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Circulating Micronutrient Biomarkers Are Associated With 3 Measures of Frailty: Evidence From the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

JAMDA
August 7, 2019
To examine the associations between 3 frailty instruments and circulating micronutrients in a large representative sample of older adults.

From Aspiring Astronaut to PALTC Award Winner: The Journey of Dr. Naushira Pandya

Spotlight
August 6, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When she was young, Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD, wanted to be an astronaut. Fortunately for her many patients and colleagues, she decided to pursue medicine after watching a news story about leprosy. And she’s never...

Carotid Atherosclerosis Is Associated With Poorer Hearing in Older Adults

JAMDA
August 6, 2019
Cardiovascular disease may be linked to hearing loss through narrowing of the nutrient arteries of the cochlea, but large-scale population-based evidence for this association remains scarce. We investigated the association of carotid atherosclerosis...

Factors Associated With Nurses' Job Satisfaction In Residential Long-term Care: The Importance of Organizational Context

JAMDA
August 6, 2019
We examined demographic, individual, and organizational context factors associated with nurses' job satisfaction in residential long-term care (LTC) settings. Job satisfaction has implications for staff turnover, staff health, and quality of care.

The Clinical Potential of Frailty Indicators on Identifying Recurrent Fallers in the Community: The Mr. Os and Ms. OS Cohort Study in Hong Kong

JAMDA
August 6, 2019
To compare the clinical value of 3 frailty indicators in a screening pathway for identifying older men and women who are at risk of falls.

The Geriatric Patient: The Ideal One for Chest Ultrasonography? A Review From the Chest Ultrasound in the Elderly Study Group (GRETA) of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (SIGG)

JAMDA
August 6, 2019
To investigate the current evidence on the use of point-of-care chest ultrasonography in older patients and geriatric settings and present the current state of the art of chest ultrasound applications.

When Less is More, but Still Not Enough: Why Focusing on Limiting Antipsychotics in People With Dementia Is the Wrong Policy Imperative

JAMDA
August 6, 2019
Antipsychotic reductions have been the primary focus of efforts to improve dementia care in nursing homes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services National Partnership. Although significant antipsychotic reductions have been achieved,...

Effects of Statins on Relative Risk of Fractures for Older Adults: An Updated Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
August 5, 2019
Basic and translational studies have found statin treatment may have beneficial effects on bone metabolism; however, whether statins reduce the risk of fractures in older adults is still in debate. Therefore, we aimed to summarize the up-to-date...

Physician Availability in Long-Term Care and Resident Hospital Transfer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
August 5, 2019
To investigate whether same-day physician access in long-term care homes reduces resident emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations.

Home-Based Gait Speed Assessment: Normative Data and Racial/Ethnic Correlates Among Older Adults

JAMDA
August 5, 2019
To determine home-based gait speed performance and its associations with sociodemographic and health-related factors among older adults.