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JAMDA
May 22, 2024
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JAMDA
May 22, 2024
The First Step Is the Hardest: Understanding Posthospital Fall Risks in Brazilian Older Adults
Spotlight
May 22, 2024
Podcast Takes Insightful Look at Changing Face of Assisted Living
Assisted living (AL) continues to be an important part of long-term care, but it has changed significantly over the years. These changes impact practitioners caring for older adults. A recent AMDA On-The-Go podcast, Palliative Care and Goals of Care in AL, offered tremendous insights on topics including fr...
JAMDA
May 22, 2024
The Association of Ancillary Diagnostic Tests With Outcome in Dementia
Dementia is a clinical diagnosis without curative treatment. It is uncertain whether ancillary testing is beneficial for patients. This study investigates the association between use of diagnostic tests and time to poor outcome and health care costs.
JAMDA
May 22, 2024
Interventions to Prevent Hospital Admissions in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Rapid Review of Economic Evidence
Hospital admissions can be hazardous for older adults, particularly those living in long-term care facilities. Preventing nonessential admissions can be beneficial for this population, as well as reducing demand on health services. This review summarizes the economic evidence surrounding effective interven...
JAMDA
May 22, 2024
The Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Frailty: A Systematic Review
Based on life-course theory, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have emerged as risk factors for health in later life. This study aimed to explore the association between ACEs and frailty.
JAMDA
May 22, 2024
Adverse Drug Event–Related Hospital Admissions among Australian Aged Care Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study
To investigate the proportion, characteristics, causality, severity, preventability, and independently associated factors for adverse drug event (ADE)–related admissions in aged care residents admitted to the major public hospitals in Tasmania, Australia.
JAMDA
May 20, 2024
Excess Deaths in Assisted Living and Nursing Homes during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Alberta, Canada
Assisted living (AL) is a significant and growing congregate care option for vulnerable older adults designed to reduce the use of nursing homes (NHs). However, work on excess mortality in congregate care during the COVID-19 pandemic has primarily focused on NHs with only a few US studies examining AL. The...
JAMDA
May 20, 2024
Psychological Resilience in Post-acute Care: A Cross-Sectional Study of Health Care Workers in Singapore Community Hospitals
Psychological resilience is a crucial component of mental health and well-being for health care workers. It is positively linked to compassion satisfaction and inversely associated with burnout. The current literature on health care worker resilience has mainly focused on primary care and tertiary hospital...
JAMDA
May 20, 2024