The protective effect of social engagement on mortality in long-term care

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The protective effect of social engagement (SE) in long-term care has been studied relative to mortality using a retrospective cohort study design. It was found that greater levels of SE are associated with longer survival independent of mortality reisk factors. SE maybe a modifiable risk factor for dath in those in long-trm care

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Sandra MacNeish

Aug 10, 2009 @ 5:17 pm

Could you tell me what aucte facilites stands for as my great grandmother died and on her death certificate it says acute facilites and cardiac syncope. I am not sure what this means?

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Delirium symptoms in post-acute care: prevalent, persistent, and associated with poor functional recovery

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A prospective cohort study has been carried out to determine the prevalence of delirium symptoms at the time of admission to post-acute facilities, the persistence of delirium symptoms in this setting, and the associaton of delirium symptoms with functional recovery. Strong prelim inary evidence indicates that in patients admitted to post-acute care facilities from acute care hospitals, delirium symptoms are prevalent, persistence and associated with poor functional recovery. Post-acute facility staff should be trained to recognize and manage this common, morbid condition.

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Mortality-related factors and 1-year survival in nursing home residents

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A retrospective cohort study with development and validation cohorts was carried out to identify factors associated with one -year mortality in newly admitted and long-stay ( one year+ ) nursing home residents and to use them to create a tool for estimating risk l evels for one-year mortality. This was done by linking Minimum Data Set (MDS) information with data from the National Death Index . It was found that MDS data can be used to identify major factors associated with one-year mortality in the group studied.

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