Sarah Szanton, PhD, ANP, FAAN
Baltimore City County, Maryland, United States
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While making house calls as a nurse practitioner to homebound, low-income older adults in…
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The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to keep mifepristone available by mail, without requiring an in-person visit, is a crucial step in protecting…
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to keep mifepristone available by mail, without requiring an in-person visit, is a crucial step in protecting…
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Thank you Commonwealth Fund for highlighting the bold approach that’s worked in Costa Rica for 30 years, including decreasing mortality. Can it work…
Thank you Commonwealth Fund for highlighting the bold approach that’s worked in Costa Rica for 30 years, including decreasing mortality. Can it work…
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Long emergency wait times are a symptom of something deeper: we must build a robust community health system, and that’s where Neighborhood Nursing…
Long emergency wait times are a symptom of something deeper: we must build a robust community health system, and that’s where Neighborhood Nursing…
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Older adults’ favorite activities are resoundingly active: the NHATS study.
Geriatric Nursing
Activity is associated with health among older adults yet older adults' favorite activities have rarely been investigated. We analyzed the community dwelling, cognitively-intact sample of NHATS, a nationally representative sample of adults ≥65, who had named their favorite activities (N = 5247). Logistic regression models estimated the odds of choosing a physical activity controlling for demographics, self-rated health, and disability. For all ages, four of the top five most common favorite…
Activity is associated with health among older adults yet older adults' favorite activities have rarely been investigated. We analyzed the community dwelling, cognitively-intact sample of NHATS, a nationally representative sample of adults ≥65, who had named their favorite activities (N = 5247). Logistic regression models estimated the odds of choosing a physical activity controlling for demographics, self-rated health, and disability. For all ages, four of the top five most common favorite activities were active: walking/jogging (14%), outdoor maintenance (13%), playing sports (8.9%), and other physical activity (8.7%). These findings sustain in 65–75 year olds. Even in 80–84 year olds, 3 of the top five activities are active. These findings vary by self-rated health (OR = 0.71, p < 0.001), disability (OR = 0.72, p < 0.001) and gender (OR = 0.52, p < 0.001). Policy makers, clinicians, and urban planners can use these results in their work.
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Preliminary data from CAPABLE, a patient directed, team-based intervention to improve physical function and decrease nursing home utilization: the first 100 completers of a CMS Innovations Project
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Current medical models frequently overlook functional limitations and the home environment even though they partially determine healthcare usage and quality of life. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center funds projects that have potential to affect the "triple aim," a framework for decreasing costs while improving health and quality of life. This article presents preliminary data from Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE), a…
Current medical models frequently overlook functional limitations and the home environment even though they partially determine healthcare usage and quality of life. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center funds projects that have potential to affect the "triple aim," a framework for decreasing costs while improving health and quality of life. This article presents preliminary data from Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE), a model funded by the CMS Innovation Center and designed to overcome the functional and home environmental barriers of older adults. CAPABLE is a patient-directed, team-based intervention comprising an occupational therapist, a registered nurse, and a handyman to decrease hospitalization and nursing home usage of community-dwelling older adults with functional limitations who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Activity of daily living limitations improved in 79% of the first 100 people who completed the intervention. Preliminary findings of this novel intervention may have implications for other older adults with functional limitations.
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Improving unsafe environments to support aging independence with limited resources.
Nursing Clinics of North America
Invited Manuscript for special issue on Facilitating Aging in Place: Safe, Sound, and Secure
Honors & Awards
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Fellow
American Academy of Nursing
The American Academy of Nursing's approximately 2,200 fellows are nursing leaders in education, management, practice and research. Fellows represent association executives; university presidents, chancellors and deans; state and federal political appointees; hospital chief executives and vice presidents for nursing; nurse consultants; and researchers and entrepreneurs.
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Protégé Award
Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research
The Protege/Protegee Award is given to an evolving nurse scientist who shows great promise in advancing science and who is within the first 10 years of completing either the PhD or Post-Doctoral study.
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RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars program is working to develop the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing through career development awards for outstanding junior nursing faculty. The program aims to strengthen the academic productivity and overall excellence of nursing schools by providing mentorship, leadership training and salary and research support to young faculty.
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Congratulations to Elizabeth Ciemins, American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and Quincy Samus on publishing their work from their IMPACT…
Congratulations to Elizabeth Ciemins, American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and Quincy Samus on publishing their work from their IMPACT…
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Kudos to PBGH for producing this blueprint with resources and recommendations for employers who want their employees to thrive during and after…
Kudos to PBGH for producing this blueprint with resources and recommendations for employers who want their employees to thrive during and after…
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Johns Hopkins is a fabulous place to work and there’s no better team!
Johns Hopkins is a fabulous place to work and there’s no better team!
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