JAMDA
September 20, 2014
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JAMDA
February 14, 2017
Feasibility and Factor Structure of the FRAIL Scale in Older Adults
The aim of the present study was to (1) evaluate a geriatric outpatient sample with the FRAIL scale; (2) investigate the psychometric properties of the scale; and (3) characterize different associations of the subdimensions of the scale with demographic and clinical data.
JAMDA
December 19, 2015
Discharge Destination of Dementia Patients Who Undergo Intermediate Care at a Facility
Intermediate care for patients with dementia has important implications for aging in place as long as possible. In Japan, geriatric intermediate care facilities provide institutional rehabilitation services to patients under the public Long-Term Care Insurance program and aim to discharge the patients to h...
JAMDA
July 20, 2022
Changes in Urinary Continence After Admission to a Complex Care Setting: A Multistate Transition Model
To examine changes in urinary continence for post-acute, Complex Continuing Care hospital patients from time of admission to short-term follow-up, either in hospital or after discharge to long-term care or home with services.
JAMDA
December 4, 2018
London Transfer Project: Reducing Medication Incidents After Discharge From Hospital to Long-term Care
Long-term care (LTC) homes expressed concern that patients had experienced medication incidents after hospital discharge as a result of poor coordination of care.
JAMDA
August 1, 2022
The Association of Changes in Physical Performance During Geriatric Inpatient Rehabilitation With Short-Term Hospital Readmission, Institutionalization, and Mortality: RESORT
Geriatric inpatient rehabilitation aims to restore function, marked by physical performance, to enable patients to return and remain home after hospitalization. However, after discharge some patients are soon readmitted, institutionalized, or may die. Whether changes in physical performance during geriatri...
JAMDA
May 2, 2019
Determinants of Post-acute Care Costs in Acutely Hospitalized Older Adults: The Hospital-ADL Study
After hospitalization, many older adults need post-acute care, including rehabilitation or home care. However, post-acute care expenses can be as high as the costs for the initial hospitalization. Detailed information on monthly post-acute health care expenditures and the characteristics of patients that m...
JAMDA
August 8, 2017
Frailty Status in Older Adults Is Related to Alterations in Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1 and Guanosine Triphosphate Cyclohydrolase I Enzymatic Pathways
Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome correlated to the loss of homeostasis and increased vulnerability to stressors, which is associated with increase in the risk of disability, comorbidity, hospitalization, and death in the elderly. It is based on the interplay of physiological, psychological, social, a...
JAMDA
October 14, 2016
Protein-Enriched Bread and Readymade Meals Increase Community-Dwelling Older Adults' Protein Intake in a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Sufficient protein intake can decrease undernutrition risk among community-dwelling older adults. This study aimed to increase community-dwelling older adults' daily protein intake with acceptable and applicable protein-enriched bread and readymade meals at home.
JAMDA
September 2, 2021
Meaningful Activities and Sources of Meaning for Community-Dwelling People Living with Dementia
To examine how people living with dementia at home engage in meaningful activities, a critical component of quality of life.
