Caring for the Ages
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JAMDA
June 9, 2020
Policy to Reduce Antipsychotic Use and Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
Following the 2012 launch of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes (the National Partnership), the use of antipsychotics has declined. However, little is known about the impact of this effort on quality of care and outcomes for nursing home (NH) residents with Alzheimer's ...
JAMDA
May 3, 2023
Policy-Driven Post-Acute Care Program Lowers Mortality Rate and Medical Expenditures After Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure: A Nationwide Propensity Score–Matched Study
The beneficial effects of multidisciplinary disease management programs have been demonstrated. The present study investigated the effects of a policy-driven, health insurance–reimbursed, heart failure (HF) post-acute care (PAC) program on mortality, health care service utilization, and readmission expense...
JAMDA
May 21, 2021
POLST Is More Than a Code Status Order Form: Suggestions for Appropriate POLST Use in Long-Term Care
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is a medical order form used to document preferences about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), medical interventions such as hospitalization, care in the intensive care unit, and/or ventilation, as well as artificial nutrition. Programs based on the P...
Caring for the Ages
December 28, 2017
POLST Quality in Nursing Homes Could Be Improved
JAMDA
September 6, 2019
Polypharmacy and Kidney Function in Community-Dwelling Adults Age 60 Years and Older: A Prospective Observational Study
Information on the impact of polypharmacy on kidney function in older adults is limited. We prospectively investigated the association between intake of total number of drugs or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and kidney function.
JAMDA
October 22, 2016
Polypharmacy and Medication Regimen Complexity as Risk Factors for Hospitalization Among Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: A Prospective Cohort Study
To investigate the association between polypharmacy and medication regimen complexity with time to first hospitalization, number of hospitalizations, and number of hospital days over a 12-month period.
JAMDA
April 19, 2025
Polypharmacy and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: A 3-year Study of DO-HEALTH
To examine the association between polypharmacy and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) at baseline and over 3 years in community-dwelling older adults.
JAMDA
August 17, 2015
Polypharmacy in Nursing Home Residents: What Is the Way Forward?
JAMDA
April 7, 2017
Polypharmacy Is Associated With Higher Frailty Risk in Older People: An 8-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study
To investigate whether polypharmacy is associated with a higher incidence of frailty in a large cohort of North Americans during 8 years of follow-up.
