A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention Protocol for Pneumonia Prevention Among Nursing Home Elders | Zendy

Manisha JuthaniMehta | Zendy; Peter H. Van Ness | Zendy; Joanne M. McGloin | Zendy; Stephanie Argraves | Zendy; Shu Chen | Zendy; Peter Charpentier | Zendy; Laura Miller | Zendy; Kathleen Williams | Zendy; Diane Wall | Zendy; Dorothy I. Baker | Zendy; Mary E. Tinetti | Zendy; Peter Peduzzi | Zendy; Vincent Quagliarello | Zendy

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A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention Protocol for Pneumonia Prevention Among Nursing Home Elders

Author(s) -

Manisha JuthaniMehta,

Peter H. Van Ness,

Joanne M. McGloin,

Stephanie Argraves,

Shu Chen,

Peter Charpentier,

Laura Miller,

Kathleen Williams,

Diane Wall,

Dorothy I. Baker,

Mary E. Tinetti,

Peter Peduzzi,

Vincent Quagliarello

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu935

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , hazard ratio , randomized controlled trial , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , clinical trial , physical therapy , physics , optics

Pneumonia remains an important public health problem among elderly nursing home residents. This clinical trial sought to determine if a multicomponent intervention protocol, including manual tooth/gum brushing plus 0.12% chlorhexidine oral rinse, twice per day, plus upright positioning during feeding, could reduce the incidence of radiographically documented pneumonia among nursing home residents, compared with usual care.

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