JAMDA
November 29, 2019
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JAMDA
November 29, 2019
Antibiotic Stewardship in European Nursing Homes: Experiences From the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden
Antibiotics are among the most widely prescribed drugs in long-term care facilities, which highlights the importance of antibiotic stewardship (ABS) in this setting. In this article, we describe the experiences with ABS in nursing homes (NHs) from the perspective of 4 European countries: the Netherlands, N...
JAMDA
November 28, 2019
Effectiveness of Intervention Based on End-effector Gait Trainer in Older Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Review
The objective of the article is to analyze the effects of the end-effector technology for gait rehabilitation on acute, subacute, and chronic stroke in order to verify the efficacy of the treatment in older people, based on evidence from randomized controlled trials, and thus increase the clinical knowledg...
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?
