JAMDA
October 23, 2020
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JAMDA
October 23, 2020
Home Health Staff Perspectives on Infection Prevention and Control: Implications for Coronavirus Disease 2019
The role of home healthcare (HHC) services in providing care to vulnerable, often frail individuals with chronic conditions is critical. Effective infection prevention and control (IPC) in HHC is essential to keeping both healthcare workers and patients safe, especially in the event of an emerging infectio...
JAMDA
October 22, 2020
Symptom Burden and Unmet Support Needs of Patients With Parkinson's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study in Asia-Pacific Regions
Support care is rarely assessed and offered to people with long-term neurologic conditions, particularly Parkinson's disease. This study aimed to assess the symptom burden and unmet support care needs in people with mild to severe Parkinson's disease.
JAMDA
October 22, 2020
Implementation of an Algorithm of Cohort Classification to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
Older adults living in nursing homes are the most vulnerable group of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many difficulties in isolating residents and limiting the spread in this setting. We have developed a simple algorithm with a traffic light format for resident classification and sectorization within nurs...
JAMDA
October 22, 2020
Safe Interorganizational Health Information Exchange During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Accurate and timely transmission of medical records between skilled nursing facilities and acute care settings has been logistically problematic. Often people are sent to the hospital with a packet of paper records, which is easily misplaced. The COVID-19 pandemic has further magnified this problem by the ...
JAMDA
October 21, 2020
Nursing Home Residents Face Severe Functional Limitation or Death After Hospitalization for Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a common cause of hospitalization for nursing home residents and has increased as a cause for hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Risks of hospitalization, including significant functional decline, are important considerations when deciding whether to treat a resident in the nursing ...
JAMDA
October 21, 2020
Incident Impaired Cognitive Function in Sarcopenic Obesity: Data From the National Health and Aging Trends Survey
The prevalence of obesity with sarcopenia is increasing in adults aged ≥65 years. This geriatric syndrome places individuals at risk for synergistic complications that leads to long-term functional decline. We ascertained the relationship between sarcopenic obesity and incident long-term impaired global co...
JAMDA
October 20, 2020
Substantial Differences in Turnover Intention Between Direct Care Workers in Chinese Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities
High retention rates among direct care workers (DCWs) affect the quality of aged care. However, limited research has explored factors associated with retention in China's aged care industry. This study compared turnover intention among DCWs in Chinese hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCFs). ...
JAMDA
October 17, 2020
Using Standardized Tools to Characterize Adult Day Program Populations: Implications for Future Research and Clinical Practice
To demonstrate the usefulness of primary data collection using clinician-rated and self-rated standardized measures to describe adult day program (ADP) populations and address programming issues such as identifying members at risk of dropping out.
JAMDA
October 16, 2020
