JAMDA
September 14, 2017
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September 12, 2017
Conceptualizing a Dynamic Fall Risk Model Including Intrinsic Risks and Exposures
Falls are a major cause of injury and disability in older people, leading to serious health and social consequences including fractures, poor quality of life, loss of independence, and institutionalization. To design and provide adequate prevention measures, accurate understanding and identification of per...
JAMDA
September 9, 2017
Baseline Association of Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome With Sustained Attention, Memory, and Global Cognition
Slow gait has been shown to be a good predictor of declining cognitive function in healthy older adults. Motoric cognitive risk (MCR) syndrome is a new construct incorporating slow gait and subjective cognitive complaints in individuals without dementia who have preserved activities of daily living. This a...
JAMDA
September 9, 2017
Frailty, Polypharmacy, and Health Outcomes in Older Adults: The Frailty and Dependence in Albacete Study
To investigate if polypharmacy modifies the association between frailty and health outcomes in older adults.
JAMDA
September 9, 2017
Effects of Legal Access to Cannabis on Scheduled II–V Drug Prescriptions
Co-prescribing of scheduled drugs is endemic in the United Sates, increasing health risks to patients and the burden on healthcare systems.
JAMDA
September 1, 2017
Prevalence of Preventive Cardiovascular Medication Use In Nursing Home Residents. Room for Deprescribing? The SHELTER Study
In nursing home (NH) residents with a very short life expectancy, the benefits of preventive cardiovascular medication maintenance are questionable.
JAMDA
August 31, 2017
Use of the Spanish Version of the Rapid Geriatric Assessment in Mexican Patients in Long-Term Care
We report our experience with the use of a Spanish version of the rapid geriatric assessment of 30 patients in 2 long-term care institutions in Mexico City by a group of healthcare students without prior experience in geriatric medicine. The Spanish version of the rapid geriatric assessment is a very easy ...
JAMDA
August 31, 2017
Beyond the Neuropsychiatric Horizon: Assessing the Risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Parkinson Disease
JAMDA
August 31, 2017
FRAIL Questionnaire Screening Tool and Short-Term Outcomes in Geriatric Fracture Patients
There are limited screening tools to predict adverse postoperative outcomes for the geriatric surgical fracture population. Frailty is increasingly recognized as a risk assessment to capture complexity. The goal of this study was to use a short screening tool, the FRAIL scale, to categorize the level of fr...
JAMDA
August 31, 2017
Drug Use and Mortality in Parkinson Disease
Tools, knowledge, and recognition to improve vaccination rates and protect residents and staff.
