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June 16, 2025
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JAMDA
October 14, 2021
Performance-Based vs Informant-Reported Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Predicting Dementia
Identifying individuals at risk of developing dementia may be aided by early detection of functional impairments. The aims of the present study were to examine differences in informant-reported and performance-based measures of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and to assess whether a performa...
Resolutions
C91 - Staff Support for Member Presentation
JAMDA
March 27, 2020
Does the Formulation of Oral Solid Dosage Forms Affect Acceptance and Adherence in Older Patients? A Mixed Methods Systematic Review
Age-related changes mean that the older population can encounter barriers toward taking medication orally. Further work is needed to identify the characteristics of oral solid dosage forms that will improve patient acceptance and adherence. The aim of this systematic review was to identify if and how formu...
Policy Snapshot
January 27, 2023
AMDA Resource for Updated PALTC Billing and Coding
The CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Final finalized significant changes to E/M coding, including the nursing facility family of codes.
JAMDA
October 10, 2024
Navigating Dilemmas on Advance Euthanasia Directives of Patients with Advanced Dementia
This study revisited the complexities faced by physicians in meeting due care criteria for euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia in The Netherlands. Despite increasing cases and legal provisions for advance euthanasia directives (AEDs), physicians encounter challenges with ethical issues, including...
JAMDA
July 30, 2025
Diagnoses Associated With Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents With Severe Functional Impairment and Terminal Illness
Hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits can be uncomfortable and burdensome for severely impaired and terminally ill nursing home (NH) residents. Very few studies have examined specific diagnoses associated with these events.
JAMDA
May 30, 2023
Validation of the ADICE_IT Models for Predicting Falls and Recurrent Falls in Geriatric OutpatientsFValidation of the ADICE_IT Models for Predicting Falls and Recurrent Falls in Geriatric Outpatients
Before being used in clinical practice, a prediction model should be tested in patients whose data were not used in model development. Previously, we developed the ADICE_IT models for predicting any fall and recurrent falls, referred as Any_fall and Recur_fall. In this study, we externally validated the mo...
JAMDA
March 21, 2025
High Anticholinergic Burden of Patients Hospitalized for Hip Fracture Reveals a Target for Deprescribing
Anticholinergic medications can produce harmful side effects, such as ataxia and delirium, in older adults. Older adults with hip fractures are particularly vulnerable, yet they are often prescribed these medications. This study aimed to evaluate the anticholinergic burden (ACB) before and after hospitaliz...
Policy Snapshot
August 17, 2025