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JAMDA
February 14, 2020
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JAMDA
February 13, 2020
Nursing Home-Associated Pneumonia, Part II: Etiology and Treatment
This is the second of 2 parts of a narrative review of nursing home-associated pneumonia (NHAP) that deals with etiology and treatment in the nursing home. In the 1980s and 1990s, the etiology of NHAP was considered to be similar to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This belief was reflected in CAP guide...
JAMDA
February 7, 2020
External Validation and Comparison of Early Readmission's Risk Scores in Older Adults: Prospective Observational Study
JAMDA
February 7, 2020
Appropriateness of End-of-Life Care in People Dying With Dementia: Applying Quality Indicators on Linked Administrative Databases
Dementia is a progressive incurable life-limiting illness. Previous research suggests end-of-life care for people with dementia should have a symptomatic focus with an effort to avoid burdensome interventions that would not improve quality of life. This study aims to assess the appropriateness of end-of-li...
JAMDA
February 7, 2020
Determinants of Maintenance and Recovery of Function in a Representative Older Community-Resident Biracial Sample
Focus on decline in performance of activities of daily living (ADL) has not been matched by studies of recovery of function. Advised by a broad conceptual model of physical resilience, we ascertain characteristics that identify (1) maintenance, (2) decline, and (3) recovery of personal self-maintenance act...
JAMDA
February 4, 2020
Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment
Clinical and research interest in sarcopenia has burgeoned internationally, Asia included. The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2014 consensus defined as “age-related loss of muscle mass, plus low muscle strength, and/or low physical performance” and specified cutoffs for each diagnostic componen...
JAMDA
February 1, 2020
Impact of Prior Home Care on Length of Stay in Residential Care for Australians With Dementia
To assess the impact of home care on length-of-stay within residential care.
JAMDA
January 31, 2020
Response to Letters to the Editor the Imperative for Person-Centered Care: Focus on Assessing and Working With LTC Residents Rather Than Percent of People on Medication Without Data on Appropriate Use and Problems With DICE and BPSD
JAMDA
January 29, 2020
Frailty Trait Scale–Short Form: A Frailty Instrument for Clinical Practice
To develop short versions of the Frailty Trait Scale (FTS) for use in clinical settings.
JAMDA
January 27, 2020