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October 9, 2018
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August 9, 2022
Validating the Centre of Excellence on Longevity Self-AdMinistered (CESAM) Questionnaire: An Online Self-Reported Tool for Frailty Assessment of Older Adults
Subjective health measures are often used to assess frailty, but the validity of self-reported online tools to identify frailty remains to be established. We aimed to assess concurrent, known-groups, convergent and predictive validity of the Centre of Excellence on Longevity Self-AdMinistered (CESAM) quest...
JAMDA
July 4, 2023
Telemedicine vs Face-to-Face for Nursing Home Residents With Acute Presentations: A Noninferiority Study
Telemedicine and face-to-face outreach services to nursing homes (NHs) have been used to reduce hospital utilization rates for acute presentations. However, how these modalities compare against each other is unclear. This article examines if the management of acute presentations in NHs with care involving ...
JAMDA
March 22, 2016
Encouraging Innovation for Assistive Health Technologies in Dementia: Barriers, Enablers and Next Steps to Be Taken
Innovative Assistive Health Technology (AHT) has the potential to improve the quality of life for people with dementia or their families. Although development is in its preliminary stages, research shows first promising results. Despite such progress, we are still to observe widespread integration of techn...
JAMDA
March 22, 2019
Factors Associated With Pain Assessment for Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis
The burden of pain in nursing home residents is substantial; unfortunately, many times it goes undiagnosed and is inadequately treated. To improve identification of pain in this population, we aimed to review and synthesize findings from qualitative studies that report primary barriers and facilitators to ...
JAMDA
January 22, 2025
Quality and Safety Indicators for Care Transitions by Older Adults: A Scoping Review
To identify quality and safety indicators routinely used to monitor, evaluate, and improve care transitions for older adults globally.
JAMDA
June 1, 2024
Efforts to Support the Mental Health and Well-being of Nursing Home Staff: Insights From Leaders
The sustained stress and trauma experienced by frontline nursing home (NH) staff throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been described in health care literature and popular press. Yet, limited attention has been given to attempts to support NH staff. The objective of this study was to examine efforts to supp...
JAMDA
August 26, 2020
Effect of Angiotensin System Inhibitors on Physical Performance in Older People – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Preclinical and observational data suggest that angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) may be able to improve physical performance in older people via direct and indirect effects on skeletal muscle. We aimed to summarize current evidence from randomised con...
JAMDA
June 18, 2020
Predictive Performance of the FIF Screening Tool in 2 Cohorts of Community-Living Older Adults
The First-time Injurious Fall (FIF) screening tool was created to identify fall risk in community-living older adults who may benefit from primary preventive interventions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive performance of the FIF tool in 2 cohorts of older adults.
JAMDA
February 21, 2018