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Family Caregivers' Experiences in Nursing Homes: Narratives on Human Dignity and Uneasiness [PDF]

, 2014
This qualitative study focused on dignity in nursing homes from the perspective of family caregivers. Dignity is a complex concept and central to nursing. Dignity in nursing homes is a challenge, according to research.
Aasgaard, Trygve, Caspari, Synnøve, Heggestad, Anne Kari Tolo, Høy, Bente, Lillestø, Britt, Lindwall, Lillemor, Lohne, Vibeke, Nåden, Dagfinn, Rehnsfeldt, Arne, Råholm, Maj-Britt, Slettebø, Åshild, Sæteren, Berit   +11 more
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Nationwide Real‐World Modeling of Surgical Outcomes in Elderly Patients: Incorporating Geriatric‐Specific Risk Factors Into Prediction of Mortality and Morbidity

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
A reliable and effective risk prediction model for mortality and morbidity in elderly patients undergoing gastroenterological surgeries was developed and validated. Geriatric‐specific risk factors, including the newly added variables in the NCD registry, along with age, were identified as significant contributors to the model. ABSTRACT Aim As the aging
Naoya Sato, Hiraku Kumamaru, Mitsukazu Gotoh, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yuko Kitagawa, Yasuyuki Seto, Hiromi Rakugi, Masahiro Akishita, Kazue Nakajima, Arata Takahashi, Hiroaki Miyata, Shigeru Marubashi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cross-Sectional Survey of Residential and Nursing Homes for Elderly People. Comparisons of residents in residential and nursing homes for elderly people, 1981-1996

, 1997
This paper compares the characteristics of elderly people living in residential and nursing homes over the period 1981-1996. The paper draws on information collected in four surveys: a 1981 survey of local authority, private and voluntary residential ...
Darton, Robin, Miles, Kathryn
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Association of a Multimodal Perioperative Care Program With Postoperative Complications in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Implementation of a multimodal perioperative care program and reduction of postoperative complications. ABSTRACT Purpose This retrospective study aimed to assess the clinical effectiveness of a multimodal perioperative care program in reducing postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Keiichi Fujiya, Hiroshi Fuseya, Yusuke Yonenaga, Keiko Sanada, Toshimi Inano, Yumi Oguma, Kazuko Nakajima, Chikako Ando, Kumiko Oka, Yusuke Koseki, Kenichiro Furukawa, Yutaka Tanizawa, Masanori Terashima, Etsuro Bando   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subsidies, Quality, and Regulation in the Nursing Home Industry [PDF]

This paper analyzes the impact of the Medicaid patient subsidy and Certificate of Need (CON) cost containment programs on nursing home behavior.The analysis is complicated by the fact the both proprietary and "not for profit" nursing homes exist, and by ...
Paul J. Gertler
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Supporting Culture Change: Working Toward Smarter State Nursing Home Regulation [PDF]

, 2009
Examines how the legalistic and enforcement-based regulatory approach affects nursing homes' efforts to implement culture change. Highlights regulatory partnership models that promote high performance and outlines organizational and training ...
Linda Barbarotta, Natasha Bryant, Robyn I. Stone   +2 more
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Short‐Term Outcomes and Cost Drivers of Emergency Surgery for Acute Abdominal Disease in Super‐Elderly Patients: A Study in the Japanese Tertiary Care Hospital

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study analyzed patients aged ≥ 85 years undergoing emergency abdominal surgery, focusing on short‐term outcomes and inpatient cost structure under the Japanese DPC system. Although major complications occurred in 19.4% of patients, more than 70% were discharged home.
Yuta Kobayashi, Ryo Oikawa, Yumi Shibuya, Masakazu Tatsuno, Atsuya Kamiyama, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Keiichiro Hara, Shojiro Hata, Hirokazu Yamaguchi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Models for providing improved care in residential care homes: a thematic literature review [PDF]

This Annotated Bibliography is one output from a review of the available research evidence to support improved care in residential care homes as the needs of older people intensify. Key findings The review identified extremely little published evidence
Clay, Diane, Hyde, Julia, Nelson, S. (Sara), Szczepura, Ala, Wild, Deidre   +4 more
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A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger, Anna Kihlström, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Allison Kelliher, Frankie Kropp, Carmen Rosa, T. John Winhusen, Donald Warne, the CTN0129 participating Tribal communities   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Describing the status quo of person-centred dementia care in different types of care units in German nursing homes: A convergent mixed methods study

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Background: The policies and mission statements of nursing homes support the implementation of person-centred dementia care. The Dementia Policy Questionnaire assesses the content of person-centred dementia care in policies.
Anna Louisa Hoffmann-Hoffrichter, Mike Rommerskirch-Manietta, Johannes Michael Bergmann, Martina Roes, Bernhard Holle, Rebecca Palm   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source