Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

(ISSN: 0002-8614, 1532-5415)

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Advance Care Planning in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
Advance care planning for individuals with cognitive impairment is challenging. This article provides valuable practice pointers for assessment, shared decision-making, and reimbursement.

October 18, 2018
Frailty and Resilience as Outcome Measures in Clinical Trials and Geriatric Care: Are We Getting Any Closer?
The author examines the complex concepts of frailty and resilience and explores differing approaches to their use as outcome measures in the context of geriatric care.

October 11, 2018
Efficacy and Tolerability of Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C in Older Adults
Are direct-acting antiviral agents for treatment of HCV safe and effective for use in patients over 65?

September 27, 2018
Proton-Pump Inhibitors and Long-Term Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Older Adults
Might long-term use of proton-pump inhibitors increase pneumonia risk in the elderly?

September 20, 2018
Is a Decline in Will to Live a Consequence or Predictor of Depression in Late Life?
Does will to live predict depressive symptoms in older adults--or is it the other way around? This study aimed to further our understanding of the trajectory of late-life depression.

September 13, 2018

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From Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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Personalized Goal Attainment in Dementia Care: Measuring What Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers Want.
October 09, 2018
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A Simple Screening Tool to Predict Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Emergency General Surgery.
October 09, 2018
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Abnormal Fasting Glucose Increases Risk of Unrecognized Myocardial Infarctions in an Elderly Cohort.
October 09, 2018
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Postoperative Delirium in Individuals Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
October 08, 2018
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Effect of Relocation on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Elderly Adults Living in Long-Term Care.
October 08, 2018
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Rehabilitation Services Use of Older Adults According to Fall-Risk Screening Guidelines.
October 08, 2018
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Characteristics and Patterns of Marijuana Use in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
October 06, 2018
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Trends in Polypharmacy in Japan: A Nationwide Retrospective Study.
October 06, 2018
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Inhaler Technique Education and Exacerbation Risk in Older Adults with Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta-Analysis.
October 06, 2018
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Exnovation of Low Value Care: A Decade of Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening Practices.
October 06, 2018
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Cause of Death and End-of-Life Experiences in Individuals with Dementia with Lewy Bodies.
October 06, 2018
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Reply to: When Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Is Not Asymptomatic or "Pseudo-Urinary Tract Infection".
October 05, 2018
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When Asymptomatic Bacteriuria is not Asymptomatic or "Pseudo-Urinary Tract Infection".
October 05, 2018
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Hospital Readmission Risk for Patients with Self-Reported Hearing Loss and Communication Trouble.
October 05, 2018
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Increasing Advance Care Planning Using a Surgical Optimization Program for Older Adults.
October 05, 2018
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Mass Incarceration in an Aging America: Implications for Geriatric Care and Aging Research.
October 05, 2018
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Comment on "Personality Changes During the Transition from Cognitive Health to Mild Cognitive Impairment".
October 05, 2018
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Medical Costs for Osteoporosis-Related Fractures in High-Risk Medicare Beneficiaries.
October 05, 2018
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Reply to Comment on "Personality Changes During the Transition from Cognitive Health to Mild Cognitive Impairment".
October 05, 2018
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Serum Cholesterol and Incident Alzheimer's Disease: Findings from the Adult Changes in Thought Study.
October 05, 2018
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Successful Prehabilitation: A Noble Goal.
October 05, 2018
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Pharmaceutical Marketing at the 2018 American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting: The Case of Noctiva and the Need for Increased Vigilance.
October 05, 2018
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Defining and Measuring Nursing Home Placement.
October 04, 2018
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Putting Complex Older Persons First: How the CMS 2019 Payment Proposal Fails Older Americans.
October 04, 2018
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Self-Reported Physical Function As a Predictor of Hospitalization in the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Study.
October 03, 2018
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Development of a Clinically Feasible Process for Identifying Individual Health Priorities.
October 03, 2018
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Implementing "Patient-Centered Care": A Revolutionary Change in Health Care Delivery.
October 03, 2018
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Effect of Site-Neutral Payment Policy on Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Use.
October 03, 2018
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Comment on "Recognition and Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Older Americans".
October 03, 2018
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Atrial Fibrillation: Possible Influences of Rate and Rhythm Control Strategy on Cognitive Performance.
October 03, 2018
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Feasibility of Implementing Patient Priorities Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions.
October 03, 2018
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Association Between Cataract and Risks of Osteoporosis and Fracture: A Nationwide Cohort Study.
October 03, 2018
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"Killin' Ain't a Forgivin' Sin".
October 02, 2018
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Burden of Restricted Activity and Associated Symptoms and Problems in Late Life and at the End of Life.
October 02, 2018
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Statins for Primary Prevention in Older Adults-Moving Toward Evidence-Based Decision-Making.
October 02, 2018
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The Case for Mobility Assessment in Hospitalized Older Adults: American Geriatrics Society White Paper Executive Summary.
October 01, 2018
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Reply to "Long sleep duration: An epiphenomenon or a risk for dementia?"
September 28, 2018
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Medicare's Variation in Out-of-Pocket Costs for Prescriptions: The Irrational Examples of In-Hospital Observation and Home Infusion.
September 28, 2018
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Long Sleep Duration: An Epiphenomenon or a Risk for Dementia?
September 28, 2018
