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Threshold for a Reduction in Anticholinergic Burden to Decrease Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

JAMDA
November 28, 2018
A high anticholinergic burden (AB) is associated with the occurrence of behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSDs), which are frequent in dementia.

Impairments in Individual Autonomous Living Tasks and Time to Self-Care Disability in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

JAMDA
November 28, 2018
Impairments in specific tasks that are necessary for independent living may identify future self-care limitations, and the use of time-varying covariates can better capture the fluidity in functional capacity trajectories over time. The purpose of...

Target Population for Clinical Trials on Multimorbidity: Is Disease Count Enough?

JAMDA
November 28, 2018
Since the beginning of the last century, noncommunicable diseases have progressively replaced infectious diseases, emerging as the dominant health care burden. This epidemiologic transition, along with improvements in disease control, triggered an...

Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Incident Frailty: The English Longitudinal Study of Aging

JAMDA
November 28, 2018
Alcohol consumption is a common modifiable lifestyle factor. Alcohol may be a risk factor for frailty, however, there is limited evidence in the literature.

The Effects of Exercise on Falls in Older People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMDA
November 28, 2018
To investigate exercise effects on falls in people with dementia living in nursing homes, and whether effects were dependent on sex, dementia type, or improvement in balance. A further aim was to describe the occurrence of fall-related injuries.

The Small House Model of Long-Term Care: Association With Older Adult Functioning

JAMDA
November 28, 2018
Culture change (CC) initiatives, focused on improving life quality for older adults and supporting empowerment for direct care staff, have become increasingly normative in long-term care, and include key components of providing a home environment:...

Addiction Medicine in PALTC: Speaker to Share Guidance on Care, Respect, Dignity, Recovery

Spotlight
Opioids
November 26, 2018
Post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities increasingly are seeing patients with opioid addiction and other substance use disorders. Some are older adults—more like the traditional PALTC patients--and some are younger patients with various...

Telemedicine

Navigating PALTC
November 26, 2018
Executive Director Chris Laxton talks about the Society’s new telemedicine position paper and collaboration with the American Medical Association. AMDA's telemedicine position paper AMDA-On-The-Go episode on telemedicine Caring for the Ages article...

Effectiveness of Different Topical Treatments in the Healing of Pressure Injuries: A Network Meta-analysis

JAMDA
November 21, 2018
Pressure injuries (PIs) are one of the most common types of complex wounds and impose a huge economic burden on the healthcare system and the patients. A plethora of topical treatments is widely available for PI treatment, yet there is a paucity of...

Interventions Guiding Advance Care Planning Conversations: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
November 21, 2018
Advance care planning (ACP) is a communicative process of defining preferences for future medical care. Conversation guides support professionals to conduct ACP conversations, yet insight into essential components is limited.