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Autor:
Frederic H. Decker
Publikováno v:
Population Health Management. 14:199-204
We examined the association of profit status and patient hospitalizations in the present-day home health care market, a market that grew substantially in the past decade, with much of that growth attributed to the entry of for-profit agencies. Data f
Autor:
Nicholas G. Castle, Frederic H. Decker
Publikováno v:
Journal of Applied Gerontology. 30:539-561
The association of job tenure among nursing home administrators (NHAs) and directors of nursing (DONs) with the prevalence of pressure ulcers, pain, and physical restraint use was examined. Data sources included the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey
Autor:
Edward W. Gregg, William S. Pearson, Xinzhi Zhang, Ann L. Albright, Frederic H. Decker, Huabin Luo, Jinan B. Saaddine, Linda S. Geiss
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 58:724-730
OBJECTIVES: To estimate trends in the prevalence and comorbidities of diabetes mellitus (DM) in U.S. nursing homes from 1995 to 2004. DESIGN: SAS callable SUDAAN was used to adjust for the complex sample design and assess changes in prevalence of DM
Publikováno v:
The Gerontologist. 49:596-610
Purpose: We examined predictors of intrinsic job satisfaction, overall satisfaction, and intention to leave the job among nursing assistants (NAs). Design and Methods: The study focused on NAs who worked 30 or more hours per week in a nursing home. D
Autor:
Nicholas G. Castle, Frederic H. Decker
Publikováno v:
Health Care Management Review. 34:152-160
BACKGROUND: Research indicates that the length of time a nursing home administrator (NHA) or director of nursing (DON) has worked in a nursing home may have a positive relationship to quality of care. Few studies, however, have focused on factors ass
Autor:
Frederic H. Decker
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Medical Quality. 23:465-474
Data on Medicare discharges (n = 4,086) in the discharge sample of the National Nursing Home Survey were used to study the association of registered nurse (RN) and physical therapist (PT) staffing levels to the outcomes and length of Medicare nursing
Autor:
Frederic H. Decker
Publikováno v:
Health Economics, Policy and Law. 3:115-140
Poorer resident care in US for-profit relative to not-for-profit nursing homes is usually blamed on the profit motive. But US nursing home performance may relate to Medicaid public financing in a manner qualifying the relationship between ownership a
Autor:
Frederic H. Decker
Publikováno v:
Journal of Aging and Health. 20:66-88
Objective: The relationship of nursing home (NH) discharges due to death to NH bed supply and hospital bed supply was examined. Method: Data on discharges came from the 1999 National Nursing Home Survey ( N = 6,335). County-level bed supply, controls
Autor:
Frederic H. Decker
Publikováno v:
Research in Nursing & Health. 31:238-251
Researchers have found registered nurse (RN) staffing unrelated to the prevention of hospitalizations of nursing home residents. Although most nursing home admissions are from hospitals, their studies involved residents who probably were not admitted
Autor:
Frederic H. Decker
Publikováno v:
Medical Care. 44:812-821
Findings on the relationship between nurse staffing and nursing home outcomes (eg, dying vs. discharges to the community) have been inconsistent. Although some studies show outcomes related to staffing ratios, others do not. Subjects in studies showi