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Pressure ulcer preventive device use among elderly patients early in the hospital stayShayna E Rich
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, 660 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Nurs Res 58:95-104. 2009..Adherence to these guidelines among elderly hospital patients early in the hospital stay has not been examined in prior studies...- Care-related risk factors for hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in elderly adults with hip fractureMona Baumgarten
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:277-83. 2012..To identify care-related factors associated with hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs)... 
Black/White differences in pressure ulcer incidence in nursing home residentsMona Baumgarten
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1293-8. 2004....- Validity of pressure ulcer diagnosis using digital photographyMona Baumgarten
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
Wound Repair Regen 17:287-90. 2009..Since blinded outcome assessment is one of the cornerstones of good clinical trial design, photography offers the potential to strengthen future studies... - Risk factors for pressure ulcers among elderly hip fracture patientsMona Baumgarten
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Wound Repair Regen 11:96-103. 2003.... - Pressure ulcers in elderly patients with hip fracture across the continuum of careMona Baumgarten
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School ofMedicine, 660W Redwood Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:863-70. 2009..To identify care settings associated with greater pressure ulcer risk in elderly patients with hip fracture in the postfracture period... - Use of pressure-redistributing support surfaces among elderly hip fracture patients across the continuum of care: adherence to pressure ulcer prevention guidelinesMona Baumgarten
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 660 West Redwood Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Gerontologist 50:253-62. 2010..To estimate the frequency of use of pressure-redistributing support surfaces (PRSS) among hip fracture patients and to determine whether higher pressure ulcer risk is associated with greater PRSS use... - Adult day care for the frail elderly: outcomes, satisfaction, and costMona Baumgarten
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, USA
J Aging Health 14:237-59. 2002..To assess outcomes and satisfaction among frail elderly day care clients and their informal caregivers and the impact of adult day care on the cost of health services... - Pressure ulcers among elderly patients early in the hospital stayMona Baumgarten
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Division of Gerontology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 61:749-54. 2006..The goals of this study were to estimate the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in the first 2 days of the hospital stay and to identify patient characteristics associated with higher incidence... - Extrinsic risk factors for pressure ulcers early in the hospital stay: a nested case-control studyMona Baumgarten
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:408-13. 2008.... - Mortality and adverse health events in newly admitted nursing home residents with and without dementiaJay Magaziner
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1858-66. 2005..g., infections, fevers, pressure ulcers, falls) than residents without dementia because of communication and self-care difficulties... - A retrospective case-control study of the use of hormone-related supplements and association with breast cancerTimothy R Rebbeck
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6021, USA
Int J Cancer 120:1523-8. 2007..Additional confirmatory studies are required to determine whether black cohosh could be used to prevent breast cancer... - Pressure ulcers and the transition to long-term careMona Baumgarten
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Adv Skin Wound Care 16:299-304. 2003..The identification of pressure ulcer risk factors is essential to the implementation of prevention activities, ensuring that appropriate interventions are targeted to the residents who are most likely to benefit... - Use of photographs for the identification of pressure ulcers in elderly hospitalized patients: validity and reliabilityA Russell Localio
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6021, USA
Wound Repair Regen 14:506-13. 2006..69 and 0.84, respectively. Trained research nurses can accurately classify pressure ulcers from photographs, even when patients are largely non-White and the photographs depict pressure ulcers spanning all pressure ulcer stages... - Case-control study of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy and endometrial cancerBrian L Strom
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19104 6021, USA
Am J Epidemiol 164:775-86. 2006..Thus, if HRT is to be used in women with an intact uterus, this study confirms the benefit of adding progestins to the regimen... - Pressure-redistributing support surface use and pressure ulcer incidence in elderly hip fracture patientsShayna E Rich
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1052-9. 2011..To evaluate the association between pressure-redistributing support surface (PRSS) use and incident pressure ulcers in older adults with hip fracture... - ED predictors of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in patients without hematemesisMichael D Witting
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:280-5. 2006..CONCLUSION: Black stool, age less than 50 years, and blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio of 30 or greater independently predict an upper GI tract bleeding source... - Prevalence of pressure ulcers on hospital admission among nursing home residents transferred to the hospitalEithne Keelaghan
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Wound Repair Regen 16:331-6. 2008..The results highlight the importance of continuity of care across transitions between care settings... - Frequent manual repositioning and incidence of pressure ulcers among bed-bound elderly hip fracture patientsShayna E Rich
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Wound Repair Regen 19:10-8. 2011..1, 95% confidence interval 0.5-2.4). No association was found between frequent repositioning of bed-bound patients and lower pressure ulcer incidence, calling into question the allocation of resources for repositioning... - Dementia as a risk factor for falls and fall injuries among nursing home residentsCarol van Doorn
