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December 4, 2018
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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.
JAMDA
June 28, 2017
A Pilot Randomized Trial of a Companion Robot for People With Dementia Living in the Community
To investigate the affective, social, behavioral, and physiological effects of the companion robot Paro for people with dementia in both a day care center and a home setting.
JAMDA
June 28, 2017
Prevalence and Determinants of Poor Food Intake of Residents Living in Long-Term Care
Poor food intake is known to lead to malnutrition in long-term care homes (LTCH), yet multilevel determinants of food intake are not fully understood, hampering development of interventions that can maintain the nutritional status of residents. This study measures energy and protein intake of LTCH resident...
JAMDA
February 25, 2020
International Consensus Definition of a Serious Infection in a Geriatric Patient Presenting to Ambulatory Care
Early recognition and prompt treatment of a serious infection is important to optimize prognosis in older patients. The current evidence base underpinning this early recognition in ambulatory care is scattered and haphazard, calling for new research to strengthen clinical practice. Before embarking on such...
JAMDA
December 20, 2021
Reimagining Financing and Payment of Long-Term Care
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed fundamental problems with the structure of long-term care financing and payment in the United States. The piecemeal system that exists suffers from several key problems, including underfunding, fragmentation across types and sites of care, and substantial variation in payment...
