Search Results - "Saliba, Debra"
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Making the Investment Count: Revision of the Minimum Data Set for Nursing Homes, MDS 3.0
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (01-09-2012)“…Abstract Background The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is a potentially powerful tool for implementing standardized assessment in nursing homes (NHs). Its content has…”
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Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents: Frequency, Causes, and Costs
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-04-2010)“…OBJECTIVES: To examine the frequency and reasons for potentially avoidable hospitalizations of nursing home (NH) residents. DESIGN: Medical records were…”
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Hospital Fall Prevention: A Systematic Review of Implementation, Components, Adherence, and Effectiveness
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-04-2013)“…Objectives To systematically document the implementation, components, comparators, adherence, and effectiveness of published fall prevention approaches in U.S…”
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MDS 3.0: Brief Interview for Mental Status
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (01-09-2012)“…Abstract Objectives To test the feasibility and validity of the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) as a performance-based cognitive screener that could…”
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A systematic literature review of the assessment of treatment burden experienced by patients and their caregivers
Published in BMC geriatrics (11-10-2019)“…Many older adults with multiple chronic conditions, particularly those who are functionally impaired, spend considerable time juggling the competing demands of…”
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Overview of Significant Changes in the Minimum Data Set for Nursing Homes Version 3.0
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (01-09-2012)“…Abstract The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is a standardized assessment that is completed on all residents admitted to Medicare certified nursing homes in the US. It…”
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All-Cause 1-, 5-, and 10-Year Mortality in Elderly People According to Activities of Daily Living Stage
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-03-2012)“…Objectives To examine the independent association between five stages of activities of daily living (ADLs) and mortality after accounting for known diagnostic…”
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The Vulnerable Elders-13 Survey Predicts 5-Year Functional Decline and Mortality Outcomes in Older Ambulatory Care Patients
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-11-2009)“…OBJECTIVES: To test the predictive properties of the Vulnerable Elders‐13 Survey (VES‐13) a short tool that predicts functional decline and mortality over a 1‐…”
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A Conceptual Framework for Rejection of Care Behaviors: Review of Literature and Analysis of Role of Dementia Severity
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (2012)“…Abstract Rejection of care behaviors is common in the geriatric population, especially among patients with dementia. Nonetheless, the concept of rejection of…”
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Testing the PHQ-9 Interview and Observational Versions (PHQ-9 OV) for MDS 3.0
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (01-09-2012)“…Abstract Objectives To test the feasibility and validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item interview (PHQ-9) and the newly developed Patient Health…”
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Higher Vulnerable Elders Survey Scores Predict Death and Functional Decline in Vulnerable Older People
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-03-2006)“…OBJECTIVES: To examine whether the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES‐13) score predicts risk of death and functional decline in vulnerable older adults. DESIGN:…”
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Examination of the New Short-Stay Nursing Home Quality Measures: Rehospitalizations, Emergency Department Visits, and Successful Returns to the Community
Published in Inquiry (Chicago) (01-01-2018)“…In 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced 3 new quality measures (QMs) to its report card, Nursing Home Compare (NHC). These…”
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The Veterans Affairs Neuropathy Scale: A Reliable, Remote Polyneuropathy Exam
Published in Frontiers in neurology (01-11-2019)“…Introduction: Polyneuropathy (PN) complaints are common, prompting many referrals for neurologic evaluation. To improve access of PN care in distant community…”
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Barriers and facilitators to implementation of VA home-based primary care on American Indian reservations: a qualitative multi-case study
Published in Implementation science : IS (02-09-2017)“…Veterans Health Affairs (VA) home-based primary care (HBPC) is an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach to non-institutional long-term care that was…”
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The Vulnerable Elders Survey: A Tool for Identifying Vulnerable Older People in the Community
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-12-2001)“…OBJECTIVES: To develop a simple method for identifying community‐dwelling vulnerable older people, defined as persons age 65 and older at increased risk of…”
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Predicting 3-year mortality and admission to acute-care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and long-term care facilities in Medicare beneficiaries
Published in Archives of gerontology and geriatrics (01-11-2017)“…•Predictive models can be useful to patients, caregivers, and policymakers in caring for those who are older and disabled.•We found different variables that…”
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Improving heart failure care and guideline-directed medical therapy through proactive remote patient monitoring-home telehealth and pharmacy integration
Published in BMJ open quality (01-07-2022)“…To address ambulatory care sensitive hospitalisations in heart failure (HF), we implemented a quality improvement initiative to reduce admissions and improve…”
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Prevention of Functional Decline by Reframing the Role of Nursing Homes?
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (01-02-2017)“…Abstract Institutionalization is generally a consequence of functional decline driven by physical limitations, cognitive impairments, and/or loss of social…”
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The quality of medical Care provided to Vulnerable community-dwelling older Patients
Published in Annals of internal medicine (04-11-2003)“…Many people 65 years of age and older are at risk for functional decline and death. However, the resource-intensive medical care provided to this group has…”
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Quality of care is associated with survival in vulnerable older patients
Published in Annals of internal medicine (16-08-2005)“…Although assessment of the quality of medical care often relies on measures of process of care, the linkage between performance of these process measures…”
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