Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015
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JAMDA
January 30, 2024
Sliding Scale Insulin Use in Nursing Homes Before and After Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
To characterize sliding-scale insulin (SSI) use in US nursing homes (NHs) before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAMDA
October 1, 2015
Sliding Scale Insulin vs Basal-Bolus Insulin Therapy in Long-Term Care: A 21-Day Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Efficacy, Safety and Feasibility
Sliding scale insulin (SSI) therapy remains a common means of insulin therapy in long-term care (LTC) for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, despite current recommendations not supportive of the form of therapy today. Lack of randomized trial data on the efficacy and safety of basal-bolus insulin ...
JAMDA
February 19, 2015
Sliding-Scale Insulin (SSI) vs. Basal/Basal-Bolus Insulin (B-BI) Therapy in Long-Term Care (LTC): Results from a 21-Day Intervention Trial
JAMDA
December 2, 2015
Slow Stream Rehabilitation: A New Model of Post-Acute Care
To identify characteristics and outcomes of elderly patients admitted to a slow stream, low-intensity, and long-duration inpatient rehabilitation (SSR) program after an acute hospitalization because they were unable to tolerate traditional inpatient rehabilitation.
JAMDA
August 26, 2021
Slowing: A Vascular Geriatric Syndrome?
This study aimed to investigate the interrelation between slowing in walking, thinking and mood, and their relationship with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) in a geriatric population.
JAMDA
August 19, 2022
Slowness as a Predictor of Functional Decline in Older Adults: Comparison of Moberg Picking-Up Test and Walking Speed
Slowness, generally assessed by walking speed (WS), is an estimator of frailty and its outcomes. Because of potential difficulties in assessing WS, the Moberg picking-up test (MPUT) might be an alternative. This study investigated the capacity of slowness measurements (WS and MPUT) to predict nonfatal adve...
JAMDA
March 27, 2021
Slowness Predicts Mortality: A Comparative Analysis of Walking Speed and Moberg Picking-Up Tests
Slow walking speed (WS) is predictive of mortality but may be difficult to measure, which compromises the assessment of frailty, based on Fried et al's phenotype. The timed Moberg picking-up test (MPUT), developed to evaluate hand's function, was found moderately but significantly correlated with...
Caring for the Ages
October 27, 2017
Small Study Calls for Change in SNF, Medicare Hospice Benefit
JAMDA
June 30, 2021