CONTEXT Comprehensive discharge planning by advanced practice nurses has demonstrated short-term reductions in readmissions of elderly patients, but the benefits of more intensive follow-up of hospitalized elders at risk for poor outcomes after discharge has not been studied. OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness of an advanced practice nurse-centered discharge planning and home follow-up in...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of in-home telerehabilitation as an alternative to conventional rehabilitation services following knee arthroplasty. Five community-living elders who had knee arthroplasty were recruited prior to discharge from an acute care hospital. A pre/post-test design without a control group was used for this pilot study. Telerehabilitation session...

OBJECTIVE To describe challenges in disseminating the Health Enhancement Program (HEP), a community-based disability prevention program for community dwelling elders, and to examine program effectiveness in geographically dispersed sites. METHODS Within-group, pre-test-post-test comparisons of disability risk factors, health and functional status, and hospitalizations for 115 participants com...

Elderly men and women of all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds are vulnerable to mistreatment, and most often it goes undetected. For many elderly victims of abuse, the hospital is the only potential site for outside contact and support. An elder abuse program has been created at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and funding was granted to assist victims with compensation claims; pr...

UNLABELLED The incidence of periampullary neoplasms substantially increases with age. If we take into account that this incidence is higher in the elder patient and that life expectancy is nowadays longer, questioning surgical approach in this group of patients turns out to be controversial. OBJECTIVE [corrected] Asses if in the elder patients the duodenopancreatectomy has a higher mortality ...

OBJECTIVE Previous research suggests that a shortage of nursing home beds in Latino communities and segregation within facilities in urban settings may contribute to low utilization patterns that both Latino and African American elders exhibit. In order to explore structural barriers to nursing home care for African American and Latino families, this study examines the supply and ethnoracial co...

Cancer is a disease of aging, and the majority of cancers occur in persons over 65 years of age. In spite of this, few elders have been represented in clinical trials, and the need for information regarding the treatment of elders with cancer remains great. Recognizing these needs, the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) formed an elderly Working Group in 1995, and after initial success in deve...

The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the efficacy of in-home telerehabilitation for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Three community-living elders with COPD were recruited in a rehabilitation outpatient group and by direct referrals from pneumologists with outpatients who have COPD. A pre/post-test design without a control group was used for this pilot stu...

PURPOSE Adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and disability levels, this study examines whether differences exist in the structure and function of community-dwelling Black and White frail elders' informal care networks. DESIGN AND METHODS Data from in-person assessments of Michigan's Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waiver applicants were analyzed by using logistic and ordinary lea...

Artificial Intelligence techniques and tools have been applied to Assistive Technologies (AT) in order to support elder or impeded people on their daily activities. A common application are intelligent pill dispensers and reminders that help the patient comply with his medication. This has become even more important, as patients suffering from multiple pathologies are prescribed cocktails of dr...