JAMDA
December 19, 2020
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JAMDA
December 18, 2020
Nighttime Agitation in Persons with Dementia as a Manifestation of Restless Legs Syndrome
Nighttime agitation or “sundowning” is challenging for clinicians and caregivers to manage in older adults in the dementia stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD-D). Our research previously revealed that nighttime agitation might be a manifestation of restless legs syndrome (RLS). The current study aims to ...
JAMDA
December 17, 2020
Poisoning Exposures in People with Dementia (2014‒2019): A Retrospective Study
To describe the most common types of poisoning exposures, implicated substances and underlying sources of medication error in people with dementia.
JAMDA
December 16, 2020
Ten-Year Relative Survival From the Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease: A Nationwide Database Study
Varying early survival rates have been reported across studies on patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). In this study, we reported the 10-year relative survival rate of patients with PD using a nationwide database.
JAMDA
December 16, 2020
Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3): Association Between Relationship-Centered Care Practices, and Number of Staff and Residents at Mealtimes in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes
To determine if (1) number of staff or residents, when considering home-level factors and presence of family/volunteers, are associated with relationship-centered care practices at mealtimes in general and dementia care units in long-term care (LTC); and (2) the association between number of staff and rela...
JAMDA
December 14, 2020
Differential Effects of Loneliness and Depression on Mortality
JAMDA
December 14, 2020
Erratum
JAMDA
December 13, 2020
Are Nursing Home Residents With Dementia Appropriately Treated for Fracture Prevention?
Clinicians struggle with whether to prescribe osteoporosis medications for fracture prevention for older nursing home (NH) residents with dementia, given the lack of evidence in this population. To better understand real-world clinical practice, we conducted a retrospective cohort study examining patterns ...
JAMDA
December 13, 2020
The Use and Misuse of Proton Pump Inhibitors: An Opportunity for Deprescribing
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are proven medications of choice for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acid-related disorders, erosive esophagitis, Barrett esophagus, prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding while on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, eosinophilic esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, s...
JAMDA
December 13, 2020
Prognostication in Home-Dwelling Patients with Advanced Dementia: The Palliative Support DEMentia Model (PalS-DEM)
Difficulties with prognostication prevent more patients with advanced dementia from receiving timely palliative support. The aim of this study is to develop and validate a prognostic model for 6-month and 1-year mortality in home-dwelling patients with advanced dementia.
