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JAMDA
August 8, 2023
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JAMDA
August 8, 2023
Impact of a Multifaceted, Pharmacist-Led Intervention on Psychotropic Medication Use for Residents of Aged Care Facilities: A Parallel Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
To investigate the effect of a multifaceted intervention on reduction in psychotropic medication use, falls, agitation, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalization in residential aged care facilities (RACFs).
JAMDA
August 8, 2023
The Impact of High- Versus Low-Dose Home Rehabilitation for Functional Independence after Hip or Knee Replacement
JAMDA
August 8, 2023
Instability in Caregivers’ Perception of Dementia as a Terminal Disease
Family caregivers' perception that dementia is a terminal disease influence end-of-life (EoL) care of persons with severe dementia (PwSDs). Yet, this perception and the extent to which it changes over time is underexplored. We assessed PwSD caregivers’ perception of dementia as a terminal disease and ...
JAMDA
August 8, 2023
Validated Tools for Screening Sarcopenia: A Scoping Review
Choosing the optimal sarcopenia screening tool for a specific clinical scenario is challenging. We aimed to summarize all validated sarcopenia screening tools with diagnostic accuracy tested in one or more study populations.
JAMDA
August 5, 2023
Social Risk Factors are Associated with Risk for Hospitalization in Home Health Care: A Natural Language Processing Study
This study aimed to develop a natural language processing (NLP) system that identified social risk factors in home health care (HHC) clinical notes and to examine the association between social risk factors and hospitalization or an emergency department (ED) visit.
JAMDA
August 5, 2023
Use of Diabetes Medications before and after a Heart Failure–Related Hospitalization among Nursing Home Residents
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) offer cardiovascular benefits, whereas thiazolidinediones (TZDs) and sulfonylureas (SUs) increase cardiovascular risk. The objective of this study was to describe the use of SGLT-2is, GLP-1RAs, TZD...
Policy Snapshot
August 4, 2023
CMS Releases SNF Final Rule; Increases 2024 Payments By 4%
On July 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
JAMDA
August 4, 2023
Long-Term Opioid Use and Dementia Risk in Patients With Chronic Pain
This study aimed to investigate the association between long-term opioid use and the risk of dementia in patients with chronic pain.
JAMDA
August 4, 2023