JAMDA
February 7, 2014
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JAMDA
February 7, 2014
Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking by Proxy: A Long Term Care Dilemma
JAMDA
February 6, 2014
Effect of Interaction Between Dynapenic Component of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People Sarcopenia Criteria and Obesity on Activities of Daily Living in the Elderly
To examine the effects of interaction between dynapenic component of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) sarcopenia and obesity (dynapenia × obesity) on activities of daily living (ADL) in older participants.
JAMDA
February 5, 2014
Development and Testing of a Decision Aid on Goals of Care for Advanced Dementia
Decision aids are effective to improve decision-making, yet they are rarely tested in nursing homes (NHs). Study objectives were to (1) examine the feasibility of a goals of care (GOC) decision aid for surrogate decision-makers (SDMs) of persons with dementia; and (2) to test its effect on quality of commu...
JAMDA
February 5, 2014
Exercise Effects on Postprandial Glycemia, Mood, and Sympathovagal Balance in Type 2 Diabetes
To compare the impact of walking with a recreational activity on postprandial glycemia, heart rate variability, and mood state following the dinner meal.
JAMDA
February 5, 2014
Nursing Home Control of Physician Resources
Physician services are increasingly recognized as important contributors to quality care provision in nursing homes (NH)s, but knowledge of ways in which NHs manage/control physician resources is lacking.
JAMDA
February 5, 2014
A New Model for End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes
This study aimed to promote quality end-of-life (EOL) care for nursing home residents, through the establishment of advance care plan (ACP) and introduction of a new care pathway. This pathway bypassed the emergency room (ER) and acute medical wards by facilitating direct clinical admission to an extended-...
JAMDA
February 5, 2014
Identifying Sarcopenia in Acute Care Setting Patients
To evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia by applying European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) flow chart in an acute care geriatric unit as well as to test a modified version of the EWGSOP diagnostic algorithm combining handgrip and gait speed test to identify subjects with low muscle ...
JAMDA
January 30, 2014
A New Toolkit for Behavioral Health
JAMDA
January 23, 2014
Clinical Uncertainties in the Approach to Long Term Care Residents With Possible Urinary Tract Infection
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is arguably the most common infection in the long term care (LTC) setting. Making the diagnosis of UTI and deciding when to initiate treatment with antimicrobial therapy is a challenge to all LTC providers. Widespread prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, lack of an accepted...
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