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Independent risk factors for pressure ulcer development in a high-risk nursing home population receiving evidence-based pressure ulcer prevention : results from a study in 26 nursing homes in Belgium Ghent University

Charlotte Anrys, Hanne Van Tiggelen, Ann Van Hecke, Dimitri Beeckman
The aim of this study was to identify independent risk factors for pressure ulcer (PU) development in a high-risk nursing home population receiving evidencebased PU prevention. This study was part of a randomised controlled trial examining the (cost-)effectiveness of static air support surfaces compared with alternating pressure air mattresses. The sample consisted of 308 residents at a high risk of PU development (presence of non-blanchable ...

Factors Associated With Care Workers' Intention to Leave Employment in Nursing Homes: A Secondary Data Analysis of the Swiss Nursing Homes Human Resources Project KU Leuven

Sabina De Geest
The emerging care personnel shortage in Swiss nursing homes is aggravated by high turnover rates. As intention to leave is a predictor of turnover, awareness of its associated factors is essential. This study applied a secondary data analysis to evaluate the prevalence and variability of 3,984 nursing home care workers' intention to leave. Work environment factors and care worker outcomes were tested via multiple regression analysis. Although ...

Palliative care for older people with dementia in nursing homes and at home: multi-country descriptive and interventional research Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Rose Miranda
Dementia is a progressive, incurable condition, and a fast-growing number of older people affected by this condition experience multifaceted care needs until the end of life. However, these care needs often remain unmet, and thus many of them still live with distressing symptoms and problems and die with discomfort. A palliative care approach has been advocated widely for older people with dementia, as it can comprehensively address their care ...

The development of BelRAI, a web application for sharing assessment data on frail older people in home care, nursing homes, and hospitals KU Leuven

Dirk Vanneste, Anja Declercq
© 2018, IGI Global. All rights reserved. As the complexity of caregiving rises and surpasses traditional models of care, the need for comprehensive and integrated assessment systems increases. The use of standardised and computerised data-available to those who must make decisions-has become paramount. In Belgium, the BelRAI Web application has been developed to support the use of interRAI assessment instruments in a multidisciplinary way and to ...

The development of BelRAI, a web application for sharing assessment data on frail older people in home care, nursing homes and hospitals KU Leuven

Dirk Vanneste, Anja Declercq
© 2014 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. As the complexity of caregiving rises and surpasses traditional models of care, the need for comprehensive and integrated assessment systems increases. The use of standardized and computerized data-available to those who must make decisions-has become paramount. In Belgium, the BelRAI web application has been developed to support the use of interRAI assessment instruments in a multidisciplinary way and ...

Palliative Care Development in European Care Homes and Nursing Homes Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Katherine Froggatt, Sheila Payne, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Giovanni Gambassi, H Roeline W Pasman, Katarzyna Szczerbińska, Lieve Van den Block

BACKGROUND: The provision of institutional long-term care for older people varies across Europe reflecting different models of health care delivery. Care for dying residents requires integration of palliative care into current care work, but little is known internationally of the different ways in which palliative care is being implemented in the care home setting.

OBJECTIVES: To identify and classify, using a new typology, the ...

Use of oseltamivir in Dutch nursing homes during the 2004-2005 influenza season Institute of Tropical Medicine

Marianne van der Sande, Wilhelmina L M Ruijs, Adam Meijer, Herman J M Cools, Simone M van der Plas

To assess the implementation of guidelines for using neuraminidase inhibitors in the control of influenza outbreaks in Dutch nursing homes, data were collected on prophylactic and therapeutic use of anti-viral medication, indications for use and criteria for prescribing, based on experiences during the influenza season 2004-2005 in a retrospective cross-sectional survey among Dutch nursing homes after the 2004-2005 season. Ninety/194 (49%) ...