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Amankwaa, Isaac; Nelson, Katherine; Rook, Mary; Hales, Caroline |
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Association between body mass index, multi-morbidity and activities of daily living among New Zealand nursing home older adults: a retrospective analysis of nationwide InterRAI data |
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2022 |
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BMC Geriatrics |
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22 |
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1 |
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1-10 |
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Obesity; Body mass index; Residential aged care facilities; InterRAI |
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Undertakes a retrospective review of nursing home residents' data obtained from the NZ International Residential Assessment Instrument national dataset, 2015-2018. Includes 198,790 aged care residents, calculating weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Defines multi-morbidity as the presence of 2 or more health conditions. Measures the risk of disability by a self-performance scale. Highlights an inverse relationship between activities of daily living (ADL) and BMI. |
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1785 |
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Grinlinton, Anne |
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Management of pressure injury prevention in two New Zealand residential aged care facilities: A case study |
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2021 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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120 p. |
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Pressure injuries; Residential aged care facilities; Injury prevention |
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Aims to explore the strategies employed for pressure-injury prevention in two residential aged care facilities in NZ. Investigates how pressure injuries are managed from the perspective of Clinical Managers (CMs), Registered Nurses (RNs) and Health Care Assistants (HCAs). Analyses facility policies and guidelines for pressure injury prevention and management and identifies barriers and facilitators of injury prevention. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1802 |
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Kussmaul, Joerg |
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An investigation of occupational health and safety workplaces and working conditions in comparison to nursing care quality in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in New Zealand |
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Book Whole |
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2020 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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270 p. |
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Residential Aged Care Facilities; Ocuupational health and safety; Working conditions; InterRAI; Clinical Assessment Protocols Job stress; Registered nurses; Enrolled nurses; Healthcare assistants |
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Identifies critical factors related to the occupational health and safety of workplaces and working conditions in residential aged-care facilities (RACF), from the perspective of nursing staff. Correlates quality indicators for occupational health and safety for workplaces and in working conditions with nursing care quality based on the InterRAI Clinical Assessment Protocols (CAP). Uses a mixed-method approach to conduct an audit of workplace health and safety and environmental conditions in 17 RACFs. Surveys 398 registered nurses (RN), enrolled nurses (EN), and Healthcare Assistants (HCA) about the mental and physical stressors in their work. |
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1655 |
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