JAMDA
November 12, 2016
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JAMDA
December 21, 2016
Reversible Cognitive Frailty, Dementia, and All-Cause Mortality. The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Cognitive frailty, a condition describing the simultaneous presence of physical frailty and mild cognitive impairment, has been recently defined by an international consensus group. We estimated the predictive role of a “reversible” cognitive frailty model on incident dementia, its subtypes, and all-cause ...
JAMDA
January 31, 2017
Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Risk of Hip Fracture in the Elderly: A Case-Control Study in Taiwan
This population based study investigated the relationship between use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and hip fractures in the elderly in Taiwan.
JAMDA
July 10, 2015
Eight-Year Trends in the Use of Opioids, Other Analgesics, and Psychotropic Medications Among Institutionalized Older People in Finland
It is recognized that pain has been undertreated and psychotropic medications overused in institutional settings.
JAMDA
December 5, 2022
Barriers and Facilitators to the Use of Personal Protective Equipment in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review
To review existing literature evaluating barriers and facilitators to the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by health care workers in long-term care (LTC).
JAMDA
July 18, 2019
A Group-based Trajectory Analysis of Longitudinal Psychotropic Agent Use and Adverse Outcomes Among Older People
Existing evidence on long-term psychotropic polypharmacy in older people is scarce despite serious safety concerns regarding this issue. This study aims to identify distinct trajectories of longitudinal psychotropic agent use and to examine the association with the risk of mortality and unplanned hospitali...
JAMDA
August 18, 2022
Systematic Review of Factors Associated With Hearing Aid Use in People Living in the Community With Dementia and Age-Related Hearing Loss
To investigate factors that influence hearing aid use according to the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). The TDF is a behavioral science framework that aids understanding of factors that influence behavior.
JAMDA
March 22, 2019
Use of Anticholinergic Drugs According to Various Criteria and Their Association With Psychological Well-Being and Mortality in Long-Term Care Facilities
To compare 3 internationally established criteria for drugs with anticholinergic properties (DAPs) and their associated factors in long-term care facilities, and to investigate the association between use of DAPs and psychological well-being (PWB) or mortality.
JAMDA
October 1, 2018
Long-term Impact of Hip Fracture on the Use of Healthcare Resources: a Population-Based Study
To assess the impact of hip fracture (HF) on health care expenditures and resource use.
JAMDA
June 7, 2023
Hospital Proximity and Emergency Department Use among Assisted Living Residents
To examine the relationship between AL communities' distance to the nearest hospital and residents’ rates of emergency department (ED) use. We hypothesize that when access to an ED is more convenient, as measured by a shorter distance, assisted living (AL)-to-ED transfers are more common, particularly...
