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Caring for the Ages
December 13, 2018
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JAMDA
December 11, 2018
Similarity of Repeated Falls in Older Long-Term Care Residents: Do the Circumstances of Past Falls Predict Those of Future Falls?
JAMDA
December 11, 2018
Effect of 800 IU Versus 2000 IU Vitamin D3 With or Without a Simple Home Exercise Program on Functional Recovery After Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial
To evaluate 2 simple strategies, vitamin D and a home exercise program, in functional recovery during the first year after hip fracture.
JAMDA
December 11, 2018
Pro Re Nata Drug Use in Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review
In addition to routinely administered long-term medication, complex drug regimens of nursing home residents often include as needed or pro re nata (PRN) medication. However, there has been no systematic evaluation of the frequency and concomitants of PRN medication in nursing homes. The main objective of t...
JAMDA
December 11, 2018
STOP-FALLING: A Simple Checklist Tool for Fall Prevention in a Nursing Facility
Falls are highly prevalent and lead to major health morbidity and mortality in older adults. We developed a “STOP-FALLING” checklist as a multifactorial intervention tool kit for a single long-term care facility. The objective of this study was to determine feasibility and adherence of the checklist, and t...
Podcast
December 10, 2018
AMDA On-The-Go | Physical Therapy in PALTC
JAMDA
December 9, 2018
Older Adults' Reasons for Participating in an eHealth Prevention Trial: A Cross-Country, Mixed-Methods Comparison
To explore older adults' reasons for participating in a multinational eHealth prevention trial, and compare motivations between countries.
JAMDA
December 9, 2018
Associations Between Prefrailty or Frailty Components and Clinical Outcomes in Heart Failure: A Follow-up Meta-analysis
JAMDA
December 9, 2018
Burden of Oral Symptoms and Its Associations With Nutrition, Well-Being, and Survival Among Nursing Home Residents
To explore how oral problems, chewing problems, dry mouth, and swallowing difficulties cluster and whether their burden is associated with nutritional status, eating habits, gastrointestinal symptoms, psychological well-being, and mortality among institutionalized residents.
JAMDA
December 6, 2018