Vision Loss Among Delaware Nursing Home Residents

Antipsychotic use among nursing home residents.

in the contemporary era, in a trial of 45 852 patients with acute MI, neither a composite outcome of death, reinfarction, or cardiac arrest nor death was significantly reduced by metoprolol compared with placebo. More recent trials suggest that long-term -blocker use is not a necessity for patients without heart failure. While it is true that many patients were excluded from the propensity scor...

Nursing Home Residents

Heart failure, comorbidities, and polypharmacy among elderly nursing home residents.

INTRODUCTION Heart failure (HF) in the elderly is frequently associated with limited therapeutic options and may cause severe complications. Unfortunately, these patients are often excluded from clinical trials. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between HF, coexisting diseases, and use of medications in patients of advanced age living in nursing homes. PATIEN...

Motivators for Physical Activity among Ambulatory Nursing Home Older Residents

The purpose of this study was to explore self-identified motivators for regular physical activity among ambulatory nursing home older residents. A qualitative exploratory design was adopted. Purposive sampling was performed to recruit 18 older residents from two nursing homes in Taiwan. The interview transcripts were analyzed by qualitative content analysis. Five motivators of physical activity...

Predictors of nursing home placement among elderly public housing residents.

This study examines risk factors for nursing home placement among elderly residents of public housing. Data on residents of six urban public housing developments for elderly persons (weighted n = 881) were analyzed by using logistic regression procedures to determine the predictors of nursing home placement during a 28-month period. Four baseline indicators of need were identified: greater impa...