Lower postsurgical mortality for individuals with dementia with better-educated hospital workforce

Lower postsurgical mortality for individuals with dementia with better-educated hospital workforce

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
Author(s):
White, Elizabeth M., author
Smith, Jessica G., author
Trotta, Rebecca L., author
McHugh, Matthew D., author
Contributor(s):
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
Publication:
Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 2018
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Alzheimer Disease -- mortality
Alzheimer Disease -- nursing
Dementia -- mortality
Dementia -- nursing
Education, Nursing
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Postoperative Care -- mortality
Postoperative Complications -- mortality
Postoperative Complications -- nursing
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- mortality
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- nursing
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Key Findings. Surgical patients age 65 and over with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) were more likely to die within 30 days of admission and to die after a complication than those without ADRD. Having better-educated nurses in the hospital improved the likelihood of good outcomes for all surgical patients, but had a much greater effect in individuals with ADRD. Specifically, a 10% increase in the proportion of nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree or higher was associated with 10% lower odds of death and 10% lower odds of dying after a complication for surgical patients with ADRD.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 unnumbered pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations and Portraits
NLM Unique ID:
101731586 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101731586