Johanna de Almeida Mello
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 6181532 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Johanna de Almeida Mello |
| NOMBRES | Johanna de Almeida |
| APELLIDO | Mello |
| FIRMA | MELLO J A |
| AFILIACIONES | KU Leuven |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1262-318X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2012 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Clinical symptoms and risk factors in people with mental disorders
The Emergency Screener for Psychiatry proved to be a useful screening instrument to identify risk factors of suicide attempts and hetero aggression of patients in emergencies settings and general hospitals
Towards an integrated multidisciplinary approach to decrease the risk of malnutrition in home care and nursing home settings
Background: Malnutrition often remains undetected in older persons, leading to increased health problems and comorbidity, prolonged hospital stays and readmission. Since malnutrition is a multi-factorial condition, a multidisciplinary and integrated approach is recommended for screening and treatment and this is especially the case in community care, where exchange of health information is often challenging. Methods: Recently, the Global Leadersh…
Icare4OLD - development and evaluation of an AI electronic tool to serve as decision support for complex care decisions
Introduction: Providing complex care for older adults poses significant challenges, especially when systems are not integrated and information is lacking or is not being shared. To address this gap, the iCAREtool - an IT-platform based on machine learning models - was developed. This research aims at providing decision support for better prognostication of health trajectories and treatment impact in older care dependent persons, using real world …
Factors Associated With Readmissions of Patients With Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Objective: To analyze the factors associated with the readmissions of patients with mental and substance use disorders. Method: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, and analytical study. Participants were enrolled from one general hospital, one university hospital and an Emergency Care Unit in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. The instrument used was the interRAI Emergency Screener for Psychiatry (interRAI ESP). Descriptive a…
Fatores Associados a Readmissões De Pacientes Com Transtornos Mentais E Uso De Substâncias
Objetivo: Analisar os fatores associados às readmissões de pacientes com transtornos mentais e uso de substâncias. Método: Estudo quantitativo, transversal e analítico. Os participantes são um hospital geral, um hospital universitário e uma Unidade de Pronto Atendimento da região metropolitana de Porto Alegre/RS, Brasil. Utilizou-se o instrumento interRAI Emergency Screener for Psychiatry. Foram realizadas análises descritivas e regressão logísti…
Implementation of the OHS-interRAI for regular oral health assessments by non-dental caregivers
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06536322-July 23, 2024
Valuing the patient voice
Introduction: Around the world, people are living longer in their communities. To support aging in place, understanding a person’s holistic care needs, including information about caregiver support, is essential to develop meaningful plans for integrated care centered around preferences, strengths, and needs. Using evidence-based assessment instruments to support these discussions are essential for meaningful engagement and shared decision-making…
Developing a decision-tool to help organizations design care patterns for people with complex care facilitating integrated care
Introduction: Older adults receiving home care (HC) services or living in long-term care facilities (LTCF) often experience multimorbidity. Identifying subgroups of older people sharing the same types of chronic diseases and having similar levels of impairment can help organizations target interventions effectively. Decision-support tools can foster tailored care and integrated care for these persons, as they are based on the comprehensive assess…
Implementing health information systems to support integrated care delivery
Introduction: In recent years, governments from several countries have shown interest in integrated health information systems to support the delivery of integrated care. The interRAI suite of standardized, evidence-based assessments, validated across different care settings, was expressly designed for this purpose. The use of a core set of items facilitates information-sharing across sectors and continuity of care. In addition, they reduce dupli…
Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and health-related quality of life in a Maroon and Kalinya Indigenous rural village in Suriname
Identification of multimorbidity patterns in older adults receiving long-term care in Canada, Italy, Finland and New Zealand
Background: Older adults receiving home care (HC) services and living in long-term care homes (LTC) experience high levels of multimorbidity. In this project - called iCARE4OLD, we aimed first to identify and compare subgroups of care dependent individuals sharing the same patterns of chronic diseases. For these subgroups, we will identify care paths and try to make integration of services and continuity of care possible. Settings and participant…
The Implementation of Integrated Health Information Systems – Research Studies from 7 Countries Involving the InterRAI Assessment System
In practice, the implementation of health information systems is a process that requires a cultural shift of policymakers and professional caregivers at all levels of health policy and service delivery. Information about the implementation process of the interRAI Suite in different countries can help investigators and policymakers to better plan this implementation. This research sheds light on the advantages and pitfalls of the implementation of…
Integrating oral health in the nursing curriculum
Background. Oral health and oral health care should be an integral part of the standard health care provision for care dependent individuals. Nevertheless, it is often neglected when confronted with limited time for daily hygiene care by caregivers, and it is experienced as difficult, intimate, and sometimes even shameful for both the caregiver and the care dependent person. Previous research revealed that nurses had poor knowledge, skills and at…
Integrating oral health assessment in the care for older people by means of the interRAI oral health section
