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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Deborah S. Lee, Andrew R. Zullo, Yoojin Lee, Lori A. Daiello, Dae Hyun Kim, Douglas P. Kiel, Sarah D. Berry
Summary: Beta-blockers are commonly prescribed to nursing home residents in their last year of life, but discontinuation occurs earlier in those where clinicians perceive limited life expectancy or poor prognosis, indicating potential for reducing polypharmacy towards end of life.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jessica Orth, Yue Li, Adam Simning, Sheryl Zimmerman, Helena Temkin-Greener
Summary: Decedents with ADRD in nonprofit NHs, Alzheimer's units, higher licensed nurse staffing, and more competitive markets had better EOL care/outcomes. State Medicaid NH payments modifications may promote better EOL care/outcomes. Future research on NH care practices associated with Alzheimer's units is needed to identify mechanisms for promoting higher-quality EOL care.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Helena Temkin-Greener, Di Yan, Sijiu Wang, Shubing Cai
Summary: This study explores racial disparities in end-of-life hospitalizations for residents with ADRD within and across nursing homes. The results show higher risk of hospitalizations for black decedents compared to whites, even among those with severe cognitive impairment. Disparities exist both within and across facilities, indicating systemic differences in care quality based on residents' race.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Martin C. Gulliford, A. Toby Prevost, Andrew Clegg, Emma Rezel-Potts
Summary: This study estimated and compared the mortality of care home residents and matched community-dwelling controls during the COVID-19 pandemic in England using primary care electronic health records. The results showed that care home residents had a significantly higher mortality rate than the community-dwelling controls, with a disproportionate increase during the first wave of the pandemic. Therefore, care home residents need special protection during periods of high infectious disease transmission.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Bodil Holmberg, Tove Godskesen
Summary: The study reveals that elderly residents in nursing homes are hindered by illness-related concerns in living a dignified life. The behaviors and routines of assistant nurses play a significant role in affecting residents' dignity, which largely relies on the residents' self-knowledge for dignity-conserving abilities.
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Leah V. Estrada, Mansi Agarwal, Patricia W. Stone
Summary: This systematic review identified disparities in end-of-life care for racial/ethnic minority residents in nursing homes, with minority residents less likely to complete advance care planning, more likely to experience end-of-life hospitalizations, and experiencing worse pain and symptom management. Further research using recent data is needed to address these disparities and improve care for minority residents.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Gerontology
Jessica Orth, Yue Li, Adam Simning, Sheryl Zimmerman, Helena Temkin-Greener
Summary: This study examined the associations between patient safety culture (PSC) in nursing homes and the location of death among residents with dementia, finding that residents in nursing homes with higher communication openness scores had lower odds of in-hospital death. This effect was stronger in nursing homes located in states with higher minimum nurse staffing requirements.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kuai In Tam, Sok Leng Che, Mingxia Zhu, Sok Man Leong
Summary: This study explored the preferred place of care and death for Chinese residents in Macao. The majority of respondents preferred to be cared for at home in the last 6 months, but only a small proportion preferred to die at home. A significant number of respondents chose hospices or hospitals as their preferred place of death. The study suggests the need for palliative home care services in Macao and emphasizes the importance of education for healthcare professionals.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Siran M. Koroukian, Sara L. Douglas, Long Vu, Hannah L. Fein, Richa Gairola, David F. Warner, Nicholas K. Schiltz, Jennifer Cullen, Cynthia Owusu, Martha Sajatovic, Johnie Rose
Summary: This study examined end-of-life care patterns in older cancer patients and found that the severity of cognitive impairment was negatively associated with the likelihood of receiving aggressive end-of-life care. Patients with severe cognitive impairment were more likely to receive aggressive end-of-life care, which contradicted the hypothesis.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Pauli J. Lamppu, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Hannu Kautiainen, Marja-Liisa Laakkonen, Jouko Laurila, Kaisu H. Pitkala
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of end-of-life training on LTCF residents' HRQoL and hospital services utilization. The results showed that the training intervention did not significantly impact residents' HRQoL or hospital use, suggesting that unsupported training interventions alone may not lead to improvements in care quality.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Silvia Gonella, Alessio Conti, Beatrice Albanesi, Alexandra Antal, Valerio Dimonte, Paola Di Giulio
Summary: This study aimed to explore and understand the lived experiences of end-of-life communication among nursing home staff. Through in-depth interviews with 21 staff members and using a specific analysis approach, the study identified various difficulties and challenges in the spatial, corporeal, temporal, and relational aspects of end-of-life communication.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Corinna Vossius, Sverre Bergh, Geir Selbaek, Bjorn Lichtwarck, Janne Myhre
Summary: This study investigated the cause and place of death in nursing home residents in Norway. Dementia is one of the main causes of death in nursing home residents. Inappropriate hospital referrals are comparatively rare, but further research is needed to explore whether appropriate end-of-life care is provided according to residents' preferences.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Joel Mintz, Matthew S. Duprey, Andrew R. Zullo, Yoojin Lee, Douglas P. Kiel, Lori A. Daiello, Kenneth E. Rodriguez, Arjun K. Venkatesh, Sarah D. Berry
Summary: This study aims to develop novel claims-based algorithms for identifying fall-related injuries among long-stay nursing home residents. The results show that different algorithms have different identification effects for different types of injuries.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Pauli J. Lamppu, Kaisu H. Pitkala
Summary: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials examining the effects of palliative care education or staff training on nursing home residents found limited impact on residents' quality of life, quality of dying, or burdensome hospitalizations. Further studies are needed to explore the reasons behind these findings.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Aileen Collier, Alex Broom
Summary: This study critically examines the considerations of space, place, and affect in relation to dying at the end of life using data from two qualitative Australian data sets. By challenging traditional views on specific locations for dying, the research focuses on the meanings of space and place rooted in normative expectations, developing a critical social science perspective on the intersections of space and place at the end of life.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)