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Long-Term Care for Older Adults

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  Elderly couple

Developing Knowledge for Practice: Challenges and Opportunities

National Nursing Research Agenda

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

U.S. Public Health Service

National Institutes of Health


TABLE OF  CONTENTS

PREFACE 

PANEL PARTICIPANTS 

SUMMARY 

  • Program Structure 
  • Organization of the Report 
  • Program Goals 
  • Overview of Current Research Support 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Training and Personnel Needs 
  • Implementation of the Plan 
  • Summary 
  • References 

LONG-TERM CARE FOR OLDER PERSONS: CLINICAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES 

CHAPTER 1. BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS/AFFECTIVE STATES 

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

CHAPTER 2. CONFUSION 

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

CHAPTER 3. MOBILITY, FUNCTIONAL STATUS, AND PERSONAL CARE IN LATE LIFE 

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

CHAPTER 4. SKIN INTEGRITY

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

CHAPTER 5. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

CHAPTER 6. INFECTIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

CHAPTER 7. URINARY INCONTINENCE

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

CHAPTER 8. SLEEP

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF LONG-TERM CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS

CHAPTER 9. THE QUALITY OF HOME CARE

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

CHAPTER 10. QUALITY IN NURSING HOME CARE

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

CHAPTER 11. FAMILY CAREGIVING

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

CHAPTER 12. TRANSITIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

CHAPTER 13. HOSPITAL CARE AND OTHER SERVICES IN THE LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM FOR OLDER ADULTS

  • State of the Science 
  • Research Needs and Opportunities 
  • Recommendations 
  • References 

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PANEL MEMBERS

 

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