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Outcomes of pharmacist‐led deprescribing interventions in older adults living in long‐term care facilities: a scoping review

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background An increase in the ageing population across long‐term care facilities (LTCFs) has led to an increased risk of polypharmacy. Pharmacist‐led deprescribing (PLD) can reduce these risks but there are limitations to its widespread uptake.
Sefunmi Odetola, Eileen Willis, Katrina Lane‐Krebs, Ashlyn Sahay   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Positive physical and mental outcomes for residents in nursing facilities using music: a systematic review

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2019
Michael Mileski,1 Matthew Brooks,1 Alison Kirsch,1 Fengmei Lee,2 Amanda LeVieux,1 Alexandra Ruiz3 1School of Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA; 2Department of Sociology, Long Term Care Administration, Texas State ...
Mileski M, Brooks M, Kirsch A, Lee F, LeVieux A, Ruiz A   +5 more
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Trends and Factors Associated With Extremity Fractures and Post-Acute Care Utilization of Nevada Older Adults: Insights of Age-Friendly State Planning in U.S.

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Along with the trend of a steady utilization decline in the U.S. nursing home beds, post-acute care (PAC) utilization at the skilled nursing facilities has declined. This study was a cross-sectional, retrospective review of hospital discharge-based claim
Soo Hwan Kang MD, Jay J. Shen PhD, Yonsu Kim PhD, Iulia Ioanitoaia-Chaudhry MD, Se Won Lee MD, Tae Ha Chung MD, Ian Choe MD, Connor Jeong, Songe Kwon, Daniel Lim, Yena Hwang, Leora Frimer MD, Ji Won Yoo MD   +12 more
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On Breast Cancer Detection, Directors of Nursing and Female Residents: A Study in Rural Long-Term Care

Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 2012
Breast cancer is a leading cause of mortality in women throughout the world. Rural women have a higher risk of dying from breast cancer than do their urban counterparts.
Rebecca J. Rudel
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National Trends and Risk Factors for Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
From 2016 to 2023, inpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) volume declined 52.2% while postoperative dysphagia rates increased 11.4% annually. Analysis of 496,425 cases demonstrated that dysphagia risk varied markedly by surgical indication, with cervical diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, cervical spine fracture, and ...
Caryn J. Ha, Sraavya G. Anne, Sara Morgan, Fadar Oliver Otite, Kenneth Yan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Web-Based Interactive Tool to Identify Facilities at Risk of Receiving Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
To identify facilities at risk of receiving patients colonized or infected with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), we developed an interactive web-based interface for visualization of patient-sharing networks among healthcare facilities in Tennessee,
Rany Octaria, Allison Chan, Hannah Wolford, Rose Devasia, Troy D. Moon, Yuwei Zhu, Rachel B. Slayton, Marion A. Kainer   +7 more
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Long‐Term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Cricothyrotomy at a Tertiary Care Level One Trauma Center

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This retrospective study of 48 patients undergoing emergent cricothyrotomy (2014–2025) evaluated short‐ and long‐term outcomes and complications. Common complications included dysphagia, pneumonia, and dysphonia, with delayed conversion to tracheostomy associated with increased pneumonia risk; long‐term issues included persistent dysphagia, subglottic ...
Shivani Raizada, Yekaterina Shapiro, Reshma Modi, Bailey Balouch, Kathy Zhang, John Chovanes, Donald Solomon   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geographic Market Definition: The Case of Medicare-Reimbursed Skilled Nursing Facility Care

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2011
Correct geographic market definition is important to study the impact of competition. In the nursing home industry, most studies use geopolitical boundaries to define markets.
John R. Bowblis, Phillip North
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Improving enteral nutrition in patients requiring neurological intensive care unit care: A retrospective study on a novel bedside nasointestinal tube placement technique

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study aimed to develop and assess a bedside nasojejunal tube placement technique designed for resource‐limited settings to address the specific challenges of enteral nutrition (EN) delivery in neurocritical care patients, particularly those at high risk of reflux and aspiration. The technique sought to overcome the drawbacks of
Niuchenglin, Liujuan, Zhushuibing, Dingyuanliang, Yutianhao, Shiguangling   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Productivity growth of skilled nursing facilities in the treatment of post-acute-care-intensive conditions.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundHealth care is believed to be suffered from a "cost disease," in which a heavy reliance on labor limits opportunities for efficiencies stemming from technological improvement. Although recent evidence shows that U.S.
Jing Gu, Neeraj Sood, Abe Dunn, John Romley   +3 more
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