Policy Snapshot
April 5, 2024
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Spotlight
April 11, 2024
Commitment to Interdisciplinary Care Drives Clinician of the Year
“I am still in shock. I do what I do because I love it, and I never expected to be recognized this way,” says Lisa Lind, PhD, recipient of AMDA’s 2024 Clinician of the Year Award. “It is especially meaningful to be the first psychologist to receive this award. We have come a long way since the onset of the...
Policy Snapshot
April 12, 2024
CMS Medicare Telehealth Trends Data – Quarterly Update
The Medicare Telehealth Trends Data highlights trends in the use of telehealth services between January 1, 2020, and September 30, 2023. The data allow for analysis of telehealth utilization by quarter, state, and various demographic characteristics.
JAMDA
November 13, 2023
Aggression Severity as a Predictor of Mortality in Dementia
In psychogeriatric units for patients with dementia and behavioral problems, aggression is prevalent. Predictions and timely interventions of aggression are essential to create a safe environment and prevent adverse outcomes. Our study aimed to determine whether aggression severity early during admission t...
JAMDA
February 17, 2024
A Meta-Analysis of Fall Risk in Older Adults With Alzheimer’s Disease
Falls are the leading cause of injuries in older adults. Although it is well recognized that Alzheimer's disease (AD) increases the fall risk of older adults, the reported fall risk in people with AD varies drastically. The principal purpose of this study was to summarize and synthesize previous studi...
JAMDA
May 10, 2025
Impact of Severe Dyspnea on Mortality and Disability: A 9-Year Cohort Study of Older Adults in Japan
We investigated the association of severe dyspnea and frailty with all-cause mortality and disability in Japanese community-dwelling older adults.
JAMDA
May 9, 2025
Trajectory of Cardiometabolic Disease–Related Hospitalizations Before and After Dementia Diagnosis: A Matched Cohort Study
Dementia is associated with increased health care use; however, the timing of hospitalizations in relation to the development of dementia remains unclear. Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke often co-occur with dementia, but the impact of dementia on hospita...
JAMDA
June 25, 2025
Associations Between Frailty, Illness Severity, and Long-Term Mortality Among Older Adults Admitted to Municipal Acute Care
Important risk factors for mortality include frailty and illness severity. The National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) is widely used to assess acute illness severity and mortality risk, but age and frailty's impact on the association between NEWS2 and mortality is less understood, particularly in nonh...
JAMDA
June 13, 2024
Care Providers’ Perspectives on the Design of Assistive Persuasive Behaviors for Socially Assistive Robots
The main objectives of this research are (1) to uniquely design assistive behaviors for socially assistive robots using the principles of persuasion from behavioral psychology, and (2) to investigate caregivers’ perspectives and opinions on the use of these behaviors to engage and motivate older adults in ...
JAMDA
June 19, 2024