JAMDA
October 22, 2016
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JAMDA
October 21, 2016
Endocrinology of Aging From a Muscle Function Point of View: Results From the Toledo Study for Healthy Aging
Aging is a process that involves a reduction in muscle strength and anabolic hormone concentrations, which impacts significantly on health.
JAMDA
October 21, 2016
Depression Among Nonfrail Old Men Is Associated With Reduced Physical Function and Functional Capacity After 9 Years Follow-up: The Health in Men Cohort Study
Older adults with depression have increased risk of frailty and death.
JAMDA
October 21, 2016
Understanding Mortality of Femoral Fractures Following Low-Impact Trauma in Persons With and Without Care Need
Persons with osteoporotic fracture history are subject to an increased risk for subsequent fractures and mortality. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the impact of a previous osteoporotic low-impact (fragility) index fracture (eg, forearm, lower leg) on mortality of a subsequent femora...
JAMDA
October 21, 2016
Reliability and Validity of the Resistiveness to Care Scale Among Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
Resistiveness to care is behavior that prevents or interferes with caregivers’ performing or assisting with activities of daily living and puts residents at risk for inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs, other restraining interventions, social isolation, and physical abuse. The purpose of this study wa...
JAMDA
October 15, 2016
Older People, a Plethora of Drugs, and Drug List Approaches: Useful, Efficacious, or a Waste of Time?
JAMDA
October 14, 2016
Predictive Value of Different Expressions of Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) for Adverse Outcomes in a Cohort of Adults Aged 80 and Older
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV) is proposed as a marker of healthy ageing and FEV expressions that are independent of reference values have been reported to be better at predicting mortality in older adults. We assess and compare the predictive value of different FEV expressions for mortality, h...
JAMDA
October 14, 2016
Prevalence of Antimicrobial Use and Opportunities to Improve Prescribing Practices in U.S. Nursing Homes
To describe the prevalence and epidemiology of antimicrobial use (AU) in nursing home residents.
JAMDA
October 14, 2016
Utility of the Easy-Care Standard 2010 in the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment of Adults Aging with Developmental Disabilities
JAMDA
October 14, 2016
Protein-Enriched Bread and Readymade Meals Increase Community-Dwelling Older Adults' Protein Intake in a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Sufficient protein intake can decrease undernutrition risk among community-dwelling older adults. This study aimed to increase community-dwelling older adults' daily protein intake with acceptable and applicable protein-enriched bread and readymade meals at home.
