Changes in nutritional status in nursing home residents and associated factors in nutritional status decline: a secondary data analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (10) ◽  
pp. 2420-2429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Bauer ◽  
Ruud J.G. Halfens ◽  
Christa Lohrmann
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Secondary Data Analysis

scholarly journals Severe Agitation in Dementia: An Explorative Secondary Data Analysis on the Prevalence and Associated Factors in Nursing Home Residents

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 1463-1470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Palm ◽  
Christian G.G. Sorg ◽  
Armin Ströbel ◽  
Debby L. Gerritsen ◽  
Bernhard Holle
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Secondary Data Analysis

scholarly journals Detrimental effects of intimate partner violence on the nutritional status of children: insights from PDHS 2012-2013

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha Shaukat ◽  
Meesha Iqbal ◽  
Muhammad Arslan Khan
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Secondary Data Analysis ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

Background: Endemicity of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is established globally. Children are directly dependent on mothers for care and nourishment. Literature has shown inconsistent association between IPV and nutritional status of children, and no nationwide study has been conducted in Pakistan to test this association. Thus, we aimed to do a secondary data analysis on Pakistan Demographic Health Survey (PDHS 2012-13) to explore the association of IPV and the nutritional status of children.Methods: This secondary data analysis was conducted on nationally representative data of PDHS 2012-13. All four provinces, including Islamabad Capital Territory and Gilgit Baltistan districts were taken, and two stage stratified random sampling was performed. The conflict tactics scale (CTS) was used to quantify Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), and its emotional and physical dimensions.Results: This study included mother-child dyads (n=1851) who completed the domestic violence module in PDHS. The lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence was almost 40% among married women of reproductive age group. About 20% of women reported emotional violence and 2.5% women reported physical violence only. However, 16% of the women reported having suffered from both emotional and physical violence. Women who suffered from emotional violence had children with significantly higher odds of being underweight (OR, 95% CI: 1.57, 1.04-2.36) and stunted (OR, 95% CI: 1.54, 1.05-2.24) respectively. IPV was not found to be significantly associated with occurrence of wasting in children.Conclusions: Policy implications towards this issue call for establishing programmes and laws to protect women and children from the detrimental effects of violence. Provision of initiatives which focus on women autonomy and empowerment via increased access to education and economic opportunities.

Effectiveness of laptop-based versus smartphone-based videoconferencing interaction on loneliness, depression and social support in nursing home residents: A secondary data analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 1357633X2097200
Author(s):  
Hsiu-Hsin Tsai ◽  
Ching-Yu Cheng ◽  
Wann-Yun Shieh
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
Generalised Estimating Equations ◽  
Small Screen

Introduction The worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic re-emphasises the importance of Internet videoconferencing in supporting interactions between nursing home residents and their family and friends. However, there is a scarcity of comparative studies on how modalities of conferencing programs impact health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to compare laptop-based with smartphone-based videoconferencing programs on nursing home residents’ perceptions of loneliness, depressive symptoms and social support. Methods This retrospective secondary analysis used data from two previous studies on the effectiveness of videoconferencing programs (laptop-based and smartphone-based) to improve outcomes of loneliness, depressive symptoms and social support (type and source) among nursing home residents. Generalised estimating equations compared differences from baseline measures with measures at 1 and 3 months between the two groups with and without adjusting for the effects of confounding variables. Results With the exception of age, there were no differences in demographics between participants in the laptop and smartphone groups. Neither changes from baseline in mean scores for loneliness nor depressive symptoms differed between groups. However, changes in mean scores from baseline between groups were significantly greater in the smartphone-based group compared with the laptop-based group for three types of social support: informational and appraisal at 1 and 3 months; and emotional at 3 months. Changes from baseline in mean scores for social support from friends (at 1 and 3 months) and other sources (at 3 months) were also significantly greater for the smartphone group compared with the laptop group. Discussion The two modalities of videoconferencing did not differ in effects on depressive symptoms or loneliness. However, smartphones had a greater effect on the type and source of social support compared with laptops. Whether the small screen of a smartphone reduces users’ anxiety and allows them to talk more on screen is worth studying.

scholarly journals 429 - Relationship between agitation and social isolation as a dimension of quality of life in residents with dementia living in German nursing homes – a secondary data analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (S1) ◽  
pp. 145-145
Author(s):  
Kathrin Schmüdderich ◽  
Daniela Holle ◽  
Armin Ströbel ◽  
Diana Trutschel ◽  
Rebecca Palm
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Secondary Data Analysis ◽  
Short Version ◽  
People With Dementia

Abstract:Background: Agitation is common in nursing home residents with dementia and is associated with high burden for the residents, their relatives and their caregivers. These consequences increase if symptoms of agitation are severe. Although it is assumed that agitation and quality of life are related, knowledge about severe agitation and its relation to single dimensions of quality of life is limited.Objective: To examine the relationship between the severity of agitation and social isolation as a dimension of quality of life in people with dementia living in German nursing homes.Methods: An explorative secondary data analysis of data from an observational study with 1947 residents from 66 German nursing homes was conducted. Agitation was defined as a construct of the items agitation/aggression, irritability and disinhibition of the Neuropsychiatric-Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q). Social isolation, as one of the dimensions of quality of life, was measured with a subscale of the short version of the QUALIDEM-instrument. First, a matching procedure was carried out to choose two groups with similar baseline characteristics, one with residents with severe agitation and one with residents with mild or no agitation. Second, a linear regression model and Mann-Whitney U tests were calculated to determine differences in the dimension of social isolation and its single items.Results: A significant relationship was found between the severity of agitation and the dimension of social isolation (-1.92 (CI 95%: -2.41, -1.43)). Besides the finding in the total score of the dimension of social isolation, significant differences were found in all three items defining this dimension (calls out; openly rejects contact with others; is rejected by other residents). In particular, the item ‘is rejected by other residents’ was often rated as applicable for people with dementia with severe agitation.Conclusion: Severe agitation is associated with lower values of quality of life in the dimension of social isolation and its defining items. In daily practice and in research, more attention should be paid to severe agitation. Furthermore, interventions that aim to influence both the severity of agitation and the quality of life should have a stronger focus on causes of social isolation.

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