JAMDA
May 25, 2020
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JAMDA
May 24, 2020
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms as Predictors of Falls in Long-Term Care Residents With Cognitive Impairment
Falls and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are common among long-term care residents with cognitive impairment. Despite the high prevalence of falls and NPS, little is known about their association. The aim of our study was to explore how NPS, particularly the severity of NPS and specific NPS subgroups, are...
JAMDA
May 24, 2020
The Negative Impact of Psychotropic Drug Use on Quality of Life in Nursing Home Patients at Different Stages of Dementia: Cross-Sectional Analyses from the COSMOS Trial
The quality of life (QoL) in nursing home (NH) patients with dementia is threatened by neuropsychiatric symptoms. This may trigger the use of psychotropic drugs, yet it is unknown if this practice improves the QoL. We investigated the association between the number of psychotropic drugs and QoL at differen...
JAMDA
May 21, 2020
COVID-19: Decisions to Offer Interventions With Limited Availability Should Be Decided Based on Chance of Recovery
JAMDA
May 21, 2020
Providing Simultaneous COVID-19–sensitive and Dementia-Sensitive Care as We Transition from Crisis Care to Ongoing Care
JAMDA
May 21, 2020
Essential Family Caregivers in Long-Term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMDA
May 21, 2020
Use of Gerontechnology to Assist Older Adults to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMDA
May 21, 2020
Overcoming the Challenge of Family Separation From Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19
JAMDA
May 20, 2020
Sarcopenic Obesity Is Associated With Activities of Daily Living and Home Discharge in Post-Acute Rehabilitation
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sarcopenic obesity on activities of daily living and home discharge rates in adults undergoing convalescent rehabilitation. In addition, we evaluated diagnostic criteria for sarcopenic obesity to predict outcomes.
JAMDA
May 19, 2020
Psychometric Properties of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and Canadian Stroke Network Neuropsychological Battery in an Asian Older Adult Sample
Despite the wide usage of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and Canadian Stroke Network (NINDS-CSN) neuropsychological battery for the detection of vascular cognitive impairment, its reliability and validity have not been established. Therefore, the present study established the p...
