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Factors Associated With Emergency Department Visits by People With Dementia Near the End of Life: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
July 14, 2021
Emergency department (ED) attendance is common among people with dementia and increases toward the end of life. The aim was to systematically review factors associated with ED attendance among people with dementia approaching the end of life.

Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) Restrictions and Loneliness Among Residents in Long-Term Care Communities: Data From the National Health and Aging Trends Study

JAMDA
July 13, 2021
Loneliness is associated with increased morbidity and mortality among older adults.1 Residents in long-term care (LTC) communities have higher rates of loneliness than community-dwelling individuals.2 Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has...

Openness to Use of Telehealth During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Sample of Rural Older Adults in a Federally Qualified Health Center

JAMDA
July 13, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has facilitated increased use of telehealth for primary and specialty care encounters, and recently there have been calls to expand its use in post-acute and long-term care settings.1,2 Telehealth expansion is particularly...

Association of Sensory Impairment and Health Care Utilization Among Chinese Older Adults With and Without Functional Impairment

JAMDA
July 13, 2021
Sensory impairment, including hearing impairment, vision impairment, and dual sensory impairment, is highly prevalent in older adults and associated with increased risk of mortality1,2 and burden of disease,3 which has attracted widespread concern...

Progress Toward Long-Term Care Protection in Latin America: A National Long-Term Care System in Costa Rica

JAMDA
July 13, 2021
The aging of the world's population is a reality. People are living longer, not just in high-income countries, but it remains unclear whether their extra years will be lived in better health. In fact, an increasing number of older adults will...

Two-Year Follow-up of a Multimodal Intervention on Functional Capacity and Muscle Power in Frail Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
To analyze the effects of a program composed of resistance training and nutritional interventions on functional capacity, maximal strength, and power output after 2 years of follow-up, including 2 periods of 16 weeks of intervention followed by...

Younger Nursing Home Residents: A Scoping Review of Their Lived Experiences, Needs, and Quality of Life

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
The percentage of younger nursing home (NH) residents (ages 18–64 years) in some countries such as the United States and Canada has been increasing over the years. In fact, it is generally held that younger NH residents are considerably different...

Assessing Residents’ Perceptions of Their Relocation to Long-Term Care: Psychometric Validation of the View of Relocation Scale

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
Relocation to long-term care is a major challenge for older people. The View of Relocation Scale (VRS) was developed to address the need for a brief instrument to assess residents’ perceptions of the relocation.

The Risk of Alzheimer's Disease After Acute Appendicitis With or Without Appendectomy

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
Previous epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between appendectomy and Parkinson's disease. The aim of the current study was to examine the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other types of dementia following appendicitis or...

July 11, 2021

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