Caring for the Ages
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JAMDA
December 16, 2022
Depressive Multimorbidity and Trajectories of Functional Status among Older Americans: Differences by Racial/Ethnic Group
This study aims to evaluate the impact of depressive multimorbidity (ie, including depressive symptoms) on the long-term development of activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) limitations according to racial/ethnic group in a representative sample of US older adu...
JAMDA
October 10, 2024
Depressive Signs and Daily Life of Residents When Relocating from a Regular to an Innovative Nursing Home
In this study, we examine how residents are affected by moving from a regular nursing home into an innovative living arrangement. In the past decade, a culture change has taken place, leading to rapid developments of innovative living arrangements that aim to change the physical, social, and organizational...
JAMDA
September 12, 2021
Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults Pre– and Post–COVID-19 Pandemic
It is a concern that public health measures to prevent older people contracting COVID-19 could lead to a rise in mental health problems such as depression.
JAMDA
November 19, 2020
Depressive Symptoms and Frailty Among the Oldest Old: Evidence From a Multicenter Prospective Study
There is a lack of studies disentangling whether changes in frailty are associated with subsequent changes in depressive symptoms or vice versa among the oldest old. Consequently, we aimed to disentangle this link.
JAMDA
April 24, 2015
Derivation and Validation of a Clinical Diagnostic Tool for the Identification of Older Community-Dwellers With Hypovitaminosis D
Hypovitaminosis D is highly prevalent among seniors. Although evidence is insufficient to recommend routine vitamin D screening in seniors, universal vitamin D supplementation is not desirable either. To rationalize vitamin D determination, our objective was to elaborate and test a clinical diagnostic tool...
JAMDA
June 5, 2019
Derivation and Validation of a Model to Predict 30-Day Readmission in Surgical Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facility
To identify factors associated with 30-day all-cause readmission rates in surgical patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and derive and validate a risk score.
JAMDA
May 11, 2021
Derivation and Validation of a Predictive Algorithm for Long-Term Care Admission or Death
Older veterans prefer to remain in their homes and communities as long as possible. Although targeted delivery of home- and community-based services for veterans might delay long-term care placement, often, access to these services is inconsistently organized or delayed. To aid in early recognition of vete...
JAMDA
February 23, 2021
Dermatitis Caused by Nutritional Deficiency in Older Adults: Not a Myth
JAMDA
February 8, 2025
Describing Dementia Specialty Care Units in US Nursing Homes: Leveraging National Survey Data From HARBORS and LTCfocus
Nursing home dementia specialty care units are highly publicized as beneficial for residents with dementia, but we know little about these units and what makes them “special.” Leveraging primary data from a national survey of nursing home representatives and the LTCfocus data, this study aims to describe c...
