Barbara M Resnick

..56, P > .05), and no difference in self-efficacy expectations (F = .58, P > .05) or job satisfaction (F = .48, P > .05). The findings provide useful information for future research in restorative care...

..01, p = .96) or sustaining an injury (B = 0.42, Wald = 0.88, p = .35). The study findings supported prior research findings supporting the safety of interventions that optimize function and encourage physical activity among older adults...

..To develop and test the Function-Focused Care in Assisted Living (FFC-AL) intervention so as to alter the decline that older adults in AL experience...

..To review current screening guidelines and practice related to cancer screening among older adults and to establish a best practice approach to screening for older individuals applicable to all levels of care...

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..Res-Care-AL is a nurse-initiated intervention using a social ecological model and self-efficacy (SE)-based approach to implement a restorative care intervention for nursing home residents...

..The purpose of this study was to test reliability and validity of the Physical Resilience Scale...

..Rasch model testing demonstrated that some items had high variability. Based on these findings suggestions are made for how items could be revised and the scales improved for future use...

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..The findings may be used to revise the Res-Care Pilot Intervention and direct future implementation of programs in nursing home settings...

..The purpose of this qualitative study was to consider the current beliefs of nursing assistants and directors of nursing about management of urinary incontinence (UI) among the residents in nursing homes...

..This study included 386 nursing assistants from 8 nursing homes. The findings provide some support for the reliability and validity of these measures on the basis of Rasch analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and convergent validity...

..The findings provide some additional support for the prevalence of anemia and suggest that those with anemia associated with chronic kidney disease are less motivated to engage in functional activities...

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..This study considered the factors that facilitated or prevented nursing assistants (NAs) from engaging in restorative care activities...

..In doing so, assurance of treatment fidelity related to restorative care interventions would be strengthened...

..Recognizing both benefits and risks to alcohol use in older adults suggests that an individual approach to educating these individuals about their use of alcohol should be conducted...

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..It was also consistent across both models that age, cognitive status, physical and mental health status, pain, fear, outcome expectations, and depressive symptoms did not directly influence exercise behavior...

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..58 and r = .60, respectively, p < .05). The PAS-LTC completed during the day shift and total activity based on the PAS-LTC showed nonsignificant correlations of .40 or greater with the ActiGraph activity counts and calories...

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..To test the feasibility and effectiveness of the Senior Exercise Self-efficacy Project (SESEP)...

..Supervisory workers believe that nursing assistants require additional training to meet the increasingly complex needs of nursing home residents...

..Findings from this study revealed unmet support needs expressed by caregivers of older adult hip fracture patients. Ongoing research and clinical interventions are needed to establish effective methods to empower these caregivers...

..This study will add to current knowledge by examining the impact of a combined exercise training/social learning intervention approach versus either alone...

..The objectives are to describe for the first time a home-based exercise intervention for frail elderly hip fracture patients and to describe the feasibility of this exercise program...

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..A further study will be conducted to test the effects of these modules on preventing hip fractures...

..The sample included 8 researcher nurses all women, White, and 42-53 years of age...

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..An individualized approach may be a useful way to help older adults make health decisions and engage in those health promotion activities that will increase their quality of life...

..7, F = 280.4, p < .05) in treatment group participants. The techniques used in this intervention were effective in helping to expose nursing assistants to educational sessions and increase their knowledge of nursing care practices...

..Many older adults, however, are unaware of this information. With the rapid growth of older adult online users who have a specific interest in health, the Web can serve as a valuable medium to disseminate this information...

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..Model testing found that age, chronic illnesses, degree of physical and mental health, and cognitive status directly or indirectly influenced older adults' participation in primary and secondary health behaviors...

..To explore end-of-life treatment preferences (ELTP) among older adults and to test the impact of a nurse practitioner (NP) initiated intervention to facilitate the completion of ELTPs...

..Understanding the factors that explain exercise behavior in older adults will help structure interventions that motivate these individuals to initiate and adhere to regular exercise...

..The findings support the theory of self-efficacy, and are best explained within a social cognitive theory framework...

..Future research is needed to clarify the potential benefits of timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment for anemic older adults in long-term-care settings and establish evidence-based guidelines to direct care in this area...

..Using the Disablement Process Model, it was hypothesized that variables from all levels of the model would significantly impact the ability of a NH resident to get up from a chair...

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..Our objective was to determine whether a yearlong home-based exercise program initiated following UC could be administered to older patients with hip fracture and improve outcomes...

..To help older adults initiate and adhere to an exercise program, nurses can easily implement the WALC intervention in a variety of settings...

..9, p <.05). Health care providers should use an individualized approach to alcohol use in older adults and help these individuals establish, as appropriate, safe drinking habits that will augment health and quality of life...

..The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility of implementing two specific Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs), Pain Management and Falls and Fall Risk, developed by the American Medical Directors Association...

..The positive effect of SSE-E on the outcome expectations for exercise in older women recovering from a hip fracture provides an opportunity for health care providers in improving physical activity in this population...

..The findings provided some evidence of internal consistency and construct validity for the PHWSUQ. The major limitation of this study was its small sample size, hence further psychometric testing is needed with larger samples...

..The study provided some evidence for the reliability and validity of the SEE and OEE when used with minority older adults, and it provides some guidelines for future scale revisions and use...

..The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of older women post hip fracture who were exposed to a motivational intervention, the Exercise Plus Program, intended to increase adherence to exercise...

..Clinically, these findings may be applicable to individuals at risk for poor recovery. They also may prompt practitioners to consider alternative factors that influence psychosocial recovery...

..Treatment fidelity issues and compliance with the programs were not addressed in these studies. Without such an evaluation, it is impossible to evaluate the effectiveness of restorative care activities...

..Future research and clinical work should focus on developing and testing interventions that strengthen both self-efficacy and positive outcome expectations in older adults to facilitate maintenance of exercise behavior over time...

..However, they needed instructions on how to search for credible health information online. Some usability-testing methods might need to be modified for older adults' specific needs...

..Additional studies with a larger representative sample are needed to further examine the psychometric aspects of these measures...

..The study findings were used to revise the Restorative Care for the Cognitively Impaired Intervention and could direct future implementation of programmes in nursing home settings...

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..Representing a paradigm shift from traditional screening approaches that focus on potential risks of exercising, this tool emphasizes the benefits of exercise and physical activity for all individuals...

..Age, gender, and neurologic disease significantly influenced whether or not a fall occurred. Mental health, regular use of alcohol, and neurologic problems all significantly influenced the number of falls that occurred...

..The sample collected between January 2001 and June 2005 evaluated 364 community-dwelling men and women aged 34 to 88 years living in Baltimore, Maryland...

..In so doing, older adults with CHF will be helped to improve and maintain cardiac status, decrease the symptoms of CHF, and improve overall quality of life...

..although the majority of hip fractures are the result of a fall, whether repeated falls in the year post-fracture adversely influence recovery of social participation is not known...

..Exercise is an important strategy with potential to improve recovery in older adults following a hip fracture...

..Theoretical frameworks are useful tools for guiding and organizing research investigations from literature review through development and implementation of the intervention to interpretation of findings...

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..The ultimate goal is to alter the current philosophy of care in long-term care to focus on function, improve clinical outcomes, and inform policy makers on the effectiveness of restorative care programs. ..