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Diapers as Promising Alternative Collection Method for Urine Specimens in Nursing Home Residents: A Noninferiority Study

JAMDA
December 7, 2020
There is unmet need for an easy, noninvasive urine collection method to diagnose urinary tract infections (UTIs) in nursing home residents suffering from urinary incontinence or cognitive impairments. UTIs are highly prevalent in nursing home...

Can Lip Strength Be Used as a Surrogate Measure of Handgrip Strength? A Pilot Test

JAMDA
December 7, 2020
Handgrip strength has been used as a diagnostic criterion for sarcopenia.1,2 However, if individuals have hand and/or wrist pain, strength measured via handgrip dynamometry will not give accurate assessments. A study reported that the prevalence of...

Supervised Exercise (Vivifrail) Protects Institutionalized Older Adults Against Severe Functional Decline After 14 Weeks of COVID Confinement

JAMDA
December 6, 2020
Spain experienced a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related confinement for 14 weeks (March 14 to June 21, 2020) affecting all citizens irrespective of age, interrupting any kind of supervised physical activity programs for the older adults...

December 6, 2020

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December 6, 2020
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Online Education and Cognitive Behavior Therapy Improve Dementia Caregivers' Mental Health: A Randomized Trial

JAMDA
December 5, 2020
To compare online cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with and without telephone support respectively to online psychoeducation in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in caregivers of people with dementia with mild anxiety or depression.

Handgrip Weakness and Asymmetry Independently Predict the Development of New Activity Limitations: Results from Analyses of Longitudinal Data from the US Health and Retirement Study

JAMDA
December 5, 2020
Examining strength asymmetries in assessments of muscle function may improve screenings for limitations in independent living tasks such as instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). We sought to determine the associations between handgrip...

Variation in Provision of Collaborative Medication Reviews on Entry to Long-Term Care Facilities

JAMDA
December 4, 2020
Residential medication management reviews (RMMRs) are comprehensive medication reviews conducted by clinical pharmacists and general medical practitioners. RMMRs are the primary government-funded service to optimize medication management in...

Should We Prescribe Antibiotics in Older Patients Presenting COVID-19 Pneumonia?

JAMDA
December 4, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for a particularly high level of morbidity in the older population.1 Most deaths are the result of severe viral pneumonia, for which therapeutic management is still a matter of debate. Corticosteroids are to date...

CMS Releases 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Finalizing 10% Cuts to Primary Care Physicians Practicing in PALTC

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management
December 4, 2020
On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule on the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program. The rule included a nearly 10% cut to physician payments for evaluation and...

Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: Understanding 4 Key Topics Call — December 10

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practitioners
December 4, 2020
The calendar year 2021 Physician Fee Schedule final rule provisions reduce burden, recognize clinicians for the time they spend taking care of patients, remove unnecessary quality measures, and make it easier for clinicians to move toward value-...