JAMDA
August 9, 2018
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JAMDA
August 7, 2018
Factors Associated With Posthospital Nursing Facility Discharge for Patients With Impaired Decision Making
JAMDA
August 4, 2018
Understanding the True Quality of Skilled Nursing Facilities: Will Stars Suffice?
JAMDA
August 2, 2018
Hemodynamic Mechanisms Underlying Initial Orthostatic Hypotension, Delayed Recovery and Orthostatic Hypotension
Continuous noninvasive blood pressure (BP) measurement enables us to observe rapid changes in BP and to study underlying hemodynamic mechanisms. This study aimed to gain insight into the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying short-term orthostatic BP recovery patterns in a real-world clinical setting wi...
JAMDA
August 1, 2018
Combined Effect of Dynapenia (Muscle Weakness) and Low Vitamin D Status on Incident Disability
There is little epidemiologic evidence considering the combined effect of dynapenia and low 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] on incident disability. Our aim was to investigate whether the combination of dynapenia and low 25 (OH) D serum levels increases the risk of activities of daily living (ADL) incident ...
JAMDA
July 31, 2018
Frailty and Clinical Outcomes in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Frailty is a known risk factor for adverse outcomes after cardiac interventions. However, the extent to which it increases the likelihood of adverse outcomes in heart failure (HF) patients remains unexplored. Therefore, we conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify the impact of frailty...
JAMDA
July 25, 2018
Sarcopenia and Low Serum Albumin Level Synergistically Increase the Risk of Incident Disability in Older Adults
This study aimed to investigate the additive effects of sarcopenia and low serum albumin level on the risk of incident disability in older adults.
JAMDA
July 25, 2018
A Quality of Care Framework for Home-Based Medical Care
More than 6 million adults in the United States are homebound or semi-homebound and would benefit from home-based medical care (HBMC). There is currently no nationally recognized quality of care framework for home-based medical care. We sought to capture diverse stakeholder perspectives on the essential as...
JAMDA
July 25, 2018
Association Between Gait Speed With Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies
Slow gait speed may be associated with premature mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer, although a comprehensive meta-analysis is lacking. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we explored potential associations between gait speed and mortality, incident CVD, and cancer.
JAMDA
July 25, 2018
