COVID-19 prevalence and mortality in longer-term care facilities
AT Levin, J Jylhävä, D Religa, L Shallcross - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
This essay considers the factors that have contributed to very high COVID-19 mortality in
longer-term care facilities (LTCFs). We compare the demographic characteristics of LTCF …
longer-term care facilities (LTCFs). We compare the demographic characteristics of LTCF …
Prevalence and duration of detectable SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies in staff and residents of long-term care facilities over the first year of the pandemic …
Background Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) have reported high SARS-CoV-2 infection
rates and related mortality, but the proportion of infected people among those who have …
rates and related mortality, but the proportion of infected people among those who have …
The palliative care knowledge of nursing home staff: The EU FP7 PACE cross-sectional survey in 322 nursing homes in six European countries
T Smets, L Pivodic, R Piers, HRW Pasman… - Palliative …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The provision of high-quality palliative care in nursing homes (NHs) is a major
challenge and places demands on the knowledge and skills of the staff. Aim: This study …
challenge and places demands on the knowledge and skills of the staff. Aim: This study …
Deprescribing in older people approaching end of life: a randomized controlled trial using STOPPFrail criteria
D Curtin, E Jennings, R Daunt, S Curtin… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES Older people approaching end of life are commonly prescribed multiple
medications, many of which may be inappropriate or futile. Our objective was to examine the …
medications, many of which may be inappropriate or futile. Our objective was to examine the …
Systematic critical realist review of interventions designed to improve end‐of‐life care in care homes
The demand for high‐quality end‐of‐life care is rising. Frequently evidenced concerns about
the provision of end‐of‐life in care homes relate to inter‐disciplinary communication and …
the provision of end‐of‐life in care homes relate to inter‐disciplinary communication and …
Piloting of a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: protocol for a longitudinal, mixed-methods study
Introduction Health and care data are routinely collected about care home residents in
England, yet there is no way to collate these data to inform benchmarking and improvement …
England, yet there is no way to collate these data to inform benchmarking and improvement …
[图书][B] Emergency admissions to hospital from care homes: how often and what for?
A Wolters, F Santos, T Lloyd, C Lilburne, A Steventon - 2019 - health.org.uk
Background Nearly 340,000 older people in England live in residential or nursing care
homes; this includes long-term residents as well as people living in a care home temporarily …
homes; this includes long-term residents as well as people living in a care home temporarily …
A cross-sectional study exploring the relationship between regulator quality ratings and care home residents' quality of life in England
Background The quality of life of people receiving health and social care is an important
indicator of service quality, but the relationship between patient experience and outcomes …
indicator of service quality, but the relationship between patient experience and outcomes …
The FACIT‐Sp spiritual well‐being scale: an investigation of the dimensionality, reliability and construct validity in a cognitively intact nursing home population
G Haugan - Scandinavian journal of caring sciences, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Spiritual well‐being has been found to be a strong individual predictor of
overall nursing home satisfaction and a fundamental dimension of global as well as health …
overall nursing home satisfaction and a fundamental dimension of global as well as health …
Improving student nurses' aged care understandings through a supported placement
Aim The study aimed to identify the potential for aged care placements to deliver benefits for
second year nursing students when conducted within a supportive framework with …
second year nursing students when conducted within a supportive framework with …