older adults

Original Research

Validity and Reliability of the Foot Care Scale for Older Diabetics in Turkish Society

02/27/2024

İsmail Toygar, PhD¹; Güneş Feyizoğlu, PhD, RN²; Emine Özdemir Aslan, MSc, PhD(c), RN³; İrem Gül, RN, MSc⁴; and Öznur Usta Yeşilbalkan, RN, PhD⁴

İsmail Toygar, PhD1; Güneş Feyizoğlu,...

02/27/2024

Wound Management & Prevention

Review

Cost-Effectiveness of Pharmacist-led Interventions in Polypharmacy and Hospitalizations in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Systematic Review

09/27/2023

Jackline Muia, PharmD, MS, Diane Calinski, PhD

Jackline Muia, PharmD, MS, Diane Cali...

This article discusses the impact of pharmacist-led interventions on addressing polypharmacy-related issues in long-term care settings for older adults. The study aimed to evaluate cost savings associated with these interventions in terms of...

This article discusses the...

09/27/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

Review

Loneliness: Factors That Clinicians Need to Know

01/09/2023

Phyllis Whitehead, PhD, APRN/CNS, ACHPN, RN-BC, FNAP

Shereen Gamuladdin, MD

Carolyn White, FNP/GNP, ACHPN

Christi Stewart, MD

Sarah Dewitt, MD

Kye Kim, MD

To better care for our older adult patients, it is critical to identify loneliness, understand its impact upon older adults, and implement strategies to mitigate it.

To better care for our older...

01/09/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

Review

Exploration of the Impact of COVID-19 on Dementia Care in Long-Term Care Facilities

03/22/2022

Rabia Akhter, MBBS

Winnie Sun, RN, PhD

"There is an urgent need to increase our understanding regarding the impact of [the] COVID-19 pandemic on the delivery of dementia care in long-term care facilities, as well as its effects on persons with dementia and their caregivers, and...

"There is an urgent need to...

03/22/2022

Annals of Long-Term Care

Review

Infections in Older Adults: The Art of Early Recognition

09/22/2021

Fotini Debonera, MD, PhD

B Brent Simmons, MD FAAFP

Older adult patients are highly likely to present infection atypically; thus, care needs to be taken in noticing subtle, vague changes in mental and functional status. Early identification of infection can prove life-saving in older adults...

Older adult patients are highly...

09/22/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care

Review

A Systematic Review of Opioid Use in LTC

03/16/2020

Armiel Suriaga, MSN-RN

Ruth M Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN

This systematic review examined quantitative and qualitative research and systematic reviews regarding opioid use among long-term care (LTC) residents.

This systematic review examined...

03/16/2020

Annals of Long-Term Care

Practical Research

Evaluation of the Management of UTIs in Cognitively Impaired Older Women in LTC

03/10/2020

Morgan C Johnson, DNP, FNP-BC

Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP, FCCM

Todd Hulgan, MD, MPH

Carol Callaway-Lane, DNP, ACNP-BC

Joseph M Price, PhD, MBA, PMP

A retrospective review of 152 urinalyses was conducted in one long-term care facility to assess the management of urinary tract infections.

A retrospective review of 152...

03/10/2020

Annals of Long-Term Care

Dietary Supplement Use by Older Adults with Chronic Wounds

Nearly 70% of older adults in the U.S. report using ≥ 1 dietary supplements (DSs) daily. While DSs may have health benefits, there is risk for toxicity or harmful drug-supplement interact...

11/25/2019

Practical Research

Identifying Mealtime Intervention Priorities for Long-term Care: A Comparison of Resident, Family, Expert, and Health Care Professional Views

03/29/2019

Charice Chan, BSc, RD

Carla Ickert, MA

Susan E Slaughter, PhD, RN, GNC(C)

Heather Keller, PhD, RD, FDC, FCAHS

The purpose of this study was to determine resident and family member priorities for improvements to promote food and fluid intake in long-term care and to compare them with the previously published priorities of experts and health care...

The purpose of this study was to...

03/29/2019

Annals of Long-Term Care

Meaningful Use of Antidepressants in Long-term Care Facilities

03/28/2019

Alicia Harbison, DO

Joseph Mwesige, MD, MPH, CMD, FACP

The goal of this quality improvement project was to implement a process in a long-term care facility in rural New York to decrease use of antidepressants among 55 residents by 25% within 3 months of implementation, while monitoring their...

The goal of this quality...

03/28/2019

Annals of Long-Term Care