JAMDA
January 20, 2023
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JAMDA
January 19, 2023
What Tools Can We Use to Screen for Fall Risk in Older Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment? Findings from the MEMENTO Cohort
Identifying risk factors for falls can improve outcomes in older patients without cognitive decline. Yet this has not been demonstrated in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We therefore sought to better identify risk factors for falls in this particular group.
JAMDA
January 16, 2023
Association Between Multimorbidity and Rate of Falls: A 3-Year 5-Country Prospective Study in Generally Healthy and Active Community-Dwelling Adults Aged ≥70 Years
To examine the association between the baseline number of chronic diseases and multimorbidity with regard to the incidence of all and injurious falls over 3 years among European community-dwelling older adults.
JAMDA
January 16, 2023
The Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chronic Care Patients
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and pervasive impact on psychosocial health and disrupted care systems world-wide. Our research aims to assess the psychosocial impact of the pandemic and related changes in chronic care provision on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hea...
JAMDA
January 13, 2023
Cognitive Decline Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic Among Older People With Multimorbidity: A Longitudinal Study
To investigate whether older people living with multimorbidity would suffer an accelerated decline in cognition during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with prepandemic data.
JAMDA
January 8, 2023
Validation of the Standardized Function Data Elements among Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Residents
To examine the distribution of admission and discharge functional abilities among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with a skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay. Further, to assess the validity of the standardized discharge self-care and mobility data by examining their association to community discharg...
JAMDA
January 6, 2023
Alzheimer’s Disease Services, Staffing, and Outcomes in Adult Day Health Centers
Increasing rates of Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD) has resulted in greater reliance on adult day health centers (ADHCs) and their skilled workforce. Little is known about staffing in ADHCs that provide ADRD services compared with ADHCs that do not. This study examines whether there are diffe...
JAMDA
January 6, 2023
Evidence on the Effects of the Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate on Nursing Home Staffing Levels
To assess the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate's effects on nursing homes' nurse aide and licensed nurse staffing levels in states both with and without state-level vaccine mandates.
JAMDA
January 5, 2023
Decline in Veterans’ Admissions to Nursing Homes during COVID-19: Fewer Beds, More Fear, and Finding Alternative Care Settings
Examine the decline in admission to community nursing homes among Veterans that occurred following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAMDA
January 3, 2023
Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Patients With Multimorbidity According to LESS-CHRON and STOPPFrail Criteria
LESS-CHRON (List of Evidence-Based Deprescribing for Chronic Patients) and STOPPFrail (Screening Tool of Older Persons' Prescriptions in Frail adults with limited life expectancy) are criterion-based deprescribing tools. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medicati...
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