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  JAMDA
	
		August 5, 2015
	
			
			
            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
	
		August 5, 2025
	
			
			
            Process mining (PM) has only recently been used in medicine. Its implementation in the dementia field could be valuable, considering the epidemiologic breadth of the condition and its economic implications. This proof-of-concept study aims to apply PM in the context of dementia to provide a realistic pictu...
	
	
					
  Caring for the Ages
	
		October 27, 2017
	
			
			
	
	
					
  JAMDA
	
		November 25, 2024
	
			
			
            Dementia significantly impacts quality of life, health care costs, and caregiver burden, being a leading cause of death among older adults. We investigated predictors of mortality in people with severe behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).
      
	
	
					
  JAMDA
	
		October 20, 2021
	
			
			
	
	
					
  JAMDA
	
		October 28, 2020
	
			
			
            To describe the symptomatology, mortality, and risk factors for mortality in a large group of Dutch nursing home (NH) residents with clinically suspected COVID-19 who were tested with a reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test.
      
	
	
					
  JAMDA
	
		January 23, 2014
	
			
			
            Urinary tract infection (UTI) is arguably the most common infection in the long term care (LTC) setting. Making the diagnosis of UTI and deciding when to initiate treatment with antimicrobial therapy is a challenge to all LTC providers. Widespread prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, lack of an accepted...
	
	
					
  JAMDA
	
		October 23, 2014
	
			
			
            This is the eighth yearly update on clinical care in the nursing home. Topics covered this year are heart failure, delirium, nutrition, hospice, diabetes mellitus, frailty, and sarcopenia.
      
	
	
					
  JAMDA
	
		November 2, 2015
	
			
			
            This is the ninth yearly update on clinical care in the nursing home. Topics covered this year are disease management in frail elders, heart failure, pneumonia, mild cognitive impairment, meaningful activities in the nursing home, atrial fibrillation, and anticoagulation.
      
	
	
					
  JAMDA
	
		October 22, 2016
	
			
			
            This is the tenth clinical update. It covers chronic kidney disease, dementia, hypotension, polypharmacy, rapid geriatric assessment, and transitional care.