Effects of a computerized decision support system on pressure ulcers and malnutrition in nursing homes for the elderly

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 607-617

  Fossum, Mariann ^a,b   Alexander, Gregory L ^c   Ehnfors, Margareta ^a   Ehrenberg, Anna ^d  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computerized; Decision support system; Electronic health record; Intervention; Malnutrition; Nursing home; Pressure ulcer; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED; DECISION SUPPORTS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; INTERVENTION; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOME; PRESSURE ULCER;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DISEASES; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; NUTRITION; RATING; RECORDS MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREAS;

NURSING;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DECUBITUS; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NORWAY; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RATING SCALE; REGISTERED NURSE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT PRESSURE SCALE; RURAL AREA; SKIN EXAMINATION; WORKFLOW;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79961210693     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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