Background: Oral health of care-dependent older people is generally poor which can affect their general health and well-being. In nursing homes, caregivers such as nurses and nurse aids are important actors for delivering oral care and detecting oral health problems. Performing regular oral health assessments is a key element to improve oral health in older people. The interRAI instrument used in the long-term care facilities (LTCF) includes an o…
Perceptions of care-dependent older people in nursing homes about their oral health and oral care
Background: Oral health is associated with general health but often remains neglected in residential care settings. Integration of oral care into general care is necessary, but literature shows that appropriate oral care is hampered by multiple barriers. Among older people, attitudes towards oral health and oral care are poor, as they are often unaware of the importance of oral health. The lack of ability to perform their own oral care, due to ag…
An International Pilot Study of Self-Reported Quality of Life in Outpatient and Inpatient Mental Health Settings
Introduction: Measuring quality of life (QoL) is essential to understand how clients perceive their care. In practice, many instruments are in place to identify mental health diagnoses and measure treatment outcomes, but there are fewer standardized instruments to routinely collect information about self-reported QoL, especially across different mental health settings. Moreover, existing tools have been criticized for being built from the perspec…
The direct cost of disability of community-dwelling older persons in Belgium
Current policies aim to promote and develop community-based support of disabled elderly persons, yet knowledge of the cost implications is insufficient. Thus, we aimed to estimate, for three disability profiles and three presence levels of the main informal carer (none, non-cohabitant, cohabitant), the cost of formal and informal support currently provided at home in Belgium. In this cross-sectional study, a sample of 5,642 disabled elderly perso…
A systematic review of questionnaires used to measure the time spent on family care for frail older people
Time spent on family care of frail older people is difficult to substantiate because of its complex nature. The aim of this study is to check the content validity of existing questionnaires measuring the time spent on caring. Comparing the activities mentioned in the questionnaires with those from other data sources (three validated scales measuring the functional limitations in day-to-day activities and a qualitative study) enabled identificatio…
Can case management be an asset to home care interventions in order to delay institutionalization of frail older persons? A Belgian longitudinal study
Background / Objective: In the international literature, case management is often found to be a valuable way of organizing home care services and providing continuity of care. However, not many studies have provided evidence that case management can be effective in delaying institutionalization of older persons. The Belgian federal government is interested in funding home care projects that attain this goal. Twenty two case management projects wi…
The effect of innovative home care projects on the perceived burden of informal caregivers
Purpose/objectives: The Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI) is interested in delaying institutionalization of older persons. Informal caregivers play an important role in maintaining the health, well-being, functional performance and quality of life of older people living at home. The aim of this paper is to identify whether innovative projects in home care are statistically associated with decreasing the inform…
The involvement of the general practitioner in an interRAI assessment for the care of elderly in Flemish nursing homes and home care
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Interventions to delay institutionalization of frail older persons
This research will provide knowledge on the functional status of frail older persons who are still living at home. This is important information to identify determinants of risk for institutionalization. The identification of effective home care projects in delaying institutionalization will be useful to inform and empower home care providers, policy and related decision makers to manage and improve home care services
The Implementation of Integrated Health Information Systems – Research Studies from 7 Countries Involving the InterRAI Assessment System
In practice, the implementation of health information systems is a process that requires a cultural shift of policymakers and professional caregivers at all levels of health policy and service delivery. Information about the implementation process of the interRAI Suite in different countries can help investigators and policymakers to better plan this implementation. This research sheds light on the advantages and pitfalls of the implementation of…
Interventions to delay institutionalization of frail older persons
This research will provide knowledge on the functional status of frail older persons who are still living at home. This is important information to identify determinants of risk for institutionalization. The identification of effective home care projects in delaying institutionalization will be useful to inform and empower home care providers, policy and related decision makers to manage and improve home care services
The effect of innovative home care projects on the perceived burden of informal caregivers
Purpose/objectives: The Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI) is interested in delaying institutionalization of older persons. Informal caregivers play an important role in maintaining the health, well-being, functional performance and quality of life of older people living at home. The aim of this paper is to identify whether innovative projects in home care are statistically associated with decreasing the inform…
The involvement of the general practitioner in an interRAI assessment for the care of elderly in Flemish nursing homes and home care
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Can case management be an asset to home care interventions in order to delay institutionalization of frail older persons? A Belgian longitudinal study
Background / Objective: In the international literature, case management is often found to be a valuable way of organizing home care services and providing continuity of care. However, not many studies have provided evidence that case management can be effective in delaying institutionalization of older persons. The Belgian federal government is interested in funding home care projects that attain this goal. Twenty two case management projects wi…
