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February 27, 2022
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Podcast
December 15, 2021
JAMDA On-The-Go | December 2021 | Full-Time Nursing Home Practice / Deprescribing / Pain Management / Ventilators
JAMDA
October 25, 2021
A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Analgesic Use and Appropriateness in Long-Term Care Facilities
To systematically review the effectiveness of interventions to improve analgesic use and appropriateness in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
JAMDA
January 28, 2021
Cognition-Enhancing, Antipsychotic, and Opioid Medication Use Among Assisted Living and Residential Care Residents in Oregon
Explore community- and resident-level characteristics associated with polypharmacy and use of cognition-enhancing, antipsychotic, and opioid medications among a statewide representative sample of assisted living and residential care (AL/RC) residents.
JAMDA
January 23, 2021
Management of Chronic Pain in Nursing Homes: Navigating Challenges to Improve Person-Centered Care
Despite the dynamic demands in the nursing home (NH), a definitive approach to managing chronic pain in older adults has yet to be established. Due to concerns for potential adverse pharmacologic effects, balancing appropriate pain management is a challenge among NH residents. The challenges encompass but ...
JAMDA
June 27, 2020
Time Trends in Opioid Use by Dementia Severity in Long-Term Care Nursing Home Residents
Current information on opioid use in nursing home residents, particularly those with dementia, is unknown. We examined the temporal trends in opioid use by dementia severity and the association of dementia severity with opioid use in long-term care nursing home residents.
JAMDA
February 26, 2019
Patterns of Opioid Use in the 12 Months Following Geriatric Fragility Fractures: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Fractures of the hip, distal radius, and proximal humerus are common in the Medicare population. This study's objective was to characterize patterns and duration of opioid use, including regional variations in use, after both surgical and nonoperative management.
JAMDA
February 26, 2019
Fourteen-Year Trends in the Use of Psychotropic Medications, Opioids, and Other Sedatives Among Institutionalized Older People in Helsinki, Finland
The use of psychotropic drugs in long-term care (LTC) is very common, despite their known adverse effects. The prevalence of opioid use is growing among older adults. This study aimed to investigate trends in the prevalence of psychotropics, opioids, and sedative load in a LTC setting over a 14-year period...
Podcast
October 7, 2018
AMDA On-The-Go | Opioids and Pain Management in PA/LTC
JAMDA
August 28, 2018