Nursing home research: the first International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) research conference

Yves Rolland; Barbara Resnick; Paul R Katz; Milta O Little; Joseph G Ouslander; Alice Bonner; Carol R Geary; Karen L Schumacher; Sarah Thompson; Finbarr C Martin; Joachim Wilbers; Franziska Zúñiga; D Ausserhofer; R Schwendimann; S Schüssler; Theo Dassen; Christa Lohrmann; Cari Levy; Emily Whitfield; Philipe de Souto Barreto; Christopher Etherton-Beer; Tinne Dilles; Majda Azermai; Jolyce Bourgeois; Martin Orrell; George T Grossberg; Hélène Kergoat; David R Thomas; Jan Visschedijk; Stephanie J C Taylor; OPERA Study Team; Yvonne S Handajani; Nelly T Widjaja; Yuda Turana; Marilyn J Rantz; Marjorie Skubic; John E Morley

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2014.03.004

Nursing home research: the first International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) research conference

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2014 May;15(5):313-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.03.004.

Authors

Yves Rolland¹, Barbara Resnick², Paul R Katz³, Milta O Little⁴, Joseph G Ouslander⁵, Alice Bonner⁶, Carol R Geary⁷, Karen L Schumacher⁷, Sarah Thompson⁸, Finbarr C Martin⁹, Joachim Wilbers¹⁰, Franziska Zúñiga¹¹, D Ausserhofer¹¹, R Schwendimann¹¹, S Schüssler¹², Theo Dassen¹³, Christa Lohrmann¹², Cari Levy¹⁴, Emily Whitfield¹⁵, Philipe de Souto Barreto¹, Christopher Etherton-Beer¹⁶, Tinne Dilles¹⁷, Majda Azermai¹⁸, Jolyce Bourgeois¹⁸, Martin Orrell¹⁹, George T Grossberg²⁰, Hélène Kergoat²¹, David R Thomas²², Jan Visschedijk²³, Stephanie J C Taylor²⁴; OPERA Study Team; Yvonne S Handajani²⁵, Nelly T Widjaja²⁵, Yuda Turana²⁶, Marilyn J Rantz²⁷, Marjorie Skubic²⁸, John E Morley²⁹

Affiliations

¹ Gerontopôle, Toulouse, France.
² University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD.
³ Baycrest Health Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.
⁵ Geriatric Programs, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.
⁶ School of Nursing, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
⁷ College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
⁸ College of Nursing, University of Colorado, Denver, CO.
⁹ Guys & St. Thomas' NHS Trust and King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
¹⁰ ProjectCare, Frankfurt, Germany.
¹¹ Institute of Nursing Science, Basel University, Basel, Switzerland.
¹² Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
¹³ Institute of Health Sciences Education and Nursing Science, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
¹⁴ Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO; University of Colorado Medical School, Aurora, CO.
¹⁵ Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO.
¹⁶ Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing, University of Western Australia, Crawley, and Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
¹⁷ Center for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, and Thomas More University College, Lier, Belgium.
¹⁸ Clinical Pharmacology Research Unit, Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
¹⁹ University College London, London, United Kingdom.
²⁰ Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO.
²¹ École d'optométrie, Université de Montréal and Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
²² Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO (Professor of Medicine (Ret.)).
²³ Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
²⁴ Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
²⁵ Department of Public Health, Center of Health Research, School of Medicine of Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
²⁶ Department of Neurology, Center for Health Research, School of Medicine of Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
²⁷ Sinclair School of Nursing, Aging in Place Project, Missouri University, Columbia, MO.
²⁸ Center for Eldercare and Rehabilitation Technology, Missouri University, Columbia, MO.
²⁹ Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24767432
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.03.004

Abstract

The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics held its first conference on nursing home research in St Louis, MO, in November 2013. This article provides a summary of the presentations.

Keywords: European nursing homes; Pharmanurse; Research in long-term care; cognitive stimulus therapy; culture change; depression in the nursing home; exercise intervention; eye care in the nursing home; fear of falling; homecare; medical foster home; nursing home research; physician practice; pressure ulcers; psychotropic drugs; quality improvement; technological nursing home; transitions.

Publication types

Congress
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Drug Therapy
Geriatrics*
Health Education
Health Services Research / trends*
Home Care Services
Nursing Homes* / standards
Patient Education as Topic
Quality Assurance, Health Care / methods
Quality Improvement / organization & administration
Quality of Life
Societies, Medical
Staff Development

Grants and funding

1F31NR013596-01A1/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States