JAMDA
April 28, 2015
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JAMDA
April 28, 2015
The Mortality Risk of Conventional Antipsychotics in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials
Numerous observational studies have reported an increased risk of mortality for conventional antipsychotics in elderly patients, and for haloperidol in particular. Subsequently, health authorities have warned against use of conventional antipsychotics in dementia. Experimental evidence is lacking.
JAMDA
April 28, 2015
Blood Transfusion and Overall Quality of Life After Hip Fracture in Frail Elderly Patients—The Transfusion Requirements in Frail Elderly Randomized Controlled Trial
We examined possible associations between different red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategies, overall quality of life (OQoL), and recovery of activities of daily living (ADL) in operated frail elderly hip fracture patients, and the possibility that OQoL was related to ADL recovery.
JAMDA
April 28, 2015
Dysphagia in Dementia: Influence of Dementia Severity and Food Texture on the Prevalence of Aspiration and Latency to Swallow in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients
To evaluate influences of disease severity and food texture on prevalence and type of dysphagia in hospitalized geriatric patients.
JAMDA
April 24, 2015
Pharmacologic Treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Nursing Homes: Update of the 2008 JAMDA Recommendations
JAMDA
April 24, 2015
Sarcopenia Should Reflect the Contribution of Age-Associated Changes in Skeletal Muscle to Risk of Morbidity and Mortality in Elderly People
JAMDA
April 24, 2015
Derivation and Validation of a Clinical Diagnostic Tool for the Identification of Older Community-Dwellers With Hypovitaminosis D
Hypovitaminosis D is highly prevalent among seniors. Although evidence is insufficient to recommend routine vitamin D screening in seniors, universal vitamin D supplementation is not desirable either. To rationalize vitamin D determination, our objective was to elaborate and test a clinical diagnostic tool...
JAMDA
April 24, 2015
Preventable Iatrogenic Disability in Elderly Patients During Hospitalization
In older patients, hospitalization is often associated with new or worsening disability. This hospitalization-associated disability may be explained in part by the cumulative effect of aging, frailty, comorbidities, and illnesses that led to hospitalization but may also result from health care management i...
JAMDA
April 24, 2015
Incidence of Disability in Frail Older Persons With or Without Slow Walking Speed
To identify the differences of incidence of disability between frail older persons with and without slow walking speed.
JAMDA
April 22, 2015
