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Caring for the Ages
January 30, 2017
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JAMDA
January 25, 2017
How Important Are Health Care Expenditures for Life Expectancy? A Comparative, European Analysis
The relationship between health care expenditures and health care outcomes, such as life expectancy and mortality, is complex. Research outcomes show different and contradictory results on this relationship. How and why health care expenditures affect health outcomes is not clear. A causal link between the...
JAMDA
January 25, 2017
The Association of Potentially Inappropriate Medication at Older Age With Cardiovascular Events and Overall Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies
The aim of this systematic review was to identify, evaluate, and meta-analyze cohort studies reporting the association of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) intake with mortality and cardiovascular events.
JAMDA
January 23, 2017
Prevention of Functional Decline by Reframing the Role of Nursing Homes?
Institutionalization is generally a consequence of functional decline driven by physical limitations, cognitive impairments, and/or loss of social supports. At this stage, intervention to reverse functional losses is often too late. To be more effective, geriatric medicine must evolve to intervene at an ea...
JAMDA
January 23, 2017
Response to Clemency et al: Significant Errors, Gaps in MOLST Process, and Opportunities for Improvement With eMOLST
JAMDA
January 23, 2017
The Realities of Operationalizing MOLST Forms in Emergency Situations
JAMDA
January 23, 2017
General Practitioners' Clinical Impression in the Screening for Frailty: Data From the FAP Study Pilot
The progression of frailty is marked by an increased risk of adverse health outcomes in the elderly including falls, physical and/or cognitive disability, hospitalizations, and mortality. In primary care, the general practitioner's (GP's) clinical impression about their elderly patients' fra...
JAMDA
January 23, 2017
A U-shaped Association Between Blood Pressure and Cognitive Impairment in Chinese Elderly
Higher or lower blood pressure may relate to cognitive impairment, whereas the relationship between blood pressure and cognitive impairment among the elderly is not well-studied. The study objective was to determine whether blood pressure is associated with cognitive impairment in the elderly, and, if so, ...
JAMDA
January 23, 2017
Nutrition and Aging Well
JAMDA
January 23, 2017