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JAMDA
May 31, 2018
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JAMDA
May 31, 2018
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Community-Dwelling Older Patients with Dementia: Prevalence and Relationship with Geriatric Parameters
To define the prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in community-dwelling older persons with dementia, using V-VST (Volume-Viscosity Swallow Test), the reference clinical screening test for swallowing disorders, to assess the feasibility of the V-VST in an ambulatory care setting, to search for associ...
JAMDA
May 25, 2018
Frail Elderly, Inconspicuous Finance System, Complex Healthcare: Are We Realists or Optimists?
JAMDA
May 25, 2018
Associations of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference with 3-Year All-Cause Mortality Among the Oldest Old: Evidence from a Chinese Community-Based Prospective Cohort Study
Current international and national guidelines for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) have been recommended to all adults. However, whether recommendations applied to the oldest old (aged 80+) is poorly known. The study objective was to investigate the relation of BMI and WC with 3-year all-...
JAMDA
May 24, 2018
Using PROMIS Pain Interference Items to Improve Quality Measurement in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
To evaluate the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pain interference items for use in a quality measure and to compare the resulting quality score, along with internal reliability and validity, to a similar item set in the Minimum Data Set Version 3.0 (MDS).
JAMDA
May 24, 2018
Effects of Horticulture on Frail and Prefrail Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Frail nursing home residents face multiple health challenges as a result of their frail status. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of HT on the psychosocial well-being of frail and prefrail nursing home residents.
JAMDA
May 21, 2018
Early Identification and Management of Sepsis in Nursing Facilities: Challenges and Opportunities
JAMDA
May 21, 2018
Frailty Defined by FRAIL Scale as a Predictor of Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
To conduct a systematic review of the literature on prospective cohort studies examining mortality risk according to frailty defined by FRAIL scale, and to perform a meta-analysis to synthesize the pooled risk estimates.
JAMDA
May 18, 2018
Short-term Resource Utilization and Cost-Effectiveness of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Acute Hospital Care for Severely Frail Elderly Patients
The objective of this study was to estimate the 3-month within-trial cost-effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in acute medical care for frail elderly patients compared to usual medical care, by estimating health-related quality of life and costs from a societal perspective.
JAMDA
May 8, 2018