Three decades of comprehensive geriatric assessment: evidence coming from different healthcare settings and specific clinical conditions
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment
process that identifies medical, psychosocial, and functional capabilities of older adults to …
process that identifies medical, psychosocial, and functional capabilities of older adults to …
Enteral tube feeding for older people with advanced dementia
EL Sampson, B Candy, L Jones - Cochrane database of …, 2009 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The use of enteral tube feeding for patients with advanced dementia who have
poor nutritional intake is common. In one US survey 34% of 186,835 nursing home residents …
poor nutritional intake is common. In one US survey 34% of 186,835 nursing home residents …
Variant of TREM2 Associated with the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Background Sequence variants, including the ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E, have been
associated with the risk of the common late-onset form of Alzheimer's disease. Few rare …
associated with the risk of the common late-onset form of Alzheimer's disease. Few rare …
MDS Cognitive Performance Scale©
Background. Chronic cognitive impairment is a major problem in US Nursing homes, yet
traditional assessment systems in most facilities included only limited information on …
traditional assessment systems in most facilities included only limited information on …
Evaluating medication effects outside of clinical trials: new-user designs
WA Ray - American journal of epidemiology, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Recent clinical trials demonstrating that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not
prevent coronary heart disease in women have again raised doubts concerning …
prevent coronary heart disease in women have again raised doubts concerning …
Scaling ADLs within the MDS
JN Morris, BE Fries, SA Morris - Journals of Gerontology Series …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Background. Dependency in activities of daily living (ADLs) is a reality within nursing homes,
and we describe ADL measurement strategies based on items in the Minimum Data Set …
and we describe ADL measurement strategies based on items in the Minimum Data Set …
[HTML][HTML] Reliability of the interRAI suite of assessment instruments: a 12-country study of an integrated health information system
JP Hirdes, G Ljunggren, JN Morris, DHM Frijters… - BMC health services …, 2008 - Springer
Background A multi-domain suite of instruments has been developed by the interRAI
research collaborative to support assessment and care planning in mental health, aged care …
research collaborative to support assessment and care planning in mental health, aged care …
Risk factors, presentation, and course of coronavirus disease 2019 in a large, academic long-term care facility
SM Shi, I Bakaev, H Chen, TG Travison… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To describe clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) in long-stay nursing home residents. Design and Participants …
disease 2019 (COVID-19) in long-stay nursing home residents. Design and Participants …
Management of pain in elderly patients with cancer
Context.—Cancer pain can be relieved with pharmacological agents as indicated by the
World Health Organization (WHO). All too frequently pain management is reported to be …
World Health Organization (WHO). All too frequently pain management is reported to be …
Development of a minimum data set-based depression rating scale for use in nursing homes.
BACKGROUND: depression is common but under-diagnosed in nursing-home residents.
There is a need for a standardized screening instrument which incorporates daily …
There is a need for a standardized screening instrument which incorporates daily …