JAMDA
August 10, 2019
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JAMDA
August 10, 2019
Validity of Nutritional Screening Tools for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the validity of nutritional screening tools to detect the risk of malnutrition in community-dwelling older adults.
JAMDA
August 8, 2019
Cluster-Controlled Trial of an Intervention to Improve Prescribing in Nursing Homes Study
To investigate the impact of a complex multifaceted intervention on the appropriateness of prescribing for Belgian nursing home (NH) residents.
JAMDA
August 8, 2019
The Effectiveness of Horticultural Therapy on Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Although the therapeutic effects of horticulture on older adults have been widely investigated, a recent and comprehensive synthesis of available evidence on outcomes is lacking. We systematically reviewed evidence for the therapeutic effects of horticulture on older adults.
JAMDA
August 7, 2019
Circulating Micronutrient Biomarkers Are Associated With 3 Measures of Frailty: Evidence From the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
To examine the associations between 3 frailty instruments and circulating micronutrients in a large representative sample of older adults.
JAMDA
August 7, 2019
A 4-Item Case-Finding Tool to Detect Dementia in Older Persons
Brief cognitive tests are recommended in clinical services outside of specialized memory clinics as case-finding tools to reduce the diagnostic gap of dementia. Although the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is among the most widely used brief tests in specialized memory clinics, its length precludes ro...
JAMDA
August 6, 2019
The Geriatric Patient: The Ideal One for Chest Ultrasonography? A Review From the Chest Ultrasound in the Elderly Study Group (GRETA) of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (SIGG)
To investigate the current evidence on the use of point-of-care chest ultrasonography in older patients and geriatric settings and present the current state of the art of chest ultrasound applications.
JAMDA
August 6, 2019
Factors Associated With Nurses' Job Satisfaction In Residential Long-term Care: The Importance of Organizational Context
We examined demographic, individual, and organizational context factors associated with nurses' job satisfaction in residential long-term care (LTC) settings. Job satisfaction has implications for staff turnover, staff health, and quality of care.
JAMDA
August 6, 2019
When Less is More, but Still Not Enough: Why Focusing on Limiting Antipsychotics in People With Dementia Is the Wrong Policy Imperative
Antipsychotic reductions have been the primary focus of efforts to improve dementia care in nursing homes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services National Partnership. Although significant antipsychotic reductions have been achieved, this policy focus is myopic in 2 ways; there is no evidence f...
JAMDA
August 6, 2019
