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Diabetes Technology: A Call to Action for Use in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

JAMDA
August 22, 2025
There was a recent article published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, “Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Older Adults: What We Know and What We Have Yet to Learn,” that should be of significant interest to the readers of this...

Prototype Checklist for Nonpharmacologic Strategies in Nursing Home Dementia Care

JAMDA
August 22, 2025
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommend that nursing homes use nonpharmacologic approaches as the first-line treatment for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). However, nursing homes face significant challenges...

Frequent Emergency Medical Services Utilization Among Older Patients: Exploration and Automatic Identification Using Natural Language Processing

JAMDA
August 22, 2025
An ageing population is associated with increased health care utilization and higher likelihood of older adults becoming frequent users of emergency medical services (EMS). This study aims to explore a natural language processing (NLP) approach...

Adverse Events in Older Hospitalized Patients With Cognitive Impairment

JAMDA
August 11, 2025
As an increasing number of hospitalized inpatients are older and frail, cognitive impairment is becoming more common. Cognitive impairment may increase susceptibility to adverse events (AEs). This study aimed to identify the prevalence of AEs,...

Leveraging the Transitional Care Model Intervention to Identify and Mitigate Adverse Social Determinants of Health

JAMDA
August 8, 2025
Adverse social determinants of health (SDoH) often contribute to poor patient health outcomes after hospitalization. Although transitional care interventions can help prevent negative outcomes as patients transition from hospital to home or other...

Methodological Considerations for Future Research on Physical Activity and Frailty

JAMDA
August 8, 2025
We read with great interest the study by Mayo et al,1 which examined the associations among moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), resistance training (RT), frailty, and mortality. Although this study provides valuable insights into sex- and...

Global Framework for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Implementation Following Frailty Screening

JAMDA
August 8, 2025
We wish to respond and contribute to the important discussion in the timely letter by Sakurai et al., “Should Frailty Be Subdivided in Definition and Assessment?”1 highlighting the growing use of domain-specific terms, such as “oral,” “cognitive,”...

An Observational Study of Nursing Delivery of Mobility Assistance in Acute Care

JAMDA
August 8, 2025
Early and frequent mobility is a recommended best practice in the hospital setting based on evidence of benefits to patients.

Apathy in Korsakoff Syndrome: A Call for Clinical Awareness in Long-Term Care Settings

JAMDA
August 8, 2025
Apathy is a prominent neuropsychiatric symptom in Korsakoff syndrome (KS), yet its multidimensional aspects and correlates remain underexplored. This study evaluates the prevalence, subtypes, and associated factors of apathy in KS patients residing...

Psychotropic Polypharmacy Among Belgian Nursing Home Residents With Mild to Moderate Dementia

JAMDA
August 8, 2025
Dementia is the most common reason for nursing home admission and is increasingly prevalent. Behavioral and psychiatric symptoms are common in dementia and are commonly treated with psychotropic medications. However, nursing home residents are...