JAMDA
April 16, 2024
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JAMDA
April 16, 2024
Association Between Visual Acuity and Prospective Fall Risk in Generally Healthy and Active Older Adults: The 3-Year DO-HEALTH Study
Although aging has a strong impact on visual acuity (VA) and falls, their interaction is understudied in generally healthy older adults. This study aimed to examine if and to what extent baseline VA is associated with an increased risk of all and injurious falls over 3 years in generally healthy community-...
JAMDA
April 10, 2024
The Effect of Social Robots on Depression and Loneliness for Older Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Depression and loneliness are challenges facing older residents living in long-term care facilities. Social robots might be a solution as nonpharmacologic interventions. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of concrete forms of social robots on depression and loneliness in older residents i...
JAMDA
April 10, 2024
The Transformative Role of Large Language Models in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
JAMDA
April 8, 2024
Race and Ethnicity Are Related to Undesirable Home Health Care Outcomes in Seriously Ill Older Adults
Medicare Home Health Care (HHC) services are integral to the care of homebound seriously ill older adults requiring ongoing specialized medical care. Although disparities in health outcomes are well documented in inpatient and primary care, disparities experienced by historically marginalized racial and et...
JAMDA
April 7, 2024
Caregivers’ Burden and Anticipatory Grief Increases Acute Health Care Use in Older Adults with Severe Dementia
To assess the bidirectional association of caregivers’ burden and anticipatory grief with acute health care use (inpatient or emergency admission) among older adults with severe dementia.
JAMDA
April 6, 2024
Engaging Long-Term Care Workers in Research: Recruitment Approaches and Participant Characteristics From a Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence
To describe and compare the recruitment methods employed in a randomized controlled trial targeting long-term care workers, and resulting participant baseline characteristics.
JAMDA
April 4, 2024
Reciprocal and Dynamic Associations between Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Disability among Chinese Older Adults
This study aimed to examine reciprocal and dynamic associations between Social Isolation (SI), loneliness, and disability among Chinese older adults.
JAMDA
April 4, 2024
“Geriatric Team Health Care Pathways”: An Organizational Innovation to Enhance Care Pathways of Long-Term Care Facilities’ Residents in the French Region of Occitania
Born out of the COVID crisis, an innovative disposal called “Geriatric Team Healthcare Pathways” (GTHPs) has been implemented in the Occitania area in the south of France. GTHPs can be considered as geriatric “hotlines” providing expertise and knowledge to long-term care facility (LTCF) professionals, purs...
JAMDA
April 1, 2024
