Recap of the 2018 Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders conference
In April we welcomed more than 550 nurse leaders from 200 Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) member organizations to our annual conference held in Atlanta, Georgia. Participants had the opportunity to hear from national experts, reflect on their goals to advance the scale and scope of the NICHE program in their organizations, and to learn more about cutting-edge clinical innovations to propel the advancement of age-friendly healthcare. (Source: Geriatric Nursing)
Source: Geriatric Nursing - July 10, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Mattia J. Gilmartin Source Type: research
Table of Contents
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Editorial Board
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Information for Readers
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Information for Authors
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Knowledge and perceptions about aging and frailty: An integrative review of the literature
A growing body of evidence indicates that biological aging or frailty is a determinant of health-related outcomes, however, frailty is likely poorly understood and under-recognized by the public-at-large. Using Whittemore and Knafl's methodology, we aimed to conduct an integrative review of research on public knowledge and perceptions of aging and frailty, and to create a conceptual model of our findings. Twenty-three studies are presented. The conceptual model suggests that culture, knowledge of aging, and stereotypes influence adults' beliefs and perceptions. (Source: Geriatric Nursing)
Source: Geriatric Nursing - June 14, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Abby Parish, Jennifer Kim, Kanah May Lewallen, Sally Miller, Janet Myers, Robbie Panepinto, Cathy A. Maxwell Source Type: research
A review on healthy ageing interventions addressing physical, mental and social health of independent community-dwelling older adults
This study reviewed the intervention characteristics, intervention content and effectiveness of multi-dimensional healthy ageing interventions (MHAIs) addressing physical, mental and social health among independent community-dwelling older adults. A search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, and PsycINFO for studies published from Jan 2007 to October 2016. 18 publications were included, accounting for 15 studies. (Source: Geriatric Nursing)
Source: Geriatric Nursing - June 13, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Betsy Seah, Yanika Kowitlawakul, Ying Jiang, Emily Ang, Srinivasan Chokkanathan, Wenru Wang Source Type: research
Feasibility of testing a coaching training intervention for CNAs in nursing homes
The study aim was to describe the feasibility of conducting a coaching training intervention on use of level of assistance strategies for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) in nursing homes. CNAs received either traditional or coaching training. Feasibility of coaching training was evaluated by determining: acceptability, through use of a Post-Intervention Evaluation Form; fidelity, by adherence to protocol; recruitment and retention, by ease of obtaining the sample and retention rates; and ability to randomize within each home without contamination. (Source: Geriatric Nursing)
Source: Geriatric Nursing - June 13, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Kerry J. Jordan, Pao-Feng Tsai, Seongkum Heo, Shasha Bai, Deborah Dailey, Cornelia Beck, Lindsey Butler Source Type: research
Validation of the advanced activities of daily living scale
The objective was to evaluate the metric properties of the List of Advanced Activities of the Daily Living. A study quantitative was conducted. The sample comprised 200 older adults from the city of Pouso Alegre, Brazil. The following instruments were employed: 1- Questionnaire sociodemographic and health; 2- Vitor Quality of Life Scale for the Elderly (VITOR QLSE); and 3 - List of Advanced Activities in Daily Life – AAVDs. It was verified through the exploratory factorial analysis that the list possesses three denominated domains of Activities of Leisure, Social Activities and Productive Activities. (Source: Geriatric Nursing)
Source: Geriatric Nursing - June 13, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Ewerton Naves Dias, Jos é Vitor da Silva, José Luís Pais-Ribeiro, Teresa Martins Source Type: research
A comparative study of social capital and hospital readmission in older adults
