JAMDA
November 14, 2019
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JAMDA
November 14, 2019
Prevalence of Hospital-Associated Disability in Older Adults: A Meta-analysis
Hospital-associated disability (HAD), defined as loss of independence in activities of daily living (ADL) following acute hospitalization, is observed among older adults. The study objective is to determine overall prevalence of HAD among older adults hospitalized in acute care, and to assess the impact of...
JAMDA
November 14, 2019
Dementia Severity Associated With Increased Risk of Potentially Preventable Readmissions During Home Health Care
Approximately 14% of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of home health care admission. Individuals with dementia account for 30% of all home health care admissions and are at high risk for readmission. Our primary objective was to determine the association between dementia s...
Podcast
November 11, 2019
CMDA Journal Club | Antibiotic Resistance
JAMDA
November 7, 2019
Effects of a Multicomponent Frailty Prevention Program in Prefrail Community-Dwelling Older Persons: A Randomized Controlled Trial
To examine the effects of a multicomponent frailty prevention program in community-dwelling older persons with prefrailty.
JAMDA
November 7, 2019
The Longitudinal Associations of Handgrip Strength and Cognitive Function in Aging Americans
Factors that are responsible for age-related neurologic deterioration of noncognitive and cognitive processes may have a shared cause. We sought to examine the temporal, directional associations of handgrip strength and cognitive function in a national sample of aging Americans.
JAMDA
November 7, 2019
Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions Associated With Potentially Avoidable Hospital Admissions
JAMDA
November 6, 2019
State Variability in Assisted Living Residents’ End-of-Life Care Trajectories
A growing and increasingly vulnerable population resides in assisted living. States are responsible for regulating assisted living and vary in their requirements. Little is known about how this variability translates to differences in the dying experiences of assisted living residents. The objective of thi...
JAMDA
November 6, 2019
Diagnostic Accuracy of the SLU AMSAD Scale for Depression in Older Adults Without Dementia
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a short depression screening tool, the Saint Louis University (SLU) AMSAD depression scale, relative to the Geriatric Depression Scale–15 (GDS-15) and Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), and in relation to the (DSM-5) criteria for major depressive diso...
JAMDA
November 6, 2019
