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Openness to Use of Telehealth During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Sample of Rural Older Adults in a Federally Qualified Health Center

JAMDA
July 13, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has facilitated increased use of telehealth for primary and specialty care encounters, and recently there have been calls to expand its use in post-acute and long-term care settings.1,2 Telehealth expansion is particularly...

Association of Sensory Impairment and Health Care Utilization Among Chinese Older Adults With and Without Functional Impairment

JAMDA
July 13, 2021
Sensory impairment, including hearing impairment, vision impairment, and dual sensory impairment, is highly prevalent in older adults and associated with increased risk of mortality1,2 and burden of disease,3 which has attracted widespread concern...

Progress Toward Long-Term Care Protection in Latin America: A National Long-Term Care System in Costa Rica

JAMDA
July 13, 2021
The aging of the world's population is a reality. People are living longer, not just in high-income countries, but it remains unclear whether their extra years will be lived in better health. In fact, an increasing number of older adults will...

Two-Year Follow-up of a Multimodal Intervention on Functional Capacity and Muscle Power in Frail Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
To analyze the effects of a program composed of resistance training and nutritional interventions on functional capacity, maximal strength, and power output after 2 years of follow-up, including 2 periods of 16 weeks of intervention followed by...

Younger Nursing Home Residents: A Scoping Review of Their Lived Experiences, Needs, and Quality of Life

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
The percentage of younger nursing home (NH) residents (ages 18–64 years) in some countries such as the United States and Canada has been increasing over the years. In fact, it is generally held that younger NH residents are considerably different...

Assessing Residents’ Perceptions of Their Relocation to Long-Term Care: Psychometric Validation of the View of Relocation Scale

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
Relocation to long-term care is a major challenge for older people. The View of Relocation Scale (VRS) was developed to address the need for a brief instrument to assess residents’ perceptions of the relocation.

The Risk of Alzheimer's Disease After Acute Appendicitis With or Without Appendectomy

JAMDA
July 12, 2021
Previous epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between appendectomy and Parkinson's disease. The aim of the current study was to examine the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other types of dementia following appendicitis or...

July 11, 2021

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The Future of Dementia Care, Caregiving, and Services Research

JAMDA
July 10, 2021
With the aging of the baby boomers, the numbers of Americans living with or affected by dementia will rise dramatically. By 2025, an estimated 7.2 million Americans are expected to have Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common cause of dementia...

Dose-Response Meta-Analysis on Tooth Loss With the Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

JAMDA
July 8, 2021
To quantify the dose-response associations between tooth loss and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia.