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Can the Multidimensional Prognostic Index Improve the Identification of Older Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Likely to Benefit from Mechanical V…

2022

Objective: Data on prognostic tools for indicating mechanical ventilation in older people with COVID-19 are still limited. The aim of this research was to evaluate if the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI), based on the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), may help physicians in identifying older hospitalized patients affected by COVID-19 who might benefit from mechanical ventilation.Design: Longitudinal, multicenter study.Settings and Participants: 502 older people hospitalized for COVID-19 in 10 European hospitals.Methods: MPI was calculated using 8 different domains typical of the CGA. A propensity score, Cox's regression analysis was used for assessing the impact of mechanical…

Assessment of Physical Fitness and Risk Factors for the Occurrence of the Frailty Syndrome among Social Welfare Homes’ Residents over 60 Years of Age…

2022

The study aimed at assessing physical fitness and occurrence of the frailty syndrome among social welfare homes’ residents as well as defining factors which determine the level of frailty and its occurrence. The examination included 198 residents (115 females and 83 males of average age 75.5 ± 10.21) and was carried out with the use of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) test with the following cut-off points: 0–6—frail, 7–9—pre-frail, 10–12—non-frail. The research additionally collected data regarding age, gender, number of chronic diseases, education level, type of prior work and current physical activity. In addition, the height …

Mortality attributable to COVID-19 in nursing home residents: a retrospective study

2021

AbstractAimCoronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) is a widespread condition in nursing home (NH). It is not known whether COVID-19 is associated with a higher risk of death than residents without COVID-19. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess whether COVID-19 is associated with a higher mortality rate in NH residents, considering frailty status assessed with the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI).MethodsIn this retrospective study, made in 31 NHs in Venice, Italy, the presence of COVID-19 was ascertained with a nasopharyngeal swab. Frailty was evaluated using the MPI, modified according to the tools commonly used in our NHs. A Cox’s regression analysis was used reporting the resul…

Study of the attitudes and future intentions of nursing students towards working with older people: an observational study

2021

Background: Older people are increasing in the world leading to the fact that many nursing students will work in geriatric care setting. It was also reported the lack of knowledge and interest in working with older people by many nursing students. Therefore, the aim of the study is to explore the attitudes, wills, and intentions for the care of older people from nursing students. Methods: A sample of 383 students (mean age between 17 and 24; females: 76.2%) was divided according to the year. A questionnaire and three scales investigating the attitude for working with older persons (Kogan, Aday-Campbell, Nolan scales) were administered. Simple correlations across the three scales and the com…

Beneficios del ejercicio físico en población mayor institucionalizada

2010

Resumen Objetivo Evaluar la eficacia del ejercicio fisico sobre el nivel fisico, funcional y psicologico de personas mayores institucionalizadas. Material y metodo Estudio cuasi-experimental sobre personas mayores institucionalizadas en dos residencias. La intervencion consistio en un programa de ejercicio fisico suave de 2 sesiones semanales de 60 min durante 8 semanas. Se evaluo la movilidad articular, fuerza muscular, marcha y equilibrio, situacion funcional, dolor, estado cognitiva y sensacion de bienestar psicologico. Resultados Los participantes se dividieron en grupo de intervencion (n=24) y grupo control (n=27). Se obtuvieron mejorias estadisticamente significativas en la extension …

The Paradigm of Life Extension

2010

A review of programs to alleviate the burden of informal caregivers of dependent persons.

2010

The review of interventions currently available to alleviate the burden of informal caregivers of dependent persons has both social and political relevance considering the increasing number of elderly dependent persons. Respite services and programs for psycho-social intervention are the main methods of dealing with this burden. Study of the main research carried out to date on such interventions enables us to organize more efficient services, especially considering the enactment of the Law on Dependence in Spain in January 2007 and the need for other European and international governments to establish systems to meet the needs of the growing dependent population.

New quality regulations versus established nursing home practice: a qualitative study

2012

Published version of an article from the journal: BMC Nursing. Also available from Bio Med Central:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-11-7 Open Access Background Western governments have initiated reforms to improve the quality of care for nursing home residents. Most of these reforms encompass the use of regulations and national quality indicators. In the Norwegian context, these regulations comprise two pages of text that are easy to read and understand. They focus particularly on residents’ rights to plan their day-to-day life in nursing homes. However, the research literature indicates that the implementation of the new regulations, particularly if they aim to change nursing practice, …

Blocs nerveux périphériques, paresthésies et injections intraneurales

2010

Resume Les fibres nerveuses, myelinisees ou non, sont disposees en faisceaux et entourees de plusieurs membranes l’endonerve, l’epinerve et la perinerve. La transmission de l’influx nerveux se fait de facon saltatoire d’un noeud de Ranvier a l’autre sur les fibres myelinisees et de facon continue sur les fibres non myelinisees. La compression ou le traumatisme d’un nerf produit une rafale de potentiels d’action que le patient interprete comme une paresthesie. Ce phenomene persiste tant que dure la lesion axonale. Les aiguilles a biseau court penetrent moins souvent la perinerve mais donne des lesions plus importantes dans ce cas. L’echoguidage montre que des injections intraneurales interfa…

Cuestionarios de evaluación e intervención espiritual en cuidados paliativos: una revisión crítica

2014

Resumen Objetivo El presente estudio tiene 2 objetivos. El primero, ofrecer una revision de las herramientas de medida de espiritualidad en el contexto espanol de los cuidados paliativos. El segundo, comparar el constructo de los instrumentos revisados desde la perspectiva antropologica del modelo de espiritualidad propuesto por el Grupo de Espiritualidad de la Sociedad Espanola de Cuidados Paliativos. Metodo La revision sigue 5 pasos: 1. identificar las medidas de espiritualidad que se han utilizado en estudios relevantes; 2. conocer aquellos instrumentos con propiedades psicometricas adecuadas; 3. clasificar las medidas en funcion del tipo de instrumento; 4. identificar los instrumentos d…