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Guideline Recommendations on Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Systematic Review
To synthesize recommendations on assessing and managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSDs) in existing clinical guidelines on dementia care to learn from and adapt recommendations to a Canadian context and language for describing BPSDs. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 16, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Jennifer A. Watt, Jennifer Porter, Pattara Tavilsup, Mohammad Chowdhury, Stacey Hatch, Zahinoor Ismail, Sanjeev Kumar, Julia Kirkham, Zahra Goodarzi, Dallas Seitz Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Factors Associated With the Ability of US Nursing Homes to Accept Residents With Severe Obesity
This study aimed to assess the ability of US NHs to accept and care for residents with severe obesity post-COVID, as well as associated NH factors. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 16, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Cynthia McMahan, Bianca Shieu, Alison Trinkoff, Nicholas Castle, David G. Wolf, Steven Handler, John A. Harris Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

The Effect of Social Robots on Depression and Loneliness for Older Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Depression and loneliness are challenges facing older residents living in long-term care facilities. Social robots might be a solution as nonpharmacologic interventions. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of concrete forms of social robots on depression and loneliness in older residents in long-term care facilities by a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 10, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Hsin-Yen Yen, Chih Wei Huang, Huei-Ling Chiu, Grace Jin Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

The Transformative Role of Large Language Models in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
The landscape of post-acute and long-term care (PA-LTC) is evolving rapidly, with technology increasingly crucial in optimizing care delivery and improving patient outcomes. Large language models (LLMs), a groundbreaking form of artificial intelligence, are a specific subset of machine learning designed to understand and generate human language by enabling computers to convert language and unstructured text into machine-readable, organized data.1 LLMs represent a promising avenue for enhancing various aspects of PA-LTC across research, education, management, and clinical practice. (Source: Journal of the American Medical D...
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 10, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Sameh Eltaybani Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Race and Ethnicity Are Related to Undesirable Home Health Care Outcomes in Seriously Ill Older Adults
This study aimed to examine the relationship between individual characteristics and differences in HHC health outcomes for seriously ill older adults. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 8, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Tessa Jones, Elizabeth A. Luth, Charles M. Cleland, Abraham A. Brody Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Caregivers ’ Burden and Anticipatory Grief Increases Acute Health Care Use in Older Adults With Severe Dementia
To assess the bidirectional association of caregivers ’ burden and anticipatory grief with acute health care use (inpatient or emergency admission) among older adults with severe dementia. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 7, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Chetna Malhotra, Isha Chaudhry, Shimoni Urvish Shah, PISCES study group Tags: Original Study - Brief Report Source Type: research

Effects of Exercise Intervention for the Management of Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Delirium is a serious neuropsychiatric syndrome frequently occurring in hospitalized older adults, for which pharmacological treatments have shown limited effectiveness. Multicomponent physical exercise programs have demonstrated functional benefits; however, the impact of exercise on the course of delirium remains unexplored. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an individualized, multicomponent exercise intervention on the evolution of delirium and patient outcomes. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 6, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Luc ía Lozano-Vicario, Fabiola Zambom-Ferraresi, Fabricio Zambom-Ferraresi, Mikel L. Sáez de Asteasu, Arkaitz Galbete-Jiménez, Ángel Javier Muñoz-Vázquez, Bernardo Abel Cedeno-Veloz, Antón De la Casa-Marín, Iranzu Ollo-Martínez, Joaquín Fernánd Tags: Original Study-Brief Report Source Type: research

Engaging Long-Term Care Workers in Research: Recruitment Approaches and Participant Characteristics From a Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence
To describe and compare the recruitment methods employed in a randomized controlled trial targeting long-term care workers, and resulting participant baseline characteristics. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 5, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Lisa C. Johnson, Gabrielle Stevens, Matthew Cantrell, N. Ruth Little, Timothy J. Holahan, Catherine H. Saunders, Rachael P. Thomeer, Rowena Sheppard, Glyn Elwyn, Marie-Anne Durand Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Reciprocal and Dynamic Associations Between Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Disability Among Chinese Older Adults
This study aimed to examine reciprocal and dynamic associations between Social Isolation (SI), loneliness, and disability among Chinese older adults. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 4, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Chaoping Pan, Linwei Yu, Na Cao Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

“Geriatric Team Health Care Pathways”: An Organizational Innovation to Enhance Care Pathways of Long-Term Care Facilities’ Residents in the French Region of Occitania
This article highlights the history of their creation and their current use cases and operating modes for the year 2023, which includes a “quality of care approach” on good practices at a regional level (820 LTCFs), on topics such a s the prevention of malnutrition and falls. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 4, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: H élène Villars, Yves Rolland, Laurent Balardy, Anne Ghisolfi, Hubert Blain Tags: Pragmatic Innovations in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Source Type: research

Anticipated and Experienced Barriers to Telehealth in Congregate Care Facilities Across Virginia
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) raised important questions of how best to apply telehealth to enable delivery of timely, high-quality health care to medically vulnerable individuals who reside in long-term care facilities. Looking back to the PHE, there have been multiple studies that demonstrate how telehealth can be a tool to improve patient outcomes, for COVID-19 infection, as well as for many other medical conditions.1-5 Telehealth has been shown to decrease unnecessary transfers and decrease overall medical costs. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 1, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Mary Mathew, Tabor Flickinger, Anthony Nappi, David Gordon, Amy Ryall, Katharine Wibberly, Samuel Collins, Laurie Archbald-Pannone Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

Serious Mental Illness in Assisted Living Communities: Association With Nursing Home Placement
Assess prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI) alone, and co-occurring with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD), among Medicare beneficiaries in assisted living (AL). Examine the association between permanent nursing home (NH) placement and SMI, among residents with and without ADRD. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 1, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Helena Temkin-Greener, Wenhan Guo, Brian McGarry, Shubing Cai Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Commentary on Trajectories of Long-Term Care after Stroke in Sweden
Stroke is a major cause of mortality and adult-onset disability, in the United States and worldwide, that often requires ongoing formal long-term care (LTC).1 The study by Meyer and colleagues,2 a nationwide study of stroke survivors in Sweden, is one of a handful of studies examining long-term patterns of institutional and community-based LTC, as well as mortality beyond the immediate poststroke period. It addresses many of the same issues as our US study, “Care Trajectories of Veterans in the 12 Months After Hospitalization for Acute Ischemic Stroke.”3 This commentary draws on findings from both studies to highlight...
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 1, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Greg Arling Tags: Invited Editorial Source Type: research

Balancing the Evidence on Exercise for Falls Prevention in Long-term Care
A dramatic increase in life expectancy ranks as one of society's greatest achievements. However, as populations age, falls are an increasing public health issue. Older people aged 60 years and older have the highest risk of death or serious injury from falls, and the risk increases with advancing age.1 In long-term care, falls rates are higher, with the average fall incidence estimated to be 1.6 falls per bed per year, with almost half of residents falling more than once a year.2 People living in long-term care tend to present with a profile of risk factors that differs from those who dwell in the broader community. (Sourc...
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 1, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Jennifer A. Hewitt Tags: Invited Editorial Source Type: research

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Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - April 1, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research