Hi, Catherine. Maybe try searching under some of the things that can lead to death (especially in the frail elderly), such as falls, malnutrition and/or dehydration (from not wanting to eat/drink), deterioration, functional decline, depression, encephalopathy. Look for studies mentioning any of these conditions in a new environment.
I'd like to see your results; please share.
Take care,
Tanya
Tanya Feddern-Bekcan, MLIS, AHIP, MOT, OTR/L
formerly Tanya Feddern
Occupational Therapist and Medical Librarian
They do random drug checks; why don’t they do random hand swabs to see which unhygienic healthcare providers are killing their patients by spreading deadly infection?
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On Thursday, February 6, 2014, Fisher Catherine(RLN) City Hospitals Sunderland - Trust Librarian <
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Hi,
I have been asked an unusual question for which I am
struggling to find definitive research evidence.
A clinician has been approached in regard to the closure of a
residential care home. The perceived wisdom is that moving elderly residents is
so unsettling they can die. I have heard this said of course but finding any
published information in support of it is proving difficult. I have found some
info on the usual databases but wondered if anyone had any ideas for other
sources or had come across this topic before?
With thanks
Catherine
Catherine Fisher
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Occupational Therapist and Medical Librarian
They do random drug checks; why don’t they do random hand swabs to see which unhygienic healthcare providers are killing their patients by spreading deadly infection?
"A library without a librarian is a reading room." -- Jenny Garcia of the University of Wyoming, MLS, AHIP
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.” -- Voltaire
"If your day didn't include making someone smile, you're doing it wrong" -- Anonymous
