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March 5, 2021
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JAMDA
October 8, 2020
Rapid Assessment at Hospital Admission of Mortality Risk From COVID-19: The Role of Functional Status
To evaluate the role of functional status along with other used clinical factors on the occurrence of death in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
JAMDA
August 11, 2021
Delayed Dysphagia May Be Sarcopenic Dysphagia in Patients After Stroke
In many cases, swallowing function is impaired after the onset of stroke and gradually improves. However, delayed dysphagia has been reported in some post-stroke patients. Recently, several studies have reported that low muscle strength and decreased muscle mass cause dysphagia. This study aimed to investi...
JAMDA
May 24, 2018
Using PROMIS Pain Interference Items to Improve Quality Measurement in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
To evaluate the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pain interference items for use in a quality measure and to compare the resulting quality score, along with internal reliability and validity, to a similar item set in the Minimum Data Set Version 3.0 (MDS).
JAMDA
February 21, 2015
Elevated Hospitalization Risk of Assisted Living Residents With Dementia in Alberta, Canada
Assisted living (AL) is an increasingly used residential option for older adults with dementia; however, lower staffing rates and service availability raise concerns that such residents may be at increased risk for adverse outcomes. Our objectives were to determine the incidence of hospitalization over 1 y...
JAMDA
March 26, 2015
Sarcopenia Is Associated With Incident Disability, Institutionalization, and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Sarcopenia is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between severity of sarcopenia and incident activities of daily living (ADL) disability, institutionalization, and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling older men participating ...
JAMDA
April 17, 2018
Sarcopenic Obesity Revisited: Insights From the Mr and Ms Os Cohort
Following the concept of a metabolic load-capacity model, we propose the use of appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) to total body fat (TBF) ratio in predicting 4-year physical limitations, physical performance measures, 6-year incident diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, and 12-year mortality. ...
JAMDA
February 14, 2015
The Course of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study
Patients with dementia experience a wide range of neuropsychiatric symptoms. These symptoms often cause considerable distress to patients and caregivers, and often contribute to institutionalization. The current study examined the prevalence and course of neuropsychiatric symptoms in a large sample of pati...
JAMDA
March 19, 2015
Association Between Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphisms and Frailty Among Chinese Older People
Frailty involves complex mechanisms of cumulative decline in several physiological systems and is associated with adverse events that are determined by genetic and environmental factors. It has been reported that angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphisms are associated...
JAMDA
December 26, 2017
Protocol for the Assessment of Patient Capacity to Make End-of-Life Treatment Decisions
Patients' right to decide what happens to their bodies, especially around the end of life, is enshrined in legislation across the world, but questions often arise about whether a patient is capable of meaningfully participating in such decisions. Because of uncertainties about capacity, care providers...
