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J Gerontol Nurs ; 44(5): 9-17, 2018 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28990636

ABSTRACT

Assessing everyday living preferences for nursing home residents is a cornerstone of delivering person-centered care (PCC), yet little is known about how cognitive ability can influence the importance of reported preferences. The current study examined the effect of cognitive ability on the level and stability of reported importance of preferences for everyday living in a sample of 255 nursing home residents across 3 months. Participants were grouped by cognitive impairment status (none-to-low, mild, and moderate) at baseline and completed the Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory, Nursing Home version interview at baseline and 3 months. Repeated measures analyses of covariance revealed no significant differences (p > 0.001) between cognitive groups on their reported level of importance of preferences at baseline and no significant change over 3 months. These data highlight the value of assessing everyday care preferences to help support delivery of PCC for individuals with and without cognitive impairment. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 44(5), 9-17.].


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Activities of Daily Living/psychology , Cognition/physiology , Health Status , Patient Preference/psychology , Patient-Centered Care/organization & administration , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , New England , Nursing Homes , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Am J Obstet Gynecol ; 197(5): 488.e1-5, 2007 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17980184

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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of persistent bacterial vaginosis (BV) on the occurrence of spontaneous preterm birth (SPB) in women who test positive for fetal fibronectin. STUDY DESIGN: This is a secondary analysis of a subset of pregnant women who tested positive for BV and fetal fibronectin between 16(0/7) and 25(6/7) weeks of gestation and who participated in randomized placebo controlled trials of antibiotic therapy. Nugent's criteria were used for the diagnosis of BV. Patients were reassessed for the presence of BV after treatment. The rate of SPB at <34 weeks of gestation was analyzed on the basis of treatment mode and BV status at the follow-up visit. RESULTS: The primary studies included a total of 3285 women. A subset of 215 women met the criteria for this analysis. Seventy-seven of 100 patients (77%) in the antibiotics group vs 33 of the 115 patients (28.7%) in the placebo group became BV negative (P < .0001). The rate of SPB at <34 weeks of gestation was lower for BV resolution compared with persistent BV (0 vs 5.7%, respectively; P = .01). CONCLUSION: In women who tested positive for fetal fibronectin and BV, resolution of BV is associated with less SPB before 34 weeks of gestation.


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Premature Birth/epidemiology , Vaginosis, Bacterial/epidemiology , Adult , Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Comorbidity , Female , Fibronectins/analysis , Humans , Metronidazole/therapeutic use , Pregnancy , Premature Birth/prevention & control , Vaginosis, Bacterial/drug therapy
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