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Advance Care Planning in Huntington Disease: The Elderly Care Physician's Perspective
Huntington disease (HD) has a poor prognosis. Decision-making capacity and communication ability may become impaired as the disease progresses. Therefore, HD patients are encouraged to engage in advance care planning (ACP). Elderly care physicians (ECPs) can play an important role in ACP in HD patients. However, little is known about their experiences in this role. The aim of this study is to gain insight into how ECPs practice ACP with HD patients. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - August 13, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Marina R. Ekkel, Marja F.I.A. Depla, Z. Sakhizadah, Els M.L. Verschuur, Ruth B. Veenhuizen, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Cees M.P.M. Hertogh Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Viewing the Current Puzzling Issue of COVID-19 Vaccination Safety in Older Adults
Cheung et  al1 concluded that short-term post–COVID-19 vaccination serious adverse events (SAEs) were not observed in older patients with dementia, although longer-term related research is warranted to detect remote SAEs. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - August 12, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Jannis Kountouras, Apostolis Papaefthymiou, Christos Zavos, Dimitrios Chatzopoulos, Maria Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou, John Kavaliotis, Dimitrios Tzilves, Georgia Lazaraki, Elisabeth Vardaka, Michael Doulberis Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Retention and Resilience of Nursing Home Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Voices From the Frontline
This study sought to elucidate contribut ors to staff retention and resilience through interviews with frontline NH staff who worked 2 or more years during the pandemic. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - August 12, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Michelle J. Berning, Zada Zhong, Elizabeth M. White, Joshua D. Niznik, Sarah D. Berry Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

Deprescribing Interventions for Older Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Deprescribing reduces polypharmacy in older adults. A thorough study of the effect of deprescribing interventions on clinical outcomes in older adults is presently lacking. As a result, we evaluated the impact of deprescribing on clinical outcomes in older patients. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - August 12, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Dan Zhou, Zhaoyan Chen, Fangyuan Tian Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis Between Physical Frailty, Cognitive Function, and Falls by Sex
This study investigated the reciprocal longitudinal relationships between physical frailty (PF), cognitive function (CF), and falls among community-dwelling older adults, according to sex. The study proposed hypotheses that present PF and CF will affect the occurrence of falls 2 years later. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - August 11, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Gwang Suk Kim, Namhee Kim, Chang Won Won, Mi-So Shim, Minkyung Park, Miji Kim, Seoyoon Lee Tags: Original Study Source Type: research