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JAMDA
August 11, 2023
The association between sarcopenia diagnosis according to various diagnostic criteria and falls is unclear. We examined the association between sarcopenia defined by 5 different international criteria, and fall and injurious fall numbers among older...
JAMDA
August 11, 2023
This study investigated the reciprocal longitudinal relationships between physical frailty (PF), cognitive function (CF), and falls among community-dwelling older adults, according to sex. The study proposed hypotheses that present PF and CF will...
Spotlight
August 10, 2023
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Infections will always be a concern in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC), but AMDA’s Infection Advisory Subcommittee will provide support, guidance, and resources. As Vice Chair Muhammad Salman Ashraf, MBBS,...
JAMDA
August 10, 2023
Nursing home (NH) Minimum Data Set (MDS) have frequently been used to measure medication use in epidemiologic studies, but there is little evidence on the accuracy of MDS-based medication records. We compared antipsychotic use estimated using 2 data...
JAMDA
August 10, 2023
To develop a clinical model to predict the risk of an individual patient developing delirium during inpatient rehabilitation, based on patient characteristics and clinical data available on admission.
JAMDA
August 9, 2023
One approach for improving antibiotic prescribing in nursing homes is evaluating appropriateness of initiating antibiotic therapy. However, determining appropriateness has been a challenge. To investigate this problem literature review identified...
JAMDA
August 8, 2023
Older patients are typically underrepresented in clinical trials despite representing a major proportion of the patient population. We aim to describe the feasibility of performing body composition measures, physical function measures, and patient-...
JAMDA
August 8, 2023
Family caregivers' perception that dementia is a terminal disease influence end-of-life (EoL) care of persons with severe dementia (PwSDs). Yet, this perception and the extent to which it changes over time is underexplored. We assessed PwSD...
JAMDA
August 8, 2023
Surgical pain is predominantly treated with prescription opioids, rather than nonpharmacologic treatments1 like occupational therapy and/or physical therapy (OT/PT).2 Evidence on the effectiveness of nonpharmacologic treatments is limited because...
JAMDA
August 8, 2023
To investigate the effect of a multifaceted intervention on reduction in psychotropic medication use, falls, agitation, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalization in residential aged care facilities (RACFs).