Accelerating the Growth of Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0211
Abstract: To Err Is Human broke the silence around patient safety, bringing awareness to the 98 000 preventable deaths per year caused by medical error in hospitals.1 Instead of asserting that these deaths were due to… read more here.
Keywords: stewardship; safety; nursing homes; care ... See more keywords
Clinical Outcomes Following Treatment for COVID-19 With Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir and Molnupiravir Among Patients Living in Nursing Homes
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10887
Abstract: Key Points Question What is the association between the use of 2 oral antivirals, molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, and the risk of hospitalization and inpatient disease progression among patients with COVID-19 living in nursing homes? Findings… read more here.
Keywords: nursing homes; patients living; nirmatrelvir ritonavir; living nursing ... See more keywords
The risk of suicide in healthcare workers in nursing home: An exploratory analysis during COVID‐19 epidemic
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.5562
Abstract: In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID‐19) outbreak as global pandemic. Nursing homes were particularly struck by the COVID‐19 outbreak, with some authors considering the COVID‐19 pandemic as the… read more here.
Keywords: nursing homes; risk suicide; suicide; healthcare workers ... See more keywords
Exploring changes to resident thriving and associated factors in Swedish nursing homes: A repeated cross‐sectional study
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.5731
Abstract: This study aimed to explore changes to resident thriving in Swedish nursing homes over a 5‐year period and describe changes in associated factors. read more here.
Keywords: nursing homes; associated factors; changes resident; swedish nursing ... See more keywords
How did the COVID‐19 pandemic affect urinary incontinence and its management in the nursing homes? A descriptive phenomenological study
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DOI: 10.1002/nau.25120
Abstract: Management of urinary incontinence (UI) in nursing homes (NHs) represents a complex process that may have become more challenging during a period in which front‐line health professionals (HPs) must deal with the outbreak of a… read more here.
Keywords: management; urinary incontinence; covid pandemic; nursing homes ... See more keywords
Expanded role of nurses in Swiss nursing homes and their engagement in quality improvement: A cross-sectional study.
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DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1773
Abstract: AIMS To report on the engagement of Swiss nursing homes and of nurses in expanded roles in quality improvement. DESIGN A cross-sectional study (2018-2019). METHODS Survey data from a sample of 115 Swiss nursing homes… read more here.
Keywords: quality improvement; nursing homes; quality; nurses expanded ... See more keywords
Transfer of nursing home residents to emergency departments: organizational differences between nursing homes with high vs. low transfer rates
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DOI: 10.1002/nop2.68
Abstract: To explore possible factors in the organization of nursing homes that could be related to differences in the rate of transfer of residents from nursing homes to emergency department. read more here.
Keywords: transfer nursing; nursing home; nursing homes; nursing ... See more keywords
Sex differences in the utilization of drugs for COVID-19 treatment among elderly residents in a sample of Italian nursing homes.
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DOI: 10.1002/pds.5420
Abstract: To describe the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), azithromycin (AZI) and low-molecular-weight-heparins (LMWH) by sex among elderly residents in nursing homes (NHs) of Tuscany region (Italy) during the first pandemic peak. A population-based drug utilization study… read more here.
Keywords: among elderly; new users; drug; nursing homes ... See more keywords
Relationship between frailty, polypharmacy, and underprescription in older adults living in nursing homes
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DOI: 10.1007/s00228-018-2452-2
Abstract: PurposeFrailty, polypharmacy, and underprescription are considered a major matter of concern in nursing homes, but the possible relationships between them are not well known. The aim is to examine the possible association between medication underprescription,… read more here.
Keywords: frailty polypharmacy; nursing homes; polypharmacy underprescription; underprescription ... See more keywords
Decline of rheumatologic care of nursing home residents with rheumatoid arthritis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00296-017-3810-6
Abstract: A clear solution for this type of rheumatologic care in nursing homes has not been identified so far. We speculate, that the community principally has two independent options, probably both of them to be applied… read more here.
Keywords: care; rheumatology; nursing homes; rheumatologic care ... See more keywords
[Cognitive interventions in nursing homes : Systematic review of the preventive effectiveness on cognitive performance in persons in need of care].
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DOI: 10.1007/s00391-017-1330-3
Abstract: BACKGROUND The strengthening of cognitive resources is considered to be a preventive field of action within inpatient care. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of such interventions on cognitive performance in nursing home residents. METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive activities; nursing homes; cognitive performance; cognitive interventions ... See more keywords