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Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers and Statins Are Associated With Lower In-Hospital Mortality in Very Elderly Hypertensives

JAMDA
November 8, 2017
Cardiovascular diseases are mainly related to hypertension and dyslipidemia and increase with aging because of the larger time span for these risk factors to damage arterial blood vessels. The impact of cardiovascular drug therapy on outcomes in the...

Age, Sex, and Dose Effects of Nonbenzodiazepine Hypnotics on Hip Fracture in Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
November 7, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration recommends a reduced dose of nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics in women, yet little is known about the age-, sex-, and dose-specific effects of these drugs on risk of hip fracture, especially among nursing home (NH)...

I’m Calling on You

Navigating PALTC
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Practitioners, Quality
November 6, 2017
I’m calling on you to help us strengthen the future post-acute and long-term care workforce and recognize excellence in the current workforce. Hi, I’m Chris Laxton, Executive Director of the Society, and I am asking for your help. First, we need you...

Recall Tests may be Effective to Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Response to Tsoi and Colleagues

JAMDA
November 3, 2017
In their systematic review of recall tests to detect mild cognitive impairment, Tsoi and colleagues1 provide a comprehensive, scholarly, and helpful summary of the literature. They selected 108 studies with 23,564 participants and evaluated 9...

Proposed POLST Replacement Creates More Problems than it Solves

JAMDA
November 3, 2017
We appreciate Drs Richard Stuart and Stephen Thielke’s praise for the POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Paradigm and their effort to “upgrade” the POLST form in their editorial, “Standardizing Protection of Patients’ Rights from...

Trajectories Over the First Year of Long-Term Care Nursing Home Residence

JAMDA
November 3, 2017
To describe the trajectories in the first year after individuals are admitted to long-term care nursing homes.

The Effect of a 2-Year Intervention Consisting of Diet, Physical Exercise, Cognitive Training, and Monitoring of Vascular Risk on Chronic Morbidity—the FINGER Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMDA
November 3, 2017
To verify whether a multidomain intervention lowers the risk of developing new chronic diseases in older adults.

Determining the Optimum Physician-to-Resident Ratio in the Nursing Home

JAMDA
November 3, 2017
Nursing home (NH) practice has changed dramatically over the past decade. Shorter lengths of stay, higher patient acuity, pay for performance, and bundled payment are but a few of the trends impacting the delivery of medical care in the NH...

Is Fear of Falling Associated With Decline in Global Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults: Findings From the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

JAMDA
November 3, 2017
Fear of falling (FoF) is present in 20% to 85% of older adults and may be an early marker of decline in global cognitive functioning (GCF). We tested the hypothesis that FoF is associated with lower levels of GCF (cross-sectional) and greater...

Management of Dyspnea and Anxiety in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Critical Review

JAMDA
November 3, 2017
Anxiety and dyspnea, 2 major symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Thus, critically evaluating and synthesizing the existing literature employing pulmonary...