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January 17, 2017
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JAMDA
January 17, 2017
Rapid Geriatric Assessment: A Tool for Primary Care Physicians
JAMDA
January 17, 2017
Circadian Variation in Post Void Residual in Nursing Home Residents With Moderate Impairment in Activities of Daily Living
Despite the conflicting evidence about postvoid residual (PVR) and its variation in time and corresponding voided volume (VV), studies with urinary diaries and systematic measurements of PVR after each void have never been conducted in nursing home (NH) residents.
JAMDA
January 17, 2017
The Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Efficacy of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With COPD
To compare changes in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) dropout and outcomes between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with and without cognitive impairment.
JAMDA
January 17, 2017
Modifying the Phenotypic Frailty Model in Predicting Risk of Major Osteoporotic Fracture in the Elderly
The phenotypic frailty (PF) model (including slow walking, low physical activity, exhaustion, weakness, and unintentional weight loss) has been widely used to quantify the degree of frailty and predict risks of adverse health outcomes for the elderly. However, evidence has shown that not all the components...
JAMDA
January 17, 2017
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet, Cognitive Function, and Cognitive Decline in American Older Women
To examine the association between long-term adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet with cognitive function and decline in older American women.
JAMDA
January 9, 2017
Enhanced Oral Care and Health Outcomes Among Nursing Facility Residents: Analysis Using the National Long-Term Care Database in Japan
Although oral care may have salutary effects among frail elderly people, access to dental care is often limited in long-term care facilities. In 2009, the Japanese long-term care insurance system introduced an additional reimbursement scheme for enhanced oral care supervised by dentists in nursing faciliti...
JAMDA
January 2, 2017
Sundown Syndrome, Sleep Quality, and Walking Among Community-Dwelling People With Alzheimer Disease
Sundown syndrome and sleep disturbances cause people with Alzheimer disease (PAD) and caregivers suffering. Studies have indicated that physical exercise could have a positive impact on sundown syndrome, yet no research has ever explored the relationship between walking and sundown syndrome. The aims of th...
JAMDA
December 31, 2016
Gait Performance Trajectories and Incident Disabling Dementia Among Community-Dwelling Older Japanese
Initial gait speed is a good predictor of dementia in later life. This prospective study used repeated measures analysis to identify potential gait performance trajectory patterns and to determine whether gait performance trajectory patterns were associated with incident disabling dementia among community-...
JAMDA
December 31, 2016