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Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015
JAMDA
September 21, 2021
To develop a questionnaire-based Active Mobility Index (AMI) to assess going-out behavior with physical and social activity among older adults, and to assess the criterion-related and predictive validity of the AMI.
JAMDA
April 11, 2015
The objective of this study was to evaluate cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between ankle-brachial index (ABI) and indicators of cognitive function.
JAMDA
August 7, 2022
Although many prior studies have shown that high average levels of nurse staffing in nursing homes are associated with fewer hospitalizations, some studies have not, suggesting that the average nursing level may mask a more complex relationship. This study examines this issue by investigating the associati...
JAMDA
December 20, 2023
The first goal of this study was to explore associations between functional dependence levels during activities of daily living (eg, functional mobility, eating, and toileting) before COVID-19 and presence of COVID-19 symptoms (eg, fever, dehydration, lethargy, and shortness of breath) during illness. The ...
JAMDA
June 25, 2025
Important risk factors for mortality include frailty and illness severity. The National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) is widely used to assess acute illness severity and mortality risk, but age and frailty's impact on the association between NEWS2 and mortality is less understood, particularly in nonh...
JAMDA
November 9, 2016
Although geriatric syndromes have been studied extensively, their interactions with one another and their accumulated effects on life expectancy are less frequently discussed. This study examined whether geriatric syndromes and their cumulative effects are associated with risks of mortality in community-dw...
JAMDA
September 24, 2021
The predictive ability of the novel intrinsic capacity (IC) construct has been scarcely investigated in the nursing home setting. The objective of this study was to investigate the associations of IC and its individual domains with mortality, hospitalization, pneumonia onset, and functional status decline ...
JAMDA
July 5, 2020
JAMDA
November 1, 2023
To explore if older adults with osteosarcopenia are at a greater risk of falls, fractures, frailty, and worsening life satisfaction and activities of daily living (ADL) compared to those with normal bone mineral density (BMD) and without sarcopenia.