Caring for the Ages
July 29, 2020
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JAMDA
February 19, 2015
Hospital Readmission Reduction - using a Quality Improvement Model
JAMDA
February 19, 2015
Interdisciplinary Approach to Pressure Ulcer Reduction
JAMDA
November 28, 2018
Threshold for a Reduction in Anticholinergic Burden to Decrease Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
A high anticholinergic burden (AB) is associated with the occurrence of behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSDs), which are frequent in dementia.
JAMDA
June 16, 2016
Sarcopenia in Advanced COPD Affects Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction by Short-Term High-intensity Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Sarcopenia is common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may contribute to increased cardiometabolic risk. Interventions to reduce cardiometabolic risk in advanced COPD have been scarcely studied. We have investigated the cardiometabolic effect of a short-term high-intensity rehabilitation ...
Caring for the Ages
October 31, 2023
Anti-psychotic Drug Reduction
Podcast
November 19, 2018
AMDA On-The-Go | Fall Risk Reduction
JAMDA
February 26, 2019
Fourteen-Year Trends in the Use of Psychotropic Medications, Opioids, and Other Sedatives Among Institutionalized Older People in Helsinki, Finland
The use of psychotropic drugs in long-term care (LTC) is very common, despite their known adverse effects. The prevalence of opioid use is growing among older adults. This study aimed to investigate trends in the prevalence of psychotropics, opioids, and sedative load in a LTC setting over a 14-year period...
JAMDA
July 6, 2020
Characterizing Emergency Department Use in Assisted Living
Little is known about emergency department (ED) utilization among the nearly 1 million older adults residing in assisted living (AL) settings. Unlike federally regulated nursing homes, states create and enforce AL regulations with great variability, which may affect the quality of care provided. The object...
JAMDA
November 15, 2020