2013
Modifiable Risk Factors for Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization of Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study
Juthani‐Mehta M, De Rekeneire N, Allore H, Chen S, O'Leary JR, Bauer DC, Harris TB, Newman AB, Yende S, Weyant RJ, Kritchevsky S, Quagliarello V, Study F. Modifiable Risk Factors for Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization of Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2013, 61: 1111-1118. PMID: 23772872, PMCID: PMC3714374, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsIncident mobility limitationCommunity-dwelling older adultsBody Composition StudyRisk factorsPlaque scoresMobility limitationsOlder adultsNovel modifiable risk factorsProspective observational cohort studyObservational cohort studyNonmodifiable risk factorsCases of pneumoniaHistory of pneumoniaCommunity-dwelling adultsAverage attributable fractionMonths of baselineCohort studyExpiratory volumePneumonia preventionDental examinationPrimary outcomeOral hygieneMale sexAttributable fraction
2012
Efficacy and effectiveness as aspects of cluster randomized trials with nursing home residents: Methodological insights from a pneumonia prevention trial
Van Ness PH, Peduzzi PN, Quagliarello VJ. Efficacy and effectiveness as aspects of cluster randomized trials with nursing home residents: Methodological insights from a pneumonia prevention trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2012, 33: 1124-1131. PMID: 22917599, PMCID: PMC3468687, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2012.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsNursing homesHome residentsPneumonia preventionClinical trialsLong-term care nursing home residentsChlorhexidine oral rinseInadequate oral careNursing home clustersSame nursing homeHome intervention studyOral carePrevention trialsOral rinseSwallowing difficultiesRisk factorsMulticomponent interventionIntervention studiesElders trialOngoing clusterCluster randomizationClinical researchStudy efficacyDifferent interventionsTrials
2010
Infections in Long‐Term Care Facilities
Juthani‐Mehta M, Quagliarello V. Infections in Long‐Term Care Facilities. 2010, 287-303. DOI: 10.1128/9781555816803.ch15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term care facilitiesUrinary tract infectionCare facilitiesCommon community-acquired infectionsRecurrent urinary tract infectionsInfectious diseasesOlder individualsCommunity-acquired infectionsNursing home residentsFluoroquinolone-resistant pneumococciRate of resistanceProsthetic device infectionsInfectious disease entitiesRisk of infectionAge-associated impairmentOutbreak of gastroenteritisLong-term careLTCF residentsAspiration pneumoniaComorbid diseasesTract infectionsComorbid conditionsCommon infectionsFluoroquinolone useRisk factors
2009
Pilot Testing of Intervention Protocols to Prevent Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents
Quagliarello V, Juthani‐Mehta M, Ginter S, Towle V, Allore H, Tinetti M. Pilot Testing of Intervention Protocols to Prevent Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2009, 57: 1226-1231. PMID: 19558483, PMCID: PMC2779042, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02311.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsChlorhexidine oral rinseOral brushingHome residentsOral hygieneStaff adherenceOral rinseIntervention protocolImproved oral hygienePneumonia risk factorsRisk factor reductionPlaque score reductionPrevent PneumoniaChlorhexidine rinseProspective studyRisk factorsScore reductionNursing homesSwallowing techniquesAdherenceBrushingFactor reductionPneumoniaHygieneMonthsBronchitis and Pneumonia
Juthani-Mehta M, Quagliarello V. Bronchitis and Pneumonia. Infectious Disease 2009, 81-95. PMCID: PMC7121308, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-534-7_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsOral hygieneLong-term care residentsPoor oral hygieneChest X-rayLack of vaccinationSite of careUnique risk factorsEmpirical treatment decisionsMultiple comorbiditiesClinical entityClinical manifestationsMental statusRisk factorsHome therapyHome residentsTreatment decisionsCare residentsCommunity dwellersPneumoniaBetter outcomesNursing homesPrevention strategiesBronchitisAdults