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Publications by Research Topic


Agitation/Behavior problems

Predictors and characteristics 
Environmental influences on behavior 
Pacing 
Hoarding 
Verbally Disruptive behaviors/Screaming 
Aggression 
Intervention 
Pharmacological treatment 
Nonpharmacological treatment
Assessment 

Advance directives/Autonomy

Preferences concerning end of life treatments 
End of life 
Utilization of advance directives 
Autonomy of nursing home residents 
Medical decision making 
Use of physical restraints in the nursing home 


Caregivers: formal and informal

Nursing home staff 
Staff Stress 
Absenteeism 
Back injuries to nursing staff 
Turnover
 Family caregivers 
Satisfaction surveys

Understanding frail older persons

Staging methods for cognitive change
Pain in frail older persons
Preserved identity in dementia 
Depression and its assessment in noncommunicative older persons 
Sleep assessment in frail older persons 
Vision/Hearing in frail older persons 
Religious beliefs and practices 
Mobility and falls 
Measurement of health and disease severity 
Drug interactions 
Personnel Preferences 

Prevention of decline among older persons in the community

Exercise
Technology
Loneliness 

Research in the nursing home

Informed consent for research
Facilitation of research in clinical nursing home staff members 
Using the MDS Recruitment rates

Services for older adults

Psychiatric consultations in the nursing home
Adult daycare 

Intergenerational relationships

Assessments

Self-Care Habits & Preferences

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