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JAMDA

April 6, 2024

Engaging Long-Term Care Workers in Research: Recruitment Approaches and Participant Characteristics From a Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence

To describe and compare the recruitment methods employed in a randomized controlled trial targeting long-term care workers, and resulting participant baseline characteristics.

News Release

September 4, 2023

AMDA Urges Prioritization of Adequate Staffing in Response to New Rule

AMDA Urges Prioritization of Adequate Staffing in Response to New Staffing Rule

JAMDA

September 26, 2015

Time to Treatment Initiation in People With Alzheimer Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Alzheimer disease (AD) is a global health problem which afflicts millions of old age population worldwide. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine are recognized drug treatments with limited clinical efficacy. It is uncertain if earlier initiation of these drugs will result in better outcomes in the ...

JAMDA

August 18, 2015

Geriatric Rehabilitation and Discharge Location After Hip Fracture in Relation to the Risks of Death and Readmission

To investigate the effects of geriatric rehabilitation on short-term risk of death and readmission after a hip fracture were investigated in a nationwide cohort. In addition, the association of discharge location (nursing home or patient's home) with the short-term risk of death was assessed.

JAMDA

January 29, 2021

Factors Associated With Hospitalization by Veterans in Home-Based Primary Care

This study examined the extent to which program site-based and Veteran characteristics were associated with potentially avoidable hospitalizations or other hospitalization of Veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC).

JAMDA

February 11, 2021

Characteristics of Nursing Homes by COVID-19 Cases Among Staff: March to August 2020

To measure the association between nursing home (NH) characteristics and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevalence among NH staff.

JAMDA

November 12, 2022

Examining the “Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Transfer” Indicator Among Nursing Home Residents

To determine if nursing home (NH) resident characteristics associated with potentially preventable emergency department transfers (PPEDs) are similarly associated with non–potentially preventable emergency department transfers (non-PPEDs).

JAMDA

November 21, 2022

Cognitive Frailty as a Predictor of Future Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

To examine the association between cognitive frailty and the risk of future falls among older adults.

JAMDA

February 6, 2023

Taxonomy of Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers From Long-term Care Homes: A Systematic Scoping Review

To develop a taxonomy of interventions aimed at reducing emergency department (ED) transfers and/or hospitalizations from long-term care (LTC) homes.

JAMDA

January 20, 2023

Severity of COVID-19 among Residents in Aged Care Facilities in Victoria, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing the Delta and Omicron Epidemic Periods

During the COVID-19 pandemic, no country with widespread community transmission has avoided outbreaks or deaths in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). As RACF residents are at high risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19, understanding disease severity risk factors is imperative.