JAMDA
June 16, 2016
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JAMDA
June 24, 2016
Physician Contacts and Their Influence on the Appropriateness of Pain Medication in Nursing Home Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study
This study assessed the frequency of physician contacts for individual nursing home residents (NHRs) and investigated whether the frequency of contacts influences the appropriateness of pain medication in NHRs.
JAMDA
May 24, 2016
Functional Decline in Residents Living in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review of the Literature
To describe the functional dependence progression over time in older people living in nursing homes (NHs).
JAMDA
May 7, 2016
Prevalence of Dementia With Lewy Body Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study in 40 Swedish Nursing Homes
To investigate and establish the prevalence of dementia with Lewy body (DLB) symptoms in all nursing home (NH) residents in Malmö, the third largest city in Sweden. DLB is a neurocognitive disorder with core features, such as parkinsonism, visual hallucinations, and fluctuating cognition/excessive daytime ...
JAMDA
March 24, 2016
National Trends in Treatment Initiation for Nursing Home Residents With Diabetes Mellitus, 2008 to 2010
Diabetes mellitus is common in the nursing home (NH) population, yet little is known about prescribing of glucose-lowering medications in the NH setting. We describe trends in initiation of glucose-lowering medications in a national cohort of NH residents.
JAMDA
May 6, 2016
Reducing Physical Restraints in Nursing Homes: A Report From Maria Wolff and Sanitas
Physical restraints are associated with severe side effects and suffering. A comprehensive, person-centered, methodology was implemented in 41 Spanish nursing homes to safely eliminate restraints.
JAMDA
May 26, 2016
Defining Safety in the Nursing Home Setting: Implications for Future Research
Currently, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Common Format for nursing homes (NHs) accommodates voluntary reporting for 4 adverse events: falls with injury, pressure ulcers, medication errors, and infections. In 2015, AHRQ funded a technical brief to describe the state of the science re...
JAMDA
March 2, 2016
Prevalence and Correlates of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Nursing Home Patients With Young-Onset Dementia: The BEYOnD Study
Young-onset dementia (YOD) is defined as dementia that develops before the age of 65. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) have important clinical consequences for patients and their family members. To date, knowledge about the prevalence and correlates of NPS in YOD is limited, but essential to establish speci...
JAMDA
March 8, 2016
Nursing Home Provider Perceptions of Telemedicine for Reducing Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations
Potentially avoidable hospitalizations (PAHs) of nursing home (NH) residents are common, costly, and can have significant economic consequences. Telemedicine has been shown to reduce emergency department and hospitalization of NH residents, yet adoption has been limited and little is known about provider&#...
JAMDA
March 8, 2016