JAMDA
February 24, 2017
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JAMDA
April 22, 2017
Debating the Role of Arousal in Delirium Diagnosis: Should Delirium Diagnosis Be Inclusive or Restrictive?
Delirium is common in acute, postacute, and long-term care settings, and it can be difficult to recognize, especially without deliberate mental status evaluation. Because delirium typically presents with altered arousal and arousal can be assessed within a matter of seconds, routine assessment of arousal o...
JAMDA
May 27, 2017
Advanced Glycation End-Products Are Associated With the Presence and Severity of Paratonia in Early Stage Alzheimer Disease
Paratonia, a distinctive form of hypertonia in patients with dementia, causes loss of functional mobility in early stage dementia to severe contractures and pain in the late stages. The pathogenesis of paratonia is not well understood. Patients in early stage dementia with diabetes mellitus showed a signif...
Policy Snapshot
January 27, 2025
CMS Delays Telehealth Guidance Amid Communication Freeze
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has not yet released temporary guidance to private Medicare administrators (MACs) for updating payment codes to bill for telehealth services extended through March under the 2024 year-end package. This delay has caused confusion among stakeholders, who...
JAMDA
September 16, 2016
The Diagnosis of Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: An Emerging Challenge
Delirium occurring in patients with dementia is referred to as delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD). People who are older with dementia and who are institutionalized are at increased risk of developing delirium when hospitalized. In addition, their prior cognitive impairment makes detecting their deliri...
JAMDA
September 16, 2016
Implementing Assessment of Cognitive Function and Frailty Into Primary Care: Data From Frailty and Alzheimer disease prevention into Primary care (FAP) Study Pilot
Aging can be affected by frailty and chronic diseases causing physical, cognitive, sensory, and functional decline evolving gradually to disability. The assessment of older patients is carried out in some geriatric day hospitals (GDHFs). However, it seems difficult to assess all patients in these GDHFs. In...
JAMDA
October 16, 2024
A 3-Wave Longitudinal Study of eHealth Literacy and Older People's Health-Related Quality of Life in China: The Mediating Role of General Self-Efficacy
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important indicator to reflect the independence and well-being of older adults in their later life. Improving the HRQoL of older adults is of great importance for achieving healthy aging. The internet provides extensive health information and being able to effec...
JAMDA
October 2, 2024
Associations of 2 Established Methods of Measuring Gait Speed and Sit-To-Stand Performance with Frailty and Life-Space Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The 4-m gait speed (4mGS) and 10-m gait speed (10mGS) tests and the 30-second sit-to-stand (30sSTS) and 5-times sit-to-stand (5xSTS) tests are commonly used and advocated in consensus recommendations. We compared these tests on their predictive and clinical value concerning the risk of prefrailty/frailty a...
JAMDA
November 29, 2023
Age-Friendly Framework in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care: Implementing the 4Ms in Long-Term Care
Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the American Hospital Association and the Catholic Health Association of the United States that uses a framework to ensure high-quality, person-centered care for...
JAMDA
January 22, 2025
Quality and Safety Indicators for Care Transitions by Older Adults: A Scoping Review
To identify quality and safety indicators routinely used to monitor, evaluate, and improve care transitions for older adults globally.
