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JAMDA
October 31, 2019
The Minimum Data Set Agitated and Reactive Behavior Scale: Measuring Behaviors in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
Interventions aimed at managing agitated and aggressive behaviors in dementia without the use of antipsychotics are currently being tested in nursing homes (NHs). Researchers and clinicians require a measure that can capture the severity of residents’ behaviors. We test the internal consistency and constru...
JAMDA
September 3, 2020
The Minimum Data Set: An Opportunity to Improve Spasticity Screening
Spasticity is a common movement disorder that arises from trauma or disease affecting the central nervous system. Untreated spasticity can result in limitations in completing activities of daily living, painful limb contractures, and other conditions associated with loss of mobility. In the long-term care ...
JAMDA
April 28, 2015
The Mortality Risk of Conventional Antipsychotics in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials
Numerous observational studies have reported an increased risk of mortality for conventional antipsychotics in elderly patients, and for haloperidol in particular. Subsequently, health authorities have warned against use of conventional antipsychotics in dementia. Experimental evidence is lacking.
Caring for the Ages
July 29, 2019
The Most Important Mental Health Issue You’ve Never Heard Of
JAMDA
October 22, 2016
The mTOR Conundrum: Essential for Muscle Function, but Dangerous for Survival
JAMDA
November 25, 2019
The Multidimensional Prognostic Index Predicts Falls in Older People: An 8-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study of the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Falls are associated with several negative outcomes. Early identification of those who are at risk of falling is of importance in geriatrics, and comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) seems to be promising in this regard. Therefore, the present study investigated whether the multidimensional prognostic ...
JAMDA
September 30, 2017
The Multidomain Nature of Malnutrition in Older Persons
JAMDA
May 7, 2025
The Multiple Determinants of Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review
To map the barriers and facilitators influencing infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in nursing homes (NHs) from a behavior change perspective and to identify research gaps.
Caring for the Ages
May 31, 2023
The NASEM Report: Are the Solutions Part of the Problem?
