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October 9, 2025
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JAMDA
May 25, 2018
Associations of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference with 3-Year All-Cause Mortality Among the Oldest Old: Evidence from a Chinese Community-Based Prospective Cohort Study
Current international and national guidelines for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) have been recommended to all adults. However, whether recommendations applied to the oldest old (aged 80+) is poorly known. The study objective was to investigate the relation of BMI and WC with 3-year all-...
JAMDA
August 4, 2023
Long-Term Opioid Use and Dementia Risk in Patients With Chronic Pain
This study aimed to investigate the association between long-term opioid use and the risk of dementia in patients with chronic pain.
JAMDA
June 18, 2025
The Impact of Nursing Staff Wages on Nursing Home Quality: An Instrumental Variable Approach
Nursing staff are central to ensuing high-quality care in nursing homes (NHs), yet their wages often lag behind those in other health care settings. This study aimed to examine whether higher wages for nursing staff—registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and certified nursing assistants...
JAMDA
February 22, 2017
Clinical Use of Curcumin in Depression: A Meta-Analysis
There is growing interest in the use of curcumin, a plant polyphenol with potent anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and neuroprotective properties, as a novel antidepressant. Clinical trials have yielded conflicting conclusions pertaining to its effectiveness in depression. A meta-analysis of the topic, whic...
JAMDA
March 26, 2022
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Adaptation of the WHELD Person-Centered Nursing Home Training Program
Digital approaches to delivering person-centered care training to nursing home staff have the potential to enable widespread affordable implementation, but there is very limited evidence and no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating digital training in the nursing home setting. The objective was to...
JAMDA
December 18, 2020
Nighttime Agitation in Persons with Dementia as a Manifestation of Restless Legs Syndrome
Nighttime agitation or “sundowning” is challenging for clinicians and caregivers to manage in older adults in the dementia stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD-D). Our research previously revealed that nighttime agitation might be a manifestation of restless legs syndrome (RLS). The current study aims to ...
JAMDA
January 24, 2026
Association Between Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan
With a close relation between constipation and fecal incontinence, constipation is thought to be a risk factor for fecal incontinence in older adults. However, the limited number of studies available have provided inconsistent results. We conducted a large-sample population-based study to evaluate the asso...
JAMDA
November 7, 2022
The Impact of a Primary Care Telepsychiatry Program on Outcomes of Managed Care Older Adults
The goal of this study was to assess the outcomes of a primary-based telepsychiatry intervention program for older managed care enrollees with depression/anxiety and with limited access to in-person psychiatric care.
JAMDA
May 20, 2023