JAMDA
January 21, 2021
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JAMDA
January 19, 2021
Mobility and Self-Care are Associated With Discharge to Community After Home Health for People With Dementia
A priority health outcome for patients, families, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a patient's ability to return home and remain in the community without adverse events following discharge from post-acute care services. Successful discharge to community (DTC) is defined as...
JAMDA
January 18, 2021
Letter to the Editor: Premorbid Frailty is a Better Prognostic Indicator Than Age in Oldest-Old Hospitalized With COVID-19
JAMDA
January 18, 2021
Medical Costs and Readmissions After Intensive Poststroke Rehabilitation: Japanese Claims Data
This study examined the association between intensive rehabilitation for subacute stroke patients and medical costs and readmission ratio during the year after discharge.
JAMDA
January 15, 2021
Antihypertensive Medication Classes and the Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
To systematically review and synthesize the evidence on differential associations between antihypertensive medication (AHM) classes and the risk of incident dementia.
JAMDA
January 15, 2021
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Impact of Function and Behavior Focused Care for Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of the Function and Behavior Focused Care for the Cognitively Impaired (FBFC-CI) intervention on function, physical activity, and behavioral symptoms among nursing home residents with dementia, and to explore the adoption of the intervention at the fa...
JAMDA
January 15, 2021
Factors Associated With Hospital Presentation of Self-Harm Among Older Canadians in Long-Term Care: A 12-Year Cohort Study
This study aimed to examine the incidence of, and factors associated with, hospital presentation for self-harm among older Canadians in long-term care (LTC).
JAMDA
January 15, 2021
Does Recent Hospitalization Increase Antipsychotic Initiation Among Community Dwellers With Alzheimer's Disease?
Antipsychotics are often prescribed to persons with cognitive impairment in the hospital, but it is not known whether recent hospital care increases the risk of antipsychotic initiation in community dwellers with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We studied whether hospital care during the previous 2 weeks is...
JAMDA
January 14, 2021
Machine-Learning Modeling to Predict Hospital Readmission Following Discharge to Post-Acute Care
Primary purpose was to generate a model to identify key factors relevant to acute care hospital readmission within 90 days from 3 types of post-acute care (PAC) sites: home with home care services (HC), skilled nursing facility (SNF), and inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF). Specific aims were to (1) e...
JAMDA
January 13, 2021
Sarcopenia, Low Handgrip Strength, and Low Absolute Muscle Mass Predict Long-Term Mortality in Older Hospitalized Patients: An Observational Inception Cohort Study
Sarcopenia is highly prevalent in hospitalized older patients and associated with short-term mortality. This study aimed to investigate whether sarcopenia and its measures handgrip strength (HGS) and muscle mass at hospital admission were associated with long-term mortality in a cohort of hospitalized olde...
