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October 7, 2014
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JAMDA
October 7, 2014
The Effect of Hospice on Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents
Hospice enrollment is known to reduce risk of hospitalizations for nursing home residents who use it. We examined whether residing in facilities with a higher hospice penetration: (1) reduces hospitalization risk for nonhospice residents; and (2) decreases hospice-enrolled residents' hospitalization r...
JAMDA
October 7, 2014
A Comparison of Beers and STOPP Criteria in Assessing Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Nursing Home Residents Attending the Emergency Department
The Beers (2012) criteria and the screening tool of older persons' potentially inappropriate prescriptions (STOPP) criteria are often used to identify potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use in elderly patients. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of PIM use in nursing home res...
JAMDA
October 5, 2014
Strength Training and Light Physical Activity Reduces the Apnea-Hypopnea Index in Institutionalized Older Adults
To determine the effect of 7 weeks of resistance training and walking on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in institutionalized older adults compared with a usual care control group.
JAMDA
October 5, 2014
Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated With Impaired Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
To examine the independent associations between atrial fibrillation (AF) and objectively measured mobility in a nationally representative cohort.
JAMDA
October 3, 2014
Potentially Inappropriate Drug Prescribing and Associated Factors in Nursing Homes
Polymedication is frequent in nursing home (NH) residents. This increases the risk of potentially inappropriate drug prescribing (PIDP), which can lead to adverse drug events, such as falls and hospitalization.
JAMDA
October 3, 2014
Health Care Worker Influenza Vaccination in Oregon Nursing Homes: Correlates of Facility Characteristics
JAMDA
October 3, 2014
Effects of a Whole Body Vibration (WBV) Exercise Intervention for Institutionalized Older People: A Randomized, Multicentre, Parallel, Clinical Trial
To assess the efficacy of an exercise program on a whole-body vibration platform (WBV) in improving body balance and muscle performance and preventing falls in institutionalized elderly people.
JAMDA
October 3, 2014
Diagnostic Utility of Montreal Cognitive Assessment in the Fifth Edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Major and Mild Neurocognitive Disorders
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) is a screening tool for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. The new criteria for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–Fifth Edition (DSM-5) mild neurocognitive disorder (NCD) define participants with cognitive decline but no dementia, and ...
JAMDA
October 3, 2014
Anticholinergic Drug Use and Negative Outcomes Among the Frail Elderly Population Living in a Nursing Home
Increasing evidence from experimental studies and clinical observations suggests that drugs with anticholinergic properties can cause physical and mental impairment. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between the use of drugs with anticholinergic activity and negative outcomes in...
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