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Patterns of Emergency Department Use Among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents With Differing Levels of Dementia Severity

JAMDA
March 24, 2016
To describe emergency department (ED) utilization among long-stay nursing home residents with different levels of dementia severity.

Load-Specific Inflammation Mediating Effects of Resistance Training in Older Persons

JAMDA
March 24, 2016
Little is known about the effects of resistance training (RT) on circulating cytokines in older adults. Also, dose-response relationships remain unclear. This study investigated the impact of RT at different external loads on circulating...

Central Nervous System-Acting Medicines and Risk of Hospital Admission for Confusion, Delirium, or Dementia

JAMDA
March 24, 2016
Most studies assessing the effect of central nervous system (CNS)-acting medicines on cognitive disturbances have focused on the use of individual medicines. The impact on cognitive function when another CNS-acting medicine is added to a patient's...

Brain Health: A Chinese Geriatrician's Viewpoint

JAMDA
March 22, 2016
The number of elderly people with cognitive impairment is expected to increase dramatically due to aging of the population. It is expected that by 2050, 115 million people worldwide will have some form of cognitive impairment, including mild...

Recommendations on Physical Activity and Exercise for Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Taskforce Report

JAMDA
March 21, 2016
A taskforce, under the auspices of The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics–Global Aging Research Network (IAGG-GARN) and the IAGG European Region Clinical Section, composed of experts from the fields of exercise science and...

Greater Fall Risk in Elderly Women Than in Men Is Associated With Increased Gait Variability During Multitasking

JAMDA
March 19, 2016
As 90% of fractures are caused by falls, and as fractures are more common in elderly women than in elderly men, a better understanding of potential sex differences in fall rates and underlying mechanisms is needed. The purpose of this study was to...

How the Frailty Index May Support the Allocation of Health Care Resources: An Example From the INCUR Study

JAMDA
March 17, 2016
The Frailty Index (FI), proposed by Rockwood and Mitniski, measures the deficits accumulation occurring with aging, and can be generated from the results of a comprehensive clinical assessment. Its construct (based on pure arithmetical assumptions)...

Brand New Medicine for an Older Society

JAMDA
March 16, 2016
The prolongation of life expectancy has been a major endeavor throughout human history. Economic development, technological and medical advancements, and the establishment of solid public health systems have been instrumental to the fast-paced...

The Relevance of Assessing Cognitive Performances in Patients With Cerebrovascular Diseases

JAMDA
March 11, 2016
The relevance, indication, and ethical aspects of evaluating cognitive performances greatly depend on the target population. Assessing cognitive status in elderly individuals who visit their primary care doctor1,2 may thus be strongly different in...

Development of an Applied Framework for Understanding Health Information Technology in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
March 11, 2016
There is growing evidence that Health Information Technology (HIT) can play a role in improving quality of care and increasing efficiency in the nursing home setting. Most research in this area, however, has examined whether nursing homes have or...