Fire Evacuation Process Using Both Elevators and Staircases for Aging People: Simulation Case Study on Personnel Distribution in High-Rise Nursing Home by Yameng Chen, Chen Wang, Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap, Heng Li, Hong Song Hu, Chih-Cheng Chen, Kuei-Kuei Lai

“…By simulating the evacuation process in various scenarios, the general distribution strategy of high-rise nursing home and the optimal use of the elevator-stair combination during the emergency evacuation were developed. …”
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The Combined Effect of Multisensory Stimulation and Therapist Support on Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Sewar Khatib, Yuval Palgi, Yoni K Ashar, Natalya Polyvyannaya, Pavel Goldstein

“… BackgroundIncreasing life expectancy has led to a rise in nursing home admissions, a context in which older adults often experience chronic physical and mental health conditions, chronic pain, and reduced well-being. …”
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Improving quality and safety in nursing homes and home care: the study protocol of a mixed-methods research design to implement a leadership intervention by Eline Ree, Terese Johannessen, Siri Wiig, Torunn Strømme, Ingunn Aase, Roland Bal, Karina Aase, Marianne Storm, Berit Ullebust, Elisabeth Holen-Rabbersvik, Line Hurup Thomsen, Anne Torhild Sandvik Pedersen, Hester van de Bovenkamp

“…Introduction Nursing homes and home care face challenges across different countries as people are living longer, often with chronic conditions. …”
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Falls and Fractures among Nursing Home Residents Treated with Pimavanserin versus Other Atypical Antipsychotics: Analysis of Medicare Beneficiaries with Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis by Krithika Rajagopalan, Nazia Rashid, Daksha Gopal, Dilesh Doshi

“…Abstract Background Reducing falls and fractures remains an important clinical goal in managing older residents with Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP) in long-term care/nursing home (LTC/NH) settings. Objectives This analysis examined risk of all-cause falls or fractures among PDP residents on continuous monotherapy with pimavanserin (PIM) versus (i) other atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) [quetiapine (QUE), risperidone (RIS), olanzapine (OLA), aripiprazole (ARI)] and (ii) QUE. …”
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Improving serum redox balance, inflammatory status, physical function, and cognitive ability through dual-task resistance training and detraining in nursing home residents by Erivaldo Machado Araújo, Hélio José Coelho-Júnior, Caio Victor Sousa, Thiago dos Santos Rosa, Ivo Vieira Sousa Neto, Emanuele Marzetti, Octávio Luiz Franco, Samuel da Silva Aguiar

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Validation of the Maslach burnout inventory-general survey 9-item short version (MBI-GS9) among care aides in Canadian nursing homes by Anni Wang, Yinfei Duan, Seyedehtanaz Saeidzadeh, Peter G. Norton, Carole A. Estabrooks

“…However, very few studies have systematically tested its psychometric properties, and none have focused on care aides working in nursing homes who are susceptible to burnout. Methods Following the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, this study validated the MBI-GS9 among 3,765 care aides from 91 Canadian nursing homes, using data collected between September 2019 and February 2020 by the Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) program. …”
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Exploring nursing students’ learning experiences within tripartite meetings in nursing home clinical placements: a qualitative study using video-stimulated recall interviews by Ingrid Espegren Dalsmo, Kristin Alstveit Laugaland, Stephen Billett, Else Mari Ruberg Ekra

“…Students’ experiences with tripartite meetings seems to be an underexplored field, and therefor this study aimed to explore first-year nursing students’ learning experiences within tripartite clinical placement meetings in nursing homes. Design and methods A qualitative explorative and participatory approach was adopted in this study, using the video-stimulated interview method “stimulated recall— dialog and reflection”. …”
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Characteristics of nursing homes and early preventive measures associated with risk of infection from COVID-19 in Lazio region, Italy: a retrospective case–control study by Leonardo Palombi, Alessio Abbondanzieri, Stefano Orlando, Tuba Mazhari, Gennaro Cerone, Fausto Ciccacci, Giuseppe Liotta, Sandro Mancinelli, Maria Cristina Marazzi

“…Objectives To understand which organisational–structural characteristics of nursing homes—also referred to as long-term care facilities (LTCFs)—and the preventative measures adopted in response to the pandemic are associated with the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak.Setting LTCFs in Lazio region in Italy.Design The study adopts a case–control design.Participants We included 141 facilities and 100 provided information for the study. …”
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The Dutch version of the Dignity Therapy Question Protocol for individual Dutch nursing home residents without cognitive impairments (during COVID-19): a pilot study by Herman van Dammen, Kris Vissers, Gert-Jan van der Putten, Yvonne Engels

