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JAMDA
June 21, 2019
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JAMDA
June 21, 2019
Profiling the Characteristics of People Who Are Comatose in Long-term and Complex Continuing Care Settings
To describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics of people who are comatose in Canadian complex continuing care (CCC) and long-term care (LTC) settings, and to make recommendations to promote comprehensive care planning for this population.
JAMDA
June 21, 2019
Sarcopenia in Acute Care Patients: Protocol for the European Collaboration of Geriatric Surveys: Sarcopenia 9+ EAMA Project
JAMDA
June 18, 2019
A Review of Nonantibiotic Agents to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections in Older Women
This article provides a comprehensive literature review on nonantibiotic agents used for the prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women ≥45 years of age.
JAMDA
June 18, 2019
Managing Paratonia in Persons With Dementia: Short-term Effects of Supporting Cushions and Harmonic Techniques
Paratonia, a form of hypertonia typically seen in dementia, is often associated with difficulties in positioning and daily care. No evidence-based therapy or clinical guideline for management is available. In this study, the short-term effect of harmonic techniques (HT) and supporting cushions (SC) on para...
JAMDA
June 18, 2019
Two-Year Weight Loss but Not Body Mass Index Predicts Mortality and Disability in an Older Japanese Community-Dwelling Population
Previous studies in older populations have shown a cardioprotective effect for obesity, an observation known as the obesity paradox. However, whether a decrease or increase in body weight over a certain period affects disability and mortality in older adults remains unknown. Hence, we examined whether the ...
JAMDA
June 18, 2019
Lap Time Variability From a 400-m Walk Is Associated With Future Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
To determine whether the trajectory of preclinical lap time variability from a 400-m walk differentiates participants with future mild cognitive impairment (MCI)/Alzheimer's disease (AD) from matched controls.
JAMDA
June 18, 2019
Identifying Patient Readmissions: Are Our Data Sources Misleading?
The accuracy of data is vital to identifying hospitalization outcomes for clinical trials. Patient attrition and recall bias affects the validity of patient-reported outcomes, and the growing prevalence of Medicare Advantage (MA) could mean Fee-for-Service (FFS) claims are less reliable for ascertaining ho...
Podcast
June 17, 2019
AMDA On-The-Hill | Volume V
JAMDA
June 11, 2019