JAMDA
November 12, 2016
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JAMDA
November 9, 2016
Care-Related Quality of Life of Informal Caregivers After Geriatric Rehabilitation
To describe care-related quality of life (CarerQoL) of informal caregivers after geriatric rehabilitation (GR) and identify associated determinants.
JAMDA
November 9, 2016
Associations Between Geriatric Syndromes and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Elderly: Results of a National Longitudinal Study in Taiwan
Although geriatric syndromes have been studied extensively, their interactions with one another and their accumulated effects on life expectancy are less frequently discussed. This study examined whether geriatric syndromes and their cumulative effects are associated with risks of mortality in community-dw...
JAMDA
November 9, 2016
Cognitive Frailty and Adverse Health Outcomes: Findings From the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (SLAS)
There is a recent consensus proposal of “cognitive frailty” defined by the presence of both physical frailty and cognitive impairment in the absence of dementia. The relevance, validity, and utilization of cognitive frailty, however, is presently unclear. We determine whether concurrent physical frailty an...
JAMDA
November 9, 2016
Visual Hallucinations and Parkinsonism in Dementia
JAMDA
November 2, 2016
Association Between Sarcopenia and Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sarcopenia, a gradual loss of muscle mass and function, has been associated with poor health outcomes. Its correlation with another age-related degenerative process, impaired cognition, remains uncertain. This meta-analysis aimed to determine whether there is an association between sarcopenia and cognitive...
JAMDA
November 2, 2016
Sarcopenia and Endothelial Function in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Results From the Studies Investigating Comorbidities Aggravating Heart Failure (SICA-HF)
Skeletal muscle wasting, also known as sarcopenia, has recently been identified as a serious comorbidity in patients with heart failure (HF). We aimed to assess the impact of sarcopenia on endothelial dysfunction in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and with preserved ejection fractio...
JAMDA
November 1, 2016
Evaluation and Management of the Nursing Home Resident With Respiratory Symptoms and an Equivocal Chest X-Ray Report
Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in nursing home (NH) residents. Chest x-ray evidence is considered a key diagnostic criterion for pneumonia by the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) diagnostic guidelines, the modified McGeer diagnostic criteria, and the Loeb criteria for i...
JAMDA
November 1, 2016
Diabetes-Associated Factors as Predictors of Nursing Home Admission and Costs in the Elderly Across Europe
To identify the main factors associated with the use of nursing home facilities and to calculate their costs among older people with diabetes in Europe.
JAMDA
November 1, 2016