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Association between self-reported and proxy informant Health Quality of life of older adults with the use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes. A cross-sectional study by Denis Boucaud-Maitre, Fares Jaballah, Luc Letenneur, Leila Rinaldo, Jean-François Dartigues, Moustapha Dramé, Hélène Amieva, Maturin Tabué-Teguo

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Association between self-reported and proxy informant Health Quality of life of older adults with the use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes. A cross-sectional study. by Denis Boucaud-Maitre, Fares Jaballah, Luc Letenneur, Leila Rinaldo, Jean-François Dartigues, Moustapha Dramé, Hélène Amieva, Maturin Tabué-Teguo

“…This study aimed to assess the association between Health-related Quality Of Life (HrQOL) and antipsychotic use in nursing homes.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a cross-sectional study of the KASEHPAD (Karukera Study of Ageing in Nursing Homes) study conducted in six nursing homes in Guadeloupe and Martinique (French West Indies). …”
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Data linkage of German statutory health insurance claims data and care needs assessments preceding a population-based cohort study on nursing home admission by Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Dominik Domhoff, Kathrin Seibert, Susanne Stiefler, Dirk Peschke

“…The resulting dataset should enable the identification of factors in healthcare predicting the time between the onset of long-term care dependency and the admission to a nursing home in Germany in subsequent analyses.Design A deterministic record linkage was conducted using the key variables region, sex, date of birth and care level. …”
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High SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels after three consecutive BNT162b2 booster vaccine doses in nursing home residents by Marloes I Hofstee, Joanna Kaczorowska, Abigail Postema, Erna Zomer, Maren van Waalwijk, Gustaaf Jonathans, Lia GH de Rond, Gaby Smits, Lotus L van den Hoogen, Gerco den Hartog, Anne-Marie Buisman

“…Abstract Background As older age and having certain comorbidities can influence humoral responses to vaccination, we studied antibody responses after the COVID-19 booster campaigns in nursing home (NH) residents. Methods In a two year longitudinal study with Dutch NH residents (n = 107), aged 50 years and over, we monitored antibody responses in serum prior to and after vaccination with a third, fourth BNT162b2 (wild-type; WT), and a BNT162b2 bivalent (WT/OMI BA.1) fifth vaccine. …”
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Relationships between mental health and styles of help-seeking among care workers in comparison with the general population by Tomoko Matsui, Hikaru Oba, Ryosuke Uchida, Tsukasa Teraguchi

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Oral health improvement for nursing home residents through delegated remotivation and reinstruction (MundZaRR Study): study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial by Falk Schwendicke, Peter Schlattmann, Gabriele Meyer, Katrin Hertrampf, Georg Gassmann, Jens Abraham, Volker Hammen

“…A two-arm clustered, randomised controlled trial (ratio of 1:1 via block randomisation) will be performed in LRC in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Each nursing home represents a cluster. Based on a feasibility study, considering clustering and possible attrition, we aim at recruiting 618 residents in 18 clusters. …”
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Provision of dementia-specific care in nursing homes in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) – analysis of person-centered practices and related problems within a holistic multiple case study by Kathrin Schmüdderich, Anne Fahsold, Jonas Dörner, Martina Roes, Rebecca Palm, Bernhard Holle

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the provision of dementia-specific care and related problems in German nursing homes. Methods We used a holistic multiple case design with a total of four cases. …”
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A Scoping Review of Educational and Training Interventions on Parkinson’s Disease for Staff in Care Home Settings by Stacey Finlay, Tara Anderson, Elizabeth Henderson, Christine Brown Wilson, Patrick Stark, Gillian Carter, Matthew Rodger, Mihalis Doumas, Emma O’Shea, Laura Creighton, Stephanie Craig, Sophie Crooks, Arnelle Gillis, Gary Mitchell

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Effects of nurse-home visiting on intimate partner violence and maternal income, mental health and self-efficacy by 24 months postpartum: a randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project) by Susan Jack, Charlotte Waddell, Michael Boyle, Harriet MacMillan, Yufei Zheng, Hui Xie, Colleen Varcoe, Amiram Gafni, Andrea Gonzalez, Debbie Sheehan, Lil Tonmyr, Ronald Barr, Lenora Marcellus, Nicole L A Catherine

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Caractériser les marges de manœuvre offertes aux aides-soignantes en vue de prévenir les troubles musculosquelettiques dans les établissements pour personnes âgées dépendantes... by Sandra Poncet, Sandrine Caroly, Julie Bodin, Yves Roquelaure

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Enhancing ethical self-efficacy among dementia caregiver staff: A mixed-methods feasibility study of the care programme by Sigurd Lauridsen, Sofie Smedegaard Skov, Lucca-Mathilde Thorup, Marie-Eva Berg, Anna Paldam Folker, Peter Simonsen, Frederik Schou-Juul

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