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View article: Chemical structure of β-glucans from the mushrooms of Lactarius spp. for development of polysaccharide-coated liposomes
Chemical structure of β-glucans from the mushrooms of Lactarius spp. for development of polysaccharide-coated liposomes Open
In the present work, the chemical structure of β-glucans from Lactarius scrobiculatus and Lactarius deterrimus were determined and correlated to their ability to coat liposomes. Previous characterized laminarin and yeast β-glucans were inc…
View article: Religious Mysticism in Literature: Shaping the Integration of Philosophical Thought in Germany
Religious Mysticism in Literature: Shaping the Integration of Philosophical Thought in Germany Open
Purpose: The aim of the study was to analyze the religious mysticism in literature: Shaping the integration of philosophical thought in Germany. Methodology: This study adopted a desk methodology. A desk study research design is commonly k…
View article: Public Involvement to Enhance Care Home Research; Collaboration on a Minimum Data Set for Care Homes
Public Involvement to Enhance Care Home Research; Collaboration on a Minimum Data Set for Care Homes Open
Introduction Information on care home residents in England is captured in numerous data sets (care home records, General Practitioner records, community nursing, etc.) but little of this information is currently analysed in a way that is u…
View article: Piloting a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: a developmental study
Piloting a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: a developmental study Open
Background We developed a prototype minimum data set (MDS) for English care homes, assessing feasibility of extracting data directly from digital care records (DCRs) with linkage to health and social care data. Methods Through stakeholder …
View article: Assessing the feasibility of measuring residents’ quality of life in English care homes and the construct validity and internal consistency of measures completed by staff proxy: a cross-sectional study
Assessing the feasibility of measuring residents’ quality of life in English care homes and the construct validity and internal consistency of measures completed by staff proxy: a cross-sectional study Open
Objectives To assess the feasibility of capturing older care home residents’ quality of life (QoL) in digital social care records and the construct validity (hypothesis testing) and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) of four QoL measu…
View article: Public involvement to enhance care home research; collaboration on a minimum data set for care homes
Public involvement to enhance care home research; collaboration on a minimum data set for care homes Open
Introduction Information on care home residents is captured in lots of datasets (care home records, GP records, community nursing etc) but little of this information is currently analysed in a way that is useful for care providers, current…
View article: Piloting a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: a developmental study
Piloting a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: a developmental study Open
Background We developed a prototype minimum data set (MDS) for English care homes, assessing feasibility of extracting data directly from digital care records (DCRs) with linkage to health and social care data. Methods Through stakeholder …
View article: Cross-sectional study assessing the feasibility of measuring residents’ Quality of Life in English care homes and assessing the construct validity and internal consistency of measures completed by staff-proxy
Cross-sectional study assessing the feasibility of measuring residents’ Quality of Life in English care homes and assessing the construct validity and internal consistency of measures completed by staff-proxy Open
Objectives To assess the feasibility of capturing older care home residents’ quality of life (QoL) in digital social care records (DSCRs) and the construct validity (hypothesis testing) and internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha) of four Q…
View article: Relationship between staff and quality of care in care homes: StaRQ mixed methods study
Relationship between staff and quality of care in care homes: StaRQ mixed methods study Open
Background Quality of life and care varies between and within the care homes in which almost half a million older people live and over half a million direct care staff (registered nurses and care assistants) work. The reasons are complex, …
View article: Data Collection in Care Homes for Older Adults: A National Survey in England
Data Collection in Care Homes for Older Adults: A National Survey in England Open
Context: In many countries, there is a specification for information that should be collected by care homes. So-called ‘minimum data-sets’ (MDS) are often lengthy, and report on resident health and wellbeing, staff, and facilities. In the …
View article: Outcome measures from international older adult care home intervention research: a scoping review
Outcome measures from international older adult care home intervention research: a scoping review Open
Background Care homes are increasingly important settings for intervention research to enhance evidence-informed care. For such research to demonstrate effectiveness, it is essential that measures are appropriate for the population, settin…
View article: Piloting of a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: protocol for a longitudinal, mixed-methods study
Piloting of a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: protocol for a longitudinal, mixed-methods study Open
Introduction Health and care data are routinely collected about care home residents in England, yet there is no way to collate these data to inform benchmarking and improvement. The Developing research resources And minimum data set for Ca…
