JAMDA
April 30, 2014
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JAMDA
April 23, 2014
Usefulness of Oximetry for Sleep Apnea Screening in Frail Hospitalized Elderly
Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) prevalence increases with age. In the elderly, symptoms are less specific (falls, cognitive or functional decline, polymedication). Polysomnography, the gold standard technique to diagnose SAS, is challenged by sleep laboratories' waiting lists and high associated costs. Noc...
JAMDA
April 19, 2014
Antihypertensive Treatment in People With Dementia
The range and magnitude of potential benefits and harms of antihypertensive treatment in people with dementia has not been previously established.
JAMDA
April 19, 2014
Computer-Assisted Direct Observation of Behavioral Agitation, Engagement, and Affect in Long-Term Care Residents
The objectives of the current research were (1) to test and evaluate the investigator-designed Behavior, Engagement, and Affect Measure (BEAM) touchpad direct observational data collection tool, and (2) to implement this tool to investigate residents' patterns of behavioral agitation, engagement, affe...
JAMDA
April 19, 2014
New Reference Values for Body Composition by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in the General Population: Results From the UK Biobank
Low fat-free mass (FFM) is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality in elderly and patient populations. Therefore, measurement of FFM is important in nutritional assessment. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a convenient method to assess FFM and FFM index (FFMI; FFM/height). Although reference val...
JAMDA
April 16, 2014
Frailty in Older Persons: Multisystem Risk Factors and the Frailty Risk Index (FRI)
Currently there is no risk factor scale that identifies older persons at risk of frailty.
JAMDA
April 12, 2014
Adverse Events in Post-Acute Care: The Office of the Inspector General's Report
JAMDA
April 12, 2014
Response to the Letter by Drs. Van der Steen and Arcand
JAMDA
April 7, 2014
New Toolkit to Measure Quality of Person-Centered Care: Development and Pilot Evaluation With Nursing Home Communities
Increasingly, nursing home (NH) providers are adopting a person-centered care (PCC) philosophy; yet, they currently lack methods to measure their progress toward this goal. Few PCC tools meet criteria for ease of use and feasibility in NHs. The purpose of this article is to report on the development of the...
JAMDA
April 7, 2014
Letter Referring to the Article “Development and Testing of a Decision Aid on Goals of Care for Advanced Dementia” by Einterz et al
