𝔖 Bobbio Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

Reducing the impact of nursing assistant back injuries in the nursing home

✍ Scribed by Anderson, Barbara ;Morrison, Cherlyn

Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
2009
Weight
437 KB
Volume
9
Category
Article
ISSN
0899-1073

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

πŸ“œ SIMILAR VOLUMES

NIOSH research initiatives to prevent ba
NIOSH research initiatives to prevent back injuries to nursing assistants, aides, and orderlies in nursing homes
✍ James W. Collins; Bernice D. Owen πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 1996 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 404 KB πŸ‘ 2 views

Over the past 100 years, advances in nutrition, modem medicine, public health, and a multitude of public health improvements have increased the life expectancy of US. residents. The fact that Americans are living longer has resulted in extensive growth in our elderly population and a rapid employme

Self-injurious behavior in the nursing h
Self-injurious behavior in the nursing home setting
✍ Nahla Mahgoub; Sibel Klimstra; Nabil Kotbi; John P Docherty πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 2010 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 88 KB πŸ‘ 1 views

## Abstract ## Background Self‐injurious behavior (SIB) in older adults is defined as harm inflicted on oneself without conscious suicidal intent. SIB as a separate entity distinct from suicidal intent is poorly understood. However, it is of great concern to the patients' families and caregivers a

The impact of ownership type on nursing
The impact of ownership type on nursing home outcomes
✍ William D. Spector; Thomas M. Selden; Joel W. Cohen πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 1998 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 97 KB πŸ‘ 1 views

This paper examines the sorting of residents between for-profit and nonprofit nursing homes and the health outcomes of those residents conditional on ownership type. Using data from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey, we find evidence of systematic sorting of residents by ownership type, a

The impact of personal characteristics o
The impact of personal characteristics on engagement in nursing home residents with dementia
✍ Jiska Cohen-Mansfield; Marcia S. Marx; Natalie G. Regier; Maha Dakheel-Ali πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 2009 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 95 KB πŸ‘ 2 views

## Abstract ## Objective To examine the impact of personal attributes on engagement in persons with dementia. ## Methods Participants were 193 residents of seven Maryland nursing homes. All participants had a diagnosis of dementia. Cognitive functioning was assessed via the Mini‐Mental State Exa