JAMDA
December 14, 2021
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JAMDA
November 29, 2021
Effectiveness and Tolerance of Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors With Aging in Chronic Kidney Disease
Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASi) are recommended for slowing chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression to kidney failure. Their effectiveness and tolerance as patients age remain uncertain because older patients have often been excluded from clinical trials.
JAMDA
December 24, 2018
A 3-Item Screening Scale for Caregiver Burden in Dementia Caregiving: Scale Development and Score Mapping to the 22-Item Zarit Burden Interview
Brief screening scales for caregiver burden are much needed in routine dementia services to efficiently identify caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) for further intervention. Although the 22-item Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) is often used, its available screening versions have not performed as well a...
JAMDA
November 24, 2021
Structured Care Protocols to Reduce Behavior That Challenges in People With Dementia: A Systematic Review
People with dementia often express behavior that challenges, such as agitation and aggression. Structured care protocols aim to identify common causes of behavior and facilitate the selection of appropriate treatments. The protocols comprise different steps including specific assessments and related nonpha...
JAMDA
January 12, 2022
Using Telemedicine to Assess and Manage Psychosis in Neurodegenerative Diseases in Long-Term Care
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has forced a sudden global implementation of telemedicine strategies, including in long-term care (LTC) facilities where many people with dementia and Parkinson disease (PD) reside. Telemedicine offers a unique set of advantages for residents in LTC faciliti...
JAMDA
August 31, 2017
Associations of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Antidepressant Prescription with Survival in Alzheimer’s Disease
Depression is associated with increased mortality in community samples. The use of antidepressant medication may also increase mortality, however, it is still unclear whether taking antidepressants before or after a diagnosis of dementia influences survival.
JAMDA
August 31, 2017
FRAIL Questionnaire Screening Tool and Short-Term Outcomes in Geriatric Fracture Patients
There are limited screening tools to predict adverse postoperative outcomes for the geriatric surgical fracture population. Frailty is increasingly recognized as a risk assessment to capture complexity. The goal of this study was to use a short screening tool, the FRAIL scale, to categorize the level of fr...
JAMDA
November 3, 2017
Management of Dyspnea and Anxiety in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Critical Review
Anxiety and dyspnea, 2 major symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Thus, critically evaluating and synthesizing the existing literature employing pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and other behavioral therapies in the treatment...
JAMDA
September 21, 2022
Decision Aid Interventions for Family Caregivers of Persons With Advanced Dementia in Decision-Making About Feeding Options: A Scoping Review
We provided an overview of the literature on decision aid interventions for family caregivers of older adults with advanced dementia regarding decision making about tube feeding. We synthesized (1) the use of theory during the development, implementation, and evaluation of decision aids; (2) the developmen...
JAMDA
September 19, 2022
A Description of Interventions Prompted by Preoperative Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Optimization in Older Elective Noncardiac Surgical Patients
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), a multicomponent, complex intervention, can be used to improve perioperative outcomes. This study aimed to describe the actions and interventions prompted by preoperative CGA and optimization in elective noncardiac, older, surgical patients.