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Mild Anemia and Mortality in Very Old Adults Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure.
September 28, 2018
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'Til Death Do Us Part: End-of-Life Experiences of Married Couples in a Nationally Representative Survey.
September 25, 2018
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Headache Disorders in Older Adults.
September 25, 2018
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Pravastatin for Primary Prevention in Older Adults: Restricted Mean Survival Time Analysis.
September 25, 2018
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Association Between Subclinical Brain Infarcts and Functional Decline Trajectories.
September 25, 2018
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Association of Hospitalization, Critical Illness, and Infection with Brain Structure in Older Adults.
September 24, 2018
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Surgical Menopause and Frailty Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Women: Study of Osteoporotic Fractures.
September 24, 2018
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American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench-to-Bedside Conference: Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults.
September 24, 2018
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Low-Dose Trazodone, Benzodiazepines, and Fall-Related Injuries in Nursing Homes: A Matched-Cohort Study.
September 24, 2018
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Anemia Prevalence and Trends in Adults Aged 65 and Older: U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: 2001-2004 to 2013-2016.
September 24, 2018
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Comment on Women's Sexual Health and Aging.
September 24, 2018
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High Burden of Palliative Care Needs of Older Adults During Emergency Major Abdominal Surgery.
September 24, 2018
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Procedural Framework to Facilitate Hospital-Based Informed Consent for Dementia Research.
September 24, 2018
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Multimorbidity Burden and Adverse Outcomes in a Community-Based Cohort of Adults with Heart Failure.
September 24, 2018
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Risk of Serious Trauma with Glucose-Lowering Drugs in Older Persons: A Nested Case-Control Study.
September 24, 2018
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Frailty and Delirium in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature.
September 21, 2018
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Cognition and Incarceration: Cognitive Impairment and Its Associated Outcomes in Older Adults in Jail.
September 19, 2018
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Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Use of Non-Mechanically Ventilated Hospitalized Older Adults.
September 17, 2018
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A Comprehensive Measure of the Costs of Caring for a Parent: Differences According to Functional Status.
September 17, 2018
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Hard Work, Big Changes: American Geriatrics Society Efforts to Improve Payment for Geriatrics Care.
September 17, 2018
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The Unproductively Conducted Productive Visit.
September 17, 2018
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A Statewide Elder Mistreatment Virtual Assessment Program: Preliminary Data.
September 17, 2018
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The Doctor Shortage.
September 17, 2018
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Genomic African and Native American Ancestry and 15-Year Cognitive Trajectory: Bambui Study, Brazil.
September 17, 2018
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Continuing the Effort to Predict Risk of Future Unplanned Healthcare Use in Older Adults.
September 17, 2018
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Cumulative Antidepressant Use and Risk of Dementia in a Prospective Cohort Study.
September 17, 2018
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Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Older Adults in the United States: 2011 to 2014.
September 17, 2018
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Racial Differences in Cause-Specific Mortality Between Community-Dwelling Older Black and White Adults.
September 12, 2018
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Sexuality and Cognitive Status: A U.S. Nationally Representative Study of Home-Dwelling Older Adults.
September 12, 2018
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Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment Have Sex: More Evidence Against the Medical Myth of Sexless Aging.
September 12, 2018
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Relationship Between Brain Amyloid Deposition and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study from the Multidomain Alzheimer Prevention Trial.
September 12, 2018
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Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Managing Multiple Health Conditions.
August 28, 2018
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Long-Term Weight Trajectory and Risk of Hip Fracture, Falls, Impaired Physical Function, and Death.
August 27, 2018
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Functional Decline and Resilience in Older Women Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer.
August 26, 2018
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Determinants of Incident Malnutrition in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A MaNuEL Multicohort Meta-Analysis.
August 23, 2018
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Rest-Activity Rhythms and Cognitive Decline in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Sleep Study.
August 23, 2018
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Caregiver-Based Interventions to Optimize Medication Safety in Vulnerable Elderly Adults: A Systematic Evidence-Based Review.
August 23, 2018
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Integrated Memory Care Clinic: Design, Implementation, and Initial Results.
August 23, 2018
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Interaction Between Visual Acuity and Peripheral Vascular Disease with Balance.
August 22, 2018
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Association Between Physical Therapy in the Emergency Department and Emergency Department Revisits for Older Adult Fallers: A Nationally Representative Analysis.
August 21, 2018
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Improving the ED-to-Home Transition: The Community Paramedic-Delivered Care Transitions Intervention-Preliminary Findings.
August 10, 2018
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Burden of Depressive Symptoms Over 2 Decades and Risk of Nursing Home Placement in Older Women.
August 09, 2018
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Long-Term Nursing Home Entry: A Prognostic Model for Older Adults with a Family or Unpaid Caregiver.
August 09, 2018
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Low Body Mass Index As a Risk Factor for Functional Dependency in Frail Individuals.
August 07, 2018
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What Can One Say? Last Words to an Individual in Hospice.
July 04, 2018
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The Practice of Picking Produce.
July 04, 2018
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Association Between Daily Sleep Duration and Risk of Dementia and Mortality in a Japanese Community.
June 06, 2018
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Differences Between Skilled Nursing Facilities in Risk of Subsequent Long-Term Care Placement.
April 14, 2018
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