Publications by authors named "L M Eber"
Objectives: Characterize key tasks and information needs for heart failure disease management (HF-DM) in the distinct care setting of skilled nursing facility (SNF) staff in partnership with community-based clinical stakeholders. Develop design recommendations contextualized to the SNF setting for informatics interventions for improved HF-DM in the SNF setting.
Methods: Semi-structured interviews with fifteen participants (registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing aides and physicians) from 8 Denver-metro SNFs.
Objectives: Pneumonia is a common cause of hospitalization for nursing home residents and has increased as a cause for hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Risks of hospitalization, including significant functional decline, are important considerations when deciding whether to treat a resident in the nursing home or transfer to a hospital. Little is known about postdischarge functional status, relative to baseline, of nursing home residents hospitalized for pneumonia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Conduct a needs assessment among post-acute and long-term care (PA-LTC) stakeholder groups to identify (1) research topics of highest priority and (2) perspectives on research, including concerns/barriers to conducting research in the PA-LTC setting.
Design: Mixed methods multistakeholder engagement process. Needs assessment conducted with tailored strategies per stakeholder group: interview, survey, and focus group.