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JAMDA
November 6, 2024
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JAMDA
November 6, 2024
Transfers among Vulnerable Long-Term Nursing Home Residents
To determine whether the risk of nursing home-to-nursing home transfer is higher among long-term nursing home residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), or serious mental illness (SMI), and/or Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), relative to residents without these ...
JAMDA
November 6, 2024
Feasibility of a Multimodal Prehabilitation Program before Elective Knee and Hip Arthroplasty in Older Adults
Hip osteoarthritis and knee osteoarthritis cause significant disability and pain in older adults, often leading to hip or knee replacement surgery. Prehabilitation programs have been established for these surgeries, but there are few programs for orthogeriatrics. We evaluated the feasibility of a new multi...
JAMDA
November 4, 2024
Process Mining on National Health Care Data for the Discovery of Patient Journeys of Older Adults
Understanding the longitudinal patterns of health care utilization among older adults is crucial for designing effective patient journeys and enhancing care coordination across settings. This study aims to uncover the most common patient journeys of older adults.
JAMDA
November 4, 2024
Clinical Efficacy of Virtual Reality Cave Automatic Virtual Environments (CAVE) for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
To assess whether tai chi assisted by the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE), a novel virtual reality (VR) technology, was superior to tai chi alone in managing chronic pain in older adults. CAVE may offer a promising alternative to head-mounted displays in chronic pain treatment.
JAMDA
November 4, 2024
Spirituality and Religion as a Pillar in Multimodal Dementia Prevention
Policy Snapshot
November 4, 2024
2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Released
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule for the Medicare Physician Payment Schedule for Calendar Year (CY) 2025. The staff at the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association will review the more than 3,000-page rule and prepare a summary.
JAMDA
November 2, 2024
Higher Magnesium Intake Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Frailty in Older Adults
Magnesium deficiency is common in older adults and has been associated with reduced muscle functionality and several age-related diseases. Evidence of its relationship with frailty is scarce. We aimed to explore the association of magnesium intake with incident frailty in the Seniors-ENRICA-1 cohort. ...
Spotlight
November 1, 2024
5 Reasons to Make the PALTmed Community Yours
For Azlan Tariq, DO, vice chair of the Membership Committee, being an active PALTmed member is a no-brainer. “This is the only organization that focuses on the providers and patients in this challenging but very satisfying practice setting,” he said, adding that the association and his fellow PALTmed membe...
Policy Snapshot
November 1, 2024