The process of pain assessment in people with dementia living in nursing homes: a scoping review by Caroline Kreppen Overen, Maria Larsson, Adelheid Hummelvoll Hillestad, Ingela Karlsson, Siren Eriksen

“…Background: Pain is a common symptom in people with dementia living in nursing homes, but cognitive impairment, including language and communication difficulties, challenges pain assessment and the ability to self-report pain. …”
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A scoping review of strategies for the prevention of hip fracture in elderly nursing home residents. by Anna M Sawka, Nofisat Ismaila, Ann Cranney, Lehana Thabane, Monika Kastner, Amiram Gafni, Linda J Woodhouse, Richard Crilly, Angela M Cheung, Jonathan D Adachi, Robert G Josse, Alexandra Papaioannou

“…<h4>Background</h4>Elderly nursing home residents are at increased risk of hip fracture; however, the efficacy of fracture prevention strategies in this population is unclear.…”
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Outcomes following intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA in a national cohort of nursing home residents by Leo D. Dreyfuss, Farnoosh Nik‐Ahd, Lufan Wang, Abigail Shatkin‐Margolis, Kenneth Covinsky, W. John Boscardin, Anne M. Suskind

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Comparison of Nursing Home Hearing Handicap Index with Audiological Findings: A Presbycusis Study by M. H. Nilforoush, A. A. Nasr Esfahani, R. Ishaghi, M. Sepehrnejad

“…In this research, 60 nursing home residents (27 females and 33 males) ranging from 55 to 85 years with a mean age of were studied via completing self-assessment questionnaire by the elderly cases (NHHI self-version) and the other one was filled by the nursing home personnel (NHHI staff-version). …”
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Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Carriage State among Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Beirut by M. A. Jallad, R. Naoufal, J. Irani, E. Azar

“…First phase of the study was cross-sectional with prevalence and epidemiology of ESBL faecal carriage in two nursing homes in Beirut: 57 residents in the first (NH1) and 151 residents in the second (NH2). …”
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Identification of unmet palliative care needs of nursing home residents: A scoping review protocol. by Patrice Crowley, Mohamad M Saab, Nicola Cornally, Isabel Ronan, Sabin Tabirca, David Murphy

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Nursing home residents often have life limiting illnesses in combination with multiple comorbidities, cognitive deficits, and frailty. …”
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The prevalence of thiamine deficiency among elderly nursing home residents: A cross‐sectional study by Nozomu Uchida, Mayumi Ishida, Izumi Sato, Akira Yoshioka, Takao Takahashi, Daisuke Furuya, Yasuhiro Ebihara, Hiroshi Ito, Hideki Onishi

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Integrated Care Services for Dementia and Their Challenges from a Nursing Home Perspective: An Ethnographic Study by Taomei Zhang, Xi Wen, Yuanyuan Jin, Lu Lin, Huiling Li

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Pathways for Social Equity: An Audit of Bureaucratic Representation, Diversity, and Cultural Competency in Florida Nursing Homes by Austin M. McCrea, Kenicia Wright, Xiaoyang Xu, Noah Pruitt

“…By constructing a dataset of over 600 nursing homes in Florida, our descriptive analysis reveals that nursing homes are unrepresentative, lack diversity, and tend to provide culturally competent care in underperforming homes. …”
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Evaluation of Nursing Homes Using a Novel PROMETHEE Method for Probabilistic Linguistic Term Sets by Peng Li, Zhiwei Xu

“…Therefore, for the evaluation of nursing homes, two problems should be considered: (1) selecting suitable nursing homes for disabled elders; (2) obtaining the key factors influencing the selection of elders and helping nursing homes improve their services based on the key factors. …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Genetics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Nursing Homes in Saudi Arabia by Ahmed Albarrag, Ashwag Shami, Abrar Almutairi, Sara Alsudairi, Sumayh Aldakeel, Amani Al-Amodi

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the main causative agents of nosocomial infections that has posed a major threat to those with compromised immune systems such as nursing home residents. The aim of this study was to determine the rates of MRSA strains and the types of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec)in nursing homes in Saudi Arabia. …”
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The Factors Influencing the Sense of Home in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review from the Perspective of Residents by M. D. Rijnaard, J. van Hoof, B. M. Janssen, H. Verbeek, W. Pocornie, A. Eijkelenboom, H. C. Beerens, S. L. Molony, E. J. M. Wouters

“…To provide an overview of factors influencing the sense of home of older adults residing in the nursing home. Methods. A systematic review was conducted. …”
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Inability to perform the five-chair stand test predicts increased risk of sarcopenia in nursing home residents by Martin Šporin, Dorjana Zerbo Šporin

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Culture Change and Quality of Care Among High Medicaid Nursing Homes: Does Earlier Implementation Matter? by Latarsha Chisholm, Akbar Ghias, Rohit Pradhan, Justin Lord, Ganisher Davlyatov, Robert Weech-Madonado

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Interventions to promote the implementation of pressure injuries prevention measures in nursing homes: a scoping review protocol by Yu Liu, Chun-Tao Wu, Long-Fei Yang, Yan-Ling Liu, Cui-Ping Ni

“…Introduction Currently, various guidelines and documents on the prevention of pressure injuries have been published, but there are many serious lags in the actual practice in nursing homes. So some interventions are required to promote the implementation of normative practices. …”
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Physicians&rsquo; Perceptions of the Quality of Palliative Care and of the Importance of Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Teams in Norwegian Nursing Homes by Skomakerstuen Ødbehr L, Hov R, Sanaker H, Sandsdalen T

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The occurrence and risk factors of constipation in inpatient palliative care unit patients vs. nursing home residents by Tomasz Dzierżanowski, Aleksandra Ciałkowska-Rysz

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Health Behaviors and Overweight in Nursing Home Employees: Contribution of Workplace Stressors and Implications for Worksite Health Promotion by Helena Miranda, Rebecca J. Gore, Jon Boyer, Suzanne Nobrega, Laura Punnett

“…Methods. A study of nursing home employees (56% nursing aides) utilized a standardized questionnaire. …”
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Corrigendum to “Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Carriage State among Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Beirut” by M. A. Jallad, R. Naoufal, J. Irani, E. Azar

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Nutrition management programme for older adults in Ningxia nursing homes, China: evidence-based practice and the Delphi method by Haiyan Liu, Li Chen, Yanhua Ning, Yahong Guo, Weijuan Kong, Xiongxiong Lv, Meiman Li, Ting Jiang

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