Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH; Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD; Mi-Kyung Song, PhD, RN; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(1):24-31. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7031
This randomized trial examines the effect of a decision aid intervention about goals of care vs usual care on improved communication, decision-making, and palliative care for patients with advanced dementia.
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Invited Commentary
Supporting Family Decision Makers for Nursing Home Residents: A Promising Approach
Jennifer L. Carnahan, MD, MPH; Nicole R. Fowler, PhD, MHSA; Kathleen T. Unroe, MD, MHA
JAMA Intern Med
Meera R. Agar, PhD; Peter G. Lawlor, MB; Stephen Quinn, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(1):34-42. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7491
This randomized clinical trial examines the efficacy of risperidone or haloperidol relative to placebo in relieving target symptoms of delirium associated with distress among patients receiving palliative care.
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Invited Commentary
Medicating Distress
Donovan T. Maust, MD, MS; Helen C. Kales, MD
JAMA Intern Med
Firearm Violence
David K. Humphreys, PhD; Antonio Gasparrini, PhD; Douglas J. Wiebe, PhD
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(1):44-50. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6811
This study analyzes whether the onset of the 鈥渟tand your ground鈥� self-defense law enacted in Florida was associated with changes in the underlying trends for homicide and suicide and homicide and suicide by firearm.
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Testing the Immunity of the Firearm Industry to Tort Litigation and the Impact of Florida鈥檚 鈥淪tand Your Ground鈥� Self-defense Law on Firearm Violence (JAMA Internal Medicine)
Kenneth M. Langa, MD, PhD; Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH; Eileen M. Crimmins, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(1):51-58. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6807
This population-based study uses data from the Health and Retirement Study to compare the prevalence of dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012.
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Podcast:
Prevalence of Dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012 (JAMA Internal Medicine)
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Invited Commentary
Dementia Trends in the United States: Read Up and Weigh In
Ozioma C. Okonkwo, PhD; Sanjay Asthana, MD
JAMA Intern Med
Tara Gomes, MHSc; Diana Martins, MSc; Mina Tadrous, PharmD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(1):61-66. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6851
This cross-sectional study examines whether a quantity-limit policy for blood glucose test strips introduced in Canada was associated with changes in clinical outcomes.
Rachel Puttnam, MD; Barry R. Davis, MD, PhD; Sara L. Pressel, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(1):67-76. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6821
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial examines whether thiazide diuretics for hypertension are associated with reduced fracture risk in older adults.
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Invited Commentary
Cardiovascular Medications and Fractures: Dodging Complexity
Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric, MD, MHS; Richard Lee, MD, MHS
JAMA Intern Med
Graeme L. Hickey, PhD; Ben Bridgewater, PhD, FRCS, (C-Th); Stuart W. Grant, MB, ChB, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(1):79-86. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6936
This study attempts to identify prosthetic aortic valve models that display unexpected patterns of mortality or reintervention using national registry data and record linkage from UK National Health Service and private hospitals that submit data to the registry.
Maki Inoue-Choi, PhD, MS; Linda M. Liao, PhD, MPH; Carolyn Reyes-Guzman, PhD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(1):87-95. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7511
This cohort study evaluates association of low-intensity smoking with a lifetime risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in individuals in the National Institutes of Health鈥揂ARP Diet and Health Study.