JAMDA
December 15, 2014
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JAMDA
July 31, 2015
Impact of Current Antipsychotic Medications on Comparative Mortality and Adverse Events in People With Parkinson Disease Psychosis
To establish the mortality risk and adverse events associated with the use of atypical antipsychotic medications in people with Parkinson disease psychosis (PDP) in a clinically defined trial cohort.
JAMDA
February 22, 2022
Patient Perspectives on Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) in the Nursing Home
JAMDA
February 26, 2019
Point Prevalence and Characteristics of In-House Antimicrobial Use in Nursing Homes, New Haven and Hartford Counties, Connecticut, 2017
JAMDA
December 26, 2022
The Association of Long-Term Opioid Use With Health Care and Home Care Service Use Among Aged Home Care Clients
To compare health care and home care service utilization, mortality, and long-term care admissions between long-term opioid users and nonusers among aged home care clients.
Policy Snapshot
March 31, 2026
Make Your Voice Heard: Fix Practice Expense Cuts in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Contact the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding recent reductions to Practice Expense (PE) RVUs for services in Skilled Nursing Facilities (POS 31). These cuts create an artificial payment difference that does not reflect clinical reality. There is no meaningful difference in the cost of...
JAMDA
August 30, 2017
What Works to Improve and Manage Fecal Incontinence in Care Home Residents Living With Dementia? A Realist Synthesis of the Evidence
The prevalence of fecal incontinence (FI) in care homes is estimated to range from 30% to 50%. There is limited evidence of what is effective in the reduction and management of FI in care homes. Using realist synthesis, 6 potential program theories of what should work were identified. These addressed clini...
JAMDA
May 15, 2020
Association of Deprescribing With Reduction in Mortality and Hospitalization: A Pragmatic Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Deprescribing has gained awareness recently, but the clinical benefits observed from randomized trials are limited. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led 5-step team-care deprescribing intervention in nursing homes to reduce falls (fall risks and fall rates). Secondary ...
JAMDA
January 15, 2021
Does Recent Hospitalization Increase Antipsychotic Initiation Among Community Dwellers With Alzheimer's Disease?
Antipsychotics are often prescribed to persons with cognitive impairment in the hospital, but it is not known whether recent hospital care increases the risk of antipsychotic initiation in community dwellers with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We studied whether hospital care during the previous 2 weeks is...
JAMDA
February 23, 2021