Potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly home care patients in Europe

…, G Gambassi, H Finne-Soveri, PV Jónsson, I Carpenter… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextCriteria for potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly patients have been
used in the past decade in large US epidemiological surveys to identify populations at risk …

Polypharmacy in nursing home in Europe: results from the SHELTER study

…, P Danese, PF Gallo, I Carpenter… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background. This study assesses prevalence and patients characteristics related to
polypharmacy in a sample of nursing home residents. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of nursing home residents in Europe: the Services and Health for Elderly in Long TERm care (SHELTER) study

G Onder, I Carpenter, H Finne-Soveri, J Gindin… - BMC health services …, 2012 - Springer
Background Aims of the present study are the following: 1. to describe the rationale and
methodology of the Services and Health for Elderly in Long TERm care (SHELTER) study, a …

Physical activity prevented functional decline among frail community-living elderly subjects in an international observational study

F Landi, G Onder, I Carpenter, M Cesari… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The aims of the study were to describe the prevalence of physical activity in a
sample of older adults in home care in Europe and to examine the relationship between …

The AdHOC study of older adults' adherence to medication in 11 countries

C Cooper, I Carpenter, C Katona, M Schroll… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Objective Authors investigated, cross-nationally, the factors, including demographic, psychiatric
(including cognitive), physical, and behavioral, determining whether older people take …

Community care in Europe. The aged in home care project (AdHOC)

I Carpenter, G Gambassi, E Topinkova… - Aging clinical and …, 2004 - Springer
Background and aims: Community care for older people is increasing dramatically in most
European countries as the preferred option to hospital andlong-term care. While there has …

[HTML][HTML] Using interRAI assessment systems to measure and maintain quality of long-term care

I Carpenter, JP Hirdes - A good life in old age, 2013 - books.google.com
Rapidly ageing populations and increasing prevalence of chronic diseases present major
challenges for policy makers. Populations as well as individuals have different prevalence of …

Outcome measures for use with home care clients

JN Morris, I Carpenter, K Berg… - Canadian Journal on Aging …, 2000 - cambridge.org
Prior to the past decade, much research examining outcomes of home care programs,
including efforts at delaying institutional placement, maintaining function, and supporting …

Non malignant daily pain and risk of disability among older adults in home care in Europe

…, R Liperoti, F Landi, H Finne-Sovery, I Carpenter… - Pain, 2007 - Elsevier
Aim of the present observational study was to evaluate the association between daily pain
and incident disability in elderly subjects living in the community. We used data from the AgeD …

Understanding the roles of registered general nurses and care assistants in UK nursing homes

M Perry, I Carpenter, D Challis… - Journal of Advanced …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The recent government decision to fund the costs of Registered nursing time in
long‐term care facilities in England through the Registered Nurse Contribution to Care …