JAMDA
June 23, 2016
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JAMDA
June 23, 2016
Pilot Evaluation of a Dementia Case Finding Clinical Service Using the Informant AD8 for At-Risk Older Adults in Primary Health Care: A Brief Report
An AD8 cut-off score of ≥4 has been reported to successfully detect 90% of dementia cases in elderly patients aged 75 years and above.
JAMDA
June 23, 2016
Prevalence and Medication Management of Dementia by a Medical Practice Providing Onsite Care in Assisted Living
Assisted living (AL) is an important provider of long-term residential care to people with dementia, but little research has used clinician's records—arguably the most reliable and valid source of medically related information. This article uses clinician records to examine the prevalence of dementia,...
JAMDA
June 23, 2016
Detecting Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale
Delirium disproportionately affects patients with dementia and is associated with adverse outcomes. The diagnosis of delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD), however, can be challenging due to several factors, including the absence of caregivers or the severity of preexisting cognitive impairment. Altered ...
JAMDA
June 21, 2016
Delivery of Care to Nursing Home Residents With Diabetes: Results From the SHELTER Study
To describe health care and preventive service provision to nursing home (NH) residents with diabetes mellitus (DM) and to analyze factors determining use of selected services.
JAMDA
June 17, 2016
Skeletal Muscle Regulates Metabolism via Interorgan Crosstalk: Roles in Health and Disease
Skeletal muscle is recognized as vital to physical movement, posture, and breathing. In a less known but critically important role, muscle influences energy and protein metabolism throughout the body. Muscle is a primary site for glucose uptake and storage, and it is also a reservoir of amino acids stored ...
JAMDA
June 17, 2016
A 108-Year-Old Centenarian Survivor of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Acute Kidney Injury
JAMDA
June 17, 2016
Frailty as a Predictor of Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia, and All Dementia Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
To perform a systematic search of the literature for currently available evidence on frailty as a predictor of dementia and to conduct a meta-analysis to synthesize the pooled risk estimates among community-dwelling older people.
JAMDA
June 16, 2016
RETRACTED: Development and Implementation of the Advanced Practice Nurse Worldwide With an Interest in Geriatric Care
JAMDA
June 16, 2016
Signs of Imminent Dying and Change in Symptom Intensity During Pharmacological Treatment in Dying Nursing Home Patients: A Prospective Trajectory Study
To investigate whether it is possible to determine signs of imminent dying and change in pain and symptom intensity during pharmacological treatment in nursing home patients, from day perceived as dying and to day of death.
