Prevalence of Spasticity in Nursing Home Residents.
J Am Med Dir Assoc
; 21(8): 1157-1160, 2020 08.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence, rate of underdiagnosis and undertreatment, and association with activities of daily living dependency of spasticity in a nursing home setting.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study. SETTING ANDPARTICIPANTS:
This study is an analysis of a deidentified data set generated by a prior quality improvement project at a 240-bed nursing home for residents receiving long-term care or skilled nursing care services.METHODS:
Each resident was examined by a movement disorders specialist neurologist to determine whether spasticity was present and, if so, the total number of spastic postures present in upper and lower limbs was recorded. Medical records, including the Minimum Data Set, were reviewed for neurologic diagnoses associated with spasticity, activities of daily living (ADL) dependency, and prior documentation of diagnosis and past or current treatments. Ordinary least squares linear regression models were used to evaluate the association between spasticity and ADL dependency.RESULTS:
Two hundred nine residents (154 women, 81.9 ± 10.9 years) were included in this analysis. Spasticity was present in 22% (45/209) of residents examined by the neurologist. Only 11% of residents (5/45) had a prior diagnosis of spasticity and were receiving treatment. Presence of spasticity was associated with greater ADL dependency (χ2 = 51.72, P < .001), which was driven by lower limb spasticity (χ2 = 14.56, P = .006). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS These results suggest that spasticity (1) is common in nursing homes (1 of 5 residents), (2) is often not diagnosed or adequately treated, and (3) is associated with worse ADL dependency. Further research is needed to enhance the rates of diagnosis and treatment of spasticity in long-term care facilities.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Atividades Cotidianas
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Espasticidade Muscular
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Med Dir Assoc
Assunto da revista:
HISTORIA DA MEDICINA
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Israel