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Assessing the Impact and Feasibility of Creative Arts Interventions on Fine Motor Skill and Mood of Residents in Nursing Facilities

Description:
With the growing proportion of older adults in the United States—and the corresponding rise in nursing home residency—preserving residents’ ability to perform activities of daily …
Year:
2025
Contributor:
Li, Nina S (Author)
Zhao, Amy (Author)
Zeltzer, Barry (Author)
McCreedy, Ellen (Author)
Brown University. Alpert Medical School. Scholarly Concentration Program. Medical Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (research program)
Subject:
Geriatrics
Arts--Therapeutic use
Language:
English
Collection:
Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium
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Association between skilled nursing facility quality ratings and outcomes after hospitalization for hip fracture

Description:
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid publishes Five Star Quality Ratings on the Nursing Home Compare (NHC) website to serve as a quality assessment …
Year:
2017
Contributor:
Giglio Ayers, Patricia (creator)
Monteiro, Joao Filipe G. (creator)
Mujahid, Nadia (creator)
McNicoll, Nadia (creator)
Genre:
posters
Subject:
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Geriatrics
Medicare
Collection:
Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium
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Colorectal surgery co-management: impact of collaboration between General Surgery and Geriatrics

Description:
In elderly surgical patients, multiple comorbidities and diminished functional and cognitive reserve lead to increased postoperative complications and readmission rates. Based on the need to …
Year:
2015
Contributor:
Prohl, Elan (creator)
Cizginer, Sevdenur (creator)
Monteiro, Joao Filipe G. (creator)
McNicoll, Lynn (creator)
Genre:
posters
Subject:
Geriatrics
Older people > Surgery
Collection:
Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium
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A Cross-sectional Study on the Prevalence of Sedating Medication Use in Older Patients Attending the Emergency Department

Description:
Compared with younger drivers, individuals 65 years of age and older, drive fewer miles but get in more motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). Older adults often …
Year:
2015
Contributor:
Henderson, Adam (author)
Baird, Janette (author)
Beaudoin, Francesca (author)
Mello, Michael J. (author)
Brown University (affiliation)
Subject:
Hospitals > Emergency services
Sedatives
Geriatrics
Collection:
Scholarly Concentrations Program Collection of Abstracts
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Developing a Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Activity Toolkit for Dementia Participants: A Qualitative Study of Life Enrichment Staff Perspectives

Description:
Background: Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that has significant effects on the physical, emotional, and social well-being of older adults. As the aging population grows …
Year:
2026
Contributor:
Samantha Fung (Author)
Trish Suess, MBA (Author)
Megan Smith, PhD, MSW (Author)
Genre:
instructional posters
Subject:
Dementia
Life Enrichment
Cognitive Impairment
Geriatrics
Quality of Life
Activity Toolkit
Participant Engagement
Non-Pharmacologic Interventions
Barriers to Care
Collection:
Gateways to Medicine, Health Care, and Research
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Drug- and Dose-Specific Effects of Sulfonylureas on Cognition and Physical Functioning in Older Nursing Home Residents

Description:
Background: Despite data from younger populations suggesting that glipizide is the preferred sulfonylurea due to its lower risk of adverse effects, long-acting sulfonylureas (glimepiride and …
Year:
2018
Contributor:
Sharmin, Sadia (creator)
Zullo, Andrew (Advisor)
Shireman, Theresa (Reader)
Zhang, Tingting (Reader)
Brown University. Department of Epidemiology (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Epidemiology
Nursing home care
Geriatrics
Diabetes
Pharmacoepidemiology
Collection:
Public Health
Epidemiology
Theses and Dissertations
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Dying Before the System Caught Up: A Case of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Geriatric Patient With Pain and Polypharmacy

Description:
"We present the case of a 72-year-old man with a history of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who experienced chronic pain, hypotension, and progressive functional decline. …
Year:
2025
Contributor:
Syed, Irshad, Thyagaraja, Nitin, Bendiha, Said Choukri, Arif, Abdur Rahman, Ahmed, Shopno (Author)
Subject:
chronic pain
Polypharmacy
Geriatrics
medication reconciliation
Neurofibromatosis type 1
DNR
End of-life care
Primary care transitions
Deprescribing
Caregiver education
Collection:
Student Neurosurgery/Neurology Research Conference
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Examining the Association between Potentially Inappropriate Medication and Cognitive and Motor Function in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Description:
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a debilitating, progressive neurological disease that involves the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. Incidence and prevalence of the disease increases with age. …
Year:
2020
Contributor:
Thepmankorn, Parisa (creator)
D'Abreu, Anelyssa (thesis advisor)
Atwood, Walter (reader)
Brown University. Biology and Medicine (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Parkinson's disease
Geriatrics
Older people
Cognition
Drug utilization
Nervous system--Diseases
Motor ability
Language:
English
Collection:
Biology and Medicine
Theses and Dissertations
Available to Brown-affiliated users only
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New Hospital-Based Antipsychotic Initiation is Associated with Lower Successful Discharge to the Community

