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The Ideal vs Reality: Is the Pursuit of a “Good Death” Hindering End-of-Life Care?

JAMDA
November 11, 2024
Advancements in modern medicine have extended lifespans and resulted in many seriously ill individuals receiving intensive, often futile and low-value care. This has transformed the dying experience, with most people dying in hospitals and incurring...

Transfers among Vulnerable Long-Term Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
November 6, 2024
To determine whether the risk of nursing home-to-nursing home transfer is higher among long-term nursing home residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), or serious mental illness (SMI), and/or Alzheimer's disease and related...

Effectiveness Evaluation of Smart Home Technology in Preventing and Detecting Falls in Community and Residential Care Settings for Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
November 6, 2024
To assess the effectiveness of smart home technologies (SHTs) in preventing and detecting falls among older adults in community and residential care settings.

Hospitalization Due to Infections before and after Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis

JAMDA
November 6, 2024
There is a lack of studies on the rate and temporal changes of infections in relation to Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis. We studied the infection rate in persons with and without AD yearly 5 years before and after AD diagnosis.

Feasibility of a Multimodal Prehabilitation Program before Elective Knee and Hip Arthroplasty in Older Adults

JAMDA
November 6, 2024
Hip osteoarthritis and knee osteoarthritis cause significant disability and pain in older adults, often leading to hip or knee replacement surgery. Prehabilitation programs have been established for these surgeries, but there are few programs for...

Successful Aging Rates of Global Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMDA
November 6, 2024
This meta-analysis aimed to qualitatively analyze the different aspects of the successful aging (SA) criteria and quantitatively assess the rate of SA and its different dimensions among people aged ≥60 years globally to provide a basis for...

Clinical Efficacy of Virtual Reality Cave Automatic Virtual Environments (CAVE) for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMDA
November 4, 2024
To assess whether tai chi assisted by the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE), a novel virtual reality (VR) technology, was superior to tai chi alone in managing chronic pain in older adults. CAVE may offer a promising alternative to head-...

Spirituality and Religion as a Pillar in Multimodal Dementia Prevention

JAMDA
November 4, 2024
There are approximately 55 million people presently living with dementia, a debilitating neurologic illness that is not curable.1 Therefore, improving the quality of life and preventing cognitive decline of people with dementia are important...

Process Mining on National Health Care Data for the Discovery of Patient Journeys of Older Adults

JAMDA
November 4, 2024
Understanding the longitudinal patterns of health care utilization among older adults is crucial for designing effective patient journeys and enhancing care coordination across settings. This study aims to uncover the most common patient journeys of...

Higher Magnesium Intake Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Frailty in Older Adults

JAMDA
November 2, 2024
Magnesium deficiency is common in older adults and has been associated with reduced muscle functionality and several age-related diseases. Evidence of its relationship with frailty is scarce. We aimed to explore the association of magnesium intake...