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December 20, 2018
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December 20, 2018
Health Outcomes of Deprescribing Interventions Among Older Residents in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Deprescribing is effective in addressing concerns relating to polypharmacy in residents of nursing homes. However, the clinical outcomes of deprescribing interventions among residents in nursing homes are not well understood. We evaluated the impact of deprescribing interventions by health care professiona...
JAMDA
December 19, 2018
Adoption of Health Information Technology Among US Nursing Facilities
Nursing facilities have lagged behind in the adoption of interoperable health information technology (ie technologies that allow the sharing and use of electronic patient information between different information systems). The objective of this study was to estimate the nationwide prevalence of electronic ...
JAMDA
December 19, 2018
Inverse Dose-Response Relationship Between Home Health Care Services and Rehospitalization in Older Adults
(1) To examine the impact of specific services [skilled nursing (SN), physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and home health aide (HA)] in Medicare-certified home health care (HHC) on subsequent rehospitalization among older patients during a 60-day HHC episode and (2) to test the moderating eff...
JAMDA
December 19, 2018
Vitamin D Supplementation in Older Persons: Guidelines Versus Practice
JAMDA
December 17, 2018
Predicting Future Health Transitions Among Newly Admitted Nursing Home Residents With Heart Failure
To understand how a heart failure diagnosis and admission health instability predict health transitions and outcomes among newly admitted nursing home residents.
JAMDA
December 13, 2018
Improving Antimicrobial Prescribing: A Multinomial Model Identifying Factors Associated With First- and Second-Line Prescribing
Broad-spectrum, second-line antimicrobials may be prescribed when initial first-line options prove ineffective. This study compares prescribing practices and identifies potential influencing factors for first- and second-line antimicrobials in long-term care facilities.
JAMDA
December 13, 2018
Nutritional Status, Body Mass Index, and the Risk of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
To evaluate the association between nutritional status, defined on the basis of a multidimensional evaluation, and body mass index (BMI) with the risk of falls and recurrent falls in community-dwelling older people.
JAMDA
December 11, 2018
Similarity of Repeated Falls in Older Long-Term Care Residents: Do the Circumstances of Past Falls Predict Those of Future Falls?
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December 11, 2018