Potentially avoidable hospitalizations (PAHs) of nursing home (NH) residents are common, costly, and can have significant economic consequences. Telemedicine has been shown to reduce emergency department and hospitalization of NH residents, yet adoption has been limited and little is known about provider...
“Lack of energy” or anergia is a common complaint associated with adverse outcomes in older people. There is a lack of knowledge on this symptom in the nursing home (NH) setting. The aim of this study was to investigate whether lack of energy was associated with hospitalization and mortality in NH resident...
Young-onset dementia (YOD) is defined as dementia that develops before the age of 65. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) have important clinical consequences for patients and their family members. To date, knowledge about the prevalence and correlates of NPS in YOD is limited, but essential to establish speci...
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