JAMDA
December 3, 2014
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News Release
October 25, 2022
Resnick, Katz Named New JAMDA Co-Editors-in-Chief
They will officially be taking over with the January 2023 issue. Both are long-time Society members who have held a variety of leadership positions and have long medical publication experience.Landing Page
"FRAIL" Screening Tool
JAMDA
March 13, 2023
Proxy Decision-Making for Clinical Research in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: A Qualitative Analysis
The benefit-risk ratio of many interventions remains unclear in older adults with dementia. Efforts for more representative trial inclusion are made; however, recruiting and particularly gaining informed consent remains complex. For research participation, dementia compels the designation of a legal guardi...
JAMDA
January 17, 2018
Research Priorities for Optimizing Geriatric Pharmacotherapy: An International Consensus
Medication management is becoming increasingly challenging for older people, and there is limited evidence to guide medication prescribing and administration for people with multimorbidity, frailty, or at the end of life. Currently, there is a lack of clear research priorities in the field of geriatric pha...
JAMDA
February 9, 2015
An Overview of Potential Labor-Saving and Quality-Improving Innovations in Long-Term Care for Older People
Increasing demands in long-term care for older people and a decrease in workforce availability can be expected in the future. These developments challenge the sustainability and quality of long-term care for older people. To address these challenges, long-term care organizations are forced to innovate. The...
Transition of Care Management
Know-it-All™ Before You Call Data Collection System in the PALTC & Assisted Living Setting
A series of data collection cards intended to help nursing staff physically evaluate patients and collect relevant medical history and related medical record data before notifying a practitioner about a resident’s change in condition. This allows the practitioner to receive more complete, clinically import...
JAMDA
November 18, 2016
Current Prescribing Practices for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Nursing Homes
Antibiotic stewardship has been called for across all sites of health care, including nursing homes (NHs). Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are the third most common indication for antibiotics in the NH, and so should be a focus of stewardship. This study audited medical records to identify signs an...
JAMDA
June 16, 2017
Sarcopenia Screened by the SARC-F Questionnaire and Physical Performances of Elderly Women: A Cross-Sectional Study
Screening for sarcopenia in daily practice can be challenging. Our objective was to explore whether the SARC-F questionnaire is a valid screening tool for sarcopenia (defined by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health [FNIH] criteria). Moreover, we evaluated the physical performance of older w...
JAMDA
December 30, 2016