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June 24, 2019
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June 24, 2019
Conducting Clinical Research in Post-acute and Long-term Nursing Home Care Settings: Regulatory Challenges
Despite multiple initiatives in post-acute and long-term nursing home care settings (NHs) to improve the quality of care while reducing health care costs, research in NHs can prove challenging. Extensive regulation for both research and NHs is designed to protect a highly vulnerable population but can be a...
JAMDA
June 24, 2019
Where Have All the Experienced Clinicians Gone? How the Literature on Care of Older Persons Fails to Adequately Inform Clinical Decision Making
JAMDA
June 21, 2019
Development and Validation of the Nursing Home Care-related Quality of Life Scale
We developed an instrument to assess nursing home residents' quality of life (QOL), with a focus on QOL-related factors modifiable through nursing home care, within the South Korean context; then, we tested its validity and reliability.
JAMDA
June 21, 2019
Profiling the Characteristics of People Who Are Comatose in Long-term and Complex Continuing Care Settings
To describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics of people who are comatose in Canadian complex continuing care (CCC) and long-term care (LTC) settings, and to make recommendations to promote comprehensive care planning for this population.
JAMDA
June 21, 2019
Sarcopenia in Acute Care Patients: Protocol for the European Collaboration of Geriatric Surveys: Sarcopenia 9+ EAMA Project
JAMDA
June 18, 2019
A Review of Nonantibiotic Agents to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections in Older Women
This article provides a comprehensive literature review on nonantibiotic agents used for the prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women ≥45 years of age.
JAMDA
June 18, 2019
Managing Paratonia in Persons With Dementia: Short-term Effects of Supporting Cushions and Harmonic Techniques
Paratonia, a form of hypertonia typically seen in dementia, is often associated with difficulties in positioning and daily care. No evidence-based therapy or clinical guideline for management is available. In this study, the short-term effect of harmonic techniques (HT) and supporting cushions (SC) on para...
JAMDA
June 18, 2019
Two-Year Weight Loss but Not Body Mass Index Predicts Mortality and Disability in an Older Japanese Community-Dwelling Population
Previous studies in older populations have shown a cardioprotective effect for obesity, an observation known as the obesity paradox. However, whether a decrease or increase in body weight over a certain period affects disability and mortality in older adults remains unknown. Hence, we examined whether the ...
JAMDA
June 18, 2019