Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Intervention to prevent falls in elderly adults living in a residential home.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Cognitive-behavioral treatment for comorbid insomnia and osteoarthritis pain in primary care: the lifestyles randomized controlled trial.
To assess whether older persons with osteoarthritis (OA) pain and insomnia receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain and insomnia (CBT-PI), a cognitive-behavioral pain coping skills intervention (CBT-P), and an education-only control (EOC) differed in sleep and pain outcomes. ⋯ Over 9 months, CBT of insomnia was effective for older adults with OA pain and insomnia. The addition of CBT for insomnia to CBT for pain alone improved outcomes.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A randomized controlled trial of a self-regulation intervention for older adults with asthma.
To evaluate a self-regulation intervention for asthma for older adults. ⋯ A self-regulation intervention can improve asthma control, quality of life, and healthcare utilization in older adults.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Drug-related readmissions to medical units of older adults discharged from acute geriatric units: results of the Optimization of Medication in AGEd multicenter randomized controlled trial.
To assess the effect of an intervention on drug-related problem (DRP; adverse drug reactions, adherence problems, underuse)-related readmission rates in older adults. ⋯ Drug-related problem prevention in older people discharged from the hospital should be a priority, with a focus on improving the monitoring of drugs with high iatrogenic risk.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Self-help treatment for insomnia symptoms associated with chronic conditions in older adults: a randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a self-help cognitive behavioral intervention in improving sleep quality in older adults reporting insomnia symptoms associated with chronic disease. ⋯ Self-help CBT-I offers a practical first-line response to individual reporting insomnia symptoms associated with chronic disease in primary care settings. In these individuals, symptoms of daytime fatigue may be more closely associated with disease processes than with sleep quality.