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| Barbara M Bates-JensenSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Subepidermal moisture is associated with early pressure ulcer damage in nursing home residents with dark skin tones: pilot findingsBarbara M Bates-Jensen
School of Nursing, and Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 36:277-84. 2009..To examine the relationship between a measure of skin and tissue water, subepidermal moisture (SEM), and visual assessment of early pressure ulcer (PU) damage in nursing home (NH) residents with dark skin tones...
Characteristics of recurrent pressure ulcers in veterans with spinal cord injuryBarbara M Bates-Jensen
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Geriatric Research, Education, Clinical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Spinal Cord Med 32:34-42. 2009..To describe characteristics of recurrent pressure ulcers (PrUs) in veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI)...
Subepidermal moisture differentiates erythema and stage I pressure ulcers in nursing home residentsBarbara M Bates-Jensen
School of Nursing, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095 6919, USA
Wound Repair Regen 16:189-97. 2008..SEM differentiates between erythema and stage I PUs. SEM may assist in predicting early PU damage, allowing for earlier intervention to prevent PUs...
Quality indicators for the care of pressure ulcers in vulnerable eldersBarbara M Bates-Jensen
School of Nursing and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:S409-16. 2007
Subepidermal moisture predicts erythema and stage 1 pressure ulcers in nursing home residents: a pilot studyBarbara M Bates-Jensen
School of Nursing, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1199-205. 2007..To examine the relationship between a measure of subepidermal moisture (SEM) and visual skin assessment (VSA) of erythema and Stage 1 pressure ulcers (PUs) performed a week later in nursing home (NH) residents...
The minimum data set pressure ulcer indicator: does it reflect differences in care processes related to pressure ulcer prevention and treatment in nursing homes?Barbara M Bates-Jensen
Division of Geriatrics, School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1203-12. 2003..To determine whether nursing homes (NHs) that score in the extreme quartiles of pressure ulcer (PU) prevalence as reported on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) PU quality indicator provide different PU care...
The minimum data set urinary incontinence quality indicators: do they reflect differences in care processes related to incontinence?John F Schnelle
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging, UCLA Borun Center for Gerontological Research, and Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, UCLA, and Veterans Administration Hospital Sepulveda, Los Angeles, California, USA
Med Care 41:909-22. 2003..nursing homes that score in the lower 25th percentile (low prevalence) versus the upper 75th percentile (high prevalence) on each of two Minimum Data Set (MDS) incontinence quality indicators provide different incontinence care processes..
The effects of staffing on in-bed times of nursing home residentsBarbara M Bates-Jensen
Department of Geriatrics, School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 91335, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:931-8. 2004..To examine the effect of staffing level on time observed in bed during the daytime in nursing home (NH) residents...
The effects of an exercise and incontinence intervention on skin health outcomes in nursing home residentsBarbara M Bates-Jensen
Division of Geriatrics, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:348-55. 2003..To examine skin health outcomes of an exercise and incontinence intervention...
Standardized quality-assessment system to evaluate pressure ulcer care in the nursing homeBarbara M Bates-Jensen
Division of Geriatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1194-202. 2003..To demonstrate reliability and feasibility of a standardized protocol to assess and score quality indicators relevant to pressure ulcer (PU) care processes in nursing homes (NHs)...
The Minimum Data Set bedfast quality indicator: differences among nursing homesBarbara M Bates-Jensen
Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Nurs Res 53:260-72. 2004....
A standardized quality assessment system to evaluate incontinence care in the nursing homeJohn F Schnelle
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging, UCLA Borun Center for Gerontological Research, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1754-61. 2003..To demonstrate the reliability and feasibility of a standardized protocol to assess and score urinary incontinence care in nursing homes...
Not enough nurses, education, and technology: increasing staffing in nursing homes may not be enoughBarbara M Bates-Jensen
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Borun Center for Gerontological Research, in Reseda, CA, USA
Am J Nurs 105:13. 2005
The minimum data set prevalence of restraint quality indicator: does it reflect differences in care?John F Schnelle
Borun Center for Gerontological Research, Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 7150 Tampa Avenue, Reseda, CA 91335, USA
Gerontologist 44:245-55. 2004....
Addressing delays in medication administration for patients transferred from the hospital to the nursing home: a pilot quality improvement projectKatherine T Ward
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 1687, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 6:205-11. 2008..Patients being transferred to a nursing home (NH) after an acute hospitalization are subject to adverse effects, including medication errors, related to poor coordination of care across settings...
Evaluating the accuracy of minimum data set bed-mobility ratings against independent performance assessments: systematic error and directions for improvementBarbara M Bates-Jensen
Borun Center for Gerontological Research, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 91335, USA
Gerontologist 45:731-8. 2005..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the MDS ADL bed-mobility item as completed by nursing home nurses with independent performance assessments conducted by research staff...
Accuracy of nursing home medical record information about care-process delivery: implications for staff management and improvementJohn F Schnelle
Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1378-83. 2004..This article reviews methods to improve the accuracy of NH medical record documentation and to create data systems useful for staff training and management...
Research Grants
- Biophysical Measure To Predict Pressure Ulcers In Nursing Home ResidentsBarbara Bates Jensen; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Biophysical Measure To Predict Pressure Ulcers In Nursing Home ResidentsBarbara M Bates Jensen; Fiscal Year: 2010....
