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December 8, 2020
Mealtimes in residential care tend to be task-focused rather than relationship-centered, impacting resident quality of life. CHOICE+ uses participatory approaches to make mealtimes more relationship-centered. The aim of this study was to demonstrate...
JAMDA
December 8, 2020
The purpose of the study is to contribute to the literature regarding post-acute nursing home utilization and quality indicators among Medicare beneficiaries in Puerto Rico compared with the US mainland.
JAMDA
December 7, 2020
The prevalence of COVID-19 in nursing homes (NHs) and assisted living (AL) has generated considerable attention because of residents' vulnerability. For example, a recent study by Parikh et al1 reported higher-than-expected asymptomatic cases in a...
JAMDA
December 7, 2020
In 2020, April was indeed the cruelest month for nursing homes. By the mid-month, more than 7000 residents and workers had died of the COVID-19 virus, with more than 36,500 people infected in 4100 facilities.1 Post-acute and long-term care (PALTC)...
JAMDA
December 7, 2020
There is unmet need for an easy, noninvasive urine collection method to diagnose urinary tract infections (UTIs) in nursing home residents suffering from urinary incontinence or cognitive impairments. UTIs are highly prevalent in nursing home...
JAMDA
December 7, 2020
Handgrip strength has been used as a diagnostic criterion for sarcopenia.1,2 However, if individuals have hand and/or wrist pain, strength measured via handgrip dynamometry will not give accurate assessments. A study reported that the prevalence of...
JAMDA
December 6, 2020
Spain experienced a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related confinement for 14 weeks (March 14 to June 21, 2020) affecting all citizens irrespective of age, interrupting any kind of supervised physical activity programs for the older adults...
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December 6, 2020
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JAMDA
December 5, 2020
To compare online cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with and without telephone support respectively to online psychoeducation in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in caregivers of people with dementia with mild anxiety or depression.
JAMDA
December 5, 2020
Examining strength asymmetries in assessments of muscle function may improve screenings for limitations in independent living tasks such as instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). We sought to determine the associations between handgrip...