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JAMDA
May 24, 2016
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JAMDA
May 24, 2016
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care: Metrics and Risk Adjustment
An antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) has been recommended for long-term care facilities because of the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in this setting to improve prescribing and decrease adverse events. Recommendations have been made for the components of such a program, but there is litt...
JAMDA
May 20, 2016
What Should the Optimal Systolic Blood Pressure Goal Be in Treating Older Persons with Hypertension?
JAMDA
May 20, 2016
Cloudy, Foul-Smelling Urine Not a Criteria for Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection in Older Adults
JAMDA
May 20, 2016
Loneliness in Nursing Homes
JAMDA
May 20, 2016
Development of an Interdisciplinary Team Communication Framework and Quality Metrics for Home-Based Medical Care Practices
The unique needs of homebound adults receiving home-based medical care (HBMC) (ie, home-based primary care and home-based palliative care services) are ideally provided by interdisciplinary care teams (IDTs) that provide coordinated care. The composition of team members from an array of organizations and t...
JAMDA
May 18, 2016
Observed Blood Pressure and Mortality Among People Aged 65 Years and Older: A Community-Based Cohort Study
The 2014 Eighth Joint National Committee guidelines for hypertension management emphasize the upper limit of blood pressure (BP) as the target for treatment in the elderly population. Given the uncertainty regarding optimal BP range, we aimed to investigate the association between observed BP and subsequen...
JAMDA
May 18, 2016
Gait Performance in Hypertensive Patients on Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
To examine the relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) use and gait performance in older adults.
JAMDA
May 13, 2016
Response to Letter to the Editor “A Quality Improvement Project to Improve and Reduce the Use of Hand Mitt Restraints in Nursing Home Residents”
JAMDA
May 12, 2016