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Alzheimer's disease and nursing homes
Joseph E Gaugler, Fang Yu, Heather W Davila, Tetyana Shippee. Health affairs (Project Hope), 2014-04
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Close to two-thirds of all US nursing home residents have some type of cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease, and the quality of care and quality of life of these people has long been called into question. In this overview we first clarify the ongoing importance of nursing home care for people with Alzheimer's, even as policy makers "rebalance" long-term supports and services with home and community-based programs. We next identify the components of optimal care for people with Alzheimer's in nursing homes, and we highlight care innovations already in use. Finally, we summarize policy-relevant challenges to implementing best practices and innovations and explore potential policy solutions. Federal and state policy makers have a critical role to play in ensuring that nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease have access to the appropriate, high-quality care that they and their families expect.
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APA 7th
Gaugler, J. E., Yu, F., Davila, H. W., & Shippee, T. (2014). Alzheimer's disease and nursing homes. Health affairs (Project Hope). https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1268
Vancouver
Gaugler JE, Yu F, Davila HW, Shippee T. Alzheimer's disease and nursing homes. Health affairs (Project Hope). 2014. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1268. PMID: 24711327.
BibTeX
@article{gaugler2014-24711327,
author = {Gaugler, Joseph E and Yu, Fang and Davila, Heather W and Shippee, Tetyana},
title = {{Alzheimer's disease and nursing homes}},
journal = {Health affairs (Project Hope)},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1268},
pmid = {24711327},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1268}
}
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Key findings
- Close to two-thirds of all US nursing home residents have some type of cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease, and the quality of care and quality of life of these people has long been called into question.
- In this overview we first clarify the ongoing importance of nursing home care for people with Alzheimer's, even as policy makers "rebalance" long-term supports and services with home and community-based programs.
- We next identify the components of optimal care for people with Alzheimer's in nursing homes, and we highlight care innovations already in use.
- Finally, we summarize policy-relevant challenges to implementing best practices and innovations and explore potential policy solutions.
- Federal and state policy makers have a critical role to play in ensuring that nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease have access to the appropriate, high-quality care that they and their families expect.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 38/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 21 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 38 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Health affairs (Project Hope)) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2014 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 24711327) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 21 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 21 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 38 out of 100. |
| Total | 38 / 100 | — |
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