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Pharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons

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06. Elements of Resistance in Meer Beebagr Rind’s Poetry by Dr. Rahim Bakhsh Mehr, Abdul Raziq (Raziq Raj)

“…Mir Beebagar Rind is known as one of the pioneers of resistance and protest in classical Balochi poetry. He actively participated in many battles during the…”
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To study the safety of topical anesthetic eye drops among different patients for month after opening by Abid, Dr. Mehr-un-Nisa, Malik, Dr. Irfan Qayyum, Irshad, Dr. Muhammad Wasif

“…AbstractPurpose: To find out if we can use topical anesthetic eye drops among different patients for one month after opening the bottle without any risk of…”
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Effect of Weight-Bearing Activity on Foot Ulcer Incidence in People With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Feet First Randomized Controlled Trial by Lemaster, Joseph W, Mueller, Michael J, Reiber, Gayle E, Mehr, David R, Madsen, Richard W, Conn, Vicki S

“…Weight-bearing exercise has been contraindicated among people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DM+PN). However, recent cohort studies have suggested that…”
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Nursing Home Quality, Cost, Staffing, and Staff Mix by Rantz, Marilyn J., Hicks, Lanis, Grando, Victoria, Petroski, Gregory F., Madsen, Richard W., Mehr, David R., Conn, Vicki, Zwygart-Staffacher, Mary, Scott, Jill, Flesner, Marcia, Bostick, Jane, Porter, Rose, Maas, Meridean

“…Purpose:The purpose of this study was to describe the processes of care, organizational attributes, cost of care, staffing level, and staff mix in a sample of…”
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Comorbidity and 1-Year Mortality Risks in Nursing Home Residents by Van Dijk, Pieter T. M., Mehr, David R., Ooms, Marcel E., Madsen, Richard, Petroski, Greg, Frijters, Dinnus H., Margriet Pot, Anne, Ribbe, Miel W.

“…Objectives: To investigate the effect of chronic diseases and disease combinations on 1‐year mortality in nursing home residents. Design: Retrospective cohort…”
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Blood Tests in Psychiatric Patients-Evaluation and Improving the Process by Usman, Mehr, Afloarei, Daniel

“…Aims/background The aim of this project is to assess which specific laboratory tests where being requested to psychiatric patients in our trust prior to…”
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Treatment of Nursing Home Residents with Dementia and Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in the United States and the Netherlands: An Ocean Apart by Van Der Steen, Jenny T., Kruse, Robin L., Ooms, Marcel E., Ribbe, Miel W., Van Der Wal, Gerrit, Heintz, Lawrence L., Mehr, David R.

“…Objectives: To compare treatment of nursing home residents with dementia and lower respiratory tract infection (LRI) in Missouri and the Netherlands. Design:…”
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Predicting Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: The Missouri LRI Study by Mehr, David R, Binder, Ellen F, Kruse, Robin L, Zweig, Steven C, Madsen, Richard, Popejoy, Lori, D'Agostino, Ralph B

“…CONTEXT Lower respiratory tract infection (LRI) is a leading cause of mortality and hospitalization in nursing home residents. Treatment decisions may be aided…”
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Does Hospitalization Impact Survival after Lower Respiratory Infection in Nursing Home Residents? by Kruse, Robin L., Mehr, David R., Boles, Keith E., Lave, Judith R., Ellen F. Binder, Madsen, Richard, D'Agostino, Ralph B.

“…Background: Lower respiratory infection (LRI) is the leading cause of hospitalization for nursing home residents, but hospitalization is costly and may cause…”
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Effect of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders on Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents Evaluated for Lower Respiratory Infections by Zweig, Steven C., Kruse, Robin L., Binder, Ellen F., Szafara, Kristina L., Mehr, David R.

“…(See editorial comments by Dr. Joan Teno on pp 159–160) Objectives: To determine resident and facility characteristics associated with do‐not‐resuscitate (DNR)…”
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Benefits and pitfalls of pooling datasets from comparable observational studies: combining US and Dutch nursing home studies by van der Steen, JT, Kruse, RL, Szafara, KL, Mehr, DR, van der Wal, G, Ribbe, MW, D'Agostino, RB

“…Different research groups sometimes carry out comparable studies. Combining the data can make it possible to address additional research questions,…”
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Randomized clinical trial of a quality improvement intervention in nursing homes by Rantz, M J, Popejoy, L, Petroski, G F, Madsen, R W, Mehr, D R, Zwygart-Stauffacher, M, Hicks, L L, Grando, V, Wipke-Tevis, D D, Bostick, J, Porter, R, Conn, V S, Maas, M

“…The purpose of the study was to determine if simply providing nursing facilities with comparative quality performance information and education about quality…”
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What alters physicians' decisions to admit to the coronary care unit? by Green, L, Mehr, D R

“…A trial of a decision-support tool to modify utilization of the coronary care unit (CCU) failed because utilization improved after explanation of the tool but…”
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Severe Dementia and Adverse Outcomes of Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia: Evidence for Mediation by Functional and Pathophysiological Decline by Van Der Steen, Jenny T., Ooms, Marcel E., Mehr, David R., Van Der Wal, Gerrit, Ribbe, Miel W.

“…OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the severity of dementia is related to unfavorable outcomes of nursing home‐acquired pneumonia and how this relationship is…”
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Stability and Sensitivity of Nursing Home Quality Indicators by Rantz, Marilyn J., Hicks, Lanis, Petroski, Gregory F., Madsen, Richard W., Mehr, David R., Conn, Vicki, Zwygart-Staffacher, Mary, Maas, Meridean

“…The issues of stability and sensitivity of indicators to actually detect differences in quality of care in nursing facilities are not only of concern to…”
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Statewide Strategy to Improve Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities by Rantz, Marilyn J., Vogelsmeier, Amy, Manion, Pam, Minner, De, Markway, Betty, Conn, Vicki, Aud, Myra A., Mehr, David R.

“…Purpose:We describe the development of a statewide strategy to improve resident outcomes in nursing facilities, and we present some evaluative data from this…”
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Predictors of Short-Term Functional Decline in Survivors of Nursing Home-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infection by Binder, Ellen F., Kruse, Robin L., Sherman, Ashley K., Madsen, Richard, Zweig, Steven C., D'Agostino, Ralph, Mehr, David R.

“…Background. Scant information exists about the risk of functional decline following treatment of acute illness in the nursing home (NH) setting. The aim of…”
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Lower Respiratory Infections in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: A Tale of Two Countries by Mehr, David R., van der Steen, Jenny T., Kruse, Robin L., Ooms, Marcel E., Rantz, Marilyn, Ribbe, Miel W.

“…Purpose:A focus on palliative care for residents with dementia is much more common in Dutch nursing homes than in the United States. We compared treatment and…”
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Clinical findings associated with radiographic pneumonia in nursing home residents by Mehr, D R, Binder, E F, Kruse, R L, Zweig, S C, Madsen, R W, D'Agostino, R B

“…Subtle presentation and the frequent lack of on-site physicians complicate the diagnosis of pneumonia in nursing home residents. We sought to identify clinical…”
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