Description:
Background: Antipsychotic medications (AP) are often initiated in hospitalized patients with lasting consequences. Hospital-initiated new AP use may be associated with the outcome of successful …
Year:
2024
Contributor:
Singh, Mriganka (creator)
Rudollph, James L (Advisor)
McConeghy, Kevin W. (Reader)
Brown University. Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Geriatrics
Antipsychotic drugs
successful discharge
Collection:
Health Services, Policy & Practice
Theses and Dissertations
Available to Brown-affiliated users only
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Reducing Fracture Risk in Geriatric Patients: A Stoplight Guide to Medication Impact on Bone Health

Description:
Osteoporotic fractures impose a major burden on healthcare systems, particularly among older adults. At PACE Rhode Island, a program supporting elders in living safely at …
Year:
2025
Contributor:
Levinson, Maya (Author)
Simonian, Melissa (Author)
Smith, Megan (Author)
Subject:
Geriatrics
Pharmacology
Bone Health
Collection:
Gateways to Medicine, Health Care, and Research
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Strategic Plans To Implement A Cost-Effective, Reproducible And Scalable, Geriatric Care-Navigation Program That Aligns Emergency Medicine Providers And Hospitals With The Quality And Value Expectations of Patients and Payers

Description:
By implementing an ED, nurse-driven assessment protocol focused on the functional and social determinants of geriatric health that impact recovery from an acute episode, hospitals …
Year:
2020
Contributor:
Edginton, Simon (Creator)
Prestipino, Ann (Advisor)
Brown University School of Professional Studies (Sponsor)
Subject:
Emergency Department
Geriatrics
Care navigation
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership
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Supplemental code for "Causes and timing of 30-day rehospitalization from skilled nursing facilities after a hospital admission for pneumonia or sepsis"

Description:
Supplemental code for the manuscript, "Causes and timing of 30-day rehospitalization from skilled nursing facilities after a hospital admission for pneumonia or sepsis."
Year:
2021
Contributor:
Melissa Riester, PharmD (Author)
Elliott Bosco, PharmD, PhD (Author)
Joe Silva, ScM (Author)
Barbara Bardenheier, PhD (Author)
Parag Goyal, MD, MSc (Author)
Emily O'Neil, PharmD (Author)
Robertus van Aalst, PhD (Author)
Ayman Chit, PhD (Author)
Stefan Gravenstein, PhD, MPH (Author)
Andrew Zullo, PharmD, PhD (Author)
Subject:
Sepsis
Skilled nursing facilities
Pneumonia
SAS
Geriatrics
Collection:
Brown University Open Data Collection
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The Modified 5-item frailty Index, Mortality, and Hospital Length of Stay in Geriatric Traumatic Fall Injuries.

Description:
Abstract of The modified 5-item frailty index, mortality, and hospital length of stay in geriatric traumatic fall injuries, by Daniel Antonson, Degree ScM., Brown University, …
Year:
2024
Contributor:
Antonson, Daniel (creator)
Mello, Michael (Advisor)
Lueckel, Stephanie (Reader)
Brown University. Biology and Medicine: Population Medicine (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Geriatrics
frailty
Frail elderly
trauma injury
Collection:
Biology and Medicine
Theses and Dissertations
Full Record

Use, Safety, and Effectiveness of Diabetes Medications in Older Nursing Home Residents

Description:
Little evidence exists to guide selection of medicines to treat geriatric patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). The need for evidence pertaining to frail …
Year:
2016
Contributor:
Zullo, Andrew R (creator)
Dore, David (Advisor)
Gutman, Roee (Reader)
Mor, Vincent (Reader)
Smith, Robert (Reader)
Brown University. Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Nursing homes
Nursing home care
Geriatrics
Diabetes
Diabetes--Treatment
Sulfonylureas
dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors
Cardiovascular system
cognitive functioning
physical functioning
pharmacotherapy
treatment choice variation
quality of care
long-term care
frailty
United States
Pharmacoepidemiology
patient-centered outcomes research
comparative effectiveness research
Collection:
Health Services, Policy & Practice
Theses and Dissertations
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