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Who Is Responsible? A Man With Dementia Wanders From Home, Is Hit by a Train, and Dies

JAMDA
March 27, 2018
The impact of dementia and Alzheimer's disease extends far beyond the healthcare needs of the person with dementia. As the disease progresses, individuals with dementia often require ongoing formal or informal care for their basic daily routine...

Who Is Responsible? A Man With Dementia Wanders From Home, Is Hit by a Train, and Dies

JAMDA
March 27, 2018
The impact of dementia and Alzheimer's disease extends far beyond the healthcare needs of the person with dementia. As the disease progresses, individuals with dementia often require ongoing formal or informal care for their basic daily routine...

Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism in Geriatric Settings: A Cluster-Randomized Multicomponent Interventional Trial

JAMDA
March 26, 2018
To evaluate the efficacy of an intervention on the practice of venous thromboembolism prevention.

Physical Activity and Sarcopenia in the Geriatric Population: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
March 26, 2018
Sarcopenia is an aging-related health problem in the geriatric population. Sarcopenia reduces muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance. Although physical activity is protective against sarcopenia for older adults, there are limited...

Can Sepsis Be Detected in the Nursing Home Prior to the Need for Hospital Transfer?

JAMDA
March 26, 2018
To determine whether and to what extent simple screening tools might identify nursing home (NH) residents who are at high risk of becoming septic.

Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism in Geriatric Settings: A Cluster-Randomized Multicomponent Interventional Trial

JAMDA
March 26, 2018
To evaluate the efficacy of an intervention on the practice of venous thromboembolism prevention.

Physical Activity and Sarcopenia in the Geriatric Population: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
March 26, 2018
Sarcopenia is an aging-related health problem in the geriatric population. Sarcopenia reduces muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance. Although physical activity is protective against sarcopenia for older adults, there are limited...

Can Sepsis Be Detected in the Nursing Home Prior to the Need for Hospital Transfer?

JAMDA
March 26, 2018
To determine whether and to what extent simple screening tools might identify nursing home (NH) residents who are at high risk of becoming septic.

The Prevalence of Burnout Among Nursing Home Physicians

Podcasts
Medical Staff Oversight, Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Nursing Home Administrator, Pharmacist, Physician Assistant (PA), Social Worker, Therapist
March 21, 2018
This podcast features a discussion with Arif Nazir, MD, FACP, CMD, AGSF , one of the authors of the JAMDA article "The Prevalence of Burnout Among Nursing Home Physicians: An International Perspective". Dr. Nazir is currently the vice-president of...

Can Muscle Strength Be Considered a Composite Biomarker of Sarcopenia?

JAMDA
March 17, 2018
Changes in the age-specific prevalence and severity of functional impairment are expected to have major implications for health care costs.1 According to the Global Health and Aging report released by the World Health Organization, “the number of...