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JAMDA
May 27, 2014
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JAMDA
May 27, 2014
Management and Outcomes of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Nursing Home Versus Community-Dwelling Older Patients: A Propensity Matched Study
The influence of admission source (nursing home [NH] versus community-dwelling) on treatment strategies and outcomes among elderly patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has not been investigated.
JAMDA
May 22, 2014
Erratum
JAMDA
May 14, 2014
“Frailty” in Geriatry and Oncology: One Term for Two Widely Differing Concepts
JAMDA
May 14, 2014
Continuous Sedation Until Death With or Without the Intention to Hasten Death—A Nationwide Study in Nursing Homes in Flanders, Belgium
Continuous sedation until death (CSD), the removal of consciousness of an incurably ill patient until death, has become a controversial practice. Some consider CSD a palliative treatment, whereas others claim that CSD is frequently used with the intention to hasten death. In nursing homes in Flanders, the ...
JAMDA
May 13, 2014
Advanced Technology Care Innovation for Older People in Italy: Necessity and Opportunity to Promote Health and Wellbeing
Even though there is a constant and accelerating growth of the aging population worldwide, such a rapid rise is negatively impacting available home and community services not able to encompass the necessities associated with the increased number of older people. In particular, there are increasing demands ...
JAMDA
May 10, 2014
Predictors of Serious Consequences of Falls in Residential Aged Care: Analysis of More Than 70,000 Falls From Residents of Bavarian Nursing Homes
Falls are common in nursing homes and cause a high burden of injuries. The objective of this study was to analyze factors associated with serious consequences of falls in nursing home residents.
JAMDA
May 9, 2014
Determining the Incidence of Drug-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Nursing Home Residents
Although acute kidney injury (AKI) is well studied in the acute care setting, investigation of AKI in the nursing home (NH) setting is virtually nonexistent. The goal of this study was to determine the incidence of drug-associated AKI using the RIFLE (Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of kidney function, or End-...
JAMDA
May 9, 2014
Education to Reduce Potentially Harmful Medication Use Among Residents of Assisted Living Facilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The objectives of this study were (1) to investigate the effect of nurse training on the use of potentially harmful medications; and (2) to explore the effect of nurse training on residents' health-related quality of life (HRQoL), health service utilization, and mortality.
JAMDA
May 8, 2014