JAMDA
November 20, 2017
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JAMDA
November 20, 2017
Utilization of Antibiotics in Long-Term Care Facilities in British Columbia, Canada
Antibiotic use is highly prevalent in long-term care facilities (LTCFs); a resident's annual exposure to at least 1 course of antibiotic is approximately 50% to 80%. The objective of this study was to understand the extent of antibiotic use in the population of residents in British Columbia's (BC...
JAMDA
November 20, 2017
A Decade of JAMDA
JAMDA
November 20, 2017
Overview of Two Different Nursing Home Health Systems: Examples From France and the United States
JAMDA
November 16, 2017
Effects of Combined Physical and Cognitive Exercises on Cognition and Mobility in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Although participation in physical and cognitive activities is encouraged to reduce the risk of dementia, the preventive efficacy of these activities for patients with mild cognitive impairment is unestablished.
JAMDA
November 16, 2017
An Easy Assessment of Frailty at Baseline Independently Predicts Prognosis in Very Elderly Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Information about the impact of frailty in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is scarce. No study has assessed the prognostic impact of frailty as measured by the FRAIL scale in very elderly patients with ACS.
JAMDA
November 16, 2017
Hospice Care for Patients With Dementia in the United States: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Patients with dementia form an increasing proportion of those entering hospice care. Little is known about the types of hospices serving patients with dementia and the patterns of hospice use, including timing of hospice disenrollment between patients with and without dementia.
JAMDA
November 16, 2017
Efficacy and Safety of Citalopram Compared With Atypical Antipsychotics on Agitation in Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer Dementia
JAMDA
November 15, 2017
Could delirium and anti-dementia drugs effect the treatment of agitated nursing home residents with Alzheimer dementia?
JAMDA
November 15, 2017
Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults: Comparing Different Frailty Measures in Predicting Short- and Long-term Patient Outcomes
Data for the assessment of frailty in acutely ill hospitalized older adults remains limited. Using the Frailty Index (FI) as “gold standard,” we compared (1) the diagnostic performance of 3 frailty measures (FRAIL, Clinical Frailty Scale [CFS], and Tilburg Frailty Indicator [TFI]) in identifying frailty, a...