Long term care

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Treatment
Review: admission-avoidance hospital-at-home decreases mortality at 6 months but does not differ from inpatient care for readmission

Deborah Messecar
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 82. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prognosis
Review: long-term annual conversion rate to dementia was 3.3% in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment

Diane Buchanan
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 87. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical prediction guide
A clinical prediction rule based on preoperative factors predicted the development of delirium after cardiac surgery

Irene Travale
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 90. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Ginkgo biloba did not prevent dementia or Alzheimer disease in elderly people

Gareth Parsons
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 56. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
High-dose vitamin B supplements did not slow cognitive decline in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease

Esther Coker
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 57. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: psychological interventions prevent depression after stroke

Diane Buchanan
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 23. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: providing information improves subjective outcomes but may not improve clinical outcomes in patients with stroke or their carers

Sandra Ireland
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 24. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Qualitative
Prioritising mealtime care, patient choice, and nutritional assessment were important for older inpatients’ mealtime experiences

Jan Dewing
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 30. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Assessment (screening or diagnosis)
Review: simple questions and clinical tests are moderately useful for diagnosing urinary incontinence

Laura Robbs
Evid. Based Nurs. 2008; 11: 121. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Causation
Enalapril and captopril increased mortality compared with ramipril in elderly patients with heart failure

Elizabeth Rideout
Evid. Based Nurs. 2008; 11: 123. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]