JAMDA
December 27, 2017
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JAMDA
March 26, 2022
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Adaptation of the WHELD Person-Centered Nursing Home Training Program
Digital approaches to delivering person-centered care training to nursing home staff have the potential to enable widespread affordable implementation, but there is very limited evidence and no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating digital training in the nursing home setting. The objective was to...
JAMDA
June 16, 2021
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Heart Failure Disease Management in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Patients discharged from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) are not typically part of a heart failure disease management program (HF-DMP). The objective of this study is to determine if an HF-DMP in SNF improves outcomes for patients with HF.
JAMDA
June 5, 2014
A Randomized Controlled Trial on Teaching Geriatric Medical Decision Making and Cost Consciousness With the Serious Game GeriatriX
Medical students often lack training in complex geriatric medical decision making. We therefore developed the serious game, GeriatriX, for training medical decision making with weighing patient preferences, and appropriateness and costs of medical care. We hypothesized that education with GeriatriX would i...
JAMDA
October 9, 2015
A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Discontinuation Study of Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Institutionalized Patients With Moderate to Severe Alzheimer Disease
Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) offer modest benefits in Alzheimer disease (AD), which must be balanced against risks. Relatively few data delineate the benefits and risks of long-term ChEI administration in institutionalized patients with advanced AD. This study investigated the effects of ChEI disconti...
JAMDA
October 11, 2019
A Randomized Trial of Alerting to Hypocholesterolemia Results of the Low Indexes of Metabolism Intervention Trial-C (LIMIT-C)
The benefit of alerting clinical staff to drug-induced hypocholesterolemia in patients aged 75 years and older remains uncertain.
JAMDA
October 3, 2019
A Randomized Trial of Alerting to Low Glycated Hemoglobin Level in Older Adults: Results of the Low Indexes of Metabolism Intervention Trial B (LIMIT-B)
The benefit of alerting clinical staff to low plasma glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in patients aged 75 years and older who receive antidiabetic drugs remains uncertain.
JAMDA
February 26, 2020
A Recipe for Disaster: Gabapentin and Opioid Use in an Older Adult
JAMDA
December 30, 2021
A Recommended Package of Long-Term Care Services to Promote Healthy Ageing Based on a WHO Global Expert Consensus Study
To reach consensus on a minimum list of long-term care (LTC) interventions to be included in a service package delivered through universal health coverage (UHC).
Caring for the Ages
July 31, 2018