Cynthia Lindman Port

Summary

Affiliation: University of Maryland
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Resident contact with family and friends following nursing home admission
    C L Port
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201, USA
    Gerontologist 41:589-96. 2001
  2. ncbi Measuring the frequency of contact between nursing home residents and their family and friends
    Cynthia L Port
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201, USA
    Nurs Res 52:52-6. 2003
  3. ncbi Identifying changeable barriers to family involvement in the nursing home for cognitively impaired residents
    Cynthia Lindman Port
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 660 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    Gerontologist 44:770-8. 2004
  4. ncbi Families filling the gap: comparing family involvement for assisted living and nursing home residents with dementia
    Cynthia L Port
    Division of Gerontology, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    Gerontologist 45:87-95. 2005
  5. ncbi Informal caregiver involvement and illness detection among cognitively impaired nursing home residents
    Cynthia Lindman Port
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 61:970-4. 2006

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Resident contact with family and friends following nursing home admission
    C L Port
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201, USA
    Gerontologist 41:589-96. 2001
    ..In addition to reexamining factors studied previously, several new factors were explored: contact level prior to nursing home placement, dementia status, and resident race...
  2. ncbi Measuring the frequency of contact between nursing home residents and their family and friends
    Cynthia 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...
  3. ncbi Identifying changeable barriers to family involvement in the nursing home for cognitively impaired residents
    Cynthia Lindman Port
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 660 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    Gerontologist 44:770-8. 2004
    ..Barriers to family involvement in the nursing home with the potential for change through intervention are examined, including transportation, caregiver health, relationships with staff, and resident characteristics...
  4. ncbi Families filling the gap: comparing family involvement for assisted living and nursing home residents with dementia
    Cynthia L Port
    Division of Gerontology, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    Gerontologist 45:87-95. 2005
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare the sociodemographics, self-rated health, and involvement levels of family caregivers of residents with dementia in residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) versus nursing home settings...
  5. ncbi Informal caregiver involvement and illness detection among cognitively impaired nursing home residents
    Cynthia Lindman Port
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 61:970-4. 2006
    ..This study examined relationships between the level of informal caregiver involvement (ICI) in the NH and the degree to which residents' common medical conditions were detected by facility staff...