JAMDA
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JAMDA
May 17, 2022
Management of Chronic Pain in Long-Term Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Pain, a complex subjective experience, is common in care home residents. Despite advances in pain management, optimal pain control remains a challenge. In this updated systematic review, we examined effectiveness of interventions for treating chronic pain in care home residents.
JAMDA
June 18, 2019
Two-Year Weight Loss but Not Body Mass Index Predicts Mortality and Disability in an Older Japanese Community-Dwelling Population
Previous studies in older populations have shown a cardioprotective effect for obesity, an observation known as the obesity paradox. However, whether a decrease or increase in body weight over a certain period affects disability and mortality in older adults remains unknown. Hence, we examined whether the ...
JAMDA
March 11, 2022
Mortality, Health Care Use, and Costs of Infections in Older AdultsClostridioides difficileMortality, Health Care Use, and Costs of Infections in Older Adults
Estimate mortality, cost, and health care resource utilization for Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 years who suffered a primary infection (CDI) episode only or any recurrent CDI, and understand how outcomes covary with death.
JAMDA
May 28, 2022
Dose-Response Relationship Between Life-Space Mobility and Mortality in Older Japanese Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study
Some epidemiological studies of older American adults have reported a relationship between life-space mobility (LSM) and mortality. However, these studies did not show a dose-response relationship and did not include individuals from other countries. Therefore, we evaluated the dose-response relationship b...
JAMDA
August 5, 2025
Comparison of Asynchronous Telepsychiatry vs Synchronous Telepsychiatry (CATELEST) in Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Clinical Trial
Comparison of asynchronous telepsychiatry (ATP) with traditional synchronous telepsychiatry (STP) in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in California, United States.
Policy Snapshot
April 12, 2024
CMS Medicare Telehealth Trends Data – Quarterly Update
The Medicare Telehealth Trends Data highlights trends in the use of telehealth services between January 1, 2020, and September 30, 2023. The data allow for analysis of telehealth utilization by quarter, state, and various demographic characteristics.
Spotlight
October 25, 2024
Value-Based Care: The Basics and Beyond
Moving forward, value-based care (VBC) will be the norm in post-acute and long-term care. In a recent PALTtalk podcast, guest Walter Lin, MD, MBA, shared his insights on how implementing patient-centered models can improve outcomes while reducing costs.
JAMDA
August 6, 2020
Direct Medical Costs of Dementia With Lewy Bodies by Disease Complexity
There is currently no accurate profile of the economic burden of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), particularly any examination of the direct medical costs of DLB by the number of affected clinical domains. Understanding how trends in the use of healthcare resources evolve as DLB progresses presents opportu...
JAMDA
February 7, 2020