JAMDA
December 11, 2020
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JAMDA
October 26, 2020
Staff Training Interventions to Improve End-of-Life Care of Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review
The aim was to review evidence from all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using palliative care education or staff training as an intervention to improve nursing home residents' quality of life (QOL) or quality of dying (QOD) or to reduce burdensome hospitalizations.
JAMDA
December 1, 2020
Continuous Palliative Sedation in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia and Refractory Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Extreme neuropsychiatric symptoms can be a heavy burden for nursing home (NH) residents, relatives, and caregivers. Sometimes, when extreme neuropsychiatric symptoms are considered refractory, continuous palliative sedation is administered. The aim of this study was to explore the trajectory leading to con...
JAMDA
January 23, 2021
Management of Chronic Pain in Nursing Homes: Navigating Challenges to Improve Person-Centered Care
Despite the dynamic demands in the nursing home (NH), a definitive approach to managing chronic pain in older adults has yet to be established. Due to concerns for potential adverse pharmacologic effects, balancing appropriate pain management is a challenge among NH residents. The challenges encompass but ...
JAMDA
April 7, 2021
Decomposing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Nursing Home Influenza Vaccination
Quantify how observable characteristics contribute to influenza vaccination disparities among White, Black, and Hispanic nursing home (NH) residents.
JAMDA
December 9, 2020
Infection Control Citations in Nursing Homes: Compliance and Geographic Variability
To report the initial compliance with new infection control regulations and geographic disparities in nursing homes (NHs) in the United States.
JAMDA
February 5, 2014
Nursing Home Control of Physician Resources
Physician services are increasingly recognized as important contributors to quality care provision in nursing homes (NH)s, but knowledge of ways in which NHs manage/control physician resources is lacking.
JAMDA
February 5, 2014
A New Model for End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes
This study aimed to promote quality end-of-life (EOL) care for nursing home residents, through the establishment of advance care plan (ACP) and introduction of a new care pathway. This pathway bypassed the emergency room (ER) and acute medical wards by facilitating direct clinical admission to an extended-...
JAMDA
January 1, 2014
Efficiency at the Resident's Level of the NABUCCOD Nutrition and Oral Health Care Training Program in Nursing Homes
To assess the impact of a nutrition and oral care training program on nursing home (NH) policies and residents.
JAMDA
October 14, 2013