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JAMDA
May 30, 2025
Feasibility of Novel Opioid Assessment Tool for Rehabilitation Patients in a Skilled Nursing Facility
A uniform standardized assessment of opioid treatment does not exist to guide management decisions for patients in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The purpose of this study is to determine if (1) a novel opioid assessment tool can be feasibly used to support clinician decision-making in opioid managemen...
JAMDA
April 21, 2023
Identifying Quality Indicators for the Care of Hospitalized Injured Older Adults: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Older adults represent more than 50% of trauma admissions in many high-income countries. Furthermore, they are at increased risk for complications, resulting in worse health outcomes than younger adults and a significant health care utilization burden. Quality indicators (QIs) are used to assess the qualit...
JAMDA
July 25, 2020
What Is Really Needed to Provide Effective, Person-Centered Care for Behavioral Expressions of Dementia? Guidance from The Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable
In April, 2019, the Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable convened to discuss common challenges faced when implementing person-centered, non-pharmacological practices in long-term care and other settings that provide care and programs for persons living with dementia, and to develo...
JAMDA
January 19, 2021
Mobility and Self-Care are Associated With Discharge to Community After Home Health for People With Dementia
A priority health outcome for patients, families, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a patient's ability to return home and remain in the community without adverse events following discharge from post-acute care services. Successful discharge to community (DTC) is defined as...
JAMDA
October 9, 2018
The Added Value of SARC-F to Prescreening Using FRAX for Hip Fracture Prevention in Older Community Adults
To examine the potential added value of a simple 5-item questionnaire for sarcopenia screening (SARC-F) to the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) for hip fracture risk prediction, in order to identify at-risk older adults for screening with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).
JAMDA
February 27, 2019
Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Oldest Adults: Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality and Need for Post-acute Care
Older age is associated with higher risk of death during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD). Older patients hospitalized for AE-COPD often require post-acute care after acute phase. The aim of this study was to evaluate components of a comprehensive geriatric assessment ...
JAMDA
July 24, 2025
Mental Health–Related Quality Indicators for Long-Term Care: A Modified Delphi Consensus Study
Despite the high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions in long-term care settings, there are no mental health–related quality indicators mandated for use in Australia. This study aimed to gain national consensus on indicators for inclusion in a mental health benchmarking ind...
JAMDA
April 18, 2017
Pain Trajectories of Nursing Home Residents Nearing Death
Although examining point in time prevalence of pain among nursing home (NH) residents has value, there is a lack of evidence describing the actual changes (ie, trajectories) in pain that take place during their last 6 months of life. The main objective of this study is to describe the major pain trajectori...
JAMDA
September 20, 2019