BACKGROUND It was recently hypothesized the existence of “cardiac‐skeletal muscle axis.” However, the relationship between skeletal muscle mass (SMM) and left ventricular mass (LVM) has never been investigated in the…
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Little is known about older adults who have intact capacity but do not have a desired surrogate to make decisions if their capacity becomes impaired. DESIGN Cross‐sectional study of…
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Detecting delirium is important to identify patients with a high risk of poor outcomes. Although many different kinds of screening instruments for delirium exist, there is no solid consensus…
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Hospitalization is common among older adults with disability, many of whom receive help from a caregiver and have dementia. Our objective was to evaluate the association between caregiver factors…
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The diagnostic process in a university memory clinic is based largely on cognitive testing. However, input from informants, acquired through interview or questionnaires, may significantly impact diagnosis. We sought…
OBJECTIVE This pilot study assessed feasibility of video‐enhanced care management for complex older veterans with suspected mild cognitive impairment (CI) and their care partners, compared with telephone delivery. DESIGN Pilot…
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 69, Issue 1, Page 1-7, January 2021. from Wiley: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Table of Contents https://ift.tt/2Lwl7fn
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 69, Issue 1, Page C1-C1, January 2021. from Wiley: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Table of Contents https://ift.tt/39BMVXu
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE To evaluate the validity and reliability of a patient‐reported measure of the “age‐friendliness” of health care. DESIGN Based on four essential domains of high‐quality health care for older outpatients…
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 69, Issue 1, Page 46-47, January 2021. from Wiley: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Table of Contents https://ift.tt/3qt8aBK