Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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Rational Suicide in Elderly Adults: A Clinician's Perspective
In this commentary, a geriatrician discusses the complex issue of suicidal desire among non-mentally ill, non-terminally ill elderly adults. How should you counsel such a patient?

July 03, 2018
Associations Between Polypharmacy and Cognitive and Physical Capability
This study examined associations between polypharmacy in older adults and detailed measures of physical and cognitive capability. Is there a cumulative, dose-dependent relationship?

June 26, 2018
Dementia and Risk of 30-Day Readmission in Older Adults After Discharge From Acute Care Hospitals
Do older patients with dementia have a higher risk of hospital readmission within 30 days after discharge? How does primary diagnosis impact this risk?

June 19, 2018
Medical Marijuana Use in Older Adults
When is medical marijuana appropriate for use in older adults? This article reviews the evidence regarding indications for and risks of medical marijuana in this population.

June 12, 2018
Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Reduces Incident Frailty Risk
Might adherence to a Mediterranean diet by older adults reduce the risk of frailty?

May 28, 2018

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From Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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National Prescribing Trends for High-Risk Anticholinergic Medications in Older Adults.
March 26, 2018
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Physical Resilience: Not Simply the Opposite of Frailty.
March 25, 2018
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Associations Between Polypharmacy and Cognitive and Physical Capability: A British Birth Cohort Study.
March 24, 2018
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Mortality and Functional Outcomes After Minor Urological Surgery in Nursing Home Residents: A National Study.
March 23, 2018
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Semantic and Phonemic Verbal Fluency Discrepancy in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Potential Predictor of Progression to Alzheimer's Disease.
March 23, 2018
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A Person-Centered Approach to Poststroke Care: The COMprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services Model.
March 23, 2018
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Use of Antiepileptic Drugs and Dementia Risk-an Analysis of Finnish Health Register and German Health Insurance Data.
March 22, 2018
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Use of the Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment Program in Indiana Nursing Homes.
March 22, 2018
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Elder Abuse Identification in the Prehospital Setting: An Examination of State Emergency Medical Services Protocols.
March 22, 2018
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Lower Postsurgical Mortality for Individuals with Dementia with Better-Educated Hospital Workforce.
March 20, 2018
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Prognosis After Emergency Department Intubation to Inform Shared Decision-Making.
March 15, 2018
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Improving Care Using a Bidirectional Geriatric Cardiology Consultative Conference.
March 15, 2018
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Reply to: Association between Neighborhood Cohesion and Self-Neglect: Exploring Mental Health in Asian Americans.
March 15, 2018
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Association Between Neighborhood Cohesion and Self-Neglect: Exploring Mental Health in Asian Americans.
March 15, 2018
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Health-Related Quality of Life in a Predictive Model for Mortality in Older Breast Cancer Survivors.
March 13, 2018
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Expanding Home-Based Primary Care to American Indian Reservations and Other Rural Communities: An Observational Study.
March 12, 2018
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Policies Regarding Sexual Expression in Spanish Long-Term Care Facilities for Older People.
March 12, 2018
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Effects of Caps on Cost Sharing for Skilled Nursing Facility Services in Medicare Advantage Plans.
March 12, 2018
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Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Dementia: National Estimates of Functional Disability Trajectories.
March 09, 2018
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Barriers to Implementation of Geriatric Medicine Programs: When Advocacy Meets Reality.
March 07, 2018
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Agile Implementation: A Blueprint for Implementing Evidence-Based Healthcare Solutions.
March 07, 2018
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Influences on Care Preferences of Older People with Advanced Illness: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.
March 07, 2018
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Medical Costs of Fatal and Nonfatal Falls in Older Adults.
March 07, 2018
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A Multivariable Prediction Model for Mortality in Individuals Admitted for Heart Failure.
March 06, 2018
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Using the Hendrich II Inpatient Fall Risk Screen to Predict Outpatient Falls After Emergency Department Visits.
March 06, 2018
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Medicare Part D Use of Older Medicare Beneficiaries Admitted to Hospice.
March 06, 2018
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Should We Bury "The Good Death"?
March 06, 2018
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Walking Speed, Cognitive Function, and Dementia Risk in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
March 06, 2018
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Social Causes of Rational Suicide in Older Adults.
March 02, 2018
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Rational Suicide in Elderly Adults: A Clinician's Perspective.
March 02, 2018
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Minimum Data Set Changes in Health, End-Stage Disease and Symptoms and Signs Scale: A Revised Measure to Predict Mortality in Nursing Home Residents.
March 02, 2018
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Predicting Potential Adverse Events During a Skilled Nursing Facility Stay: A Skilled Nursing Facility Prognosis Score.
March 02, 2018
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EMPOWERing Hospitalized Older Adults to Deprescribe Sedative Hypnotics: A Pilot Study.
March 01, 2018
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Food Insecurity in Older Adults in an Integrated Health Care System.
March 01, 2018
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Economic Evaluation of a Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention Program in Nursing Homes.
