Impact of the first COVID-19 epidemic wave in a large French network of nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Nursing homes (NHs) have been particularly affected by COVID-19. The aim of this study is to estimate the burden of COVID-19 and to investigate factors associated with mortality during the first epidemic wave in a large French NHs network.

Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in September-October 2020.

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Responses in Nursing Homes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Four European Countries.

Background: Studies comparing how the European nursing homes (NHs) handled the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic remain scarce.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the first wave in a private NHs network in Belgium, France, Germany and Italy. Mortality rates were estimated, and prevention and control measures were described by country.

[Factors predictive of adherence to a non-pharmacological intervention in nursing home research: a substudy of the LEDEN trial].

Introduction: Few older people participate in medical research, especially in the nursing home setting. The lack of evidence in this population may limit our ability to provide evidence-based treatments. This can partly be explained by difficulties in obtaining a satisfactory adherence to research in this population, especially when the practice of a physical activity is needed.

Defining Your "Life Territory": The Meaning of Place and Home for Community Dwellers and Nursing Home Residents-A Qualitative Study in Four European Countries.

The meaning of place and home for community dwellers and nursing home residents remains unclear. We explored the relationship between older people and their "life territory", to propose a working definition of this concept, which could be used to orient policy decisions. Individual, semi-structured interviews were performed with older people, nursing home staff, and representatives of local institutions/elected officials in four European countries (France, Belgium, Germany, Italy).

Telepsychiatry to Provide Mental Health Support to Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Crisis: A Cross-Sectional Survey among 321 Healthcare Professionals in France.

Pandemics are difficult times for the mental health of healthcare professionals, who are more likely to present with PTSD-like symptoms. In the context of a highly contagious communicable disease, telemedicine is a useful alternative to usual care, and should be considered as a means to support healthcare professionals' mental health. This is a multicenter ( = 19), cross-sectional study, based on a 27-item questionnaire, aiming to investigate the acceptability to healthcare workers of a telepsychiatry service as a means of providing mental health support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A qualitative study of the perception of nursing home practitioners about the implementation of quality indicators for drug consumption in nursing homes.

Introduction: Nursing homes (NHs) are an ideal environment in which to implement interventions aimed at reducing inappropriate prescriptions. Quality indicators (QIs) may be useful to standardize practices, but it is unclear how they mediate change. In the framework of a quantitative study aimed at reducing the prescription of anticholinergic drugs among NH residents using QIs, we performed a qualitative study to describe the investigators' perception of the utility of QIs.

Being useful among persons aged over 65: social representations from a cross-sectional European study.

Background: There is a compelling need to prepare our societies and healthcare systems to deal with the oncoming wave of population ageing. The majority of older persons maintain a desire to be valued and useful members of society and of their social networks.

Aims: We sought to investigate the perception of usefulness among persons aged 65 years and over in four European countries.

[Impact of animal-assisted interventions on the resident].

Animal-assisted interventions are designed for personal well-being. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions in the context of residential facilities for dependent elderly people. Animal-assisted therapy, which can be delivered by trained staff, could be a tool to helpinstitutionalised elderly people cope with loneliness.

Multiple factor analysis of eating patterns to detect groups at risk of malnutrition among home-dwelling older subjects in 2015.

Objective: We aimed to describe eating patterns among home-dwelling older subjects to establish typologies of eaters at higher or lower risk of malnutrition.

Design: Cross-sectional study between June and September 2015 using a standardised questionnaire. The questionnaire was given to home-help employees (responsible for delivering meals to home-dwelling older persons and helping them to eat).

[Elderly people and new technologies: friends or enemies?].

Faced with the ageing of the French population, it is essential to envisage new technologies to improve the living conditions of elderly people and enable them to communicate more effectively. A study sought to understand the views of senior citizens and the caregivers who look after them regarding these new tools, their appropriation, the support required and their uses. This analysis highlights areas to reflect upon and improve in terms of the services which need to be provided to overcome the reticence of certain users.

[Non-pharmacological therapies and neuropsychological disorders in institutions].

Non-pharmacological therapies are now used in many nursing homes often with residents presenting a risk of behavioural disorders. They include music therapy, animal-assisted therapy, physical activity as well as other approaches such as light therapy or aromatherapy. It requires rigorous assessment, the permanent involvement and engagement of residents as well as the staff as part of a compassionate and participative approach.

[Assessment of the use of music therapy with nursing home residents].

A study analysed, on the one hand, the efficacy of the use of music therapy with residents and, on the other, the feasibility of the implementation of such a technique in nursing homes and in follow-up and rehabilitation units. In this context, music therapy seems to be an effective alternative to traditional approaches.