JAMDA
March 26, 2025
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JAMDA
March 25, 2025
What do Professionals Think of Specific Care Recommendations for Vascular Cognitive Impairment? A Delphi Study With Health Care Professionals
Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is an umbrella term covering all cognitive impairment from mild cognitive deficits to dementia due to vascular etiologies. VCI is highly prevalent within dementia and stroke care pathways, but specific recommendations for care for people with VCI are lacking. Therefore, ...
JAMDA
March 24, 2025
Longitudinal, Bidirectional Association between Gait Speed and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults without Dementia
The causal relationship between slow gait speed and poor cognition is uncertain due to potential reverse causality. This study aimed to examine the reciprocal relationship between gait speed and global as well as domain-specific cognitive functions in older adults.
JAMDA
March 21, 2025
High Anticholinergic Burden of Patients Hospitalized for Hip Fracture Reveals a Target for Deprescribing
Anticholinergic medications can produce harmful side effects, such as ataxia and delirium, in older adults. Older adults with hip fractures are particularly vulnerable, yet they are often prescribed these medications. This study aimed to evaluate the anticholinergic burden (ACB) before and after hospitaliz...
JAMDA
March 21, 2025
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Accessing High-Quality Home Health Care among Older Adults with and Without Dementia
Home health care (HHC) plays a pivotal role in serving millions of US adults aging in place. Although the HHC population is growing rapidly in both size and diversity, driven by an aging US population and a changing demographic profile, there are increasing concerns of equity in HHC, particularly regarding...
JAMDA
March 20, 2025
Using Machine Learning to Identify Social Determinants of Health that Impact Discharge Disposition for Hospitalized Patients
To identify self-reported social determinants of health (SDOH) among hospitalized patients that predict discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF).
JAMDA
March 20, 2025
Identifying Patient, Care Partner, and Clinician Needs for Functional Recovery Following Hospitalization When Dementia is Present
Persons with dementia are frequently hospitalized, which threatens their ability to return to and live at home. Current post-acute paradigms tend to default to short-term rehabilitation in a nursing home. Still, alternative post-acute care models are crucial for veterans with dementia to recover at home. T...
JAMDA
March 20, 2025
Sex-Specific Fall Trajectories and Associated Self-Reported Risk Factors: A Prospective Analysis of the 3-Year 5-Country DO-HEALTH Trial
Few studies have explored specific trajectories or patterns of falls over time in older adults, and the role of sex and self-reported risk factors for these trajectories were overlooked. This study aimed to identify sex-specific fall trajectories over 3 years and the self-reported risk factors associated w...
JAMDA
March 19, 2025
Factors Influencing Initial Rehabilitation Type after Hip Fracture Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study
To describe and compare the factors that impact initial rehabilitation type after hip fracture surgery.
JAMDA
March 17, 2025
Consumer-Directed Personal Care in the New York Metropolitan Area: Trends in Use From 2017 to 2022
Despite growing interest in expansion of consumer- (or self-) directed models of Medicaid-funded personal care, research characterizing program use is limited. We leverage health plan and claims data from a large health plan in New York to examine (1) trends in use of consumer-directed care and (2) the imp...
