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JAMDA
April 2, 2015
To describe and compare the decisions critical for survival or quality of life [critical decisions (CDs)] made for patients with advanced dementia in nursing homes (NHs) and home care (HC) services.
JAMDA
October 14, 2020
To systematically describe evidence on the use of instrumental swallowing assessment for residents of aged care homes.
JAMDA
March 12, 2019
To assess the diagnostic accuracy of commonly used signs and symptoms of low-intake dehydration in older care home residents.
JAMDA
September 30, 2025
To identify and synthesize publicly available quality indicators (QIs) routinely used to monitor and assess the quality and safety of home care services for the older population.
JAMDA
February 6, 2019
The objective of this study was to describe the use of interdisciplinary teams (IDTs) in home-based medical care practices.
JAMDA
October 19, 2021
Predicting unexpected deaths among long-term care (LTC) residents can provide valuable information to clinicians and policy makers. We study multiple methods to predict unexpected death, adjusting for individual and home-level factors, and to use as a step to compare mortality differences at the facility l...
JAMDA
October 29, 2023
Medications with a higher risk of harm or that are unlikely to be beneficial are used by nearly all older patients in home health care (HHC). The objective of this study was to understand stakeholders’ perspectives on challenges in deprescribing these medications for post-acute HHC patients.
JAMDA
October 28, 2019
The prevalence of different geriatric syndromes in older home care (HC) recipients is yet to be determined. Dizziness is often regarded as a geriatric syndrome. The natural course of dizziness in older people is still unknown, because of a lack of longitudinal studies. The objective of this study was to in...
JAMDA
June 3, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, home health agencies (HHAs) discharges following acute hospitalizations increased. This study examined whether racial and ethnic minoritized and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients (ie, Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligible) were differentially discharged to below-average quali...
JAMDA
June 20, 2024
To examine randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of “hospital at home” (HAH) for admission avoidance in adults presenting with acute physical illness to identify the use of vital sign monitoring approaches and evidence for their effectiveness.