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Screening for Frailty and Sarcopenia Among Older Persons in Medical Outpatient Clinics and its Associations With Healthcare Burden

JAMDA
February 24, 2017
With an aging population and increase in multimorbidity, the importance of screening for frailty and sarcopenia has become a public health priority. Several tools to do so exist. This study aimed to examine whether the SARC-F and Edmonton frail...

Comprehensive Literature Review of Factors Influencing Medication Safety in Nursing Homes: Using a Systems Model

JAMDA
February 24, 2017
The objectives of this review were to identify the work system factors influencing medication safety measures [adverse drug events (ADEs), adverse drug reactions, or medication errors (MEs)], to determine the incidence of ADEs, and describe the most...

Physical Exercise, Cognition, and Function in Older People

JAMDA
February 21, 2017
There has been an increasing amount of recent interest on the potential benefits of physical exercise in older people, including signals that suggest a possible nexus between physical exercise and improved cognition.1,2 In older people who are...

Zopiclone Use and Risk of Fractures in Older People: Population-Based Study

JAMDA
February 21, 2017
The primary objective was to evaluate the risk of fractures associated with use of zopiclone, a new Z-hypnotic, in a population-based cohort of older people in New Zealand (NZ) in a real-world setting. The secondary objective was to examine a...

Using Prompted Voiding to Manage Urinary Incontinence in Nursing Homes: Can It Be Sustained?

JAMDA
February 21, 2017
Studies reporting prompted voiding (PV) interventions were of short duration and were delivered by research personnel rather than nursing home staff. This study examined the effectiveness of the use of PV by nursing home staff in managing urinary...

Accuracy of Teledentistry for Diagnosing Dental Pathology Using Direct Examination as a Gold Standard: Results of the Tel-e-dent Study of Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
February 21, 2017
Dental neglect and high levels of unmet dental needs are becoming increasingly prevalent among elderly residents of long-term care facilities, although frail, elderly, and dependent populations are the most in need of professional dental care...

Normal Weight but Low Muscle Mass and Abdominally Obese: Implications for the Cardiometabolic Risk Profile in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

JAMDA
February 21, 2017
It is well established that low muscle mass affects physical performance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We hypothesize that combined low muscle mass and abdominal obesity may also adversely influence the cardiometabolic risk...

Physical Function Differences Between the Stages From Normal Cognition to Moderate Alzheimer Disease

JAMDA
February 21, 2017
We investigated the differences in the physical function test results across stages from normal cognition (NC) to moderate Alzheimer disease (AD) and how risk factors of physical function decline are correlated with the physical function test...

Prevalence of Pain in Nursing Home Residents: The Role of Dementia Stage and Dementia Subtypes

JAMDA
February 21, 2017
To study pain prevalence, pain type, and its pharmacological treatment in Dutch nursing home residents in relation to dementia subtype and dementia severity.

Clinical Use of Curcumin in Depression: A Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
February 21, 2017
There is growing interest in the use of curcumin, a plant polyphenol with potent anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and neuroprotective properties, as a novel antidepressant. Clinical trials have yielded conflicting conclusions pertaining to its...