abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:There is significant literature on the development and validation of quality measures, but comparably less on their implementation into learning health systems. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have made vast amounts of data available for quality improvement purposes. In this paper we describe a c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Campbell CM,Murphy DR,Taffet GE,Major AB,Ritchie CS,Leff B,Naik AD

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical performance measures, including cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPXT), are widely used in geriatric practice and aging research. Theoretically, research participants and study personnel could get infected in the closed environment of the exercise laboratory by contact with respiratory droplets from an infec...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Storer TW,Latham NK,Bhasin S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium is a common postoperative complication in geriatric patients, especially in those with underlying risk factors. Multicomponent nonpharmacologic interventions are effective in preventing delirium, however, implementation of these measures is variable in perioperative care. The aim of our study was to...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pernik MN,Deme PR,Nguyen ML,Aoun SG,Adogwa O,Hall K,Stewart NA,Dosselman LJ,El Tecle NE,McDonald SR,Bagley CA,Wingfield SA

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although frailty status is dynamic, whether improvements in frailty predict mortality is unknown. OBJECTIVE:Describe 1-year changes in a frailty index (FI) and association with 48-month mortality. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of the National Health in Aging Trends Study. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Five...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shi SM,Olivieri-Mui B,McCarthy EP,Kim DH

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Social media platforms are promising sources for large quantities of participant-driven research data and circumvent some common challenges when conducting dementia research. This study provides a summary of key considerations and recommendations about using these platforms as research tools for d...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mehta N,Zhu L,Lam K,Stall NM,Savage R,Read SH,Wu W,Pop P,Faulkner C,Bronskill SE,Rochon PA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify barriers and solutions for the recruitment and retention of older (aged ≥65 years) people in clinical trials. DESIGN:Systematic literature review. METHODS:Three databases (Medline, Embase, and CENTRAL) were searched for articles reporting on barriers or solutions regarding the recruitment or ret...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Forsat ND,Palmowski A,Palmowski Y,Boers M,Buttgereit F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Depression screening and treatment for older adults are recommended in Age-Friendly Health Systems. Few studies have evaluated the association between depressive symptoms and postoperative functioning. We aimed to determine the association between varying levels of depressive symptoms in the preop...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tang VL,Cenzer I,McCulloch CE,Finlayson E,Cooper Z,Silvestrini M,Ngo S,Schmitt EM,Inouye SK

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Nursing facility (NF) residents are commonly hospitalized, and many of these hospitalizations may be avoidable. A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative enables participating NFs to bill Medicare for providing on-site acute care to long-stay residents diagnosed with one of six a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Segelman M,Ingber MJ,Feng Z,Khatutsky G,Bercaw L,Gasdaska A,Huber B,Voltmer H

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:To assess the course and prediction of basic activities of daily living (ADL) function in patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). DESIGN:This was a prospective cohort study. SETTING:The setting was a single academic center in Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS:Participants include...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bertschi D,Moser A,Stortecky S,Zwahlen M,Windecker S,Carrel T,Stuck AE,Schoenenberger AW

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty in older vascular surgery patients is associated with increased mortality, hospital stay, and morbidity. The association of frailty with hospital-acquired geriatric syndromes such as delirium and functional decline has not been well studied. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between frailty ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Thillainadesan J,Mudge AM,Aitken SJ,Hilmer SN,Cullen JS,Yumol MF,Close JCT,Norris CM,Kerdic R,Naganathan V

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A widely held dictum in aging research is that heterogeneity in health increases with age, but the basis for this claim has not been fully investigated. We examined heterogeneity at different ages across health characteristics to describe variation and trends; we investigated the comparative importance of be...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nguyen QD,Moodie EM,Forget MF,Desmarais P,Keezer MR,Wolfson C

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Delirium manifests clinically in varying ways across settings. More than 40 instruments currently exist for characterizing the different manifestations of delirium. We evaluated all delirium identification instruments according to their psychometric properties and frequency of citation in publishe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Helfand BKI,D'Aquila ML,Tabloski P,Erickson K,Yue J,Fong TG,Hshieh TT,Metzger ED,Schmitt EM,Boudreaux ED,Inouye SK,Jones RN

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The impact of cognitive function and decline on political ideology is unknown. We studied the relationship between cognition and both political orientation and political policy choices in a population of older persons. DESIGN:Longitudinal investigation. SETTING:A retirement community and its surroundings in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fisher M,Phoenix D,Powell S,Mousa M,Rosenberg S,Greenia D,Corrada MM,Kawas C,Paganini-Hill A

