JAMDA
January 5, 2014
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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...
JAMDA
December 18, 2013
Regional White Matter Lesions Predict Falls in Patients With Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Preventive strategy for falls in demented elderly is a clinical challenge. From early-stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD), patients show impaired balance and gait. The purpose of this study is to determine whether regional white matter lesions (WMLs) can predict balance/gait disturbance and falls in eld...
JAMDA
December 18, 2013
Scabies in the Nursing Home, Misdiagnosis Means Costs, and Embarrassment: Story of a Centenarian Smitten by Scabies!
JAMDA
December 18, 2013
Mild Cognitive Impairment—A Treatable Condition
JAMDA
December 18, 2013
Low Testosterone Levels, Depressive Symptoms, and Falls in Older Men: A Cross-Sectional Study
While several studies have cited a potential association between testosterone deficiency and risk of falls among community-dwelling older men, evidence for such an association is conflicting. Depressive symptoms, which occasionally accompany testosterone deficiency but which are often neglected as associat...
JAMDA
December 16, 2013
The Association Between Quality of Care and Quality of Life in Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents With Preserved Cognition
To assess the overall quality of life of long-stay nursing home residents with preserved cognition, to examine whether the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service's Nursing Home Compare 5-star quality rating system reflects the overall quality of life of such residents, and to examine whether reside...
JAMDA
December 7, 2013
Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Influenza infection is common among institutionalized older adults. Many nonrandomized observational studies on influenza vaccination suggested that it could reduce influenza-related hospitalizations and mortality in institutionalized older adults. Criticism regarding the effectiveness of influenza vaccine...
