Factors influencing adherence with therapeutic sunlight exposure in older people in intermediate care facilities

2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. e234-e241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seeta Durvasula ◽  
Philip N. Sambrook ◽  
Ian D. Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Sunlight Exposure ◽  
Intermediate Care ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Intermediate Care Facilities

Sunlight and health: Attitudes of older people living in intermediate care facilities in southern Australia

2010 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. e94-e99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seeta Durvasula ◽  
Cindy Kok ◽  
Philip N. Sambrook ◽  
Robert G. Cumming ◽  
Stephen R. Lord ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Intermediate Care ◽  
Health Attitudes ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Intermediate Care Facilities

scholarly journals Multidimensional Prognostic Index and Mortality in Intermediate Care Facilities: A Retrospective Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2632
Author(s):  
Nicola Veronese ◽  
Stefano Vianello ◽  
Claudia Danesin ◽  
Florina Tudor ◽  
Gianfranco Pozzobon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Prognostic Index ◽  
Intermediate Care ◽  
Risk Of Mortality ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Cox's Regression ◽  
Intermediate Care Facilities

Multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) is a frailty assessment tool used for stratifying prognosis in older hospitalized people, but data regarding older people admitted to intermediate care facilities (ICFs) are missing. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether MPI can predict mortality in older patients admitted to the ICFs. MPI was calculated using different domains explored by a standard comprehensive geriatric assessment and categorized into tertiles (MPI-1 ≤ 0.20, MPI 2 0.20–0.34, MPI 3 > 0.34). A Cox’s regression analysis, taking mortality as the outcome, was used, reporting the results as hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). In total, 653 older patients were enrolled (mean age: 82 years, 59.1% females). Patients in MPI-2 (HR = 3.66; 95%CI: 2.45–5.47) and MPI-3 (HR = 6.22; 95%CI: 4.22–9.16) experienced a higher risk of mortality, compared to MPI-1. The accuracy of MPI in predicting mortality was good (area under the curve (AUC) = 0.74, 95%CI: 0.70–0.78). In conclusion, our study showed that prognostic stratification, as assessed by the MPI, was associated with a significantly different risk of mortality in older patients admitted to the ICFs, indicating the necessity of using a CGA-based tool for better managing older people in this setting as well.

scholarly journals A Community-Based Model to the COVID-19 Humanitarian Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirco Nacoti ◽  
Andrea Ciocca ◽  
Pietro Brambillasca ◽  
Francesco Fazzi ◽  
Michele Pisano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Intermediate Care ◽  
Humanitarian Crisis ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Multidisciplinary Group ◽  
Intermediate Care Facilities

A multidisciplinary group, mainly from Bergamo region - the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in Italy on march 2020– has developed concept of creating intermediate care facilities and proposes a three-tier model of community-based care, with the goal of reducing hospital admissions, contagion and mortality related to hospital overloading and optimizing human resources.

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