Effectiveness of a Mouth Care Program Provided by Nursing Home Staff vs Standard Care on Reducing Pneumonia Incidence: A Cluster Randomized Trial

IMPORTANCE: Pneumonia affects more than 250 000 nursing home (NH) residents annually. A strategy to reduce pneumonia is to provide daily mouth care, especially to residents with dementia. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of Mouth Care Without a Battle, a program that increases staff knowledg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zimmerman, Sheryl, Sloane, Philip D., Ward, Kimberly, Wretman, Christopher J., Stearns, Sally C., Poole, Patricia, Preisser, John S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2020
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Original Investigation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7305523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32558913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4321

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7305523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32558913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4321

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