Recommendations on the surveillance and supplementation of vitamins and minerals for upper gastrointestinal cancer survivors: a scoping review.

Background: Early-stage upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer patients, after surgery, have altered gastrointestinal functions, compromising their nutritional status and health outcomes. Nutritional care provision to UGI survivors rarely focuses on long-term survivorship. Here, we explore recommendations for surveillance of micronutrient deficiency and supplementation for UGI cancer survivors after surgery.

Exploring the COVID-19 Practice Experiences of Social Workers Working in Long Term Care.

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in multiple public health protocols that shaped the service delivery system supporting older adults, their family caregivers and their formal care providers. In this qualitative study, sixteen social workers employed in long term care facilities in a western province of Canada shared their perspectives about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their practice early in the pandemic. Participants responded to nine open-ended online survey questions about their practice and experiences.

Variation in the use of federal and state civil money penalties for nursing homes.

Purpose: The study examined factors associated with state variations in the use of federal and state civil money penalties (CMPs) for nursing homes.

Design And Methods: We collected federal and state CMP data from state survey and certification agencies for 2004. We also used federal CMP data from the federal enforcement action database for 2000-2004.

The collection and use of funds from civil money penalties and fines from nursing homes.

Purpose: This study examined federal and state civil money penalties and fines collected from nursing homes and how states used the collected funds.

Design And Methods: We used a telephone survey of state officials, Freedom of Information Act requests, state Web site searches, and stakeholder interviews to describe the funds collected, the availability and the use of funds, public information about penalties and fines, and the state allocation process and policies.

Results: In 2004, 43 states collected a total of $21 million from more than 3,000 federal and state penalties and fines.

Economics on trial: the use and abuse of economic methods in third party tobacco litigation.

Objective: To analyse how the tobacco industry responded to economic models and methods used in third party payer tobacco litigation that has occurred since 1994.

Methods: Identified 12 third party payer cases and reviewed the transcripts using WinMax qualitative software. Focused on defendant's opening and closing statements, followed by trial testimony, depositions, and plaintiff's transcripts.