JAMDA
July 25, 2019
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JAMDA
July 24, 2019
Frailty Status Predicts All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Community Dwelling Older Adults
To examine the relationship between frailty status and risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality.
JAMDA
July 24, 2019
Interventions to Reduce Anticholinergic Burden in Adults Aged 65 and Older: A Systematic Review
Older age is associated with multimorbidity and polypharmacy with high anticholinergic burden (ACB). High ACB is linked to adverse events such as poor physical functioning, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and falls. Interventions are needed to reduce this burden.
JAMDA
July 24, 2019
The Health Impact of Living in a Nursing Home With a Predominantly Different Spoken Language
JAMDA
July 24, 2019
Severe Fear of Falling Is Associated With Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: A 3-Year Prospective Study
Fear of falling (FOF) is common in older adults. We investigated whether FOF affects development of cognitive decline over a 3-year period in community-dwelling older adults with intact cognition.
JAMDA
July 19, 2019
Association Between Muscular Strength and Mortality in Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
To assess the relationship between muscular strength measures and mortality in outpatient populations with chronic diseases such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, renal disease, and metabolic and vascular diseases, and in critically ill hospitalized patients.
JAMDA
July 18, 2019
Decrease in Antibacterial Use and Facility-Level Variability After the Introduction of Guidelines and Implementation of Physician-Pharmacist-Nurse Quality Circles in Swiss Long-term Care Facilities
The objective of this study is to describe antibacterial use in long-term care facilities and to investigate the determinants of use.
JAMDA
July 18, 2019
A Group-based Trajectory Analysis of Longitudinal Psychotropic Agent Use and Adverse Outcomes Among Older People
Existing evidence on long-term psychotropic polypharmacy in older people is scarce despite serious safety concerns regarding this issue. This study aims to identify distinct trajectories of longitudinal psychotropic agent use and to examine the association with the risk of mortality and unplanned hospitali...
JAMDA
July 17, 2019
A Graphical Exploration of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: Resident vs Caregiver Perceptions
JAMDA
July 14, 2019
High-Intensity Telemedicine Reduces Emergency Department Use by Older Adults With Dementia in Senior Living Communities
Individuals with dementia have high rates of emergency department (ED) use for acute illnesses. We evaluated the effect of a high-intensity telemedicine program that delivers care for acute illnesses on ED use rates for individuals with dementia who reside in senior living communities (SLCs; independent an...
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