JAMDA
July 1, 2017
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JAMDA
July 1, 2017
Attitudes Toward Advance Directives Among Patients and Their Family Members in China
Chinese people are generally unfamiliar with the concept of advance care planning or advance directives (ACP/ADs), which raises dilemmas in life-support choice and can even affect clinical decision making. To understand and address the issues involved better, we investigated the awareness of ACP/ADs in Chi...
JAMDA
July 1, 2017
Differential Characteristics of Skeletal Muscle in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Sarcopenia is diagnosed on the basis of skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength/function. However, more simple and accurate measures for muscle mass and muscle strength/function should be explored.
JAMDA
July 1, 2017
Metformin Safety Warnings and Diabetes Drug Prescribing Patterns for Older Nursing Home Residents
Diabetes mellitus is common in US nursing homes (NHs), and the mainstay treatment, metformin, has US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) boxed warnings indicating safety concerns in those with advanced age, heart failure, or renal disease. Little is known about treatment selection in this setting, especiall...
Caring for the Ages
June 28, 2017
Making Long-Term Care a Family Affair
Caring for the Ages
June 28, 2017
Adult Daughters: Our Nation’s Front Lines of Caregiving in the Era of Alzheimer’s
Caring for the Ages
June 28, 2017
Journal Highlights From the July Issue of JAMDA
Caring for the Ages
June 28, 2017
News From The Society
Caring for the Ages
June 28, 2017
The Power of POLST
Caring for the Ages
June 28, 2017
