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ArticleJournal of the American Medical Directors Association2021

Assessing Social Functioning During COVID-19 and Beyond: Tools and Considerations for Nursing Home Staff.

Caroline Madrigal, Emily Bower, Kelsey Simons, Suzanne M Gillespie, Kimberly Van Orden, Whitney L Mills

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Article in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Identifying social prescribing core outcomes using a Delphi approach: findings and future directions.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2026
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  6. Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Loneliness amongst Older Adults: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Caroline MadrigalCenter of Innovation in Long-Term Services and Supports, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, School of Public Health Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: Caroline.Madrigal@VA.Gov.
Emily BowerVISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua, NY, USA; Pacific University, School of Graduate Psychology, Hillsboro, OR, USA.
Kelsey SimonsUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry, Rochester, NY, USA.
Suzanne M GillespieCanandaigua VA Medical Center, VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System, Canandaigua, NY, USA; Division of Geriatrics/Aging, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
Kimberly Van OrdenUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry, Rochester, NY, USA.
Whitney L MillsCenter of Innovation in Long-Term Services and Supports, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, School of Public Health Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.

Funding

Transformative Health systems Research to Improve Veteran Equity and Independence (THRIVE) Center of InnovationI50HX001245 · VA · PROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI JAMES L RUDOLPH · 2015 to 2026
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Improving Veteran Transitions from VA Community Living Centers to the CommunityIK2RX001241 · VA · PROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI MILLS, WHITNEY L · 2014 to 2019
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HSRD VA I50 HX001245RRD VA IK2 RX001241
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social functioning is defined as how a person operates in their unique social environment (ie, engagement in activities, connectedness with others, and contributions to social roles). Healthy social functioning is important for nursing home residents as they are at increased risk for loneliness and isolation. Social functioning has long been an underacknowledged aspect of nursing home residents' health, but now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, residents' risk for decreased social functioning is increased. Several reliable and well-validated tools are available to supplement routine care planning and delivery and track and improve changes in social functioning over time. The overarching aim of this article is to provide resources and recommendations for interdisciplinary team assessment related to social functioning for nursing home residents. We describe 2 domains of social functioning measures, care-planning measures and outcome measures, and provide recommendations for how to integrate said measures into practice. Healthy social functioning is needed to maintain nursing home residents' well-being and quality of life. Measures and recommendations outlined in this article can be used by nursing home staff to understand residents' social preferences and address social functioning during COVID-19 and beyond.

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COVID-19Quality of LifeHumansNursing HomesPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Social InteractionassessmentCOVID-19nursing home residentsnursing homespsychosocial healthsocial functionSocial functioningsocial health

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PMID34416152
PMCPMC8416161

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