JAMDA
January 23, 2014
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JAMDA
January 23, 2014
Sarcopenia in Asia: Consensus Report of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia, a newly recognized geriatric syndrome, is characterized by age-related decline of skeletal muscle plus low muscle strength and/or physical performance. Previous studies have confirmed the association of sarcopenia and adverse health outcomes, such as falls, disability, hospital admission, long ...
JAMDA
January 22, 2014
Attitudes Toward Death, Dying, End-of-Life Palliative Care, and Interdisciplinary Practice in Long Term Care Workers
Besides personal and professional experiences, long term care providers' own attitudes toward death may affect the care given to dying residents.
JAMDA
January 17, 2014
Health-Related Quality of Life After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Elderly Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis
Severe aortic stenosis may affect both normal daily living and survival. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become an appropriate alternative to surgery for elderly patients with high surgical risk, and it results in improved survival in this population.
JAMDA
January 16, 2014
Obesity and Physical Frailty in Older Adults: A Scoping Review of Lifestyle Intervention Trials
Many frail older adults are thin, weak, and undernourished; this component of frailty remains a critical concern in the geriatric field. However, there is also strong evidence that excessive adiposity contributes to frailty by reducing the ability of older adults to perform physical activities and increasi...
JAMDA
January 6, 2014
What Is Missing in the Validation of Frailty Instruments?
JAMDA
January 5, 2014
Effectiveness of Mealtime Interventions on Behavior Symptoms of People With Dementia Living in Care Homes: A Systematic Review
Elderly residents with dementia commonly exhibit increased agitation at mealtimes. This interferes with eating and can be distressing for both the individual and fellow residents. This review examines the effectiveness of mealtime interventions aimed at improving behavioral symptoms in elderly people livin...
JAMDA
January 1, 2014
Management of Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension
The burden of orthostatic hypotension (OH) on public health is a universally recognized enigmatic clinical condition that is associated with significant increases on morbidity and mortality rates, and can take a major toll on one's quality of life. Orthostatic hypotension is predictive of vascular dea...
JAMDA
January 1, 2014
Efficiency at the Resident's Level of the NABUCCOD Nutrition and Oral Health Care Training Program in Nursing Homes
To assess the impact of a nutrition and oral care training program on nursing home (NH) policies and residents.
JAMDA
December 29, 2013
Gait Speed in Ambulant Older People in Long Term Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Gait speed, recently proposed as the sixth vital sign of geriatric assessment, is a strong predictor of adverse outcomes. Walking faster than 1.0 m/s is associated with better survival in community-dwelling older adults, and a recent meta-analysis of older adults in clinical settings estimated usual gait s...
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