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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedNelson HD, Denneson LM, Low AR
Suicide risk assessment and prevention: a systematic review focusing on veterans.
This article reviews studies of the accuracy of methods to identify individuals at increased risk of suicide and the effectiveness and adverse effects of health care interventions relevant to U.S. veteran and military populations in reducing suicide and suicide attempts. It concludes that risk assessment methods have been shown to be sensitive predictors of suicide and suicide attempts, but the frequency of false positives limits their clinical utility.
AHRQ-funded; HS019456.
Citation: Nelson HD, Denneson LM, Low AR .
Suicide risk assessment and prevention: a systematic review focusing on veterans.
Psychiatr Serv 2017 Oct;68(10):1003-15. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600384.
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Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness, Behavioral Health, Prevention, Risk
Mody L, Greene MT, Saint S
Comparing catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention programs between Veterans Affairs nursing homes and non-Veterans Affairs nursing homes.
Nursing homes provided baseline information about their infection prevention programs to assess strengths and gaps related to catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention via a needs assessment questionnaire. Among nursing homes participating in an AHRQ-funded collaborative, VA and non-VA nursing homes differed in their approach to CAUTI prevention. Best practices from both settings should be applied universally to create an optimal infection prevention program within emerging integrated healthcare systems.
AHRQ-funded; 290201000025I; HS019767; HS024385; HS018334.
Citation: Mody L, Greene MT, Saint S .
Comparing catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention programs between Veterans Affairs nursing homes and non-Veterans Affairs nursing homes.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017 Mar;38(3):287-93. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.279.
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Keywords: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Long-Term Care, Nursing Homes, Prevention
Musuuza JS, Roberts TJ, Carayon P
Assessing the sustainability of daily chlorhexidine bathing in the intensive care unit of a Veteran's Hospital by examining nurses' perspectives and experiences.
The objective of this project was to describe the process of daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing and identify the barriers and facilitators that can influence its successful adoption and sustainability in an ICU of a Veterans Administration Hospital. Patient bathing in ICUs was largely influenced by scheduling/workload and patient factors such as clinical stability, hypersensitivity to CHG, patient refusal, presence of IV lines and general hygiene.
AHRQ-funded; HS024039.
Citation: Musuuza JS, Roberts TJ, Carayon P .
Assessing the sustainability of daily chlorhexidine bathing in the intensive care unit of a Veteran's Hospital by examining nurses' perspectives and experiences.
BMC Infect Dis 2017 Jan 14;17(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2180-8.
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Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Prevention