JAMDA
June 18, 2019
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JAMDA
June 20, 2024
Remote Vital Sign Monitoring in Admission Avoidance Hospital at Home: A Systematic Review
To examine randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of “hospital at home” (HAH) for admission avoidance in adults presenting with acute physical illness to identify the use of vital sign monitoring approaches and evidence for their effectiveness.
Spotlight
August 25, 2025
New Fellowship Program Recognizes Dedication to PALTC and PALTmed
Are you a PALTmed member who has been dedicated to the field of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) medicine for at least 7 years? Then please consider applying for the PALTmed Fellowship Program by the September 15 deadline. The prestigious Fellow of PALTmed (FPALTC) designation was created to recognize...
JAMDA
July 28, 2020
General and Disease-Specific Health Indicator Changes Associated with Inpatient Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation plays a vital role in the mitigation and improvement of functional limitations associated with aging and chronic conditions. Moderating factors such as sex, age, the medical diagnosis, and rehabilitation timing for admission status, as well as the expected change related to inpatient rehabil...
JAMDA
November 28, 2019
Effectiveness of Intervention Based on End-effector Gait Trainer in Older Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Review
The objective of the article is to analyze the effects of the end-effector technology for gait rehabilitation on acute, subacute, and chronic stroke in order to verify the efficacy of the treatment in older people, based on evidence from randomized controlled trials, and thus increase the clinical knowledg...
JAMDA
October 10, 2014
Implementing Oral Care Practices and Policy Into Long-Term Care: The Brushing up on Mouth Care Project
Optimal mouth care is integral to the health and quality of life of dependent older adults.Yet, a persistent lack of adequate oral care in long-term care (LTC) facilities exacerbates the burden of disease experienced by residents. The reasons for this are complex and create enormous challenges for care pro...
Spotlight
July 14, 2025
New Board Member Is Dedicated to PALTmed and PALTC
Fatima Sheikh, MD, MPH, AGSF, CMD, one of the new directors at large on the PALTmed board, looks forward to contributing to the organization’s mission while instilling her love and passion for post-acute and long-term care in the membership and everyone else who’s interested. That includes medical students...
JAMDA
November 11, 2015
Gait Variability Related to Muscle Quality and Muscle Power Output in Frail Nonagenarian Older Adults
Frailty has become the center of attention of basic, clinical, and demographic research because of its incidence level and the gravity of adverse outcomes with age. Moreover, with advanced age, motor variability increases, particularly in gait. Muscle quality and muscle power seem to be closely associated ...
JAMDA
May 24, 2018
Using PROMIS Pain Interference Items to Improve Quality Measurement in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
To evaluate the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pain interference items for use in a quality measure and to compare the resulting quality score, along with internal reliability and validity, to a similar item set in the Minimum Data Set Version 3.0 (MDS).
Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2026