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1213-8. 2003..To compare rates of falling between nursing home residents with and without dementia and to examine dementia as an independent risk factor for falls and fall injuries... - The incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers among elderly patients in general medical practiceDavid J Margolis
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:321-5. 2002..They are most likely to occur in those over 85 years of age. Preventative strategies within the general practice setting should concentrate on the oldest of the elderly... - Inappropriate drug use and risk of transition to nursing homes among community-dwelling older adultsIlene H Zuckerman
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Med Care 44:722-30. 2006..Adverse events from inappropriate medications are preventable risk factors for nursing home admissions... - Measuring the frequency of contact between nursing home residents and their family and friendsCynthia L Port
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201, USA
Nurs Res 52:52-6. 2003..The involvement of family and friends in nursing home care represents an important resource for an overburdened long-term care system. However, little guidance exists for researchers interested in measuring family involvement... - Medical conditions as risk factors for pressure ulcers in an outpatient settingDavid J Margolis
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Age Ageing 32:259-64. 2003..the purpose of this study was to evaluate the likelihood that the presence of certain medical conditions in older ambulatory patients are associated with the risk of developing a new pressure ulcer... - The use and interpretation of quasi-experimental studies in infectious diseasesAnthony D Harris
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Clin Infect Dis 38:1586-91. 2004.... - Estrogen sulfation genes, hormone replacement therapy, and endometrial cancer riskTimothy R Rebbeck
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 904 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6021, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 98:1311-20. 2006..To investigate the mechanism of this association, we evaluated whether risk of endometrial cancer was associated with the genotypes involved in steroid hormone metabolism and the duration of exogenous hormone use... - Practical aspects of sharing controls between case-control studiesGreta R Bunin
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 14:523-30. 2005..We discuss the practical advantages and challenges of sharing controls among two or more concurrently conducted case-control studies... - Obesity reduces the risk of pressure ulcers in elderly hospitalized patientsCharlene Compher
Penn Nursing, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62:1310-2. 2007..Both underweight and obesity have been suggested as risk factors for pressure ulcers (PU) development, although data are limited. Our aim was to evaluate the odds of PU in underweight and obese, relative to optimal weight patients... - Venous leg ulcer: incidence and prevalence in the elderlyDavid J Margolis
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 46:381-6. 2002..Venous leg ulcer is a disease most common in those aged 65 years and older. However, the incidence and prevalence have not been well established... - Usefulness and validity of diagnostic nasogastric aspiration in patients without hematemesisMichael D Witting
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Ann Emerg Med 43:525-32. 2004..We estimate the test characteristics of nasogastric aspiration to diagnose upper gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage in patients without hematemesis... - Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in rheumatoid arthritis patientsElizabeth K Pradhan
The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Arthritis Rheum 57:1134-42. 2007.... - Gender differences in burden and depression among informal caregivers of demented elders in the communityLisa Gallicchio
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 1596, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:154-63. 2002..Earlier studies have yielded inconsistent findings regarding gender differences with respect to burden and depression among informal community caregivers of dementia patients... - Risk factors for hospital-acquired incontinence in elderly female hip fracture patientsMary H Palmer
School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 57:M672-7. 2002..The study was a secondary analysis of data abstracted from medical records in hospitals in Pennsylvania, Texas, New Jersey, and Virginia... - Side effects of opioids during short-term administration: effect of age, gender, and raceM Soledad Cepeda
Department of Anesthesiology, and Clinical Epidemiology Unit. Javeriana Univeristy, Bogota, Colombia
Clin Pharmacol Ther 74:102-12. 2003..The risk of respiratory depression increases substantially after 60 years of age. Women have nausea and vomiting more often than men. The effect of race deserves further investigation... - Circulating levels of cytokines during pregnancy: thrombopoietin is elevated in miscarriageBrian W Whitcomb
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Insttutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20852, USA
Fertil Steril 89:1795-802. 2008..To evaluate the hypothesis that cytokine levels are associated with miscarriage risk using serum samples collected before report of miscarriage... - Pressure Ulcers in America: a commentaryMona Baumgarten
Adv Skin Wound Care 15:E1-3; author reply E-3. 2002 - Circulating chemokine levels and miscarriageBrian W Whitcomb
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Epidemiol 166:323-31. 2007..The observation regarding ENA-78, which has roles in regulation of angiogenesis and leukocyte recruitment, suggests a possible role for this chemokine as an early indicator of miscarriage risk...
Research Grants
- PRESSURE ULCERS IN ELDERLY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTSMona Baumgarten; Fiscal Year: 2001..They conclude that the present research is a first step towards addressing a common and serious problem, improving the quality of life of elderly hospital patients and reducing the cost of hospital care. ..
- Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in Hip Fracture PatientsMona Baumgarten; Fiscal Year: 2003..At the end of the planning project, we will be poised to submit a proposal that applies rigorous research methods to an important clinical problem. ..
- Locus of Care & Pressure Ulcers After Hip FractureMona Baumgarten; Fiscal Year: 2004....