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JAMDA
February 6, 2016
The Effects of Advance Care Planning Interventions on Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review
Advance care planning (ACP) encompasses a process by which people may express and record their values and preferences for care and treatment should they lose the capacity to communicate them in the future. We believe the effects that ACP can have on the nursing home population is distinct from others and s...
JAMDA
December 20, 2015
Predictors of Functional Changes in Italian Nursing Home Residents: The U.L.I.S.S.E. Study
To identify independent predictors of the risk of functional decline in older nursing home (NH) residents.
JAMDA
February 17, 2016
Pain Management Algorithms for Implementing Best Practices in Nursing Homes: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
To enhance pain practices in nursing homes (NHs) using pain assessment and management algorithms and intense diffusion strategies.
JAMDA
November 22, 2016
Interventions for the Treatment of Pain in Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
More than one-half of nursing home residents experience a complex mix of pain. Despite this, assessment and treatment of pain remain inadequate.
JAMDA
August 30, 2016
Anticholinergic Medication Burden and 5-Year Risk of Hospitalization and Death in Nursing Home Elderly Residents With Coronary Artery Disease
To assess the association of the anticholinergic medication burden with hospitalization and mortality in nursing home elderly patients and to investigate the role of coronary artery disease (CAD).
JAMDA
July 30, 2016
Intensity of Occupational Therapy Utilization in Nursing Home Residents: The Role of Sensory Impairments
Unaddressed functional limitations in nursing home (NH) residents can lead to unnecessary, excess disability that negatively affects residents’ quality of life. In order to enhance functioning, NH residents can receive rehabilitation such as occupational therapy (OT). However, little is known about factors...
JAMDA
August 31, 2016
Differences in Nursing Home Quality Between Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare Patients
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment is steadily growing, but little is known about the quality of nursing home (NH) care provided to MA enrollees compared to enrollees in traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare.
JAMDA
June 16, 2016
Signs of Imminent Dying and Change in Symptom Intensity During Pharmacological Treatment in Dying Nursing Home Patients: A Prospective Trajectory Study
To investigate whether it is possible to determine signs of imminent dying and change in pain and symptom intensity during pharmacological treatment in nursing home patients, from day perceived as dying and to day of death.
JAMDA
June 24, 2016