JAMDA
December 8, 2020
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JAMDA
December 8, 2020
Posthospital Nursing Home Utilization and Quality Indicators Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Puerto Rico: Comparison With the United States
The purpose of the study is to contribute to the literature regarding post-acute nursing home utilization and quality indicators among Medicare beneficiaries in Puerto Rico compared with the US mainland.
JAMDA
December 7, 2020
Diapers as Promising Alternative Collection Method for Urine Specimens in Nursing Home Residents: A Noninferiority Study
There is unmet need for an easy, noninvasive urine collection method to diagnose urinary tract infections (UTIs) in nursing home residents suffering from urinary incontinence or cognitive impairments. UTIs are highly prevalent in nursing home residents, and urine specimen collection can be difficult. The o...
JAMDA
December 7, 2020
Crisis Standards of Care for the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Essential Resource for the PALTC Community
JAMDA
December 7, 2020
Community-Based Long-Term Care Has Lower COVID-19 Rates and Improved Outcomes Compared to Residential Settings
JAMDA
December 6, 2020
Can Lip Strength Be Used as a Surrogate Measure of Handgrip Strength? A Pilot Test
JAMDA
December 6, 2020
Supervised Exercise (Vivifrail) Protects Institutionalized Older Adults Against Severe Functional Decline After 14 Weeks of COVID Confinement
JAMDA
December 5, 2020
Handgrip Weakness and Asymmetry Independently Predict the Development of New Activity Limitations: Results from Analyses of Longitudinal Data from the US Health and Retirement Study
Examining strength asymmetries in assessments of muscle function may improve screenings for limitations in independent living tasks such as instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). We sought to determine the associations between handgrip strength (HGS) asymmetry and future IADL limitations in aging ...
JAMDA
December 5, 2020
Online Education and Cognitive Behavior Therapy Improve Dementia Caregivers' Mental Health: A Randomized Trial
To compare online cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with and without telephone support respectively to online psychoeducation in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in caregivers of people with dementia with mild anxiety or depression.
JAMDA
December 4, 2020
Should We Prescribe Antibiotics in Older Patients Presenting COVID-19 Pneumonia?
Tools, knowledge, and recognition to improve vaccination rates and protect residents and staff.