February 28, 2018
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Predictors and Outcomes of Revisits in Older Adults Discharged from the Emergency Department.
February 28, 2018
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Design and Validation of a Radio-Frequency Identification-Based Device for Routinely Assessing Gait Speed in a Geriatrics Clinic.
February 23, 2018
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Home-Based Primary Care: Beyond Extension of the Independence at Home Demonstration.
February 23, 2018
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Confusion and Bacteriuria in Long-Term Care Facility Residents.
February 23, 2018
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Graphical Instructions for Administration and Scoring the Mini-Cog: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
February 23, 2018
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Targeted Geriatric Assessment for Fast-Paced Healthcare Settings: Development, Validity, and Reliability.
February 23, 2018
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A Gift From Mary.
February 20, 2018
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Factors Affecting Discharge to Home of Geriatric Intermediate Care Facility Residents in Japan.
February 20, 2018
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The Walking Corpse Syndrome: Geriatrics and the Electronic Health Record.
February 20, 2018
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Core Outcome Set for Trials Aimed at Improving the Appropriateness of Polypharmacy in Older People in Primary Care.
February 20, 2018
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Developing a Core Outcome Set for Trials to Improve Medication Use: Guidelines or Guidance?
February 20, 2018
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Dementia and Risk of 30-Day Readmission in Older Adults After Discharge from Acute Care Hospitals.
February 20, 2018
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Resource Use During the Last 6 Months of Life of Individuals Dying with and of Alzheimer's Disease.
February 15, 2018
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"Things Ain't Changed Much Since Momma Marched".
February 13, 2018
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The Complexity of Determining Whether a Nursing Home Transfer Is Avoidable at Time of Transfer.
February 13, 2018
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How Geriatrics Saved This Family Caregiver.
February 13, 2018
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Should Structured Exercise Be Promoted As a Model of Care? Dissemination of the Department of Veterans Affairs Gerofit Program.
February 12, 2018
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Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults in the United States, Ontario, and Australia from 2010 to 2016.
February 12, 2018
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Effect of Area-Level Socioeconomic Deprivation on Risk of Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Adults.
February 12, 2018
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SAVing Cognitive Function: What Can We Learn About Risk of Cognitive Impairment from Studies of Small Area Variation?
February 12, 2018
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Quality of Hospice Care at Home Versus in an Assisted Living Facility or Nursing Home.
February 10, 2018
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Managing High-Cost Healthcare Users: The International Search for Effective Evidence-Supported Strategies.
February 10, 2018
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Chronic Physical Conditions, Multimorbidity, and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
February 10, 2018
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36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) Versus Gait Speed As Predictor of Preclinical Mobility Disability in Older Women: The Women's Health Initiative.
February 10, 2018
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Lumbopelvic Pain and Threats to Walking Ability in Well-Functioning Older Adults: Findings from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.
February 07, 2018
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Consequences of Long-Term Oral Bisphosphonate Treatment.
February 01, 2018
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Major Need of Foreign Medical Graduate Physicians for Insights into Older Americans.
January 31, 2018
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Inflammation and Trajectory of Renal Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
January 23, 2018
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Where Are Antipsychotics Prescribed in Nursing Homes Initiated?
January 22, 2018
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Reducing Off-Label Antipsychotic Use in Older Adults: Time to Look Beyond the Doors of Nursing Homes.
January 22, 2018
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Response to Teng et al.
January 18, 2018
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Response to Dr. Finucane.
January 18, 2018
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Cognitive Training for Older Adults: What Works?
January 18, 2018
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Geriatric Syndromes, Dementia Subtypes, Gizmo Idolatry.
January 18, 2018
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Accurate Etiological Diagnosis of Dementia Contributes to Better Clinical Care.
January 18, 2018
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Near Visual Impairment Incidence in Relation to Diabetes in Older People: The Three-Cities Study.
January 18, 2018
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Effects of Cognitive Training on Cognition and Quality of Life of Older Persons with Dementia.
January 18, 2018
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Personality Changes During the Transition from Cognitive Health to Mild Cognitive Impairment.
January 17, 2018
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Can Addressing Personality Change Enhance Cognitive Functioning and Delay Development of Mild Cognitive Impairment?
January 17, 2018
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Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Reduces Incident Frailty Risk: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
January 11, 2018
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The Benefits of Reviewing.
January 10, 2018
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No Expiration Date on the Association Between Physical Activity and Mortality.
January 10, 2018
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Cognitive Training Improves Cognitive Performance, but What Else?
January 04, 2018
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MEMO+: Efficacy, Durability and Effect of Cognitive Training and Psychosocial Intervention in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment.
January 04, 2018
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