The role of nurse staffing in the performance of function-preserving processes during acute hospitalization: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Performance of function-preserving hospitalization processes related to patient mobility, use of continence aids and food intake is significantly associated with outcomes in older adults. Nurses are the front-line personnel responsible for promoting performance of such processes. The degree to which nurse staffing is related to this performance is unclear.

Quality of life disparities between persons with schizophrenia and their professional caregivers: Network analysis in a National Cohort.

Background: Disparities between mental health patients and their professional caregivers in quality of life appraisals have been identified, however, the structure that such disparities assume is unknown.

Aims: To examine the network structure of quality of life appraisals and disparities using network analysis.

Methods: Participants were 1639 persons with schizophrenia using psychiatric rehabilitation services and their primary professional caregivers (N=582).

Routine patient reported outcomes as predictors of psychiatric rehospitalization.

Objective: Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly used to measure psychiatric service consumers' progress and to provide feedback to consumers and providers. We tested whether PROMs can predict and be used to identify groups at high risk for future hospitalization.

Methods: A total of 2842 Israeli users of psychiatric rehabilitation services reported on their quality of life (QoL) and the effect of symptoms on their daily functioning.