JAMDA
November 8, 2013
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JAMDA
November 8, 2013
Impaired Standing Balance in Elderly: A New Engineering Method Helps to Unravel Causes and Effects
Deteriorated balance control is the most frequent cause of falls and injuries in the elderly. Balance control comprises a complex interplay of several underlying systems (ie, the sensory systems, the motor system, and the nervous system). Available clinical balance tests determine the patient's abilit...
JAMDA
October 25, 2013
Development of EASY-Care, for Brief Standardized Assessment of the Health and Care Needs of Older People; With Latest Information About Cross-National Acceptability
The EASY-Care system has been developed in the past 20 years in the United States and Europe as a brief standardized method for assessing the perceptions of older people about their health and care needs and priorities for a service response. More recently, it has been adapted and tested for use in poor, m...
JAMDA
October 14, 2013
Are Nursing Home Survey Deficiencies Higher in Facilities With Greater Staff Turnover
To examine CNA and licensed nurse (RN+LPN/LVN) turnover in relation to numbers of deficiencies in nursing homes.
JAMDA
October 7, 2013
Making Delirium Prevention Acceptable in Nursing Homes
JAMDA
October 1, 2013
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Delirium Prevention Program for Cognitively Impaired Long Term Care Residents: A Participatory Approach
In this participatory action research study, researchers conducted a total of 3 implementation cycles to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a new delirium prevention program (DPP) for cognitively impaired residents in long term care (LTC) settings. Researchers interviewed 95 health care staff to...
JAMDA
August 23, 2013
Health Care and Personal Care Needs Among Residents in Nursing Homes, Group Homes, and Congregate Housing in Japan: Why Does Transition Occur, and Where Can the Frail Elderly Establish a Permanent Residence?
Japan has had high rates of transition to nursing homes from other long term care facilities. It has been hypothesized that care transitions occur because a resident's condition deteriorates. The aim of the present study was to compare the health care and personal care needs of residents in nursing ho...
JAMDA
August 18, 2013
The Treatment of Hypertension in Care Home Residents: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
To describe the prevalence of hypertension in care home residents, its treatment, change in treatment over time, and the achievement of blood pressure (BP) control.
JAMDA
January 1, 2000
JAMDA
JAMDA is the official journal of AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. JAMDA is the leading peer-reviewed publication for practical information and research directly applicable to healthcare professionals providing post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC), as well as policy-makers, o...
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