JAMDA
September 24, 2020
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JAMDA
September 24, 2020
Use of Alcohol in Long Term Care Settings: A Comparative Analysis of Personal Choice, Public Health Advice and the Law
Alcohol is one of the most widely available psychoactive substances globally. Many accept the risks associated with alcohol consumption for reasons such as social engagement and feelings of pleasure. Alcohol consumption in a nursing home (NH) setting highlights the moral and logistical challenges of balanc...
Podcast
September 24, 2020
FMDA Journal Club | COVID-19 Impact: The Next Wave of Challenges
JAMDA
September 21, 2020
Developing a Fracture Risk Clinical Assessment Protocol for Long-Term Care: A Modified Delphi Consensus Process
To develop a fracture risk Clinical Assessment Protocol (CAP) based on long-term care (LTC) fracture prevention recommendations and an embedded fracture risk assessment tool.
JAMDA
September 21, 2020
Describing Differences Among Recent Immigrants and Long-Standing Residents Waiting for Long-Term Care: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Immigrants often face many unique cultural and logistical challenges in their health care that differ from nonimmigrants. We sought to describe and compare characteristics and the time to placement between recent immigrants and long-standing residents waiting for long-term care (LTC).
JAMDA
September 20, 2020
Subjective Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Reserve Indicators, and the Incidence of Dementia
Both cognitive reserve and subjective cognitive decline are closely related to the risk of dementia. We investigated whether cognitive reserve can modify the risk of dementia developing from subjective cognitive decline.
JAMDA
September 19, 2020
Mental Health Impact of SARS-COV-2 Pandemic on Long-Term Care Facility Personnel in Poland
JAMDA
September 19, 2020
Prognostic Factors for Short-term Recovery of Independence in a Multistate Model for Patients With a Hip Fracture
This study investigates the transitions of community-dwelling patients with a proximal femoral fracture towards recovery of independence using multistate modeling. The prognostic value of factors affecting the short-term rate of recovery of independence in activities of daily living was assessed for the re...
JAMDA
September 17, 2020
A Sustainable Interdisciplinary Approach to the Appropriate Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Long-Term Care
Prior research in geriatric medicine has shown that the use of antipsychotic medications by older people can result in significant adverse effects and increased mortality. This article focuses on the implementation of a methodology created by the Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) collaborative, a pro...
JAMDA
September 17, 2020
Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for Home Health Care in the Time of COVID-19
