Efficacy of clozapine for long‐stay patients with treatment‐resistant schizophrenia: 4‐year observational study
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DOI: 10.1002/npr2.12244
Abstract: Supporting patients upon discharge following prolonged hospitalization in private psychiatric hospitals in Japan have long been an issue. This study evaluated the efficacy of clozapine in treating long‐stay patients with treatment‐resistant schizophrenia to reduce the… read more here.
Keywords: resistant schizophrenia; efficacy clozapine; stay patients; treatment resistant ... See more keywords
Healthcare and disease burden among refugees in long-stay refugee camps at Lesbos, Greece
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DOI: 10.1007/s10654-017-0269-4
Abstract: ObjectivesTo assess current medical problems at two Greek refugee sites at Lesbos island (Camp Moria and Caritas hotel), to explore which care is needed and to assess how the provided healthcare can be improved.DesignIn this… read more here.
Keywords: care; health care; long stay; healthcare disease ... See more keywords
F53. DOSE REDUCTION OF HIGH-DOSE FIRST-GENERATION ANTIPSYCHOTICS OR SWITCH TO ZIPRASIDONE IN LONG-STAY PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA: A 1-YEAR DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
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DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby017.584
Abstract: Abstract Background Long-stay patients with severe schizophrenia are frequently treated with high doses of first-generation antipsychotics (FGA). Dose reduction or switching to ziprasidone may reduce the severity of negative symptoms or side effects. Methods In… read more here.
Keywords: reduction; fga dose; long stay; stay patients ... See more keywords
Abstract P-039: DEFINING LONG-STAY PATIENTS IN THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT A SURVEY OF MEDICAL DIRECTORS, NURSE MANAGERS AND HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS
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DOI: 10.1097/01.pcc.0000537496.95303.ef
Abstract: Long-stay patients (LSPs) account for ~8% of admissions to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and use up to 50% of hospital resources, but there is no consensus definition for LSPs. Therefore, we surveyed key PICU… read more here.
Keywords: pediatric intensive; intensive care; long stay; stay patients ... See more keywords
Pain and pharmacologic pain management in long-stay nursing home residents
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DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000887
Abstract: Abstract Previous studies estimate that >40% of long-stay nursing home (NH) residents experience persistent pain, with 20% of residents in pain receiving no analgesics. Strengthened NH surveyor guidance and improved pain measures on the Minimum… read more here.
Keywords: persistent pain; nursing home; prevalence; long stay ... See more keywords
Feasibility and Effect of Increasing Clozapine Plasma Levels in Long-Stay Patients With Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
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DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000001657
Abstract: Abstract Background It is unknown whether increasing the clozapine plasma level to 400, 750, or even 1000 ng/mL is a feasible and effective strategy in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). We investigated this in long-stay… read more here.
Keywords: clozapine plasma; long stay; clozapine; patients treatment ... See more keywords
Primary Intensivists and Nurses for Long-Stay Patients: A Survey of Practices and Perceptions at Academic PICUs*
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DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003181
Abstract: Objectives: To determine the prevalence of the utilization of primary intensivists and primary nurses for long-stay patients in large, academic PICU and ascertain how these practices are operationalized and perceived. Design: A cross-sectional survey. Setting:… read more here.
Keywords: picus; stay patients; primary nurses; long stay ... See more keywords
Long‐Stay Nursing Facility Resident Transfers: Who Gets Admitted to the Hospital?
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16633
Abstract: The Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care (OPTIMISTIC) project is a successful, multicomponent demonstration project to reduce potentially avoidable hospitalizations of long‐stay nursing facility residents. To continue to reduce… read more here.
Keywords: hospital; nursing facility; long stay; facility resident ... See more keywords
The impact of a prolonged stay in the ICU on patients’ fundamental care needs
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DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14184
Abstract: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore patients', families' and health professionals' experiences of a long-stay patient in an intensive care unit. BACKGROUND The fast-paced technologically driven intensive care unit environment, designed for a short patient stay,… read more here.
Keywords: fundamental care; long stay; family; care needs ... See more keywords
Resilience of human gut microbial communities for the long stay with multiple dietary shifts
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DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317298
Abstract: We read with great interest the article by Bennet et al 1 that investigated the impact of dietary shifts on gut microbiota. Together with several recent studies,2–5 they have shown that short-term dietary shifts can… read more here.
Keywords: samples samples; dietary shifts; time; long stay ... See more keywords
Social Connectedness among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer's and Dementia: Exploring Individual and Facility-Level Variation
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DOI: 10.1159/000525343
Abstract: Introduction: This study sought to explore individual and facility-level variation in social connectedness among long-stay nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s or other dementias (ADRD). Methods: We identified 721,074 long-stay residents with ADRD using 2016 Minimum… read more here.
Keywords: long stay; facility level; level variation; social connectedness ... See more keywords