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September 21, 2022
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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.
JAMDA
September 21, 2022
Development of a 30-Day Readmission Risk Calculator for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting
Readmission to acute care from the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) setting is potentially preventable and an important target of quality improvement and cost savings. The objective of this study was to develop a risk calculator to predict 30-day all-cause readmissions from the IRF setting.
JAMDA
May 16, 2022
Developing Acute Event Risk Profiles for Older Adults with Dementia in Long-Term Care Using Motor Behavior Clusters Derived from Deep Learning
This paper uses deep (machine) learning techniques to develop and test how motor behaviors, derived from location and movement sensor tracking data, may be associated with falls, delirium, and urinary tract infections (UTIs) in long-term care (LTC) residents.
JAMDA
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
September 26, 2022
Point-of-Care Saliva Osmolarity Testing for the Screening of Hydration in Older Adults With Hypertension
Older adults have an elevated risk of dehydration, a state with proven detrimental cognitive and physical effects. Furthermore, the use of diuretics by hypertensive patients further compounds this risk. This prospective study investigated the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care (POC) salivary osmolarity (...
JAMDA
March 25, 2020
Health Care Utilization and Unmet Needs in Chinese Older Adults With Multimorbidity and Functional Impairment
China has the world's largest aging population, of which 46% have multimorbidity and 38% have functional impairment. Older adults with multimorbidity often suffer functional impairment as well; however, it is not clear how current health care services have been used in this population. This study aime...
JAMDA
November 20, 2019
Educating Dutch General Practitioners in Dementia Advance Care Planning: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Advance care planning (ACP) is seldom initiated with people with dementia (PWD) and mainly focuses on medical end-of-life decisions. We studied the effects of an educational intervention for general practitioners (GPs) aimed at initiating and optimizing ACP, with a focus on discussing medical and nonmedica...
JAMDA
March 7, 2017
A Comprehensive Review of the Quality and Feasibility of Dementia Assessment Measures: The Dementia Outcomes Measurement Suite
The diagnosis of dementia and the management of its associated symptoms are aided by high-quality assessment tools. However, there is disagreement on the optimal tools among abundant alternatives and lack of consistent quality standards across the different domains of dementia-related change (ie, cognition...
JAMDA
May 23, 2017
Interventions for Treating Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies
Much interest has been focused on interventions for treating sarcopenia; however, the effects have gained little evidence.
