Background Programs such as Medicaid Home and Community-based Services (HCBS)
have provided an alternative to institutionalization through community-based, long-term care …

The researchers examined the relationships between statewide implementation of comprehensive
guidance and counseling programs and indicators of safety and success for seventh …

Background: Childhood obesity in the United States is a critical public health issue. Although
multiple child and parental factors are associated with childhood obesity, few models …

Background. Currently, 24% of all deaths nationally occur in nursing homes making this an
important focus of care. However, many residents are not identified as dying and thus do not …

Purpose Quality improvement (QI) has been part of medical education for over a decade.
Assessment of QI learning remains challenging. The Quality Improvement Knowledge …

Purpose The goals of the Missouri Quality Initiative (MOQI) for long-stay nursing home
residents were to reduce the frequency of avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions, …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the processes of care, organizational
attributes, cost of care, staffing level, and staff mix in a sample of Missouri homes with good, …

Objectives Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at high risk for sleep problems.
Previous research suggests that sensory problems and anxiety may be related to the …

Objectives: To investigate the effect of chronic diseases and disease combinations on 1‐year
mortality in nursing home residents. Design: Retrospective cohort study using …

Objective To assess optical coherence tomography in differentiating optic disc edema (ODE)
due to papilledema and other optic neuropathies from optic nerve head drusen (ONHD). …