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The Use of Music Listening to Treat Anxiety and Pain in Chronically and Terminally Ill Patients: the Impact of Patient Expectations on Outcomes

JAMDA
March 1, 2017
Music therapy is often used to help manage the symptoms of chronically and terminally ill patients. Previous research has shown music therapy improves patient anxiety and pain. The effect of patient expectations on outcomes has been studied in...

The Potential of Increased Bleeding Rates in Geriatrics Who Takes Saw Palmetto, an Herbal Supplement, in Concurrence With Blood Thinners

JAMDA
March 1, 2017
The proposed health benefits and aggressive marketing of herbal products over the last 2 decades have increased their use among all age groups. Given that herbal products are usually a mixture of multiple active ingredients they are not subjected to...

The Association of Vascular Risk Factors and Dementia in Long-Term Care Patients

JAMDA
March 1, 2017
Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide. Vascular risk factors are important contributing factors in the clinical presentation of dementia.

Predictive Index for Patient Risk Assessment; Focused Review on Assessment Score and Readmission Outcomes

JAMDA
March 1, 2017
Develop an index for early risk assessment of patients admitted to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) after Hospital stay.

“It’s Hard to do the Right Thing”: How Hospital-based Clinicians Select Patients for Post-acute Care in a Skilled Nursing Facility

JAMDA
March 1, 2017
Hospitalized older adults are frequently transferred to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for post-discharge care. Hospitals and SNFs are increasingly held jointly accountable for costs and outcomes of this care. This research was conducted to...

Individualized Music Intervention as a Non-pharmacological Approach to Reduce Falls Risk, Agitation, and Psychotropic Drug Use in Persons with Severe Dementia

JAMDA
March 1, 2017
There is a major need for improved non-pharmacological interventions for behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of dementia (BPSD), which drastically impact caregiver burden and staff burnout. Medications commonly used to manage BPSD may have adverse...

Hospital Readmissions Among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Treated in Skilled Nursing Facilities in the US

JAMDA
March 1, 2017
Beginning in 2019, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in the US will be penalized under the SNF value-based purchasing program for excessive 30-day all-cause readmissions for a list of targeted conditions that includes chronic obstructive pulmonary...

Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions and Use of the Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Form

JAMDA
March 1, 2017
The POLST form is designed to translate patient preferences for end-of-life care into actionable medical orders that are conveyed across different care settings. It has been proven effective in ensuring end-of-life preferences are honored. We...

Effects of PPIs in Nursing Home Residents with Multiple Co-morbidities

JAMDA
March 1, 2017
The use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) in the elderly has increased over the last decade. PPI use showed strong age dependency, reaching more than 20% among those aged at least 80 years. The proportion of users maintaining treatment over time...

Effectiveness of an Advanced Practice Model of Care on Post-Acute Outcomes in a Transitional Care Unit

JAMDA
March 1, 2017
The convergence of rising post-acute health care costs and incomparable outcomes have made reform a priority resulting in the development of new models of care that often extend the scope of practice and job duties among health professionals. In...