JAMDA
August 5, 2019
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JAMDA
August 5, 2019
Effects of Statins on Relative Risk of Fractures for Older Adults: An Updated Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
Basic and translational studies have found statin treatment may have beneficial effects on bone metabolism; however, whether statins reduce the risk of fractures in older adults is still in debate. Therefore, we aimed to summarize the up-to-date evidence on risk of fracture among older individuals with sta...
JAMDA
August 5, 2019
Physician Availability in Long-Term Care and Resident Hospital Transfer: A Retrospective Cohort Study
To investigate whether same-day physician access in long-term care homes reduces resident emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations.
JAMDA
August 1, 2019
The Rising Frequency of Continuous Deep Sedation in the Netherlands, a Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey in 2005, 2010, and 2015
In the Netherlands, the use of continuous deep sedation at the end of life has sharply increased from 8.2% of all deaths in 2005 to 12.3% in 2010 to 18.3 % in 2015. We describe its clinical characteristics in 2015 and compare it with 2010 and 2005.
JAMDA
August 1, 2019
Physical Therapists' Ethical Dilemmas in Treatment, Coding, and Billing for Rehabilitation Services in Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Mixed-Method Pilot Study
Reimbursement in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is driven by the number of minutes a patient receives rehabilitation. Physical therapists' (PTs) clinical decisions in evaluation and appropriate treatment of patients drive the dosing of rehabilitation services. Many times these 2 dynamics clash. The...
JAMDA
July 25, 2019
Increasing the Value of Emergency Visits for Long-term Care Patients: When Less is More and More is More
JAMDA
July 25, 2019
Effect of Clinical Pharmacy Services in an Older Adult Emergency Medicine Unit on Unplanned Rehospitalization of Older Adults Admitted for Falls: MUPA-PHARM Study
JAMDA
July 25, 2019
It Is Time to Revamp Approaches to Managing Dysphagia in Nursing Homes
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.
