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April 2005
Special Care Facility Compared with Traditional Environments for Dementia Care: A Longitudinal Study of Quality of Life
Marlene A. Reimer, RN, PhD, Susan Slaughter, RN, MSc(A), Cam Donaldson, PhD, Gillian Currie, PhD, and Michael Eliasziw, PhD
Objectives: To compare the effect of a specialized care facility (SCF) on quality of life (QoL) for residents with middle- to late-stage dementia over a 1-year period with residence in traditional institutional facilities.
Design: A prospective, matched-group design with assessments of QoL every 3 months for 1 year.
Setting: Twenty-four lo
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Predictors of Adherence to the Use of Hip Protectors in Nursing Home Residents
Andrea Warnke, PhD, Gabriele Meyer, Ralf Bender, PhD, and Ingrid Mühlhauser, MD.
Objectives: To assess predictors of hip-protector use in nursing home residents under usual-care conditions and after intervention consisting of structured education of nurses and nursing home residents and provision of free hip protectors.
Design: Nested cohort analyses within a cluster randomized, controlled trial with 18 months follow-up.
Setting: Forty-nine nursing home clusters in Hamburg, Germany.
Participants: Re
May 2006
Improving Physical Function and Blood Pressure in Older Adults Through Cobblestone Mat Walking: A Randomized Trial
Fuzhong Li, PhD, K. John Fisher, PhD, and Peter Harmer, PhD
Objectives: To determine the relative effects of cobblestone mat walking, in comparison with regular walking, on physical function and blood pressure in older adults.
Design: Randomized trial with allocation to cobblestone mat walking or conventional walking.
Setting: General community in Eugene, Oregon.
Participants: One hundred eight physically inactive community-dwelling adults aged 60 to 92 (mean age±s
February 2006
Breast Cancer Screening in Women Aged 80 and Older: Results from a National Survey
Mara A. Schonberg, MD, MPH, Ellen P. McCarthy, PhD, MPH, Roger B. Davis, ScD, Russell S. Phillips, MD, and Mary B. Hamel, MD, MPH
Objectives: To estimate the national rates of mammography screening in women aged 80 and older and examine the relationship between health status and screening within the previous 2 years.
Design: Population-based survey.
Setting: United States.
Participants: Eight hundred eighty-two women aged 80 and older who responded to the 2000 National Health Interview Survey, re
April 2006
FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
Skilled Care Requirements for Elderly Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, MD, MPH, Mary A. M. Rogers, PhD, MS, Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, Laurence J. McMahon, Jr., MD, MPH, Brant E. Fries, PhD, Samuel R. Kaufman, MSc and Kenneth M. Langa, MD, PhD
Objectives: To examine the extent to which elderly individuals use various skilled care facilities after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: State of Michigan from 1997 to 1998.
Participants: Resident
October 2005
Black/White Differences in Pressure Ulcer Incidence in Nursing Home Residents
Mona Baumgarten, PhD, David Margolis, MD, PhD, Carol van Doorn, PhD, Ann L. Gruber-Baldini, PhD, J. Richard Hebel, PhD, Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, and Jay Magaziner, PhD
Objectives: To compare black and white nursing home residents with respect to the incidence of nursing home (NH)-acquired pressure ulcers (PUs) and to examine the role of resident characteristics and facility characteristics in explaining differences between the racial groups.
Design: Prospective cohort study conducted between 1992 and 1995.
August 2006
Effects of Ultra-Low-Dose Estrogen Therapy on Muscle and Physical Function in Older Women
Anne M. Kenny, MD, Alison Kleppinger, MS, Yahzen Wang, PhD, and Karen M. Prestwood, MD
Objectives: To determine the effects of ultra-low-dose hormone therapy on muscle mass and physical function in community-dwelling women.
Design: Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Setting: Clinical research center in Connecticut.
Participants: Healthy, community-dwelling women aged 65 and older (n=167).
Intervention: Eligible women were randomly assigned to treatment with 0.25 mg 17-beta estradi
from The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Hospice Admission Practices: Where Does Hospice Fit in the Continuum of Care?
Karl A. Lorenz, MD, MSHS, Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH, Kenneth E. Rosenfeld, MD, Hui Liu, MS, and Susan L. Ettner, PhD
Objectives: To evaluate selected hospice admission practices that could represent barriers to hospice use and the association between these admission practices and organizational characteristics.
Design: From December 1999 to March 2000, hospices were surveyed about selected admission practices, and their responses were linked to the 1999 California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Devel
June 2006
Septic Arthritis in Patients Aged 80 and Older: A Comparison with Younger Adults
Florence Gavet, MD, Anne Tournadre, MD, Martin Soubrier, MD, Jean Michel Ristori, PhD, and Jean Jacques Dubost, MD
Objectives: To compare the frequency and characteristics of septic arthritis in patients younger than 80 and aged 80 and older.
Design: Retrospective.
Setting: Single hospital center.
Participants: Patients admitted between 1979 and 2002 for septic arthritis.
Measurements: Age, sex, time to diagnosis, predisposing factors, joint, temperature, white blood cell count, microorganism, an
March 2006-From the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Preparing Patients and Caregivers to Participate in Care Delivered Across Settings: The Care Transitions Intervention
Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH, Jodi D. Smith, ND, GNP, Janet C. Frank, DrPH, Sung-Joon Min, AM, Carla Parry, PhD, MSW, and Andrew M. Kramer, MD
Objectives: To test whether an intervention designed to encourage older patients and their caregivers to assert a more active role during care transitions can reduce rehospitalization rates.
Design: Quasi-experimental design whereby subjects receiving the intervention (n=158) were compared with control subjects derived from admin
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