JAMDA
November 28, 2019
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JAMDA
November 27, 2019
Weakness May Have a Causal Association With Early Mortality in Older Americans: A Matched Cohort Analysis
Quantifying the association between muscle weakness and mortality with carefully matched cohorts will help to better establish the impact of weakness on premature death. We used a matched cohort analysis in a national sample of older Americans to determine if those who were weak had a higher risk for morta...
JAMDA
November 26, 2019
Comment on “Polypharmacy and Kidney Function in Community-Dwelling Adults Age 60 Years and Older: A Prospective Observational Study”
JAMDA
November 26, 2019
Optimizing Quality of Life With Cognitive Impairment: A Study of End-of-Life Care in Assisted Living
Assisted living (AL) is an expanding site of end-of-life (EOL) care in the United States. Understanding determinants of quality of life (QoL) for AL residents near EOL is vital to optimize care for this growing population, most of whom have some degree of cognitive impairment (CI). This analysis aimed to i...
JAMDA
November 26, 2019
Proton Pump Inhibitors and Kidney Function Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
JAMDA
November 26, 2019
FRAIL Scale also Predicts Long-Term Outcomes in Older Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
No previous studies have assessed the role of the FRAIL scale in predicting long-term outcomes in older patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).
JAMDA
November 25, 2019
The Research Agenda for Dementia in Post-acute and Long-term Care, 2020 (Part I)
JAMDA
November 25, 2019
Is Physical Frailty a Neuromuscular Condition?
JAMDA
November 25, 2019
Argentine Tango Reduces Fall Risk in Parkinson's Patients
JAMDA
November 25, 2019
The Multidimensional Prognostic Index Predicts Falls in Older People: An 8-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study of the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Falls are associated with several negative outcomes. Early identification of those who are at risk of falling is of importance in geriatrics, and comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) seems to be promising in this regard. Therefore, the present study investigated whether the multidimensional prognostic ...
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