JAMDA
October 23, 2018
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JAMDA
October 23, 2018
Physician Visits and Recognition of Residents' Terminal Phase in Long-Term Care Facilities: Findings From the PACE Cross-Sectional Study in 6 EU Countries
To describe the relation between physician visits and physicians' recognition of a resident's terminal phase in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Belgium, England, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland.
JAMDA
October 23, 2018
Feasibility and Clinical Efficacy of a Multidisciplinary Home-Telehealth Program to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility and efficacy of a 6-month tele-rehabilitation home-based program, designed to prevent falls in older adults with 1 or more chronic diseases (cardiac, respiratory, neuromuscular or neurologic) returning home after in-hospital rehabilitation for their ch...
JAMDA
October 23, 2018
Risk Factors for Vertebral, Hip, and Femoral Fractures Among Patients With Parkinson's Disease: A 5-Year Follow-up in Korea
To investigate the prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's disease (PD) and provide evidence for preventive strategy of vertebral, hip, and femoral fractures (VF, HF, and FF) in PD patients.
JAMDA
October 15, 2018
Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Low Fluid Intake in Institutionalized Older Residents
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of low fluid intake in institutionalized older residents and the associated factors.
JAMDA
October 15, 2018
Rationing of Nursing Care: Exploring the Views of Care Workers and Residents in a Swiss Nursing Home
JAMDA
October 15, 2018
Plasma Klotho and Mortality Risk Among Nursing Home Residents: Results From the SENIOR Cohort
JAMDA
October 9, 2018
Not All Falls Are Equal: Risk Factors for Unplanned Readmission in Older Patients After Moderate and Severe Injury—A National Cohort Study
Readmission after acute care is a significant contributor to health care costs, and has been proposed as a quality indicator. Our earlier studies showed that patients aged ≥55 years who are injured by falls from heights of ≤0.5 m were at increased risk for long-term mortality, compared to patients by high-...
JAMDA
October 9, 2018
The Added Value of SARC-F to Prescreening Using FRAX for Hip Fracture Prevention in Older Community Adults
To examine the potential added value of a simple 5-item questionnaire for sarcopenia screening (SARC-F) to the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) for hip fracture risk prediction, in order to identify at-risk older adults for screening with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).
JAMDA
October 3, 2018
Exploiting Drug-Apolipoprotein E Gene Interactions in Hypertension to Preserve Cognitive Function: The 3-City Cohort Study
The objective was to test the hypothesis that antihypertensive drugs have a differential effect on cognition in carriers and noncarriers of the apolipoprotein ε4 (APOE4) polymorphism.
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