Policy Snapshot
April 21, 2023
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JAMDA
April 21, 2023
Identifying Quality Indicators for the Care of Hospitalized Injured Older Adults: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Older adults represent more than 50% of trauma admissions in many high-income countries. Furthermore, they are at increased risk for complications, resulting in worse health outcomes than younger adults and a significant health care utilization burden. Quality indicators (QIs) are used to assess the qualit...
JAMDA
April 21, 2023
Agreement Between 2 Sources of Antipsychotic Coding Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Long-Term Care
JAMDA
April 21, 2023
Stronger Impact of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes of a French Region During the Second Pandemic Wave
Quantify the effects of characteristics of nursing homes and their surroundings on the spread of COVID-19 outbreaks and assess the changes in resident protection between the first 2 waves (March 1 to July 31 and August 1 to December 31, 2020).
JAMDA
April 21, 2023
Risk of Adverse Events and Delirium after COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients Living with Dementia
The aim of this study was to compare incidences of adverse events of special interest (AESI) and delirium in 3 cohorts: after COVID-19 vaccination, prepandemic, and SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test positive.
JAMDA
April 21, 2023
Medication Prescribing for Type 2 Diabetes in the US Long-Term Care Setting: Observational Study
To characterize prescribing of glucose-lowering medication annually and to quantify the annual frequency of hypoglycemia among residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
JAMDA
April 20, 2023
Does CGA Improve Health Outcomes in the Community? An Umbrella Review
To perform an umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses (MAs) examining the effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) delivered within community settings to general populations of community-dwelling older people against various health outcomes.
JAMDA
April 20, 2023
Potentially Harmful Medication Prescribing by the Degree of Physician Specialization in Nursing Home Practice: An Observational Study
The use of anticholinergics, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, and other potentially harmful medications (PHMs) is associated with particularly poor outcomes in nursing home (NH) residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Our objective was to compare PHM prescribing by NH physicia...
Spotlight
April 19, 2023
Staying on Track with Infection Issues
One hallmark of AMDA is that the organization is proactive and follows through on key issues. Case in point: the Infection Advisory Subcommittee, which was highly engaged during the pandemic but continues to work tirelessly to support members and post-acute and long-term care residents nationwide.
JAMDA
April 18, 2023
Use of Home-Based Clinical Care and Long-Term Services and Supports Among Homebound Older Adults
Describe use of home-based clinical care and home-based long-term services and supports (LTSS) using a nationally representative sample of homebound older Medicare beneficiaries.
