JAMDA
July 25, 2018
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JAMDA
July 25, 2018
Documented, Systematic and Individualized Communication With the Attending Physician for Fall Risk Reduction/Injury Mitigation Care Planning
Falls are common in nursing homes (NHs) and may result in serious injury to the resident as well as legal and regulatory liability for the NH. Some of these falls and injuries might be avoided if attending physicians were involved in risk reduction. I developed a communication tool to solicit from attendin...
JAMDA
July 22, 2018
Knowledge of a Diabetes Risk Score Does Not Alter Diabetes Screening Practice in a Seniors Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial
JAMDA
July 22, 2018
Anticholinergic Burden is Associated With Increased Mortality in Older Patients With Dependency Discharged From Hospital
To determine whether anticholinergic burden may predict differently 1-year mortality in older patients discharged from acute care hospitals with or without dependency in basic activities of daily living (BADL).
JAMDA
July 22, 2018
The Role of Prefracture Health Status in Physical and Mental Function After Hip Fracture Surgery
To examine the associations of 3 measures of prefracture health status (physical function, mental function, and comorbidity count) with trajectories of physical and mental function at 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 months after hip fracture surgery.
JAMDA
July 20, 2018
Bayesian Analyses Showed More Evidence for Apathy than for Depression Being Associated With Cognitive Functioning in Nursing Home Residents
Depression, apathy, and cognitive impairments are widespread in nursing home (NH) residents. Scarce research that explicitly compares apathy to depression suggests that the association between apathy and cognitive functioning is stronger than the association between depression and cognitive functioning. Th...
JAMDA
July 20, 2018
The Improving Outcomes of UTI Management in Long-Term Care Project (IOU) Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Uncomplicated Cystitis in Nursing Home Residents
To identify a set of signs and symptoms most likely to indicate uncomplicated cystitis in noncatheterized nursing home residents ≥65 years of age using consensus-based methods informed by a literature review.
JAMDA
July 19, 2018
Perceptions of Family Decision-makers of Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia Regarding the Quality of Communication Around End-of-Life Care
(1) Compare family decision-makers' perceptions of quality of communication with nursing home (NH) staff (nurses and social workers) and clinicians (physicians and other advanced practitioners) for persons with advanced dementia; (2) determine the extent to which characteristics of NH residents and fa...
JAMDA
July 19, 2018
Three-Year Adverse Health Consequences of Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults According to 5 Diagnosis Definitions
To assess the occurrence of 3 major adverse outcomes of sarcopenia (ie, physical disabilities, institutionalizations and deaths) observed over a 3-year follow-up in older adults and compare the risk of these outcomes using 5 definitions of sarcopenia.
JAMDA
July 17, 2018
Phase Angle as an Indicator of Health and Fitness in Patients Entering an Exercise Referral Scheme
