Current Issue January 2012, Vol. 33, No. 1

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Developing a Self-Reported Tool on Fall Risk Based on Toileting Responses on In-Hospital Falls
January 2012 (Vol. 33 | No. 1 | Pages 9-16)
Anita Ko, Huong Van Nguyen, Leemin Chan, Qing Shen, Xiao Man Ding, Daniel Leonard Chan, Daniel Kam Yin Chan, Kaye Brock, Lindy Clemson
The Conceptualization and Measurement of Individualized Care
January 2012 (Vol. 33 | No. 1 | Pages 17-27)
Andreas Charalambous, Neena L. Chappell, Jouko Katajisto, Riitta Suhonen
An Internet Training to Reduce Assaults in Long-Term Care
January 2012 (Vol. 33 | No. 1 | Pages 28-40)
Blair Irvine, Molly B. Billow, Donna M. Gates, Evelyn L. Fitzwater, John R. Seeley, Michelle Bourgeois
Outcomes from the Implementation of a Facility-Specific Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Intervention Program in Residential Aged Care
January 2012 (Vol. 33 | No. 1 | Pages 41-50)
Jennifer Nitz, Elizabeth Cyarto, Sharon Andrews, Marcia Fearn, Stephanie Fu, Terrence Haines, Betty Haralambous, Keith Hill, Susan Hunt, Emma Lea, Kirsten Moore, Emma Renehan, Andrew Robinson
A Dedicated Learning Unit in Long-Term Care: A Clinical Immersion for Student Nurses
January 2012 (Vol. 33 | No. 1 | Pages 63-67)
Kereen F. Mullenbach, Virginia Burggraf

Raising the Index of Suspicion for Elder Abuse: Cognitive Impairment, Falls, and Injury Patterns in the Emergency Department
19 January 2012
Carolyn E. Ziminski, Linda R. Phillips, Diana Lynn Woods
Cognitive impairment limits older adults' abilities to advocate for themselves, thus heightening their risk for abuse. Some older adults with cognitive impairments who seek emergency department (ED) s...
Associations Between Chewing and Swallowing Problems and Physical and Psychosocial Health Status of Long-Term Care Residents in Taiwan: A Pilot Study
19 January 2012
Tze-Fang Wang, I-Ju Chen, I-Chuan Li
Oral health is often overlooked in institutional elder care but may have an impact on general health and ability to communicate. We aimed to determine the factor associated with chewing and swallowing...
Clinical Feasibility Trial of a Motion Detection System for Fall Prevention in Hospitalized Older Adult Patients
03 January 2012
Marisa Ferrari, Barbara Harrison, Osamah Rawashdeh, Robert Hammond, Yvonne Avery, Muawea Rawashdeh, Waseem Sa’deh, Michael Maddens
The purpose of this pilot study was to test the feasibility of a wireless 5-sensor, motion detection system (5S-MDS) with hospitalized older adults. Interventions to prevent hospital-based falls in ol...
Inner Strength in Relation to Functional Status, Disease, Living Arrangements, and Social Relationships Among People Aged 85 Years and Older
03 January 2012
Berit Lundman, Lena Aléx, Elisabeth Jonsén, Hugo Lövheim, Björn Nygren, Regina Santamäki Fischer, Gunilla Strandberg, Astrid Norberg
Inner strength is described as an important resource that promotes well-being. We used data from a sample of 185 people in the Umeå 85+ cohort study to relate inner strength and its attributes to obje...

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