Numerous factors contribute to hospital readmissions of older adults. The role social capital may play in preventing hospital readmissions is unknown. The aim of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to determine if levels of personal social capital differ in two groups of patients aged 65 and older, those readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge and those not readmitted. Participants in this study (N = 106) were community-dwelling older adults discharged from 11 hospitals in the Midwestern United States. (Source: Geriatric Nursing)
Source: Geriatric Nursing - June 13, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Sheryl A. Emmerling, Kim Schafer Astroth, Myoung Jin Kim, Wendy M. Woith, Mary J. Dyck Source Type: research
Prevalence and characteristics associated with high dose opioid users among older adults
Our primary objective was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of high dose opioid users among older adults. Study populations included adults ≥65 years with: 1) 12-month continuous medical plan enrollment; and 2) at least 2 opioid prescriptions with a cumulative day supply ≥15 days. Opioid users were categorized as high dose>120 milligram morphine equivalents (MME) per day or lower dose ≤120 MMEs per day. Among eligible insureds, 3% (N = 7616) were identified as high dose opioid users. (Source: Geriatric Nursing)
Source: Geriatric Nursing - June 11, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Shirley Musich, Shaohung S. Wang, Luke Slindee, Sandra Kraemer, Charlotte S. Yeh Source Type: research
Obesity and intensive staffing needs of nursing home residents
The objective of this study is to examine how increasing body mass index (BMI) among nursing home residents affects the amount of staffing assistance needed for activities of daily living (ADL). We analyzed 1,627,141 US nursing home residents reported in the 2013 Minimum Data Set in seven BMI categories, from underweight (BMI (Source: Geriatric Nursing)
Source: Geriatric Nursing - June 5, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: John Alexander Harris, John Engberg, Nicholas George Castle Source Type: research
The association among knowledge of and confidence in home health care services, acculturation, and family caregivers' relationships to older adults of Mexican descent
The purposes of this study were to examine the relationships among knowledge of and confidence in health care services (HHCS), acculturation, characteristics of family caregivers of Mexican descent, and differences by caregivers' relationship (spouse or adult child). A sample of Mexican-descent older adults and their caregivers was recruited (n = 74 dyads) in Arizona. Each participant completed questionnaires on knowledge, confidence, and acculturation. There were moderate but significant associations among higher Anglo Orientation with Knowledge and with Confidence. (Source: Geriatric Nursing)
Source: Geriatric Nursing - June 4, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Janice D. Crist, Mary Lee Montgomery, Alice Pasvogel, Linda R. Phillips, Evangeline M. Ortiz-Dowling Source Type: research
The impact of old versus new antiepileptic drugs on costs and patient reported outcomes among older adults
Epilepsy, defined as the recurrence of at least two unprovoked seizures that involve an alteration in patient's level of motor and sensory consciousness and are not due to any identifiable cause,1 is one of the most severe neurological disorders in the elderly population.2 –4 Elderly people are more likely to develop epilepsy than the younger people.5,6 The incidence of seizures in patients aged 40–59 years is 0.5–0.6 per 1,000 people, which increases to 1.36 per 1,000 people in those older than 65 years of age. (Source: Geriatric Nursing)
Source: Geriatric Nursing - May 30, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Haya M. Almalag, Huda Alzahrani, Fawaz Al-hussain, Abdulaziz Alsemari, Edward B. De Vol, Manal Rashed Almarzouqi, Yazed S. AlRuthia Source Type: research
Caregiving demands, job demands, and health outcomes for employed family caregivers of older adults with dementia: Structural equation modeling
Dementia is a complex disorder, which affects not only the person with dementia, but also their caregivers. Family and friends play a pivotal role as primary caregivers for persons with dementia not only in Taiwan, but also worldwide.1,2 In the USA, southeast Asia, China, and Latin America most family caregivers of persons with dementia are spouses or children, and most are female; in the UK most family caregivers are male.3 Globally, these family caregivers of persons with dementia report high levels of caregiver burden or role strain due to the incremental loss of the care-receivers' cognitive functions and increased phy...
Source: Geriatric Nursing - May 30, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Yu-Nu Wang, Wen-Chuin Hsu, Pei-Shan Yang, Grace Yao, Yi-Chen Chiu, Sien-Tsong Chen, Tzu-Hsin Huang, Yea-Ing Lotus Shyu Source Type: research
