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A New Functional Classification Based on Frailty and Disability Stratifies the Risk for Mortality Among Older Adults: The FRADEA Study

JAMDA
March 8, 2019
The aim of the current study was to investigate whether a new functional classification, based on basic (BADL) and instrumental (IADL) activities of daily living and frailty, is associated with mortality in older adults during 10 years of follow-up.

Hospital Readmissions Among Post-acute Nursing Home Residents: Does Obesity Matter?

JAMDA
March 7, 2019
To explore profiles of obese residents who receive post-acute care in nursing homes (NHs) and to assess the relationship between obesity and hospital readmissions and how it is modified by individual comorbidities, age, and type of index...

Identifying Factors That Predict the Prescription of Non–vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Older Individuals With Atrial Fibrillation

JAMDA
March 7, 2019
Factors that influence decision of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) use among older atrial fibrillation (AF) patients in long-term care (LTC) facilities have not been well studied. The aim of this study was to assess whether...

Deprescribing in Nursing Home Residents on Polypharmacy: Incidence and Associated Factors

JAMDA
March 7, 2019
To assess 1-year incidence and factors related to deprescribing in nursing home (NH) residents in Europe.

A Framework for Supporting Post-acute Care Transitions of Older Patients With Hip Fracture

JAMDA
March 6, 2019
Improving care transitions is of critical importance for older patients, especially those with complex care needs. Our study examined the “Transitions of Care” (ToC) of complex, post-acute older adults at multiple time points. The objective of this...

Nursing Home Staff Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Quality Improvement Intervention

JAMDA
March 6, 2019
Quality improvement (QI) may be a promising approach for staff to improve the quality of care in nursing homes. However, little is known about the challenges and facilitators to implementing QI interventions in nursing homes. This study examines...

Risk of 30-Day Hospital Readmission Among Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities: Development and Validation of a Risk-Prediction Model

JAMDA
March 6, 2019
Patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for post-acute care have a high risk of hospital readmission. We aimed to develop and validate a risk-prediction model to prospectively quantify the risk of 30-day hospital readmission at the...

Rethinking the Relationship Between Spatiotemporal Gait Variables and Dementia: A Prospective Study

JAMDA
March 6, 2019
The gait variables that are related to the risk of incident dementia have not yet been clarified. To examine whether quantitative gait variables can predict incident dementia in older adults.

Nursing Home Characteristics Associated With Implementation of an Advance Care Planning Video Intervention

JAMDA
March 6, 2019
Advance care planning (ACP) is important to ensure that nursing home (NH) residents receive care concordant with their goals. Video interventions have been developed to improve the process of ACP. Yet, little is known about which NH characteristics...

Hospital Care of Older Patients With COPD: Adherence to International Guidelines for Use of Inhaled Bronchodilators and Corticosteroids

JAMDA
March 6, 2019
We aimed to analyze the prevalence and impact of COPD in older patients hospitalized in internal medicine or geriatric wards, and to investigate adherence to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines, associated...