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Development and Testing of a Five-Item Version of the Geriatric Depression Scale by Hoyl, M. Trinidad, Alessi, Cathy A., Harker, Judith O., Josephson, Karen R., Pietruszka, Fern M., Koelfgen, Maryanne, Mervis, J. Randy, Fitten, L. Jaime, Rubenstein, Laurence Z.

“…OBJECTIVE: To develop and test the effectiveness of a 5‐item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) in screening for depression in a frail…”
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A Randomized Trial of a Combined Physical Activity and Environmental Intervention in Nursing Home Residents: Do Sleep and Agitation Improve? by Alessi, Cathy A., Yoon, Eun J., Schnelle, John F., Al-Samarrai, Nahla R., Cruise, Patrice A.

“…OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to test whether an intervention combining increased daytime physical activity with improvement in the nighttime…”
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A Trial of Annual in-Home Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments for Elderly People Living in the Community by Stuck, Andreas E, Aronow, Harriet U, Steiner, Andrea, Alessi, Cathy A, Büla, Christophe J, Gold, Marcia N, Yuhas, Karen E, Nisenbaum, Rosane, Rubenstein, Laurence Z, Beck, John C

“…The projected increase in the number of disabled older persons poses a challenge for health care and social services. 1 Comprehensive geriatric assessment has…”
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Canine Lymphomas: a Morphological and Immunohistochemical Study of 55 Cases, with Observations on p53 Immunoexpression by Sueiro, F.A.R., Alessi, A.C., Vassallo, J.

“…The purpose was to determine the immunophenotype of canine lymphomas (CLs) classified according to the WHO nomenclature for domestic animals, and to relate…”
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The Nursing Home at Night: Effects of an Intervention on Noise, Light, and Sleep by Schnelle, John F., Alessi, Cathy A., Al-Samarrai, Nahla R., Fricker Jr, Ronald D., Ouslander, Joseph G.

“…OBJECTIVES: The sleep of nursing home residents is fragmented by frequent awakening episodes associated, at least in part, with environmental variables,…”
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Sleep hygiene in physically dependent nursing home residents : Behavioral and environmental intervention implications by SCHNELLE, J. F, CRUISE, P. A, ALESSI, C. A, LUDLOW, K, AL-SAMARRAI, N. R, OUSLANDER, J. G

“…The purpose of this report is to summarize data from a sample of 230 residents in eight nursing homes (NHs) that are relevant to the development of…”
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Experimental Trypanosoma evansi infection in South American coati ( Nasua nasua): hematological, biochemical and histopathological changes by Herrera, H.M, Alessi, A.C, Marques, L.C, Santana, A.E, Aquino, L.P.C.T, Menezes, R.F, Moraes, M.A.V, Machado, R.Z

“…The course of an experimental Trypanosoma evansi infection in coatis ( Nasua nasua, carnivora, Procyonidae) was followed for 262 days. Hematological analysis…”
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Guttural pouch empyema secondary to a periocular foreign body by M. Dias, D. P., G. Macoris, D., Alessi, A. C.

“…Summary This report describes a 3‐year‐old gelding presenting with signs of injury to its left eye following an accident in which the horse crashed into a…”
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The Association Between Chronic Illness and Functional Change Among Participants in a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Program by Cho, Choo-Yon, Alessi, Cathy A., Cho, Meehyung, Aronow, Harriet U., Stuck, Andreas E., Rubenstein, Laurence Z., Beck, John C.

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between chronic illness and functional status change during a 3‐year period in older people enrolled in an in‐home…”
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Effectiveness of Preventive In-Home Geriatric Assessment in Well Functioning, Community-Dwelling Older People: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial by Büla, Christophe J., Bérod, Annick Clerc, Stuck, Andreas E., Alessi, Cathy A., Aronow, Harriet U., Santos-Eggimann, Brigitte, Rubenstein, Laurence Z., Beck, John C.

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine whether preventive in‐home comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) prevents functional decline in community‐dwelling older persons…”
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The Process of Care in Preventive In-Home Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment by Alessi, Cathy A., Stuck, Andreas E., Aronow, Harriet U., Yuhas, Karen E., Bula, Christophe J., Madison, Rodger, Gold, Marcia, Segal-Gidan, Freddi, Fanello, Roslyn, Rubenstein, Laurence Z., Beck, John C.

“…OBJECTIVES: To describe the process of care of a program of in‐home comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and to determine: (1) if there are major findings…”
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The Nighttime Environment and Incontinence Care Practices in Nursing Homes by Cruise, Patrice A., Schnelle, John F., Alessi, Cathy A., Simmons, Sandra F., Ouslander, Joseph G.

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine the variability in noise, light, and incontinence care practices between nursing homes (NHs) and the association between these factors…”
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Does physical activity improve sleep in impaired nursing home residents? by Alessi, C A, Schnelle, J F, MacRae, P G, Ouslander, J G, al-Samarrai, N, Simmons, S F, Traub, S

“…To determine if two physical activity programs of varying intensity would result in improved sleep among incontinent and physically restrained nursing home…”
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The nighttime environment, incontinence care, and sleep disruption in nursing homes by Schnelle, J F, Ouslander, J G, Simmons, S F, Alessi, C A, Gravel, M D

“…To evaluate the association between noise, light, nursing care practices, and nighttime awakenings in incontinent nursing home residents. Cross-sectional…”
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A prospective study of acute illness in the nursing home by Alessi, C A, Harker, J O

“…Managing acute illness is an important aspect of medical care for nursing home residents, but little data is available on the nature of acute illness in this…”
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Translating Clinical Research into Practice: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise and Incontinence Care with Nursing Home Residents by Schnelle, John F., Alessi, Cathy A., Simmons, Sandra F., Al-Samarrai, Nahla R., Beck, John C., Ouslander, Joseph G.

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine clinical outcomes and describe the staffing requirements of an incontinence and exercise intervention. DESIGN: Randomized controlled…”
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Experimental acute canine monocytic ehrlichiosis: clinicopathological and immunopathological findings by de Castro, Márcio Botelho, Machado, Rosangela Zacarias, de Aquino, Lucia Padilha Cury Tomaz, Alessi, Antonio Carlos, Costa, Mirela Tinucci

“…Clinical signs, humoral and cellular immune responses, and microscopic and gross tissue alterations resulting from acute experimental Ehrlichia canis infection…”
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Managing the behavioral problems of dementia in the home by Alessi, C A

“…The majority of persons with dementia are cared for in the home by family and friends. The goals of treatment in this setting are to maximize the quality of…”
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Nighttime sleep and bed mobility among incontinent nursing home residents by Schnelle, J F, Ouslander, J G, Simmons, S F, Alessi, C A, Gravel, M D

“…To describe sleep and body movement patterns in incontinent nursing home residents for the purpose of determining if the residents require nighttime changing…”
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Clarifying confusion: the confusion assessment method. A new method for detection of delirium by Inouye, S K, van Dyck, C H, Alessi, C A, Balkin, S, Siegal, A P, Horwitz, R I

“…To develop and validate a new standardized confusion assessment method (CAM) that enables nonpsychiatric clinicians to detect delirium quickly in high-risk…”
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