Occupational Therapy and Dietetic Therapy with a Group of Female Psychiatric Patients: An Evaluation of Outcome

1993 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 437-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila H Merriman ◽  
Kay Kench
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Video Feedback ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
Significant Weight Loss ◽  
Term Care

Eight female patients attended up to eight group sessions run conjointly by an occupational therapist and a dietitian. Video feedback was used during the course of sessions. The patients were all residents in long-term care in the Continuing Care Division of St Andrew's Hospital and had been identified by medical staff as wishing to lose weight and having scope for improvement in posture and/or appearance. Seven of the eight subjects lost weight [mean loss (n=8) 1.18 kg: range −3.1 kg to +2.4 kg]. There was a significant weight loss in these seven subjects (t=3.669, df=6, significant at 0.01 level). The authors judged that there had been improvement in one or more areas of posture and/or appearance in seven of the eight patients.

Clinical characteristics in long-term care psychiatric patients: A descriptive study

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Placentino ◽  
Luciana Rillosi ◽  
Emanuela Papa ◽  
Giovanni Foresti ◽  
Andrea Materzanini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Term Care

scholarly journals Management challenges faced by managers of New Zealand long-term care facilities

2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eshwar Madas ◽  
Nicola North
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Single Type ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Care Managers

This article reports on a postal survey of 78 long-term care managers in one region ofNew- Zealand, of whom 45 (58%) responded. Most long-term care managers (73.2%) weremiddle-aged females holding nursing but not management qualifications. Most long-termcare facilities (69%) tended to be stand-alone facilities providing a single type of care (resthome or continuing care hospital). The most prominent issues facing managers wereconsidered to be inadequate funding to match the growing costs of providing long-term careand occupancy levels. Managers believed that political/regulatory, economic and social factorsinfluenced these issues. Despite a turbulent health care environment and the challenges facingmanagers, long-term care managers reported they were coping well and valued networking.

scholarly journals SAFETY SNACKS: IMPROVING QUALITY IN LONG-TERM CARE

2021 ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Medium Effect ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Term Care Facility ◽  
Long Term Care Facility ◽  
Serious Injury

Falls among residents in the long-term care setting adversely affect resident health with potential for serious injury and quality of care provided. Nurses at the long-term care facility recognize the need to reduce falls. The nurses propose the intervention and name the initiative Safety Snacks. The research questions are: in a long-term care facility, does the practice of additional rounding while providing snacks twice daily, decrease the incidence of falls and falls with serious injury as compared to not providing Safety Snacks over a three-month period? Will unintended weight loss change by additional rounding during which nourishment and fluids are given to residents twice daily over a three-month period? The study examines the number of falls, falls with serious injury, and unintended weight loss before and after the Safety Snacks intervention. Poissons Means Test and odds ratio are used for fall data analysis. A two-proportion z-test is used for weight loss data. The results demonstrate a reduction in falls and falls with serious injury. The odds ratio demonstrates a medium effect in falls with serious injury. The two-proportion test on unintended weight loss yields a significant difference of 0.09 with a 95% confidence interval of (0.015, 0.17). One implication is the increase in rounding while providing nutrition and hydration may reduce falls and falls with serious injury. The second implication is the more significant effect on unintended weight loss with providing Safety Snacks. The third implication is the empowerment of nurses to recommend and execute a change in practice to improve quality.

scholarly journals Maintaining Resident Social Connections During COVID-19: Considerations for Long-Term Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 233372142096266
Author(s):  
Carla Ickert ◽  
Heather Rozak ◽  
Jennifer Masek ◽  
Keeley Eigner ◽  
Sherry Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Resource Requirements ◽  
And Control

Worldwide, long-term care (LTC) homes have been heavily impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The significant risk of COVID-19 to LTC residents has resulted in major public health restrictions placed on LTC visitation. This article describes the important considerations for the facilitation of social connections between LTC residents and their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the experiences of 10 continuing care homes in Alberta, Canada. Important considerations include: technology, physical space, human resource requirements, scheduling and organization, and infection prevention and control. We describe some of the challenges encountered when implementing alternative visit approaches such as video and phone visits, window visits and outdoor in-person visits, and share several strategies and approaches to managing this new process within LTC.

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