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Hospice — is it effective? [PDF]

American Journal of Hospice Care, 1989
openaire   +2 more sources

Family Visits and Symptom Burden in Nursing Home Residents With Cognitive Impairment

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Family visits with nursing home residents have been shown to improve residents' quality of life. However, little is known about the association between in‐person family visits and physical (e.g., pain) and behavioral symptoms (e.g., agitation) among residents with cognitive impairment.
Gretchen G. Tucker, John G. Cagle, Timothy E. Stump, Wanzhu Tu, Todd D. Becker, Alex Floyd, Peiyuan Zhang, Kathleen T. Unroe   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caregiver speaks: a randomized controlled trial of a storytelling intervention for hospice family caregivers of persons with dementia. [PDF]

Gerontologist
Rolbiecki AJ, Rolbiecki AJ, Pitzer K, Benson JJ, Washington KT, Teti M, Kruse RL, Mehr DR, Smith J, Oliver D.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Transfer Trauma: Does Moving Between Nursing Homes Increase Hospitalization and Mortality?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Transfer trauma, defined as the negative consequences of moving from one environment to another, can affect some long‐term nursing home (NH) residents who are relocated between facilities. However, it remains unclear whether such transfers are associated with serious acute health risks, such as hospitalization or death, and whether ...
Ana T. Montoya, Pil Park, Slim Benloucif, Matthew A. Davis, Julie P. W. Bynum   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in discharge to hospice after critical illness among US Medicare beneficiaries, 2011-2023. [PDF]

Ann Am Thorac Soc
Law AC, Bosch NA, Song Y, Tale AP, Nelson J, Wadhera RK, Barnato AE, Walkey AJ.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Temporal trends in hospice deaths and causes of death in Italy, 2011-2022: A nationwide population-based study. [PDF]

Palliat Support Care
Varratta E, Iurlaro A, Minelli G, Guaita A, Macaluso M, Zazzara MB, Onder G.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Anticholinergic Medication Use in Veterans Affairs Long‐Term Care Residents: Clinical Patterns and Opportunities for Deprescribing

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Anticholinergic exposure is common in nursing homes; however, the true burden may be underestimated, particularly due to over‐the‐counter agents such as first‐generation antihistamines that are not consistently captured in prior claims‐based studies.
Cellas A. Hayes, Yongmei Li, Bocheng Jing, Laura A. Graham, Chintan Dave, Michelle C. Odden   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

"They're exhausted": Hospice Staff Views on Caring for Patients and Families Impacted By Dementia. [PDF]

J Pain Symptom Manage
Hunt LJ, Growdon ME, Smith AK, Margalit N, Harrison KL.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Caregiver Burden at the Onset of Acute Hospital‐At‐Home

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Among 125 caregivers assessed within 48 h of acute Hospital‐at‐Home (HaH) admission, 61.6% had high burden—nearly all with prior caregiving experience. Perceived social support and resilience were independently associated with lower odds of high burden, identifying psychosocial resources as key targets for caregiver screening at HaH onset.
Shira Duhamel, Adel Iktelat, Maya Lerner‐Shikory, Eti Zarbiv, Alexander Lustman, Ron Sabar, Sophia Eilat‐Tsanani   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in preferred place of death among patients with bladder cancer in the United States, 2000 to 2020. [PDF]

Palliat Support Care
Pustake M, Railkar A, Ganiyani MA, Khosla AA, Harisingani A, Jehangir H, Eysha M, Samat D, Hassan T, Garje R.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source