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January 17, 2016
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JAMDA
January 16, 2016
Risk Factors of Cognitive Impairment and Brief Cognitive Tests to Predict Cognitive Performance Determined by a Formal Neuropsychological Evaluation of Primary Health Care Patients
Case finding for cognitive impairment (CI) is recommended for all persons older than 70 years.
JAMDA
January 16, 2016
A Quality Improvement Project to Improve and Reduce the Use of Hand Mitt Restraints in Nursing Home Residents
JAMDA
January 14, 2016
Root Cause Analyses of Transfers of Skilled Nursing Facility Patients to Acute Hospitals: Lessons Learned for Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations
Performing root cause analyses (RCA) on transfers of skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients to acute hospitals can help identify opportunities for care process improvements and education that may help prevent unnecessary emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and hospital readmissions. ...
JAMDA
January 12, 2016
A Prospective Cohort Study to Examine the Association Between Dietary Patterns and Sarcopenia in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older People in Hong Kong
Dietary pattern analysis has recently emerged as an alternative approach to investigate the association between diet and sarcopenia. This study examined the association of dietary patterns with sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling older people.
JAMDA
January 6, 2016
Gait Speed and the Natural Course of Depressive Symptoms in Late Life; An Independent Association With Chronicity?
Psychomotor slowing is a core feature of depression in late life, but its prognostic value with respect to course and chronicity is unclear. We investigated whether gait speed can predict chronicity of depressive symptoms. Furthermore, we tested whether (1) cognitive slowing and (risk factors for) vascular...
JAMDA
January 5, 2016
Social-Professional Networks in Long-Term Care Settings With People With Dementia: An Approach to Better Care? A Systematic Review
Dementia is a syndrome associated with stigma and social isolation. Forty-two percent of people with dementia in the United States and almost 40% in the United Kingdom live in assisted living and residential care facilities. Up to 90% of residents with dementia experience behavioral and psychological sympt...
JAMDA
January 5, 2016
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Call to Action
Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health crisis and a national security threat to the United States, as stated in an executive order signed by the president in September 2014. This crisis is a result of indiscriminant antimicrobial use, which promotes selection for resistant organisms, increases ...
JAMDA
January 5, 2016
Physical Restraint and Antipsychotic Medication Use Among Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
To explore antipsychotic (AP) medications and physical restraint use and their effects on physical function and cognition in older nursing home residents.
JAMDA
January 5, 2016
