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Risk Prediction Model for 6-Month Mortality for Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
February 25, 2022
Hospitalized patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for post-acute care are at high risk for adverse outcomes. Yet, absence of effective prognostic tools hinders optimal care planning and decision making. Our objective was to...

Geriatrician Follow-Up With Orthopedic Telemetry Post Hip Fracture Repair Reduces Visit Burden With Similar Outcomes

JAMDA
February 25, 2022
Hip fracture entails both clinical and economic burden, especially in Europe and North America.1 In Spain, hip fractures have an incidence of 104 per 100,000 patients per year and it is expected to grow. There is clear evidence that...

Geriatric Trauma Patients With Alcohol Withdrawal: Current Overview

JAMDA
February 24, 2022
People with alcohol dependence admitted to the hospital for any diagnosis can suffer alcohol withdrawal syndrome.1 Twenty-five percent of medical inpatients have alcoholism, and 18% to 25% develop withdrawal.1 Alcoholism is associated with increased...

Impact of Dental Referral Prior to Elective Surgery on Postoperative Outcomes

JAMDA
February 24, 2022
Oral bacteria may contribute to postoperative infectious complications including postoperative pneumonia or surgical site infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of preoperative dental care on postoperative outcomes among...

Moving Back Into the Community: Obstacles for People With an Acquired Brain Injury or Physical Disability

JAMDA
February 24, 2022
To investigate transitions from long-term institutional care to the community in people with an acquired brain injury (ABI) or a physical disability (PD). Secondary objectives were to identify barriers in each group.

Podcast Addresses Challenges and Solutions for Combating Omicron Variant

Spotlight
February 23, 2022
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Just as post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) practitioners and their facilities began to see a light at the end of the COVID tunnel, the Omicron variant hit. However, as Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, told Host Diane...

Multimorbidity Patterns and 5-Year Mortality in Institutionalized Older Adults

JAMDA
February 23, 2022
The aim was to characterize multimorbidity patterns in a large sample of older individuals living in nursing homes (NHs) and to investigate their association with mortality, also considering the effect of functional status.

Food Insecurity and Functional Disability Among Older Adults in Ghana: The Role of Sex and Physical Activity

JAMDA
February 23, 2022
We examined the associations between food insecurity and functional disability among older adults in Ghana and, the roles of sex and physical activity on the relationship.

An Expansive View of the Relationship Between Meaningful Activities and Health: A Call to Action

JAMDA
February 22, 2022
Internal medicine research and related fields are embarking on the examination of engagement in meaningful activities among adults and older adults with disabilities. Recent examples have concluded that older adults with disabilities had lower rates...

Strong Decay of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Antibodies after 2 BNT162b2 Vaccine Doses and High Antibody Response to a Third Dose in Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
February 22, 2022
To measure the antibody decay after 2 BNT162b2 doses and the antibody response after a third vaccine dose administered 6 months after the second one in nursing home residents with and without prior COVID-19.