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Zimmermann, Jaroslava and Pfaff, Holger ORCID: 0000-0001-9154-6575 (2018). Influence of Nurse Staffing Levels on Resident Weight Loss Within German Nursing Homes. Res. Gerontol. Nurs., 11 (1). S. 48 - 57. THOROFARE: SLACK INC. ISSN 1938-2464

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Abstract

In Germany, there is no empirical evidence regarding the relationship between nurse staffing levels and care outcomes in nursing homes. The current study explored differences in nurse staffing levels between facilities with and without resident weight loss. The analyses were conducted at the facility level (N = 166) and involved weight loss assessment of 8,665 residents. Separate models for residents with and without cognitive impairment were computed. The regression analyses showed that nursing facilities where no weight loss occurred among residents without cognitive impairment had a lower number of residents per RN and additional care staff. However, no differences were found between facilities with and without weight loss among residents with cognitive disabilities. Further research is needed to identify factors leading to weight loss among residents with cognitive disabilities, including teamwork and work climate in nursing homes.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Zimmermann, Jaroslava UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pfaff, Holger UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9154-6575 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-204350
DOI:	10.3928/19404921-20180109-01
Journal or Publication Title:	Res. Gerontol. Nurs.
Volume:	11
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 48 - 57
Date:	2018
Publisher:	SLACK INC
Place of Publication:	THOROFARE
ISSN:	1938-2464
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language QUALITY-OF-CARE; NUTRITIONAL RISK; MALNUTRITION; IMPAIRMENT; PREVALENCE; MANAGEMENT; DEMENTIA; OUTCOMES; MIX Multiple languages Nursing Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/20435