JAMDA
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JAMDA
September 23, 2019
Optimizing Prescribing of Antipsychotics in Long-Term Care (OPAL): A Stepped-Wedge Trial
Inappropriate antipsychotic prescribing is a key quality indicator by which clinical outcomes might be monitored and improved in long-term care (LTC), but limited evidence exists on the most effective strategies for reducing inappropriate antipsychotic use.
JAMDA
November 26, 2019
Optimizing Quality of Life With Cognitive Impairment: A Study of End-of-Life Care in Assisted Living
Assisted living (AL) is an expanding site of end-of-life (EOL) care in the United States. Understanding determinants of quality of life (QoL) for AL residents near EOL is vital to optimize care for this growing population, most of whom have some degree of cognitive impairment (CI). This analysis aimed to i...
Spotlight
March 31, 2023
Optimizing the Use of Gabapentin: A Special Drive to Deprescribe Podcast
Medication optimization is a hot topic in post-acute and long-term care and a focus of AMDA’s very popular Drive to Deprescribe (D2D) initiative. Now practitioners have yet another opportunity to address their deprescribing challenges with a new quarterly D2D podcast. The first program addresses Optimizing...
Podcast
February 2, 2023
Optimizing Use of Gabapentin (D2D Special Edition)
JAMDA
June 19, 2023
Oral Anticoagulant Therapy and Risk of Admission to Long-Term Care in patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Cohort Study
The impact of oral anticoagulants (OACs) on the need of long-term care (LTC) in the aging and multimorbid population of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. We conducted a nationwide cohort study to evaluate the effect of OACs on the need of LTC.
JAMDA
August 30, 2024
Oral Anticoagulant Use and Post-Fall Mortality in Long-Term Care Home Residents
Long-term care (LTC) residents are susceptible to falling and the risk of subsequent morbidity and mortality may be compounded with concurrent anticoagulation use. Uncertainty exists around the benefit and harm of anticoagulation use for residents with a high risk for falls because of concerns of major ble...
Caring for the Ages
December 28, 2020
Oral Anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation: Benefits Outweigh Risks for Older Adults
JAMDA
February 23, 2017
Oral Anticoagulants for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Long Term Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative
JAMDA
July 28, 2020