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JAMDA
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H95 - Appropriate and Necessary Services
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H97 - Adjunctive Treatment and Services in Long Term Care Facilities Position Statement
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H98 - Prescription Drug Use In Nursing Facilities
Caring for the Ages
March 17, 2015
Half of Medicare Payments Tied to Value, Quality by 2018
JAMDA
November 21, 2022
Handgrip Measurement Method Affects Asymmetry but Not Weakness Identification in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019 recommends different measurement protocols for handgrip strength (HGS). We aimed to explore (1) whether these protocols induce a significant difference in HGS; (2) whether these differences be clinically meaningful; and (3) whether these protocols affect t...
JAMDA
June 28, 2020
Handgrip Strength Asymmetry and Weakness May Accelerate Time to Mortality in Aging Americans
Assessing handgrip strength (HGS) asymmetry may provide insights into HGS as a prognostic assessment of strength capacity and vitality. This study sought to determine the associations of HGS asymmetry and weakness on time to mortality in aging Americans.
JAMDA
June 20, 2018
Handgrip Strength Cannot Be Assumed a Proxy for Overall Muscle Strength
Dynapenia, low muscle strength, is predictive for negative health outcomes and is usually expressed as handgrip strength (HGS). Whether HGS can be a proxy for overall muscle strength and whether this depends on age and health status is controversial. This study assessed the agreement between HGS and knee e...
JAMDA
October 28, 2019