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June 1, 2015

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June 1, 2015

The “Leap Forward” in Nursing Home Development in Urban China: Future Policy Directions

JAMDA
May 29, 2015
In the past decade, the number of nursing beds in China has increased annually by an average of 10%, reaching 4.3 million in 2013. Although the State Council pushed for further increases to a ratio of 30 nursing home beds per 1000 persons by 2015,...

Geriatric Screening Tools to Select Older Adults Susceptible for Direct Transfer From the Emergency Department to Subacute Intermediate-Care Hospitalization

JAMDA
May 29, 2015
Early transfer to intermediate-care hospitals, low-tech but with geriatric expertise, represents an alternative to conventional acute hospitalization for selected older adults visiting emergency departments (EDs). We evaluated if simple screening...

From Evidence to Action: Promoting a Multidimensional Approach to Mild Cognitive Impairment

JAMDA
May 28, 2015
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is commonly indicated as an intermediate state between normal cognitive functioning and dementia, and represents the object of growing scientific and clinical interest.1 This entity was originally proposed for...

Are Staffing, Work Environment, Work Stressors, and Rationing of Care Related to Care Workers' Perception of Quality of Care? A Cross-Sectional Study

JAMDA
May 28, 2015
To describe care worker–reported quality of care and to examine its relationship with staffing variables, work environment, work stressors, and implicit rationing of nursing care.

Effect of a Novel Interdisciplinary Teaching Program in the Care-continuum on Medical Student Knowledge and Self-Efficacy

JAMDA
May 23, 2015
Medical students report that they receive inadequate training in different levels of care, including care transitions to and from post-acute (PA) and long-term care (LTC). The authors implemented the Medical Students as Teachers in Extended Care (...

Diabetes and Risk of Frailty and Its Potential Mechanisms: A Prospective Cohort Study of Older Adults

JAMDA
May 16, 2015
There is emerging evidence of the role of diabetes as a risk factor for frailty. However, the mechanisms of this association are uncertain.