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pro vyhledávání: '"Alva Baker"'
Autor:
Jason Brandt, Alva Baker, Quincy M. Samus, Chiadi U. Onyike, Peter V. Rabins, Lawrence S. Mayer, Adam Rosenblatt, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Matthew K. McNabney
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 10:323-329
To describe and contrast functional dependency (FD) levels among recently admitted AL residents with and without dementia and to assess the differential contribution of cognitive, behavioral, medical, and social factors on FD within each group.A cros
Autor:
Betty S. Black, David Loreck, Alva Baker, Peter V. Rabins, Linda Fogarty, David M. Blass, Thomas E. Finucane, Hilary Phillips
Publikováno v:
Journal of Aging and Health. 21:627-650
Objectives: This study examines how surrogate decision makers for dementia patients developed an understanding of patient preferences about end-of-life (EOL) care and patient wishes. Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 34 surrogate
Autor:
Jason Brandt, Alva Baker, Chiadi U. Onyike, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Quincy M. Samus, Adam Rosenblatt, Matthew K. McNabney
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 9:558-564
Background Although increasing numbers of older adults are living in assisted living facilities, there is little information on the types and amount of chronic medical illness and the medications required by such residents. To better inform efforts t
Autor:
Quincy M. Samus, Cynthia D. Steele, Adam Rosenblatt, Jason Brandt, Marianne Smith, Peter V. Rabins, Alva Baker, Constantine G. Lyketsos
Publikováno v:
Research in Gerontological Nursing. 1:97-104
Anxiety is a distressing experience at any age but may be particularly disabling when coupled with dementia. Dementia-related anxiety is associated with a range of additional problems among community-dwelling older adults, but little is known about i
Autor:
Constantine G. Lyketsos, Chiadi U. Onyike, Adam Rosenblatt, Quincy M. Samus, Jason Brandt, Alva Baker, Lawrence S. Mayer, Matthew K. McNabney
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 23:178-184
Objectives To describe patterns of Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (ACI) use in an Assisted Living (AL) population, and the association of ACIs with retention in AL. Methods As part of the Maryland Assisted Living Study (MD–AL), 198 residents of 22
Autor:
Sarah K. Tighe, Peter V. Rabins, Quincy M. Samus, Lawrence S. Mayer, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Michelle C. Carlson, Jeannie Marie S. Leoutsakos, Jason Brandt, Alva Baker, Adam Rosenblatt, Chiadi U. Onyike
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 23:586-591
Given recent evidence that activity participation may reduce functional decline, the effect of activity on resident ability to remain in assisted living (AL) is of interest. This study examines the relationship between participation in activities and
Autor:
David M. Blass, Peter V. Rabins, David Loreck, Betty S. Black, Alva Baker, Hilary Phillips, Thomas E. Finucane
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 23:490-496
Objective To describe medication usage in nursing home residents with advanced dementia, to identify how this usage changed as patients advanced towards death, and to identify correlates of increased medication usage. Methods Prospective cohort study
Autor:
Mathew McNabney, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Jason Brandt, Alva Baker, Lawrence S. Mayer, Adam Rosenblatt, Chiadi U. Onyike, Peter V. Rabins, Quincy M. Samus
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55:1031-1037
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the association between dementia and time to discharge from individual assisted living (AL) facilities and examine, in residents with dementia, factors associated with shorter duration of residence in individual AL facilities.
Autor:
Quincy M. Samus, Chiadi U. Onyike, Iracema Leroi, Jason Brandt, Alva Baker, Adam Rosenblatt, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Peter V. Rabins
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 22:224-232
Objectives To compare the demographic, clinical, and psychiatric characteristics of residents living in small (≤15 beds) and large assisted living (AL) facilities in the United States. Methods One hundred and ninety-eight residents in 10 large and
Autor:
Cynthia D. Steele, Jason Brandt, Alva Baker, Susan W. Lehmann, Quincy M. Samus, Lawrence S. Mayer, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Peter V. Rabins, Lea C. Watson, Adam Rosenblatt
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 14:876-883
Objective The objective of this study was to obtain a direct estimate of the prevalence of depression, its associated factors, and rates of treatment among residents of assisted living (AL) facilities in central Maryland. Method One hundred ninety-si