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July 25, 2020
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July 25, 2020
Antihypertensive Deprescribing in Older Adult Veterans at End of Life Admitted to Veteran Affairs Nursing Homes
Geriatric palliative care approaches support deprescribing of antihypertensives in older nursing home (NH) residents with limited life expectancy and/or advanced dementia (LLE/AD) who are intensely treated for hypertension (HTN), but information on real-world deprescribing patterns in this population is li...
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July 25, 2020
Getting to Complete and Accurate Medication Lists During the Transition to Home Health Care
Characterize the work that home health care (HHC) admission nurses complete as part of the medication reconciliation tasks, explore the impact of shared electronic medication data (interoperability) from the referral source on medication reconciliation, and highlight opportunities to enhance medication rec...
JAMDA
July 25, 2020
Incorporating Comprehensive Assessment Parameters to Better Characterize and Plan Rehabilitation for Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
The current management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) largely ignores its heterogeneous pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations in the individual patient. This study aimed to identify clusters of patients with COPD based on a thorough traits assessment.
JAMDA
July 25, 2020
Direct Admission from the Emergency Department to a Subacute Care Ward: An Alternative to Acute Hospitalization
In recent years, subacute care units (SCUs) have emerged as alternatives to acute hospitalization for selected emergency department (ED) patients who might benefit from a short period of inpatient stay within a less acute setting. We developed a new protocol to directly admit selected older patients from o...
JAMDA
July 25, 2020
What Is Really Needed to Provide Effective, Person-Centered Care for Behavioral Expressions of Dementia? Guidance from The Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable
In April, 2019, the Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable convened to discuss common challenges faced when implementing person-centered, non-pharmacological practices in long-term care and other settings that provide care and programs for persons living with dementia, and to develo...
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July 25, 2020
Social Isolation and Loneliness as Risk Factors for Grip Strength Decline Among Older Women and Men in China
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of social isolation and loneliness, both individually and simultaneously, on changes in grip strength among Chinese older adults and whether these relations vary by gender.
JAMDA
July 25, 2020
Clustering of Behavioral Changes and Their Associations With Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
To examine (1) the clustering of reduced falls-efficacy, social withdrawal, and physical activity withdrawal in Irish adults aged 50 years and older, and (2) the concurrent and prospective associations of these clustered behaviors with cognitive decline.
JAMDA
July 23, 2020
Factors Associated with Step Numbers in Acutely Hospitalized Older Adults: The Hospital-Activities of Daily Living Study
To determine the number of steps taken by older patients in hospital and 1 week after discharge; to identify factors associated with step numbers after discharge; and to examine the association between functional decline and step numbers after discharge.
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July 23, 2020