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JAMDA
May 2, 2015
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JAMDA
May 1, 2015
Nursing Homes and Their Contracted Doctors: Korean Experience
JAMDA
May 1, 2015
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Family Distress in Advanced Dementia Scale
The majority of scales to measure family member distress in dementia are designed for community settings and do not capture the unique burdens of the nursing home (NH) environment. We report the psychometric properties of a new Family Distress in Advanced Dementia Scale for use in the NH setting.
JAMDA
May 1, 2015
Regarding the Study by Fortes et al About the Assessment of Hydration in the Elderly
JAMDA
April 28, 2015
Unplanned Transfer to Emergency Departments for Frail Elderly Residents of Aged Care Facilities: A Review of Patient and Organizational Factors
With an aging population, a growing number of older adults experience physical or cognitive decline that necessitates admission to residential aged care facilities (RACF). Each year a considerable proportion of these residents has at least 1 emergency transfer to hospital, which may result in a number of a...
JAMDA
April 28, 2015
White Matter Lesions (Leukoaraiosis): A Major Cause of Falls
JAMDA
April 28, 2015
The Mortality Risk of Conventional Antipsychotics in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials
Numerous observational studies have reported an increased risk of mortality for conventional antipsychotics in elderly patients, and for haloperidol in particular. Subsequently, health authorities have warned against use of conventional antipsychotics in dementia. Experimental evidence is lacking.
JAMDA
April 28, 2015
Blood Transfusion and Overall Quality of Life After Hip Fracture in Frail Elderly Patients—The Transfusion Requirements in Frail Elderly Randomized Controlled Trial
We examined possible associations between different red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategies, overall quality of life (OQoL), and recovery of activities of daily living (ADL) in operated frail elderly hip fracture patients, and the possibility that OQoL was related to ADL recovery.
JAMDA
April 28, 2015
Dysphagia in Dementia: Influence of Dementia Severity and Food Texture on the Prevalence of Aspiration and Latency to Swallow in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients
To evaluate influences of disease severity and food texture on prevalence and type of dysphagia in hospitalized geriatric patients.
JAMDA
April 24, 2015