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June 8, 2023
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JAMDA
June 8, 2023
More of a Good Thing: A Framework to Grow and Strengthen the PALTC Careforce
The current staffing shortage across all disciplines of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings is affecting the health and safety of residents, as well as the well-being of the current staff. The need to retain and recruit new talent to this challenging but fulfilling setting demands that we look t...
JAMDA
June 8, 2023
The Benefits of Nursing Home Air Purification on COVID-19 Outcomes: A Natural Experiment
Improving indoor air quality is one potential strategy to reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in any setting, including nursing homes, where staff and residents have been disproportionately and negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAMDA
June 7, 2023
Association of Sources of COVID-19 Information with Vaccine Uptake, Preventive Behaviors, and Perceived Severity of COVID-19
To investigate the association of using informal sources and reliance on multiple sources of information with actual COVID-19 vaccine uptake, the number of doses of vaccine received, COVID-19 testing, essential preventive measures, and perceived severity of COVID-19.
JAMDA
June 7, 2023
Feasibility and Effects of Namaste Care for Persons with Advanced Dementia in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes
To evaluate the feasibility and effects of the Namaste Care intervention for persons with advanced dementia (ie, moderate and late-stage) in long-term care (LTC) and their family carers.
JAMDA
June 7, 2023
Hospital Proximity and Emergency Department Use among Assisted Living Residents
To examine the relationship between AL communities' distance to the nearest hospital and residents’ rates of emergency department (ED) use. We hypothesize that when access to an ED is more convenient, as measured by a shorter distance, assisted living (AL)-to-ED transfers are more common, particularly...
JAMDA
June 7, 2023
Efficacy and Safety of Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on the Improvement of Cardiopulmonary Function in Patients After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (ENERGY): A Randomized Controlled Trial
To investigate the effect of moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on the improvement of cardiopulmonary function for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
JAMDA
June 7, 2023
Outcomes for Long-Stay Nursing Facility Residents Following On-Site Acute Care under a CMS Initiative
The goal of this study was to describe outcomes of long-term nursing facility (NF) residents treated for one of 6 conditions on-site in the NF and to compare outcomes to those treated for the same conditions in the hospital.
JAMDA
June 7, 2023
Sleep Duration and Sarcopenia: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
In adults, short and long sleep duration has been associated with sarcopenia risk. Studies have shown that various factors, including biological and psychological factors, could be the underlying cause of the association between aberrant sleep duration and sarcopenia risk. In this study, we have qualitativ...
JAMDA
June 5, 2023
