What degree of medical treatment do nursing home residents want in case of life-threatening disease?

The relationships between the three syndromes of agitated behavior aggressive, physically nonaggressive, and verbally agitated) and three aspects of past personality (exposure to stress, history of a mental disorder, and leisure habits) were examined in 408 nursing home residents. Results showed that residents who had experienced the following stressful events during their lives — a life-threatening experience, separation from spouse, retirement, financial problems, and immigration — exhibited more physically nonaggressive behaviors (such as, pacing). Residents who had not experienced the stressful event of relocation manifested more aggressive (e.g., hitting) and physically nonaggressive behaviors. Neither history of a mental disorder nor past preferences for leisure activities were found to be related to agitated behaviors manifested by nursing home residents. Possible explanations for these results are discussed.

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Medical Treatment Preferences in Nursing Home Residents

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ◽

10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb07502.x ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 42 (4) ◽

pp. 457-458

Author(s):

Thomas R. Palmer

Keyword(s):

Nursing Home ◽

Medical Treatment ◽

Nursing Home Residents ◽

Treatment Preferences

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Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage 20I/501Y.V1 in a Nursing Home Underlines the Crucial Role of Vaccination in Both Residents and Staff

Vaccines ◽

10.3390/vaccines9060591 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 591

Author(s):

Andrea Orsi ◽

Alexander Domnich ◽

Vanessa De Pace ◽

Valentina Ricucci ◽

Patrizia Caligiuri ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nursing Home ◽

Nursing Home Residents ◽

Symptomatic Patient ◽

Symptomatic Disease ◽

Serological Investigation ◽

Life Threatening ◽

Asymptomatic Infections ◽

Deceased Patient ◽

Very High

Elderly residents in nursing homes are at very high risk of life-threatening COVID-19-related outcomes. In this report, an epidemiological and serological investigation of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in an Italian nursing home is described. Among the residents, all but one (19/20) were regularly vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. In mid-February 2021, a non-vaccinated staff member of the nursing home was diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Following the outbreak investigation, a total of 70% (14/20) of residents aged 77–100 years were found positive. The phylogenetic analysis showed that the outbreak was caused by the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 (the so-called “UK variant”). However, all but one positive subjects (13/14) were fully asymptomatic. The only symptomatic patient was a vaccinated 86-year-old female with a highly compromised health background and deceased approximately two weeks later. The subsequent serological investigation showed that the deceased patient was the only vaccinated subject that did not develop the anti-spike protein antibody response, therefore being likely a vaccine non-responder. Although the available mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was not able to prevent several asymptomatic infections, it was able to avert most symptomatic disease cases caused by the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 in nursing home residents.

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Erratum: Hearing Levels among Elderly Nursing Home Residents

Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders ◽

10.1044/jshd.4502.283b ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ronald L. Schow ◽

Michael A. Nerbonne

Keyword(s):

Nursing Home ◽

Nursing Home Residents ◽

Male And Female

In the February 1980 issue of this journal, the report by Ronald L. Schow and Michael A. Nerbonne ("Hearing Levels Among Elderly Nursing Home Residents") contains an error. On page 128, the labels "Male" and "Female" in Table 2 should be reversed.

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