JAMDA
February 21, 2023
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JAMDA
February 20, 2023
Exercise Guidelines to Counteract Physical Deconditioning in Long-Term Care Facilities: What to Do and How to Do It?
With age, older adults experience a decrease in muscle function and changes in body composition, which raise the risk of functional incapacity and loss of autonomy. These declines are more pronounced in older adults living in long-term care (LTC) facilities than those living in the community (ie, sarcopeni...
JAMDA
February 20, 2023
National Early Warning Scores Following Emergency Hospital Transfer: Implications for Care Home Residents
Care home residents have high rates of hospital admission. The UK National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) standardizes the secondary care response to acute illness. However, the ability of NEWS2 to predict adverse health outcomes specifically for care home residents is unknown. This study explored the relatio...
JAMDA
February 20, 2023
Socioeconomic and Ethnic Inequalities in the Progress of Multimorbidity and the Role of Health Behaviors
To assess socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in the progress of multimorbidity and whether behavioral factors explain these inequalities among older Americans.
JAMDA
February 15, 2023
Relationship Between Physical Symptoms and Loneliness in Patients with Heart Failure: The Serial Mediating Roles of Activities of Daily Living and Social Isolation
This study aimed to examine the multiple mediation effects of activities of daily living and social isolation on the relationship between physical symptoms and loneliness in patients with heart failure.
JAMDA
February 10, 2023
Nursing Home to Nursing Home Transfers during the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
To examine the nursing home to nursing home transfer rates before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic and to identify risk factors associated with those transfers in a state with a policy to create COVID-19-care nursing homes.
JAMDA
February 9, 2023
Association Between Pollution and Frailty in Older People: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the UK Biobank
Frailty is a relevant issue in older people, being associated with several negative outcomes. Increasing literature is reporting that pollution (particularly air pollution) can increase the risk of frailty, but the research is still limited. We aimed to investigate the potential association of pollution (a...
JAMDA
February 7, 2023
Long-Term Care Needs and Incidence of End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study
JAMDA
February 6, 2023
Telehealth Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review
Many adults older than 65 spend time in a nursing home (NH) at the end of life where specialist palliative care is limited. However, telehealth may improve access to palliative care services. A review of the literature was conducted to synthesize the evidence for telehealth palliative care in NHs to provid...
JAMDA
February 6, 2023
Letter to the Editor Re: “Raising the Bar for Physicians Practicing in Nursing Homes: Is Specialty Status the Answer?”
