Unintended retention of foreign bodies remain the most frequently reported sentinel events. Surgical sponges account for majority these retained items. The purpose this study was to describe reports unintentionally surgical (RSS): types sponges, anatomic locations, accuracy sponge counts, contributing factors, and harm, in order make recommendations improve perioperative safety.A retrospective review undertaken RSS voluntarily Joint Commission Sentinel Event Database by healthcare facilities...

Abstract Background and Objectives The number of persons living with dementia (PLWD) in the United States will reach 16 million by 2050. Behavioral psychological symptoms challenge family caregivers contribute to negative caregiver outcomes such as burden depression. Available technology can support delivery effective interventions families providing care at home. Supporting Family Caregivers Technology for Dementia Home Care (FamTechCare) randomized controlled trial evaluated effects a...

Elderspeak is communication that sounds like babytalk and a common form of often used in dementia care. The purpose this research was to develop validate the Iowa Coding for (ICodE) scheme, as means standardizing coding elderspeak across studies. ICodE categorizes communicative interactions by nursing staff into five states encompass who speaking, being addressed, what manner. also captures different attributes elderspeak, such vocabulary usage prosodic modifications. Intra-rater inter-rater...

Background and Objectives Cognitively impaired individuals are at increased risk for functional behavioral difficulties mealtimes, leading to compromised eating performance, low food fluid intake, negative nutritional outcomes. Nursing assistants the most critical front-line care staff best positioned manage personal environmental factors that influence resident performance. Identifying nursing assistants’ perceptions of barriers facilitators engaging residents in will provide important...

ABSTRACT The number of persons with dementia (PWD) in the United States is expected to reach 16 million by 2050. Due behavioral and psychological symptoms dementia, caregivers face challenging in‐home care situations that lead a range negative health outcomes such as anxiety depression for nursing home placement PWD. Supporting Family Caregivers Technology Dementia Home Care (FamTechCare) multisite randomized controlled trial evaluating effects telehealth intervention on caregiver well‐being...

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is a specialist intervention to help people attain employment in the open competitive labour market. IPS has been developed severe mental illness other disabilities, but it of unknown effectiveness for with alcohol drug dependence. The Support-Alcohol Drug (IPS-AD) first superiority trial evaluate cost-effectiveness.

Elderspeak (i.e., infantilizing communication) is a common form of ageism that has been linked to resistiveness care in nursing home residents with dementia. Nursing staff use elderspeak by modifying speech older based on negative stereotypes, which results patronizing communication provides message incompetence. The purpose the current secondary analysis was describe practices used reflect ageism. Transcripts 80 video recordings staff-resident collected during activities were re-analyzed...

Background Technology can enhance support for families caring persons living with dementia but must be acceptable to adopted. The FamTechCare clinical trial engaged caregivers in video recording care encounters that were reviewed by an expert panel who provided tailored feedback. intervention reduced caregiver depression and improved competence. This mixed methods study reports on satisfaction utilization of the evaluation intervention. Methods A convergent parallel design was used evaluate...

Abstract Background and Objectives Staff–resident communication is a critical part of nursing home (NH) care. Reducing elderspeak increasing person-centered has been shown to reduce behavioral symptoms experienced by persons living with dementia. An online version successful classroom-based communication-training program that reduced staff resident was evaluated. The objective this study establish feasibility determine the preliminary effects in preparation for national pragmatic clinical...

Determining the cost-effectiveness of technological interventions is a crucial aspect in assuring these can be adopted. The FamTechCare intervention an innovative telehealth support that links family caregivers persons living with dementia to tailored feedback from care experts based on caregiver-initiated video recordings challenging situations. has demonstrated significant reductions caregiver depression and increases competence when compared standard telephone support. purpose this...

Abstract Background Rejection of care (RoC) occurs when persons living with dementia (PLWD) withstand or oppose the efforts their caregiver. Improvements in hospital are needed, and one way to address this need is by identifying factors that lead RoC, particularly those modifiable. Elderspeak communication an established antecedent RoC among PLWD nursing homes. The purpose study was extend these results acute settings determining impact elderspeak staff on hospitalized PLWD. Methods Care...

Identifying the needs of dementia caregivers is critical for supporting home care. This study identified a typology expert interventions delivered to during an innovative telehealth trial that used in-home video recordings directly observe care challenges. Qualitative content analysis was analyze narrative notes describing were developed based on data submitted by 33 caregiver–care recipient dyads. Two major themes emerged: education and skills caregiver support. Ten subthemes included...

Objectives The Supporting Family Caregivers with Technology trial tested the FamTechCare video support intervention against telephone support. Dementia caregivers’ video-recorded challenging care encounters and an interdisciplinary team provided tailored feedback. This paper reports on effects of caregiver confidence in managing priority challenges, a secondary outcome this non-blinded parallel randomized controlled trial.Methods Caregiver/person living dementia dyads were to experimental (n...

Communication is fundamental for dementia care across long-term services and support (LTSS) settings. Education increasing nursing home (NH) staff awareness of person-centered communication has reduced elderspeak resistiveness to residents with dementia. The current study tested the Changing Talk Online (CHATO) education adult day (ADS) identify strategies adaptation other LTSS Three dementia-specific ADS sites participated in CHATO program. Participants completed knowledge assessment,...

Despite the physiologic relationship, there is a lack of evidence on how dental-related function and oral health impact eating performance. This study aims to examine association performance with among assisted living residents.This was secondary analysis observational data collected from an instrument development study. Participants included 90 residents normal severely impaired cognition three livings. Multilevel mixed-effects ordered logistic models were used. The dependent variable...

Aims: To estimate the number of children problematic drug users (PDU) in Cheshire and Merseyside (England) 2007/08 their residential circumstances using two national monitoring systems, to assess suitability these systems for this purpose.Methods: The proportions PDU reporting numbers were calculated (e.g. zero–40%, 1 child–20%) three datasets (National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), Interventions Programme (DIP) DIP/NDTMS amalgamated). Indirect standardization was used...

Abstract Background and Objectives The Changing Talk (CHAT) communication training effectively reduces elderspeak subsequent behavioral challenges in residents with dementia nursing homes (NHs). As part of the pilot pragmatic clinical trial testing Talk: Online Training (CHATO), a new online version, remote implementation design, process evaluation were developed to capture contextual factors, ensure fidelity, determine effective strategies. Research Design Methods Expert Recommendation for...