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BMC Geriatrics, 2016 BackgroundEarlier studies in nursing homes show a high prevalence of cognitive impairment, dependency in activities of daily living (ADL), pain, and neuropsychiatric symptoms among residents.
Sabine Björk +6 more
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Optimally Targeting Interventions in Networks during a Pandemic: Theory and Evidence from the Networks of Nursing Homes in the United States [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 This study develops an economic model for a social planner who prioritizes health over short-term wealth accumulation during a pandemic. Agents are connected through a weighted undirected network of contacts, and the planner's objective is to determine the policy that contains the spread of infection below a tolerable incidence level, and that ...
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.This study investigated the utility of the Japanese NCD risk calculator for preoperative assessment in elderly patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), using a validation study design. In the training cohort, two preoperative factors—the predicted incidence of postoperative ADL decline ≥ 44.8% and Clavien–Dindo grade IV or higher complications
Nana Kimura +9 more
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Public Health NutritionObjectives: To construct an evidence-based practice programme for the nutrition management of older adults in nursing homes. The programme will provide a basis for improving or solving the nutrition management problems of older adults in nursing homes.
Haiyan Liu +7 more
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Patient safety measurement tools used in nursing homes: a systematic literature review
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background An increase in the number of older adults has highlighted the important issue of the safety of residents in nursing homes. This review aimed to review previous studies on patient safety of older adults living in nursing homes, analyze the ...
Kyoung-A Kim +3 more
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Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2017 Purpose of ReviewNursing home residents are at high risk for colonization and infection with bacterial pathogens that are multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs).
G. Dumyati +4 more
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American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Establishment of long‐lived perennial plants is a pivotal event that often leads to reproductive maturity. The population dynamics of the giant saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) have been investigated over large spatial areas, but establishment patterns have not been studied at the microsite (1 m) scale.
Peter B. Breslin +6 more
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Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 Nursing home residents are at high risk for invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease, and clusters of cases in nursing homes are common.To characterize the epidemiologic features of invasive GAS disease in nursing homes, we conducted active ...
Jean Rainbow +6 more
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Prevalence of depression and its related factors among older adults in Indonesian nursing homes
Belitung Nursing Journal, 2022 Background: Depression is one of the most severe mental disorders experienced by older adults worldwide. The prevalence of depression among older adults in nursing homes is three-time higher than in the community.
Indra Gunawan, Xuan-Yi Huang
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.Abstract Non‐binary and genderqueer identities are increasingly discussed in public discourse and academia, but there remains a dearth of academic literature centred on non‐binary people's lives and experiences. When non‐binary people are included in research, it is frequently as an additive to explorations of trans identities and subsumed under the ...
Lucy Nicholas, Sal Clark, Chloe Falzon
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