Caring for the Ages
November 23, 2015
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JAMDA
August 10, 2014
Low Serum Selenium Level Is Associated With Low Muscle Mass in the Community-Dwelling Elderly
Elderly persons with low muscle mass (LMM) or sarcopenia are prone to frailty and functional decline. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum selenium level and skeletal muscle mass in community-dwelling elderly.
JAMDA
February 23, 2016
Low Testosterone Levels and Reduced Kidney Function in Japanese Adult Men: The Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcome in Aizu Cohort Study
Findings from several experimental studies in animals have suggested a protective action of testosterone on kidney function, but hard evidence for such an association in humans is scarce. We examined the association between testosterone levels and kidney function among adult men living in super-aged commun...
JAMDA
December 18, 2013
Low Testosterone Levels, Depressive Symptoms, and Falls in Older Men: A Cross-Sectional Study
While several studies have cited a potential association between testosterone deficiency and risk of falls among community-dwelling older men, evidence for such an association is conflicting. Depressive symptoms, which occasionally accompany testosterone deficiency but which are often neglected as associat...
JAMDA
March 6, 2017
Low-Impact Flooring: Does It Reduce Fall-Related Injuries?
To compare fall rates and injuries from falls on low-impact flooring (LIF) compared with a standard vinyl flooring.
JAMDA
September 26, 2019
Lower Extremity Impairment Parallels Cognitive Impairment as a Cause of Disability: A Call for Public Awareness
JAMDA
August 22, 2019
Lower Incidence of In-Hospital Falls in Patients Hospitalized in Window Beds Than Nonwindow Beds
Comparing the incidence rate of in-hospital falls between patients hospitalized in window beds and nonwindow beds.
Caring for the Ages
February 22, 2022
Lowering the Temperature of a Heated Discussion
Policy Snapshot
February 23, 2024
LTC Providers Release Recommendations to Enhance LTC Providers’ Role in Value-Based Care
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) and the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) jointly released a set of recommendations that were recently shared with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that, if implemented, would increase the par...
Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015