{"title":"The role of the speech-language pathologist in home care.","authors":"Melanie Giles, Mary Barker, Amanda Hayes","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000079","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Speech language pathologists play an important role in the care of patients with speech, language, or swallowing difficulties that can result from a variety of medical conditions. This article describes how speech language pathologists assess and treat these conditions and the red flags that suggest a referral to a speech language pathologist is indicated. </p>","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 6","pages":"349-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000079","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32390678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diabetes, depression, and OASIS-C: a guide for home healthcare clinicians.","authors":"Anna M Acee","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000091","url":null,"abstract":"Depression is significantly higher among elderly adults receiving home healthcare, particularly among adults with Type 2 diabetes. Depression leads to greater medical illness, functional impairment, and chronic pain. Opportunities are often missed to improve mental health and general medical outcomes when mental illness is underrecognized and undertreated. This article discusses the mandate by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Outcome and Assessment Information Set-C (OASIS-C) (2009) for the use of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) to screen for depression in home care patients, with special emphasis on the patient with diabetes.","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 6","pages":"362-9; quiz 369-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000091","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32390680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Food and Drug Administration's initiative for safe design and effective use of home medical equipment.","authors":"Mary Weick-Brady, Simran Singh","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000078","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although home-use medical devices provide significant benefits, including improved quality of life and cost savings, they are associated with unique risks. These risks result from interactions among the user, the use environment, and the device, and they can greatly impact user and patient safety. This article describes measures being taken by the Food and Drug Administration to address safe use of medical equipment by trained and untrained people outside of clinical facilities. </p>","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 6","pages":"343-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000078","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32390677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Philip C Morin, Paula F Rosenbaum, Jerrold L Abraham, Ruth S Weinstock
{"title":"Poor air quality in homes of Medicare recipients with diabetes.","authors":"Philip C Morin, Paula F Rosenbaum, Jerrold L Abraham, Ruth S Weinstock","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000094","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Poor air quality has been associated with chronic illness such as diabetes. This can be of particular importance for older adults with diabetes and other chronic conditions who spend most of their time indoors. The purpose of this study was to assess home air quality and residents' awareness and concerns about air quality in rural underserved areas of upstate New York. Implications for home care clinicians are discussed. </p>","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 6","pages":"354-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000094","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32390679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robyn MacSorley, Jill White, Vicki H Conerly, Jean T Walker, Susan Lofton, Gaye Ragland, DeBrynda Davey, Amy Robertson
{"title":"Pain assessment and management strategies for elderly patients.","authors":"Robyn MacSorley, Jill White, Vicki H Conerly, Jean T Walker, Susan Lofton, Gaye Ragland, DeBrynda Davey, Amy Robertson","doi":"10.1097/NHH.0000000000000065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Home healthcare nurses play a critical role in pain assessment and management in elderly patients. People 65 years of age and older are the largest consumers of prescription and nonprescription pain medications in the United States and are at increased risk for adverse reactions and inadequate pain management. This article seeks to explore strategies to assist hospice and home healthcare nurses in assessing and managing elderly patients' pain. The goal is to provide tools to assist nurses in streamlining elderly patient care and improving quality of life while decreasing mortality and morbidity for this patient population. </p>","PeriodicalId":77162,"journal":{"name":"Home healthcare nurse","volume":"32 5","pages":"272-85; quiz 287"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000065","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32321071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}