JAMDA
June 19, 2024
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JAMDA
June 19, 2024
Contrast Sensitivity, Visual Field, Color Vision, Motion Perception, and Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review
To examine relationships between visual function (ie, contrast sensitivity, visual field, color vision, and motion perception) and cognitive impairment, including any definition of “cognitive impairment,” mild cognitive impairment, or dementia.
JAMDA
June 19, 2024
The Case for Universal Long-Term Care
Long-term care (LTC) is one of the most pressing public policy challenges today. Implementing policies to meet the population's demands becomes relevant in many countries, particularly in a context of rapid population aging. Both the technical complexities and the financial burden of implementing LTC ...
JAMDA
June 17, 2024
The Prevalence and Benefits of Self-Compassion Among Professional Caregivers
Self-compassion is a healthy way of responding to challenges that may help long-term care professional caregivers (ie, nursing assistants and personal care aides) cope with stress, but its use may vary in important ways. This study explored the relationships between self-compassion and caregiver demographi...
JAMDA
June 14, 2024
Mental Health Treatment Among Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
To examine the prevalence of mental health treatment among nursing home (NH) long-stay residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and explore factors associated with utilization.
JAMDA
June 14, 2024
Advance Directives Change Frequently in Nursing Home Residents
To describe the rate, timing, and pattern of changes in advance directives (ADs) of do not resuscitate (DNR) and do not hospitalize (DNH) orders among new admissions to nursing homes (NHs).
JAMDA
June 14, 2024
Changes in Nursing Staff Levels and Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits among Assisted Living Residents with Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias
To examine the relationship between changes in nursing staff-hours per resident-day and injury-related emergency department (ED) visits among assisted living (AL) residents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD).
JAMDA
June 13, 2024
Care Providers’ Perspectives on the Design of Assistive Persuasive Behaviors for Socially Assistive Robots
The main objectives of this research are (1) to uniquely design assistive behaviors for socially assistive robots using the principles of persuasion from behavioral psychology, and (2) to investigate caregivers’ perspectives and opinions on the use of these behaviors to engage and motivate older adults in ...
JAMDA
June 13, 2024
Falls Prevention Using AI and Remote Surveillance in Nursing Homes
The older population of United States is growing, with more adults having complicated medical conditions being admitted into nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest challenge has been falls prevention, with an increasing number of patients being placed in ...
JAMDA
June 13, 2024
The Clinical Impact of Hospital-Acquired Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Adults: An Australian Cohort Study
Hospital-acquired adverse drug reactions (HA-ADRs) are common in older adults. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the association between HA-ADRs and adverse clinical outcomes.
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