Identifying strong predictors for falls and mobility limitations in older adults with a falls-related emergency department visit is crucial. This study aimed to compare, in this clinical population, the incremental predictive value of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) component tests for incide...
Insight into older adults’ physical resilience is needed to predict functional recovery after hospitalization. We assessed functional trajectories in response to acute illness and subsequent hospitalization and investigated baseline variables and dynamic variables associated with these trajectories.
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To explore antipsychotic (AP) medications and physical restraint use and their effects on physical function and cognition in older nursing home residents.
Reimbursement in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is driven by the number of minutes a patient receives rehabilitation. Physical therapists' (PTs) clinical decisions in evaluation and appropriate treatment of patients drive the dosing of rehabilitation services. Many times these 2 dynamics clash. The...
This study assessed the frequency of physician contacts for individual nursing home residents (NHRs) and investigated whether the frequency of contacts influences the appropriateness of pain medication in NHRs.