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June 30, 2021
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June 30, 2021
Smart Case Review: A Model For Successful Remote Medical Direction and Enhanced Nursing Home Quality Improvement
This article describes how medical directors can use a strategic approach [Smart Case Review (SCR)] to perform effective and efficient clinical case reviews and key medical director oversight functions simultaneously. SCR can be done either on-site or remotely, by using existing information in the medical ...
JAMDA
June 29, 2021
The Association of Anticholinergic Drugs and Delirium in Nursing Home Patients With Dementia: Results From the SHELTER Study
Drugs with anticholinergic properties are associated with an increased prevalence of delirium, especially in older persons. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the use of this class of drugs in nursing home (NH) patients and prevalence of delirium, particularly in people with deme...
JAMDA
June 29, 2021
Outcomes of Nonagenarians With Acute Coronary Syndrome
Nonagenarians are a fast-growing age group among cardiovascular patients, but data about their management and prognosis after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is scarce. This study aimed to analyze characteristics of nonagenarian patients with ACS and to compare in-hospital and 1-year clinical outcomes bet...
JAMDA
June 29, 2021
Defining the Core Skills and Activities of the Attending Physician in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) contracted with a psychometric firm to perform a 3-phase Job Analysis following best practices. Literature was reviewed, a task force of subject matter experts was convened, a survey was developed and sent via Survey Monkey to attending p...
JAMDA
June 29, 2021
Psychometric Properties, Feasibility, and Acceptability of the Self-Reported interRAI Check-Up Assessment
To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and psychometric properties of the self-report version of the interRAI Check-Up (CUSR).
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June 29, 2021
Impact of Tailored Multicomponent Exercise for Preventing Weakness and Falls on Nursing Home Residents’ Functional Capacity
We aimed to determine whether the benefits of long (24 weeks) and short (4 weeks) training programs persisted after short (6 weeks) and long (14 weeks) periods of inactivity in older adult nursing home residents with sarcopenia.
JAMDA
June 26, 2021
Factors Associated With COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths in French Nursing Homes
To describe the clinical characteristics and management of residents in French nursing homes with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to determine the risk factors for COVID-19–related hospitalization and death in this population.
JAMDA
June 25, 2021
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness is Associated With Malnutrition, Dysphagia, and Vitamin D Deficiency in Older Adults
Both excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and nutritional deficiencies are common and can cause similar negative consequences, such as falls, and cognitive impairment in older adults, but there is no study investigating the relationship between the two. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationshi...
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June 25, 2021