The sense of coherence refers to effectively using available resources to manage stress and promote overall health. Previous studies have linked it to various health outcomes; however, evidence regarding its association with the risk of incident...
The pipeline from discovery to testing and then implementing evidence-based innovations in real-world contexts may take 2 decades or more to achieve. Implementation science innovations, such as hybrid studies that combine effectiveness and...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance feedback and final scores for the 2022 performance year. This determines whether a physician will receive a positive, neutral, or...
Nurse turnover can compromise the quality and continuity of home health care. Scope of practice laws, which determine the tasks nurses are allowed to perform and delegate, are an important element of autonomy and vary across states. In this study,...
New absolute and normalized handgrip strength (HGS) cut-points may not yield similar predictive value for cognitive performance. We sought to determine the associations of (1) each absolute and normalized weakness cut-point, and (2) compounding...
A growing number of nurse practitioners (NPs) are employed in nursing homes (NHs) through various NP staffing mechanisms. The purpose of this study was to examine if having NH-employed NPs was associated with nursing staff turnover and resident care...
Visuospatial neglect (VSN) is a common cognitive deficit of lateralized attention after stroke and can have a negative influence on patients’ daily activities, community participation, and caregiver burden. VSN prevalence has been investigated in...
The outcomes of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) with the Watchman device in octogenarians are unknown as this population was underrepresented in major clinical trials. This study aims at examining the causes and outcomes of readmission after...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The statistics regarding substance use disorders are frightening. On a special AMDA On-The-Go podcast, Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, FACP, CMD, said, “In 2022 alone, the U.S. saw 109,000 deaths from drug...
Limited data exist regarding association between physical performance and in-hospital falls. This study was performed to investigate the association between physical performance and in-hospital falls in a high-risk population.
