Publications by authors named "Kerri A Ellis"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate how rural and urban differences in caregiving, such as intensity, distance, burden, health, and support, vary across different U.S. Census regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West).
- It used data from 3,551 informal caregivers to older adults, collected from the National Health and Aging Trends Study, focusing on various outcome measures like caregiving intensity and caregiver health.
- Results showed that urban caregivers provided more assistance with daily activities, particularly in the Northeast and West, while caregivers in the South reported spending more hours caregiving each month.
Background: Both simulation and tabletop exercises are used in disaster training, but the efficacy of one approach versus the other is lacking.
Purpose: This pilot study explored the satisfaction, confidence, and perception of effectiveness among nursing students regarding 2 disaster preparedness training methods: simulation and tabletop exercises.
Methods: A comparative quasi-experimental design assessed the effectiveness of 2 simulation experiences.
Objective: Psychiatric deprescribing is an intervention where psychiatric medications are reduced or discontinued with the goal to improve health and reduce unnecessary risks. The purpose of this study was to synthesize the literature related to psychiatric deprescribing to discuss practice and research implications.
Methods: A structured search of the literature was conducted from May to September 2022, yielding 29 articles meeting inclusion criteria.
This cross-sectional study explored differences in the receipt of health care provider (HCP) counseling to control/lose weight and adopt weight-related lifestyle behavior changes among Hispanic respondents according to acculturation level. Differences in reported action regarding HCP counseling were also examined. Data from four National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cycles (2011-2018) were analyzed, with the analytic sample limited to Hispanic respondents who were overweight/obese.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To increase the frequency of communication of patient information between acute and primary care providers. A secondary objective was to determine whether higher rates of communication were associated with lower rates of hospital readmission 30 days after discharge.
Methods: A validated instrument was used for telephone surveys before and after an intervention designed to increase the frequency of communication among acute care and primary care providers.
Background: The factors that limit primary care providers (PCPs) from intervening for adults with evolving, acute, severe illness are less understood than the increasing frequency of management by acute care providers.
Methods: Rates of prehospital patient management by a PCP and of communication with acute care teams were measured in a multicenter, cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted in all four of the adult medical ICUs of the three hospitals in central Massachusetts that provide tertiary care. Rates were measured for 390 critical care encounters, using a validated instrument to abstract the medical record and conduct telephone interviews.