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Does Person-Centered Care Improve Residents' Satisfaction With Nursing Home Quality?

JAMDA
July 25, 2017
Person-centered care (PCC) is meant to enhance nursing home residents' quality of life (QOL). Including residents' perspectives is critical to determining whether PCC is meeting residents’ needs and desires. This study examines whether PCC practices...

Recall Tests Are Effective to Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 108 Diagnostic Studies

JAMDA
July 25, 2017
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a prevalent symptom associated with the increased risk of dementia. There are many cognitive tests available for detection of MCI, and investigation of the diagnostic performance of the tests is deemed necessary.

We Are PALTC

Navigating PALTC
July 24, 2017
Why don’t we hear more good news about nursing home care? Hi, I’m Christopher Laxton, Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Post-acute and long-term care medicine is a field that is growing quickly, and...

Association Between Sarcopenia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Using the Japanese Version of the SARC-F in Elderly Patients With Diabetes

JAMDA
July 21, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between sarcopenia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in elderly patients with diabetes using the Japanese version of the simple 5-item questionnaire (SARC-F-J).

Efficacy and Safety of Citalopram Compared to Atypical Antipsychotics on Agitation in Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer Dementia

JAMDA
July 21, 2017
To assess efficacy and safety of citalopram compared to quetiapine and olanzapine for the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD).

Management of Fecal Incontinence in Older People With Dementia Resident in Care Homes: A Realist Synthesis—The FINCH Study

JAMDA
July 21, 2017
Many nursing homes provide continuing care and support for older people with dementia.1 Care home residents may have three or more health conditions, with an estimated 80% in the United Kingdom having dementia without a confirmed or documented...

Tears of Sorrow: Forgotten or Abandoned

JAMDA
July 18, 2017
He looked at me with bloodshot eyes. It looked like as if he had been crying. He told me as soon as he saw me in a deep voice, “We will be flying back this afternoon.” His voice was mellow but was filled with sorrow. I could tell that he was trying...

Caring for a Person With Dementia on the Margins of Long-Term Care: A Perspective on Burden From 8 European Countries

JAMDA
July 18, 2017
To explore associations between carer burden and characteristics of (1) the informal carer, (2) the person with dementia, and (3) the care support network in 8 European countries.

Medication Use and Its Potential Impact on the Oral Health Status of Nursing Home Residents in Flanders (Belgium)

JAMDA
July 18, 2017
Polypharmacy is considered the most important etiologic factor of hyposalivation, which in turn can initiate oral health problems.

The Association of Depressive Symptoms With Rates of Acute Exacerbations in Patients With COPD: Results From a 3-year Longitudinal Follow-up of the ECLIPSE Cohort

JAMDA
July 18, 2017
Depression increases disability and health care utilization in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).