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March 7, 2019
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JAMDA
March 7, 2019
Deprescribing in Nursing Home Residents on Polypharmacy: Incidence and Associated Factors
To assess 1-year incidence and factors related to deprescribing in nursing home (NH) residents in Europe.
JAMDA
March 7, 2019
Identifying Factors That Predict the Prescription of Non–vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Older Individuals With Atrial Fibrillation
Factors that influence decision of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) use among older atrial fibrillation (AF) patients in long-term care (LTC) facilities have not been well studied. The aim of this study was to assess whether increased frailty influenced physicians to prescribe NOACs ove...
JAMDA
March 6, 2019
Risk of 30-Day Hospital Readmission Among Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities: Development and Validation of a Risk-Prediction Model
Patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for post-acute care have a high risk of hospital readmission. We aimed to develop and validate a risk-prediction model to prospectively quantify the risk of 30-day hospital readmission at the time of discharge to a SNF.
JAMDA
March 6, 2019
A Framework for Supporting Post-acute Care Transitions of Older Patients With Hip Fracture
Improving care transitions is of critical importance for older patients, especially those with complex care needs. Our study examined the “Transitions of Care” (ToC) of complex, post-acute older adults at multiple time points. The objective of this article is to identify domains relevant to health care tra...
JAMDA
March 6, 2019
Rethinking the Relationship Between Spatiotemporal Gait Variables and Dementia: A Prospective Study
The gait variables that are related to the risk of incident dementia have not yet been clarified. To examine whether quantitative gait variables can predict incident dementia in older adults.
JAMDA
March 6, 2019
Pain in Older Australians Seeking Aged Care Services: Findings From the Registry of Older South Australians (ROSA)
JAMDA
March 6, 2019
Hospital Care of Older Patients With COPD: Adherence to International Guidelines for Use of Inhaled Bronchodilators and Corticosteroids
We aimed to analyze the prevalence and impact of COPD in older patients hospitalized in internal medicine or geriatric wards, and to investigate adherence to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines, associated clinical factors, and outcomes.
JAMDA
March 6, 2019
Nursing Home Staff Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Quality Improvement Intervention
Quality improvement (QI) may be a promising approach for staff to improve the quality of care in nursing homes. However, little is known about the challenges and facilitators to implementing QI interventions in nursing homes. This study examines staff perspectives on the implementation process.
JAMDA
March 6, 2019
Nursing Home Characteristics Associated With Implementation of an Advance Care Planning Video Intervention
Advance care planning (ACP) is important to ensure that nursing home (NH) residents receive care concordant with their goals. Video interventions have been developed to improve the process of ACP. Yet, little is known about which NH characteristics are associated with implementation of ACP video interventi...
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