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August 5, 2022
Emergency Department Communication in Persons Living With Dementia and Care Partners: A Scoping Review
To synthesize published research exploring emergency department (ED) communication strategies and decision-making with persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners as the basis for a multistakeholder consensus conference to prioritize future research.
JAMDA
October 17, 2023
Admission Cognition and Function Predict Change in Physical Function Following Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation
Many older adults are discharged from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) at functional levels below those needed for safe, independent home and community mobility. There is limited evidence explaining this insufficient recovery. The purpose of this secondary analysis was to determine predictors of physical ...
JAMDA
May 31, 2023
One-Year Medical Utilization and Mortality in Home Health and Nursing Home Care Recipients from Northern Taiwan
Home health care (HHC) and nursing home care (NHC) are mainstays of long-term service in the aged population. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the factors associated with 1-year medical utilization and mortality in HHC and NHC recipients in Northern Taiwan.
JAMDA
April 24, 2023
Sex Difference in the Association Between Sedentary Behavior and Sleep Quality: A Longitudinal Study Among Older Adults in Rural China
Sleep quality plays a vital role in maintaining health in older adults. Sedentary behavior may be a risk factor for poor sleep quality in older adults. This study aimed to explore the relationship between sedentary behavior and sleep quality among older adults in rural China and determine whether there is ...
JAMDA
June 24, 2023
“Life's Essential 8” Cardiovascular Health and Dementia Risk, Cognition, and Neuroimaging Markers of Brain Health
To evaluate associations of Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score, the recently updated metric for promoting cardiovascular health (CVH), with the risk of incident dementia and its subtypes, cognition, and neuroimaging outcomes and to determine whether these associations differ among apolipoprotein E (APOE)-...
JAMDA
August 8, 2023
Feasibility of Assessing Older Patients in the Acute Setting: Findings From the Copenhagen PROTECT Study
Older patients are typically underrepresented in clinical trials despite representing a major proportion of the patient population. We aim to describe the feasibility of performing body composition measures, physical function measures, and patient-reported questionnaires within the first 24 hours of admiss...
JAMDA
September 7, 2023
Preventing Avoidable Rehospitalizations through Standardizing Management of Chronic Conditions in Skilled Nursing Facilities
This study evaluated the impact of standardized care protocols, as a part of a quality improvement initiative (J10ohns Hopkins Community Health Partnership, J-CHiP), on hospital readmission rates for patients with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (C...
JAMDA
September 7, 2023
Association Between Falls, Head Impacts, and Mortality Among Older Adults in Long-Term Care
Residents in long-term care (LTC) are at high risk for falls, and falls in LTC often result in impact to the head, with clinical consequences that may be challenging to detect. We examined whether the survival of LTC residents associates with falls and fall-related head impacts.
JAMDA
June 16, 2021