JAMDA
May 7, 2016
Showing 731 - 740 of 2706 results
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
Lack of Energy and Negative Health-Related Outcomes in Nursing Home Residents: Results From the INCUR Study
“Lack of energy” or anergia is a common complaint associated with adverse outcomes in older people. There is a lack of knowledge on this symptom in the nursing home (NH) setting. The aim of this study was to investigate whether lack of energy was associated with hospitalization and mortality in NH resident...
JAMDA
May 14, 2019
Outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus in a Nursing Home: A Clinical Perspective
To describe a human metapneumovirus (hMPV) outbreak occurring in a nursing home for older adults and to identify the risk factors associated with the clinical infection.
JAMDA
August 21, 2019
Hospital Influenza Admissions as a Harbinger for Nursing Home Influenza Cases
To determine temporal associations of local measures of influenza morbidity and mortality by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with influenza hospitalizations in nursing home residents.
JAMDA
November 29, 2019
Antibiotic Stewardship in European Nursing Homes: Experiences From the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden
Antibiotics are among the most widely prescribed drugs in long-term care facilities, which highlights the importance of antibiotic stewardship (ABS) in this setting. In this article, we describe the experiences with ABS in nursing homes (NHs) from the perspective of 4 European countries: the Netherlands, N...