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Delirium is common in older adults, especially following hospitalization. Because low vitamin D levels may be associated with increased delirium risk, we aimed to determine the prognostic value of blood vitamin D levels, extending our previous genetic analyses of this relationship. DESIGN:Prospec...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pilling LC,Jones LC,Masoli JAH,Delgado J,Atkins JL,Bowden J,Fortinsky RH,Kuchel GA,Melzer D

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:To explore the opinion of the Dutch general public and of physicians regarding euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia. DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey. SETTING:The Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:Random samples of 1,965 citizens (response = 1,965/2,641 [75%]) and 1,147 physicians (response = 1...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brinkman-Stoppelenburg A,Evenblij K,Pasman HRW,van Delden JJM,Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD,van der Heide A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a need to assess longitudinal trends in physical function and to understand the prevalence of physical function status in the older population using objectively measured physical function. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to examine longitudinal sex-specific physical function trends ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Xu F,Cohen SA,Greaney ML,Earp JE,Delmonico MJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Examining handgrip strength (HGS) asymmetry and weakness together may extend the predictive capacity of HGS for capturing possible health problems such as cognitive impairment. The purpose of this study was to determine the associations of HGS asymmetry and weakness on lower cognitive functioning ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McGrath R,Cawthon PM,Cesari M,Al Snih S,Clark BC

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coffee and tea are two of the most widely consumed beverages worldwide and have been associated with reduced risk of mortality in some studies. However, it is unknown whether consumption of these beverages is associated with survival to an advanced age. OBJECTIVE:To examine associations of coffee and tea co...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shadyab AH,Manson JE,Luo J,Haring B,Saquib N,Snetselaar LG,Chen JC,Groessl EJ,Wassertheil-Smoller S,Sun Y,Hale L,LeBoff MS,LaCroix AZ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Quality Initiative aims to improve quality through performance measurement. We describe quality improvement (QI) changes that skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) reported making in response to CMS performance measurements and whether reported QI c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shetty KD,Tolpadi AA,Robbins MW,Taylor EA,Campbell KN,Damberg CL

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has identified several barriers faced by clinicians in detecting and reporting elder abuse, such as lack of knowledge about the process to report suspected cases of abuse and lack of access to experts to consult with. A novel intervention was designed and tested that embedded two Adult Prot...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ejaz FK,Rose M,Reynolds C,Bingle C,Billa D,Kirsch R

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients undergoing hip fracture surgery have a 10 times increased risk of stroke compared with the general population. We aimed to evaluate the association between the CHA2 DS2 -VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes, previous stroke/TIA [transient ischemic attack]/systemic em...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hjelholt TJ,Johnsen SP,Brynningsen PK,Pedersen AB

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Close to 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (AD/ADRD). These high-need, high-cost patients are vulnerable to receiving poor quality uncoordinated care, ultimately leading to adverse health outcomes, poor quality of life, and misuse of resources. Improving the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mitchell SL,Mor V,Harrison J,McCarthy EP

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nursing homes have become "ground zero" for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic in North America, with homes experiencing widespread outbreaks, resulting in severe morbidity and mortality among their residents. This article describes a 371-bed acute-care hospital's emergency response to a 126-bed nursing ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stall NM,Farquharson C,Fan-Lun C,Wiesenfeld L,Loftus CA,Kain D,Johnstone J,McCreight L,Goldman RD,Mahtani R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:The extent to which the prevalence of muscle weakness in the US population varies by different putative grip strength constructs developed by the Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC) has not been described. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING:Two nationally representative c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Patel SM,Duchowny KA,Kiel DP,Correa-de-Araujo R,Fielding RA,Travison T,Magaziner J,Manini T,Xue QL,Newman AB,Pencina KM,Santanasto AJ,Bhasin S,Cawthon PM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Observation stays are increasingly common for older adults, yet little is known about the extent to which they are being used as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) originally intended for unscheduled or acute problems and whether different types of services are reflected in curre...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Powell WR,Kaiksow FA,Kind AJH,Sheehy AM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to impact older adults disproportionately, from severe illness and hospitalization to increased mortality risk. Concurrently, concerns about potential shortages of healthcare professionals and health supplies to address these needs have focused attention on how resources a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Farrell TW,Ferrante LE,Brown T,Francis L,Widera E,Rhodes R,Rosen T,Hwang U,Witt LJ,Thothala N,Liu SW,Vitale CA,Braun UK,Stephens C,Saliba D