View article: An Evaluation of the ‘My Home Life’ Leadership Support Programme for Care Home Managers
An Evaluation of the ‘My Home Life’ Leadership Support Programme for Care Home Managers Open
Care homes are central to the provision of care for older people and it is essential the leaders in this sector are supported to enhance the equality of care provided to these residents, often with multiple and complex needs and co-existin…
View article: An evaluation of the ‘My Home Life’ Leadership Support programme for care home managers
An evaluation of the ‘My Home Life’ Leadership Support programme for care home managers Open
• Background: Care homes are central to the provision of care for older people it is essential the leaders in this sector are supported to enhance the equality of care provided to these residents, often with multiple and complex needs and …
View article: A qualitative exploration of the clinical presentation, trajectory, management and recovery of <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 in older people: Learning from frontline staff experiences
A qualitative exploration of the clinical presentation, trajectory, management and recovery of <span>COVID</span> ‐19 in older people: Learning from frontline staff experiences Open
COVID-19 had a devastating impact on older people living in care homes. This study explored the clinical trajectory and management of COVID-19, as well as recovery of older people following infection during the early stages of the pandemic…
View article: Contextual factors influencing complex intervention research processes in care homes: a systematic review and framework synthesis
Contextual factors influencing complex intervention research processes in care homes: a systematic review and framework synthesis Open
© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial Lice…
View article: Contextual factors influencing complex intervention research processes in care homes: a systematic review and framework synthesis
Contextual factors influencing complex intervention research processes in care homes: a systematic review and framework synthesis Open
Background Care homes are complex settings to undertake intervention research. Barriers to research implementation processes can threaten studies’ validity, reducing the value to residents, staff, researchers and funders. We aimed to (i) i…
View article: Understanding and Explaining How Staff Promote Quality for Older People Living in Long-Term Care Facilities
Understanding and Explaining How Staff Promote Quality for Older People Living in Long-Term Care Facilities Open
Little is known about how the workforce influences quality in long term care facilities for older people. Conceptually, quality is complex, often contested, and dynamic, has overlapping physical, social, psychological and emotional dimensi…
View article: How Long-Term Care Quality Assurance Measures Address Dementia in Australia, England, Japan, and the United States
How Long-Term Care Quality Assurance Measures Address Dementia in Australia, England, Japan, and the United States Open
The prevalence of people with dementia living in long-term care (LTC) is high and rising internationally, and the need to improve LTC for people with dementia is widely recognized. In some countries, LTC quality assurance programs use quan…
View article: How quality improvement collaboratives work to improve healthcare in care homes: a realist evaluation
How quality improvement collaboratives work to improve healthcare in care homes: a realist evaluation Open
Background Quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) bring together multidisciplinary teams in a structured process to improve care quality. How QICs can be used to support healthcare improvement in care homes is not fully understood. Meth…
View article: Current antimicrobial stewardship programmes in public sector facilities across South Africa: Has the National AMR Strategy Framework made an impact?
Current antimicrobial stewardship programmes in public sector facilities across South Africa: Has the National AMR Strategy Framework made an impact? Open
Background: Inappropriate use of antimicrobials (AMs) in primary care and hospital settings is a key driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In 2011, a situational analysis of antibiotic use and resistance was conducted between South Afr…
View article: Uptake and use of a minimum data set (MDS) for older people living and dying in care homes in England: a realist review protocol
Uptake and use of a minimum data set (MDS) for older people living and dying in care homes in England: a realist review protocol Open
Introduction Care homes provide nursing and social care for older people who can no longer live independently at home. In the UK, there is no consistent approach to how information about residents’ medical history, care needs and preferenc…
View article: Improving the Quality of Care in Care Homes Using the Quality Improvement Collaborative Approach: Lessons Learnt from Six Projects Conducted in the UK and The Netherlands
Improving the Quality of Care in Care Homes Using the Quality Improvement Collaborative Approach: Lessons Learnt from Six Projects Conducted in the UK and The Netherlands Open
The Breakthrough Series Quality Improvement Collaborative (QIC) initiative is a well-developed and widely used approach, but most of what we know about it has come from healthcare settings. In this article, those leading QICs to improve ca…
View article: <u>SE</u>eking <u>A</u>nswe<u>R</u>s for <u>C</u>are <u>H</u>omes during the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID SEARCH)
SEeking AnsweRs for Care Homes during the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID SEARCH) Open
The care and support of older people residing in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic has created new and unanticipated uncertainties for staff. In this short report, we present our analyses of the uncertainties of care h…