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February 15, 2014
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JAMDA
July 20, 2018
Bayesian Analyses Showed More Evidence for Apathy than for Depression Being Associated With Cognitive Functioning in Nursing Home Residents
Depression, apathy, and cognitive impairments are widespread in nursing home (NH) residents. Scarce research that explicitly compares apathy to depression suggests that the association between apathy and cognitive functioning is stronger than the association between depression and cognitive functioning. Th...
JAMDA
August 5, 2015
Clinical Interpretation of Elevated Concentrations of Cardiac Troponin T, but Not Troponin I, in Nursing Home Residents
Cardiac troponins T (cTnT) and I (cTnI) are the preferred biomarkers to detect myocardial damage. The present study explores the value of measuring cardiac troponins (cTn) in nursing home residents, by investigating its relation to heart failure and 1-year mortality using 1 cTnT and 2 cTnI assays that are ...
JAMDA
July 10, 2015
Reversible Dementia: Two Nursing Home Patients With Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody-Associated Limbic Encephalitis
Voltage-gated potassium channel antibody-associated limbic encephalitis (VGKC-LE) is a rare disease that is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for medical practitioners. Two patients with VGKC-LE, both developing dementia are presented. Following treatment, both patients showed remarkable cognitive and...
JAMDA
February 18, 2015
Identifying Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Visits by Nursing Home Residents in the United States
To identify and describe potentially preventable emergency department (ED) visits by nursing home (NH) residents in the United States. These visits are important because they are common, frequently lead to hospitalization, and can be associated with significant cost to the patient and the health care syste...
JAMDA
August 7, 2017
Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review
Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) are coordinated interventions promoting the appropriate use of antibiotics to improve patient outcomes and reduce microbial resistance. These programs are now mandated in nursing homes (NHs) but it is unclear if these programs improve resident outcomes. This systemati...
JAMDA
December 26, 2017
Pain Treatments After Hip Fracture Among Older Nursing Home Residents
To examine the association between use of opioids versus other analgesics with death and functioning after hip fracture in older nursing home (NH) residents.
JAMDA
April 29, 2026
Using Natural Language Processing to Improve Fall Documentation in VA Nursing Home Residents
Falls can be deadly for older adults, making accurate documentation essential for prevention and quality improvement. The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is used in nursing homes to document falls; however, it fails to capture fall dates and has been critiqued for underreporting and misclassification. We developed ...
JAMDA
April 13, 2022
Defining the Role and Value of Physicians Who Primarily Practice in Nursing Homes: Perspectives of Nursing Home Physicians
To identify the perceptions of physicians with expertise in nursing home care on the value of physicians who primarily practice in nursing homes, often referred to as “SNFists,” with the goal of enriching our understanding of specialization in nursing home care.
JAMDA
February 10, 2023
Nursing Home to Nursing Home Transfers during the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
To examine the nursing home to nursing home transfer rates before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic and to identify risk factors associated with those transfers in a state with a policy to create COVID-19-care nursing homes.