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Recently revised vaccination recommendations for US adults, aged 65 years and older, include both 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), with PCV13 now recommended for immunocompetent older people based on shared decision making...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wateska AR,Nowalk MP,Lin CJ,Harrison LH,Schaffner W,Zimmerman RK,Smith KJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care in nursing homes (NHs) has never been measured. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:NHs. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 203 NHs and 1375 persons living with HIV. MEASUREMENTS:Medicare claims from 2011 to 2013 were linked to assessments of resident health, p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Olivieri-Mui B,McGuire J,Griffith J,Cahill S,Briesacher B

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare providers may not offer patient portal (PP) access to electronic health records (EHRs) to their patients older than 85 years, due to the false impression that they do not utilize technology. It is imperative that older adults be given equal opportunity to use technology in regard to their healthca...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ramirez-Zohfeld V,Seltzer A,Xiong L,Morse L,Lindquist LA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cross-sectional associations have been found between frail individuals and worse white matter (WM) integrity. However, the prospective association between WM integrity and frailty is still unclear. Our objectives were to measure associations between WM integrity using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and the 5...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Maltais M,de Souto Barreto P,Perus L,Mangin JF,Grigis A,Chupin M,Bouyahia A,Gabelle A,Delrieux J,Rolland Y,Vellas B,Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial\/Data Sharing Alzheimer (MAPT\/DSA) Study Group.

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Poor diet due to poor oral health was proposed as a potential mediator of the association between poor oral health and frailty. This study explores the cross-sectional associations between poor oral health, poor diet, and frailty in Canadian adults, aged 45 to 85 years, and then tests whether the expected or...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bassim C,Mayhew AJ,Ma J,Kanters D,Verschoor CP,Griffith LE,Raina P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Older people approaching end of life are commonly prescribed multiple medications, many of which may be inappropriate or futile. Our objective was to examine the effect of applying the STOPPFrail, a recently developed deprescribing tool, to the medication regimens of older patients with advanced frailty. DE...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Curtin D,Jennings E,Daunt R,Curtin S,Randles M,Gallagher P,O'Mahony D

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, through private sector support, sponsored the National Research Summit on Dementia Care: Building Evidence for Services and Supports (Summit) in 2017. Various workgroups were asked to address topics of interest in ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Weiss J,Tumosa N,Perweiler E,Forciea MA,Miles T,Blackwell E,Tebb S,Bailey D,Trudeau SA,Worstell M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the longer term changes in executive functioning among participants with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and cognitive impairments with no dementia (CIND) randomized to a diet and exercise intervention. DESIGN:A 2 (Exercise) × 2 (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension [DASH] eating pl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Blumenthal JA,Smith PJ,Mabe S,Hinderliter A,Welsh-Bohmer K,Browndyke JN,Doraiswamy PM,Lin PH,Kraus WE,Burke JR,Sherwood A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:The benefits and harms of screening of Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRDs) are unknown. This study addressed the question of whether the benefits outweigh the harms of screening for ADRDs among older adults in primary care. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:Single-blinded, two-arm, ran...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fowler NR,Perkins AJ,Gao S,Sachs GA,Boustani MA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:For older adults screened by an Area Agency on Aging (AAA) in the National Aging Network, we aimed to examine the 12-month mortality rate for wait-listed callers compared with those who received services within 12 months, and to assess whether the mortality rate differed according to how quickly they receive...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gum AM,Green O,Schonfeld L,Conner K,Rigg KK,Wagoner F,Melling KA,Parkinson K

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Older patients that have aged with their doctors will likely experience their physician retiring. It is unclear if this interruption in continuity of care leaves patients at risk for adverse events or whether a new physician improves care. We sought to identify and synthesize findings from all articles exami...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lam K,Arnold CG,Savage RD,Stall NM,Zhu L,Wu W,Piggott K,Bronskill SE,Rochon PA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As a person's age increases and his/her health status declines, new challenges arise that may lead physicians to consider deprescribing statins. We aimed to provide insight into recommendations available in international cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines regarding discontinuation of statin treatme...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： van der Ploeg MA,Floriani C,Achterberg WP,Bogaerts JMK,Gussekloo J,Mooijaart SP,Streit S,Poortvliet RKE,Drewes YM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-acquired disability (HAD) is common and often related to low physical activity while in the hospital. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether wearable hospital activity trackers can be used to predict HAD. DESIGN:A prospective observational study between January 2016 and March 2017. SETTING:An academic medi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pavon JM,Sloane RJ,Pieper CF,Colón-Emeric CS,Cohen HJ,Gallagher D,Hall KS,Morey MC,McCarty M,Hastings SN

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cognitive performance among Japanese and American persons, aged 68 years and older, using two nationally representative studies and to examine whether differences can be explained by differences in the distribution of risk factors or in their association with cognitive performance. DESIGN:National...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Saito Y,Kim JK,Davarian S,Hagedorn A,Crimmins EM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00