A review of evidence on the reliability and validity of Minimum Data Set data

JW Poss, NM Jutan, JP Hirdes, BE Fries… - Healthcare Management …, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the reliability and validity of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment,
which is being used increasingly in Canadian nursing homes and continuing care facilities …

Reliability of the interRAI suite of assessment instruments: a 12-country study of an integrated health information system

JP Hirdes, G Ljunggren, JN Morris, DHM Frijters… - BMC health services …, 2008 - Springer
Background A multi-domain suite of instruments has been developed by the interRAI
research collaborative to support assessment and care planning in mental health, aged care …

Measures to assess commonly experienced symptoms for people with dementia in long-term care settings: a systematic review

C Ellis-Smith, CJ Evans, AE Bone, LA Henson… - BMC medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background High symptom burden is common in long-term care residents with dementia
and results in distress and behavioral challenges if undetected. Physicians may have limited …

Evaluating the effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on long-term care residents' mental health: a data-driven approach in New Brunswick

C McArthur, M Saari, GA Heckman, N Wellens… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Long-term care (LTC) residents, isolated because of the COVID-19 pandemic, are at
increased risk for negative mental health outcomes. The purpose of our article is to …

Prevalence and determinants of poor food intake of residents living in long-term care

HH Keller, N Carrier, SE Slaughter, C Lengyel… - Journal of the american …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Poor food intake is known to lead to malnutrition in long-term care homes (LTCH),
yet multilevel determinants of food intake are not fully understood, hampering development …

Exercise for depression in elderly residents of care homes: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

M Underwood, SE Lamb, S Eldridge, B Sheehan… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Depression is common and is associated with poor outcomes among elderly
care-home residents. Exercise is a promising low-risk intervention for depression in this …

Acute care inpatients with long-term delayed-discharge: evidence from a Canadian health region

AP Costa, JW Poss, T Peirce, JP Hirdes - BMC health services research, 2012 - Springer
Background Acute hospital discharge delays are a pressing concern for many health care
administrators. In Canada, a delayed discharge is defined by the alternate level of care …

Effect of early palliative care on end-of-life health care costs: A population-based, propensity score–matched cohort study

H Seow, LC Barbera, K McGrail, F Burge… - JCO oncology …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the impact of early versus not-early palliative
care among cancer decedents on end-of-life health care costs. METHODS: Using linked …

The effects of Tai Chi on heart rate variability in older chinese individuals with depression

J Liu, H **e, M Liu, Z Wang, L Zou, AS Yeung… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background Very little research has been done to simultaneously investigate the effects of
Tai Chi (TC) on depression and heart rate variability (HRV). This study, therefore, attempted …

Temporal and geographic variation in the validity and internal consistency of the Nursing Home Resident Assessment Minimum Data Set 2.0

V Mor, O Intrator, MA Unruh, S Cai - BMC health services research, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background The Minimum Data Set (MDS) for nursing home resident assessment
has been required in all US nursing homes since 1990 and has been universally …