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Caring for the Ages
October 27, 2017
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Caring for the Ages
October 27, 2017
Dementia Defined Differently Across Hospitals, SNFs
JAMDA
October 26, 2017
Sleep Apnea: A Geriatric Syndrome
JAMDA
October 26, 2017
Clinical Update on Nursing Home Medicine: 2017
This is the 11th annual Clinical Update from the AMDA meeting article. This year the topics covered are hypertension after the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk factors, diagnosis and management including end-of-life planning, and the difficulties with e...
JAMDA
October 21, 2017
Effect of Lower-Limb Progressive Resistance Exercise After Hip Fracture Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies
Although several studies have reported the effect of progressive resistance exercise (PRE) after hip fracture surgery, little is known about the functional efficacy of PRE. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate whether PRE can improve (1) mobility and (2) other physical functions in elderly patien...
JAMDA
October 15, 2017
Association Between Sodium Excretion and Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in the Elderly: A Cohort Study
High dietary sodium intake is a risk factor for cardiovascular events and death. Recently, a J-shaped correlation between sodium intake and adverse outcomes has been shown. The evidence on the association between sodium intake and cardiovascular outcomes in the elderly is scant. The objective of this study...
JAMDA
October 15, 2017
Preliminary Evidence of a Positive Effect of Occupational Therapy in Patients With Delirium Superimposed on Dementia
JAMDA
October 15, 2017
Facility-Level Factors and Outcomes After Skilled Nursing Facility Admission for Trauma and Surgical Patients
Patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have worse outcomes than those discharged to home, but whether this is due to differences in facility-level factors in addition to patient characteristics is not known. We aimed to determine whether SNF-level factors including nurse staffing and pati...
JAMDA
October 15, 2017
Development and Validation of the Symptom Assessment to Improve Symptom Control for Institutionalized Elderly Scale
To validate a newly developed multiple symptom self-assessment tool in nursing homes.
JAMDA
October 12, 2017