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November 1, 2020

Weekly Roundup
November 6, 2020
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The Pandemic and PTSD: Helping Vets Weather the Storm

Spotlight
November 5, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Currently, over half the U.S. veteran population is receiving care outside of the Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VAHCS), including in skilled nursing facilities and other post-acute and long-term care (PALTC...

Attitudes and Experiences of Frontline Nursing Home Staff Toward Coronavirus Testing

JAMDA
November 5, 2020
Nursing home (NH) residents are particularly vulnerable to contracting Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) because of congregate living and need for personal care. They are also more at risk for adverse outcomes due to advanced age and medical...

A Multidisciplinary, Community-Based Program to Reduce Unplanned Hospital Admissions

JAMDA
November 5, 2020
To evaluate the effect of Hospital Admission Risk Program (HARP) on unplanned hospitalization, bed days, and mortality of enrolled individuals and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of HARP.

A Comparison of Frailty Assessment Instruments in Different Clinical and Social Care Settings: The Frailtools Project

JAMDA
November 5, 2020
To determine which of 8 commonly employed frailty assessment tools demonstrate the most appropriate characteristics to be employed in different clinical and social settings.

Time for an Upgrade in the Nursing Home Survey Process: A Position Statement From the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

JAMDA
November 5, 2020
A few weeks after getting hit by the first known cases of COVID-19 in the United States, Life Care Center of Kirkland received 3 “immediate jeopardy” deficiencies (with a civil monetary penalty of $611,323): (1) a failure to have emergency physician...

Visual and Hearing Impairment Are Associated With Delirium in Hospitalized Patients: Results of a Multisite Prevalence Study

JAMDA
November 4, 2020
Sensory deficits are important risk factors for delirium but have been investigated in single-center studies and single clinical settings. This multicenter study aims to evaluate the association between hearing and visual impairment or bi-sensory...

Impact of a Japanese Incentivization Program to Increase End-of-Life Care Outside of Hospitals

JAMDA
November 4, 2020
To analyze the association of an incentivization program to promote death outside of hospitals with changes in place of death.

The Effectiveness of Transitional Care Interventions on Health Care Utilization in Patients Discharged From the Hospital With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
November 3, 2020
Heart failure (HF) heavily burdens the global health system. Transitional care interventions attempt to streamline the hospital-to-home transition to ease the burden. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of...

Malnutrition According to GLIM Criteria and Adverse Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: A Prospective Analysis

JAMDA
November 2, 2020
The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) has proposed a consensus scheme for classifying malnutrition. This study examined the prevalence of malnutrition according to GLIM criteria and evaluated if these criteria were associated with...