JAMDA
November 8, 2013
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JAMDA
December 21, 2015
Associations of Walking Speed, Grip Strength, and Standing Balance With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality in a General Population of Japanese Elders
Walking speed, grip strength, and standing balance are key components of physical performance in older people. The present study aimed to evaluate (1) associations of these physical performance measures with cause-specific mortality, (2) independent associations of individual physical performance measures ...
JAMDA
April 11, 2019
Quality of Life and Pain Medication Use in Persons With Advanced Dementia Living in Long-Term Care Facilities
In residents with dementia living in a long-term care facility (LTCF), un(der)treated pain may trigger behavioral disturbances, mood syndromes, and deterioration of physical functioning and self-maintenance. Because these factors can have considerable impact on the quality of life (QoL), this study aimed t...
JAMDA
May 23, 2023
Social Networks Effects on Spouse and Adult-Child Dementia Caregivers’ Experiences: A Cross-Sectional Study
A large body of literature addresses experiences of spouse and adult-children caregiver of individuals with dementia (IWDs) but has not examined the role and strength of social networks in associations between spouses and adult-children caregivers’ experience. Based on the stress process model, we aimed to...
Policy Snapshot
September 27, 2024
New MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual Released: Key Updates for COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting
The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) User’s Manual version (v)1.19.1 is now available in the Downloads section on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual page. The MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual v1.19.1 will be effective beginning October 1...
JAMDA
March 17, 2025
Consumer-Directed Personal Care in the New York Metropolitan Area: Trends in Use From 2017 to 2022
Despite growing interest in expansion of consumer- (or self-) directed models of Medicaid-funded personal care, research characterizing program use is limited. We leverage health plan and claims data from a large health plan in New York to examine (1) trends in use of consumer-directed care and (2) the imp...
JAMDA
December 15, 2025
Development of a Model to Predict the Risk of Chronic Opioid Use After Entry Into Long-Term Care Facilities
Chronic opioid use is common in residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and is associated with an increased risk of falls, fractures, and cognitive impairment. However, predictors of chronic opioid use in this cohort remain unclear. This study developed a prediction model for new chronic opioid use ...
JAMDA
April 9, 2016
Combinations of Service Use Types of People With Early Cognitive Disorders
Understanding which persons most likely use particular combinations of service types is important as this could lead to a better understanding of care pathways. The aim of this study is to identify combinations of service use within a sample of community-dwelling people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)...
JAMDA
November 22, 2020
A Rising Tide Lifts “Related” Boats—Post-Acute Care Quality Improvement is Associated With Improvement in Long-Term Care Quality in Nursing Homes
To examine the relationship between post-acute care (PAC) quality improvement and long-term care (LTC) quality changes.
JAMDA
January 6, 2021
Feasible and Appropriate Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Nursing Homes
