JAMDA
March 28, 2017
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Spotlight
February 23, 2024
Case-Based Look at Infection Control Offers Promising Solutions
“There are some dangerous infectious agents residents may harbor. As they get more frequent—and the CDC says the numbers are up significantly, we will have to contend with them, for example, CPCRE, Candida Auris,” says Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, moderator of an upcoming AMDA webinar, TBP, EBP, and Outbreaks...
JAMDA
January 20, 2025
Association between Mortality and Time Spent Out of Bed in Older-Adult Nursing Home Residents
For older adults, spending time out of bed is important for preventing functional decline, but its relationship to mortality is not clear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between mortality and time spent out of bed in Japanese older-adult nursing home residents.
PALTmed In The News
January 31, 2025
Geriatricians deliver dedicated care but remain absent from most nursing homes: JAMDA
Remarkably few nursing homes patients see geriatricians, even though they’re among the physicians most likely to spend the majority of their workday in long-term care facilities, a new study found. Across more than 14,000 physicians treating Medicare patients in nursing homes, geriatricians managed just 4%...
JAMDA
February 24, 2025
Engagement of Relatives in End-of-life Care of Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study in 5 EU Countries
To determine the extent and factors associated with relatives' engagement in end-of-life care for residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) during the last week before the resident's death.
JAMDA
November 6, 2024
Successful Aging Rates of Global Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
This meta-analysis aimed to qualitatively analyze the different aspects of the successful aging (SA) criteria and quantitatively assess the rate of SA and its different dimensions among people aged ≥60 years globally to provide a basis for constructing criteria for SA.
JAMDA
December 9, 2016
Older Citizens' Opinions on Long-Term Care Options: A Vignette Survey
Older citizens are directly concerned, as potential beneficiaries and informal caregivers, by access to long-term care (LTC) services matching their expectations. The aim of this research was to collect their opinions regarding LTC arrangements for a diversity of disability profiles.
JAMDA
October 14, 2019
Effects of Copayment in Long-Term Care Insurance on Long-Term Care and Medical Care Expenditure
This study aimed to clarify the difference in (1) long-term care (LTC) usage and expenditure and (2) medical care service usage and expenditure before and after the change in the copayment limit for qualifying individuals from 10% to 20%.
JAMDA
May 17, 2024
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Oxygenation in Very Old Adults: A Propensity-Score Match Study
The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) escalates with advancing age. Although the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is the standard measure for assessing OSA severity, it does not account for additional oximetric parameters that may influence disease progression in older adults. This study aimed to evalu...
JAMDA
October 1, 2015