References

The Problem, The Solution
  1. Schnelle JF, MacRae PG, Ouslander JG, Simmons SF, and Nitta M. (1995). Functional Incidental Training, mobility performance, and incontinence care with nursing home residents. Journal of the Amer Geriatrics Soc; 43:1356-1362.
  2. Schnelle JF, Alessi CA, Simmons SF, Al-Samarrai NR, Beck JC, and Ouslander JG. (2002). Translating clinical research into practice: A randomized controlled trial of exercise and incontinence care with nursing home residents. Journal of the Amer Geriatrics Soc; 50:1476-1483.
  3. Schnelle JF, Kapur K, Alessi C, Osterweil D, Beck JC, Al-Samarrai NR, and Ouslander JG. (2003) Does an exercise and incontinence intervention save healthcare costs in a nursing home population? Journal of the Amer Geriatrics Soc; 51:161-168.
  4. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Nursing Homes Compare. Accessed June, 2004, at http://www.medicare.gov
  5. Bates-Jensen B, Schnelle JF, Alessi CA, Al-Samarrai NR, Levy-Storms L. (2004). The effects of staffing on in-bed times among nursing home residents. Journal of the Amer Geriatrics Soc; 52:931-938.

The Walking Program
  1. MacRae PG, Asplund LA, Schnelle JF, Ouslander JGF, Abrahamse A, and Morris C. (1996). A walking programfor nursing home residents: Effects on walk endurance, physical activity, mobility, and quality of life. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; 44:175-180.
  2. Schnelle JF, Cretin S, Saliba D & Simmons SF. (2000). Minimum nurse aide staffing required to implement best practice care in nursing homes. Chapter in report to congress: Appropriateness of Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios in Nursing Homes. Health Care Financing Administration, Summer, Vol. 2: Chapter 14:pages 14.1-14.68; Abt Associates, Inc: Cambridge, MA.
  3. Tappen RM, Roach KE, Applegate EB, Stowell P. (2000). Effect of a combined walking and conversation intervention on functional mbility of nursing home resident with Alzheimer Disease. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders; 14(4):196-201.
  4. Schnelle JF, Bates-Jensen BM, Chu L, Simmons SF. (2004). Accuracy of nursing home medical record information about care process delivery: Implications for staff management and improvement. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52(8):1378-1383.
  5. Simmons SF, Schnelle JF, Uman GC, Kulvicki AD, Lee KO, Ouslander JG. (1997). Selecting nursing home residents for satisfaction surveys. The Gerontologist; 37(4):543-550.
  6. Simmons SF, Schnelle JF. (2001). The identification of residents capable of accurately describing daily care: Implications for evaluating nursing home care quality. The Gerontologist; 41(5): 605-611.

FIT
  1. Schnelle JF, MacRae PG, Ouslander JG, Simmons SF, and Nitta M. (1995). Functional Incidental Training, mobility performance, and incontinence care with nursing home residents. Journal of the Amer Geriatrics Soc; 43:1356-1362.
  2. Schnelle JF, Alessi CA, Simmons SF, Al-Samarrai NR, Beck JC, and Ouslander JG. (2002). Translating clinical research into practice: A randomized controlled trial of exercise and incontinence care with nursing home residents. Journal of the Amer Geriatrics Soc; 50:1476-1483.
  3. Simmons SF, Alessi C & Schnelle JF. (2001). An intervention to increase fluid intake in nursing home residents: Prompting and preference compliance. The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49(7):926-933.
  4. MedQIC. Clinical Resources: Walking Improvement. Accessed June, 2004, at http://www.medqic.org
  5. Schnelle JF, Newman DR, Fogarty TE, Wallston K, Ory M. Assessment and quality control of incontinence care in long-term care facilities. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1991;39:165-171.
  6. Ouslander JG, Schnelle JF, Uman G, Fingold S, Nigam JG, Tuico E, Bates-Jensen B. Predictors of successful prompted voiding among incontinent nursing home residents. Journal of the American Medical Association 1995;273(17):1366-1370.
  7. Simmons SF, Alessi C & Schnelle JF. (2001). An intervention to increase fluid intake in nursing home residents: Prompting and preference compliance. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49(7):926-933.
  8. Simmons SF & Patel AV. (2006). Nursing home staff delivery of oral liquid nutritional supplements to residents at risk for unintentional weight loss. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54(9):1372-1376.
  9. Simmons SF & Schnelle JF. (2004). Individualized feeding assistance care for nursing home residents: Staffing requirements to implement two interventions. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 59A(9):966-973.
  10. Schnelle JF, Bates-Jensen BM, Chu L & Simmons SF. (2004). Accuracy of nursing home medical record information about care process delivery: Implications for staff management and improvement. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52(8):1378-1383.
  11. Simmons SF, Schnelle JF, Uman GC, Kulvicki AD, Lee KOH & Ouslander JG. (1997). Selecting nursing home residents for satisfaction surveys. The Gerontologist, 37(4):543-550.
  12. Simmons SF & Schnelle JF. (1999). Strategies to measure nursing home residents’ satisfaction and preference related to incontinence and mobility care: Implications for evaluating intervention effects. The Gerontologist, 39(3):345-355.
  13. Simmons SF & Schnelle JF. (2001). The identification of residents capable of accurately describing daily care: Implications for evaluating nursing home care quality. The Gerontologist, 41(5):605-611.
FAQ
  1. Pawlson LG, Goodwin M, Keith K. (1986). Wheelchair use by ambulatory nursing home residents. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; 34:860-864.
  2. Simmons SF, Schnelle JF, MacRae PG, and Ouslander JG. (1995). Wheelchairs as mobility restraints: Predictors of wheelchair activity in nonambulatory nursing home residents. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; 43:384-388.
  3. Bates-Jensen B, Schnelle JF, Alessi CA, Al-Samarrai NR, Levy-Storms L. (2004). The effects of staffing on in-bed times among nursing home residents. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; 52:931-938.
  4. Simmons SF and Schnelle JF. (2004). Effects of an exercise and scheduled-toileting intervention on appetite and constipation in nursing home residents. Journal of Nutrition, Health, and Aging; 8(2):116-121.
  5. Alessi CA, Yoon EJ, Schnelle JF, Al-Samarrai NR, and Cruise PC. (1999). A randomized trial of a combined physical activity and environmental intervention in nursing home residents: Do sleep and agitation improve? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; 47:784-791.
  6. Alessi CA, Schnelle JF, MacRae PG, et al. (1995). Does physical activity improve sleep in impaired nursing home residents? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; 43: 1098-1102.



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