LONG TERM CARE : MANAGEMENT , APPL I ED RESEARCH AND CL IN ICAL I SSUES

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CONTENTSDecember 2013Volume 14, Number 12

EDITORIALS

Statins and the Nursing Home 853

John E. Morley, MB, BCh, and Gerald Mahon, MD

Keys to Successfully Embedding Scientific Research in Nursing Homes: A Win-Win Perspective 855

Hilde Verbeek, PhD, Sandra M.G. Zwakhalen, PhD, RN, Jos M.G.A. Schols, PhD, MD, and Jan P.H. Hamers, PhD, RN

How Can We Increase Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Coverage in Nursing Home Residents? 858

Jean-Pierre Michel, MD

UPDATES FROM THE AMDA MEETING

Clinical Update on Nursing Home Medicine: 2013 860

Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD, FACP, CMD, Julie K. Gammack, MD, David R. Thomas, MD, FACP, AGSF, FGSA, CMD,

and John E. Morley, MB, BCh

REVIEW

Proinflammatory Cytokines, Aging, and Age-Related Diseases 877

Martin Michaud, MD, Laurent Balardy, MD, Guillaume Moulis, MD, Clement Gaudin, MD, Caroline Peyrot, Bruno Vellas, MD, PhD,

Matteo Cesari, MD, PhD, and Fati Nourhashemi, MD, PhD

ORIGINAL STUDIES

Cholesterol, Statins, and Longevity From Age 70 to 90 Years 883

Jeremy M. Jacobs, MBBS, Aaron Cohen, MD, Eliana Ein-Mor, MA, and Jochanan Stessman, MD

Efficacy of Trivalent Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in Reducing Mortality and Hospitalization in Chinese Nursing

Home Older Adults 889 Tuen-Ching Chan, MBBS, FHKAM, Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung, MD, FHKAM, James Ka-Hay Luk, MBBS, FHKAM,

Patrick Chiu-Yat Woo, MD, FRCPath, Leung-Wing Chu, MD, FHKAM, and Felix Hon-Wai Chan, MB, Bch, FHKAM

Knowledge of and Perceived Need for Evidence-Based Education About Antipsychotic Medications Among Nursing

Home Leadership and Staff 895 Celeste A. Lemay, RN, MPH, Kathleen M. Mazor, EdD, Terry S. Field, DSc, Jennifer Donovan, PharmD, Abir Kanaan, PharmD,

Becky A. Briesacher, PhD, Sarah Foy, BA, Leslie R. Harrold, MD, MPH, Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD, and Jennifer Tjia, MD, MSCE

The Nursing Home Effect: A Case Study of Residents With Potential Dementia and Emergency Department Visits 901

Philipe de Souto Barreto, PhD, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, MD, PhD, C�eline Mathieu, MSci, Christine Piau, MD, Catherine Bouget, PhD,

Francoise Cayla, MD, Bruno Vellas, MD, PhD, and Yves Rolland, MD, PhD

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Use and Perceived Benefits of Mobile Devices by Physicians in Preventing Adverse Drug Events in the Nursing Home 906

Steven M. Handler, MD, PhD, Richard D. Boyce, PhD, Frank M. Ligons, MS, Subashan Perera, PhD, David A. Nace, MD, MPH,

and Harry Hochheiser, PhD

Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults 911

Minoru Yamada, RPT, PhD, Shu Nishiguchi, RPT, Naoto Fukutani, RPT, Takanori Tanigawa, OTR, Taiki Yukutake, RPT,

Hiroki Kayama, RPT, Tomoki Aoyama, MD, PhD, and Hidenori Arai, MD, PhD

Older Adults With Heel Ulcers in the Acute Care Setting: Frequency of Noninvasive Vascular Assessment,

Surgical Intervention, and 1-Year Mortality 916 Rubina Malik, MD, MS, Priya Pinto, MD, Michael Bogaisky, MD, MPH, and Amy R. Ehrlich, MD

Signs and Symptoms Indicative of Potential Adverse Drug Reactions in Homecare Patients 920

Carolien G.M. Sino, RN, Marcel L. Bouvy, PharmD, PhD, Paul A.F. Jansen, MD, PhD, Ilona M.B. Schop, PharmD,

Toine C.G. Egberts, PharmD, PhD, and Marieke J. Schuurmans, RN, PhD