaluate, in a cohort of adults ≥80 years old, the frailty status at the emergency department (ED) admission, for the in-hospital death risk stratification of patients needing major surgical procedures.
JAMDA
February 2, 2022
The 2018 Japan Floods Increased Prescriptions of Antidementia Drugs Among Disaster Victims
Natural disasters can impair the cognitive function of older victims. However, it is unknown whether such natural disasters affect drug treatment for dementia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the 2018 Japan Floods, the second largest water-related disaster in Japan, on the prescriptions...
JAMDA
February 1, 2022
The Inevitability of Reimagining Long-Term Care
Tools, knowledge, and recognition to improve vaccination rates and protect residents and staff.
