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Effectiveness of Different Topical Treatments in the Healing of Pressure Injuries: A Network Meta-analysis

JAMDA
November 21, 2018
Pressure injuries (PIs) are one of the most common types of complex wounds and impose a huge economic burden on the healthcare system and the patients. A plethora of topical treatments is widely available for PI treatment, yet there is a paucity of...

Interventions Guiding Advance Care Planning Conversations: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
November 21, 2018
Advance care planning (ACP) is a communicative process of defining preferences for future medical care. Conversation guides support professionals to conduct ACP conversations, yet insight into essential components is limited.

Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Falls in Older Patients: Which is a Problem, Existence or Persistence?

JAMDA
November 20, 2018
Several studies have suggested a possible relationship between atrial fibrillation (AF) and falls. However, whether the relationship depends on AF types is unclear. We investigated the relationship between sustaining AF and falls.

Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With an Increased Likelihood of Incident Depression in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

JAMDA
November 20, 2018
To examine the prospective relationship between vitamin D status and incident depression in a large cohort of nondepressed community-dwelling older people.

Frailty as a Predictor of Emergency Department Utilization among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
November 20, 2018
As a result of population aging, there is an increasing number of older adults with disabilities and comorbidities who have high healthcare utilization, especially the emergency department (ED).1 In comparison with their younger counterparts, older...

Association Between End-of-Life Conversations in Nursing Homes and End-of-Life Care Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMDA
November 20, 2018
Less aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care has been observed when health care professionals discuss approaching EOL and preferences about life-sustaining treatments with nursing home (NH) residents or their families. We performed a comprehensive...

Comparison of Cognitive Intervention Strategies for Older Adults With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease: A Bayesian Meta-analytic Review

JAMDA
November 17, 2018
We aimed to identify the best form of cognitive therapy among 3 main cognitive interventions of Alzheimer's disease (AD) including cognitive training (CT), cognitive stimulation (CS), and cognitive rehabilitation (CR).

Society Resolution on Telemedicine Unanimously Passes AMA House of Delegates

Policy Snapshot
November 16, 2018
The Society brought forward a resolution to expand the use of telemedicine in the nursing facility that passed at the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates’ (HoD) Interim Meeting in National Harbor, MD. Specifically, the resolution’s...

Influence of Frailty on Cognitive Decline: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Rural Ecuador

JAMDA
November 16, 2018
To assess the influence of frailty on cognitive decline.

Development of the Decannulation Prediction Tool in Patients With Dysphagia After Acquired Brain Injury

JAMDA
November 16, 2018
Patients with acquired brain injuries (ABIs) often need tracheostomy because of dysphagia. However, many of them may recover over time and be eventually decannulated during post-acute rehabilitation. We developed the Decannulation Prediction Tool (...