JAMDA
May 10, 2014
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JAMDA
May 9, 2014
Determining the Incidence of Drug-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Nursing Home Residents
Although acute kidney injury (AKI) is well studied in the acute care setting, investigation of AKI in the nursing home (NH) setting is virtually nonexistent. The goal of this study was to determine the incidence of drug-associated AKI using the RIFLE (Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of kidney function, or End-...
JAMDA
May 9, 2014
Education to Reduce Potentially Harmful Medication Use Among Residents of Assisted Living Facilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The objectives of this study were (1) to investigate the effect of nurse training on the use of potentially harmful medications; and (2) to explore the effect of nurse training on residents' health-related quality of life (HRQoL), health service utilization, and mortality.
JAMDA
May 8, 2014
The Effects of Humor Therapy on Nursing Home Residents Measured Using Observational Methods: The SMILE Cluster Randomized Trial
To evaluate the effects of humor therapy assessed using observational methods on agitation, engagement, positive behaviors, affect, and contentment.
JAMDA
May 8, 2014
Are the New Guidelines for Cholesterol and Hypertension Age Friendly?
JAMDA
May 1, 2014
Nursing Home Research: The First International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) Research Conference
The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics held its first conference on nursing home research in St Louis, MO, in November 2013. This article provides a summary of the presentations.
JAMDA
May 1, 2014
Attributing the Benefits of Individual Components in a Multicomponent Intervention: A Familiar Challenge in Comprehensive Geriatric Care
JAMDA
April 30, 2014
Residential Relocations Among Older People Over the Course of More Than 10 Years
The objective of this study was to describe the rates of residential relocations over the course of 10.5 years and evaluate differences in these relocation rates according to gender and decedent status.
JAMDA
April 30, 2014
Sarcopenia: There Is a Need for Some Steps Forward
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...
