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Hospitalization-Associated Disability and 1-Year Mortality Risk in Older Patients With Heart Failure

JAMDA
March 15, 2025
Hospitalization-associated disability (HAD) is the loss of the ability to perform one of the basic activities of daily living (ADLs) required for independent living during hospitalization. This study aimed to determine whether HAD is a significant...

Expanding PACE Benefits/Services to Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities and More

JAMDA
March 14, 2025
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) emerged from a pioneering initiative in San Francisco's Chinatown in the early 1970s. From those grassroots beginnings, PACE has grown to encompass 180 programs serving just over 80,000 frail...

What do Professionals Think of Specific Care Recommendations for Vascular Cognitive Impairment? A Delphi Study With Health Care Professionals

JAMDA
March 12, 2025
Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is an umbrella term covering all cognitive impairment from mild cognitive deficits to dementia due to vascular etiologies. VCI is highly prevalent within dementia and stroke care pathways, but specific...

Kinematic Insights Into Older Adult Fall-Related Head Impacts: Boundary Conditions and Injury Risk

JAMDA
March 12, 2025
To quantify real-world impact conditions of falls, which cause 50% to 90% of older adult traumatic brain injuries, and reconstruct them using dummy headforms to analyze kinematics and injury outcomes.

Longitudinal, Bidirectional Association Between Gait Speed and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling non-demented Older Adults

JAMDA
March 11, 2025
The causal relationship between slow gait speed and poor cognition is uncertain due to potential reverse causality. This study aimed to examine the reciprocal relationship between gait speed and global as well as domain-specific cognitive functions...

End-of-Life Acute Care use and Pain-Related Outcomes in Chinese-speaking Residents in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes

JAMDA
March 11, 2025
Patients from ethnically minoritized communities often face disparities in health care due to language and cultural barriers. This study aimed to compare health care use and end-of-life outcomes between Chinese-speaking residents living in language-...

Sex-Specific Fall Trajectories and Associated Self-Reported Risk Factors: A Prospective Analysis of the 3-Year 5-Country DO-HEALTH Trial

JAMDA
March 8, 2025
Few studies have explored specific trajectories or patterns of falls over time in older adults, and the role of sex and self-reported risk factors for these trajectories were overlooked. This study aimed to identify sex-specific fall trajectories...

Respiratory Sarcopenia: Current Understanding of Concepts and Future Issues

JAMDA
March 8, 2025
The concept of “respiratory sarcopenia” originates from traditional sarcopenia, with the first definition introduced in 2019 using peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR).1 Because of challenges in assessing respiratory muscles and the lack of clinical...

Trends in End-of-Life Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents Between 2011 and 2020: Analyses of German Health Insurance Data

JAMDA
March 6, 2025
To investigate trends in end-of-life hospitalizations among nursing home residents between 2011 and 2020.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Accessing High-Quality Home Health Care Among Older Adults With and Without Dementia

JAMDA
March 6, 2025
Home health care (HHC) plays a pivotal role in serving millions of US adults aging in place. Although the HHC population is growing rapidly in both size and diversity, driven by an aging US population and a changing demographic profile, there are...