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Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Post-acute and Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
October 19, 2024
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an emerging application of ultrasonography that is being integrated into patient care in many medical specialties. The post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting has opportunities to adopt POCUS as a diagnostic...

Predictors, Diagnoses, and Costs of Emergency Department Visits Among Home Care Clients

JAMDA
October 17, 2024
To examine factors, diagnoses, and costs associated with emergency department (ED) visits among home care clients.

A 3-Wave Longitudinal Study of eHealth Literacy and Older People's Health-Related Quality of Life in China: The Mediating Role of General Self-Efficacy

JAMDA
October 16, 2024
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important indicator to reflect the independence and well-being of older adults in their later life. Improving the HRQoL of older adults is of great importance for achieving healthy aging. The internet...

Medical Care Provider Involvement in Ontario Assisted Living Homes: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis

JAMDA
October 15, 2024
Assisted living is growing in Ontario. Medical services are not regulated in Ontario, resulting in variability of physician involvement. We described medical service provider involvement and practice characteristics in assisted living homes.

Defining and Categorizing Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Older Population: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
October 15, 2024
Nonpharmacologic interventions (NPIs) constitute an important part of treatment for older adults, cover a broad and diverse range of interventions, and have advantages over pharmacologic interventions (eg, limited adverse side effects). However, an...

Inequalities in Transitions to Home Care: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

JAMDA
October 14, 2024
To investigate inequalities in transitions to home care across a broad set of demographic and socioeconomic factors in Canadian middle-aged and older adults.

Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes Management in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Setting

JAMDA
October 11, 2024
The newly revised Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Diabetes Management in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Setting is an extremely useful resource that incorporates new evidence and perspectives related to overall goals in diabetes...

Exploring Place of Death Among Individuals With Huntington's Disease in the United States

JAMDA
October 11, 2024
To describe trends and identify factors associated with place of death among individuals with Huntington's disease (HD).

Clinician Perspectives on Supporting Advance Care Planning in Long-Term Care Homes

JAMDA
October 11, 2024
Long-term care (LTC) residents experience a high burden of unmet needs and distressing symptoms near the end of life and are subjected to potentially harmful transfers to hospital. Advance care planning (ACP) aims to align resident care received at...

Clinical Decision Support Systems Highlight Medication Risks for Hospitalized Older Patients

JAMDA
October 11, 2024
Advancements in medicine have increased life expectancy, leading to a growing older population and a rise in chronic diseases and polypharmacy.1 In this setting, potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) use has increased and pushed forward...