Effects of a Horticultural Activity Program Based on Validation Therapy on the Mental Functions of Elderly Patients in Nursing Homes

This systematic review examined the varied studies that have assessed the economic impact of pharmacist-participated medication management for nursing home residents older than 65 years of age. The articles published during 1990–2017 were found through PubMed, EMBASE and Ovid Medline. After the selection process by independent reviewers, a total of 12 studies were included. The quality of the selected articles was assessed using the Effective Public Health Practice Project checklist for economic studies. The articles were highly heterogeneous in terms of study design, pharmacist participation type, and measures of economic outcome. Therefore, the results are presented narratively according to the type of pharmacist involvement featured in the articles: interprofessional networks, interprofessional coordination, or interprofessional teamwork. Of the eight studies performing statistical comparison analyses, one study of interprofessional coordination and three of interprofessional teamwork showed statistically significant positive economic outcomes. The remaining four studies showed non-significant tendencies towards favorable economic outcomes. This review provides insights into the essential features of successful pharmacist-participated medication management for elderly patients in nursing homes.

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Death risk stratification in elderly patients with covid-19. A comparative cohort study in nursing homes outbreaks

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics ◽

10.1016/j.archger.2020.104240 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 91 ◽

pp. 104240 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. Bernabeu-Wittel ◽

J.E. Ternero-Vega ◽

P. Díaz-Jiménez ◽

C. Conde-Guzmán ◽

M.D. Nieto-Martín ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Nursing Homes ◽

Risk Stratification ◽

Elderly Patients ◽

Death Risk ◽

Comparative Cohort Study

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Health and functional status in elderly patients living in nursing homes

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics ◽

10.1016/0167-4943(95)00661-4 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 267-276 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Mario Molaschi ◽

Maria Ponzetto ◽

Ermanno Ferrario ◽

Carla Scarafiotti ◽

Fabrizio Fabris

Keyword(s):

Nursing Homes ◽

Elderly Patients ◽

Functional Status

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“It's Not for Amateurs!”—Registered Nurses' Experiences of Their Clinical Competence When Caring for Elderly Patients

International Journal for Human Caring ◽

10.20467/humancaring-d-19-00044 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 184-195

Author(s):

Elisabeth Finnbakk ◽

Kirsti Skovdahl ◽

Sigrid Wangensteen ◽

Lisbeth Fagerström

Keyword(s):

Nursing Homes ◽

Elderly Patients ◽

Registered Nurses ◽

Nursing Care ◽

Clinical Competence ◽

Moral Distress ◽

Health Needs ◽

Focus Group Interviews ◽

High Quality ◽

Group Interviews

Nurses' clinical competence is crucial to ensure that elderly, frail patients in nursing homes are met with high-quality nursing care. Thus, this study aimed to disclose the essential meaning of registered nurses' experiences as related to their clinical competence when caring for elderly patients with complex health needs in nursing homes. Focus group interviews and a phenomenological hermeneutical analysis were conducted revealing that the nurses balanced between being and striving to be competent. The utterance “It's not for amateurs!” symbolized that if nurses are not clinically competent or hindered from acting competently, they may be at risk for moral distress.

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