A systematic review of questionnaires used to measure the time spent on family care for frail older people
Time spent on family care of frail older people is difficult to substantiate because of its complex nature. The aim of this study is to check the content validity of existing questionnaires measuring the time spent on caring. Comparing the activities mentioned in the questionnaires with those from other data sources (three validated scales measuring the functional limitations in day-to-day activities and a qualitative study) enabled identificatio…
An International Pilot Study of Self-Reported Quality of Life in Outpatient and Inpatient Mental Health Settings
Introduction: Measuring quality of life (QoL) is essential to understand how clients perceive their care. In practice, many instruments are in place to identify mental health diagnoses and measure treatment outcomes, but there are fewer standardized instruments to routinely collect information about self-reported QoL, especially across different mental health settings. Moreover, existing tools have been criticized for being built from the perspec…
The direct cost of disability of community-dwelling older persons in Belgium
Current policies aim to promote and develop community-based support of disabled elderly persons, yet knowledge of the cost implications is insufficient. Thus, we aimed to estimate, for three disability profiles and three presence levels of the main informal carer (none, non-cohabitant, cohabitant), the cost of formal and informal support currently provided at home in Belgium. In this cross-sectional study, a sample of 5,642 disabled elderly perso…
Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and health-related quality of life in a Maroon and Kalinya Indigenous rural village in Suriname
Identification of multimorbidity patterns in older adults receiving long-term care in Canada, Italy, Finland and New Zealand
Background: Older adults receiving home care (HC) services and living in long-term care homes (LTC) experience high levels of multimorbidity. In this project - called iCARE4OLD, we aimed first to identify and compare subgroups of care dependent individuals sharing the same patterns of chronic diseases. For these subgroups, we will identify care paths and try to make integration of services and continuity of care possible. Settings and participant…
The Implementation of Integrated Health Information Systems – Research Studies from 7 Countries Involving the InterRAI Assessment System
In practice, the implementation of health information systems is a process that requires a cultural shift of policymakers and professional caregivers at all levels of health policy and service delivery. Information about the implementation process of the interRAI Suite in different countries can help investigators and policymakers to better plan this implementation. This research sheds light on the advantages and pitfalls of the implementation of…
Integrating oral health in the nursing curriculum
Background. Oral health and oral health care should be an integral part of the standard health care provision for care dependent individuals. Nevertheless, it is often neglected when confronted with limited time for daily hygiene care by caregivers, and it is experienced as difficult, intimate, and sometimes even shameful for both the caregiver and the care dependent person. Previous research revealed that nurses had poor knowledge, skills and at…
Integrating oral health assessment in the care for older people by means of the interRAI oral health section
Background: Oral health of care-dependent older people is generally poor which can affect their general health and well-being. In nursing homes, caregivers such as nurses and nurse aids are important actors for delivering oral care and detecting oral health problems. Performing regular oral health assessments is a key element to improve oral health in older people. The interRAI instrument used in the long-term care facilities (LTCF) includes an o…
Perceptions of care-dependent older people in nursing homes about their oral health and oral care
Background: Oral health is associated with general health but often remains neglected in residential care settings. Integration of oral care into general care is necessary, but literature shows that appropriate oral care is hampered by multiple barriers. Among older people, attitudes towards oral health and oral care are poor, as they are often unaware of the importance of oral health. The lack of ability to perform their own oral care, due to ag…
Factors Associated With Readmissions of Patients With Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Objective: To analyze the factors associated with the readmissions of patients with mental and substance use disorders. Method: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, and analytical study. Participants were enrolled from one general hospital, one university hospital and an Emergency Care Unit in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. The instrument used was the interRAI Emergency Screener for Psychiatry (interRAI ESP). Descriptive a…
Fatores Associados a Readmissões De Pacientes Com Transtornos Mentais E Uso De Substâncias
Objetivo: Analisar os fatores associados às readmissões de pacientes com transtornos mentais e uso de substâncias. Método: Estudo quantitativo, transversal e analítico. Os participantes são um hospital geral, um hospital universitário e uma Unidade de Pronto Atendimento da região metropolitana de Porto Alegre/RS, Brasil. Utilizou-se o instrumento interRAI Emergency Screener for Psychiatry. Foram realizadas análises descritivas e regressão logísti…
Implementation of the OHS-interRAI for regular oral health assessments by non-dental caregivers
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06536322-July 23, 2024
Valuing the patient voice
Introduction: Around the world, people are living longer in their communities. To support aging in place, understanding a person’s holistic care needs, including information about caregiver support, is essential to develop meaningful plans for integrated care centered around preferences, strengths, and needs. Using evidence-based assessment instruments to support these discussions are essential for meaningful engagement and shared decision-making…
Developing a decision-tool to help organizations design care patterns for people with complex care facilitating integrated care
Introduction: Older adults receiving home care (HC) services or living in long-term care facilities (LTCF) often experience multimorbidity. Identifying subgroups of older people sharing the same types of chronic diseases and having similar levels of impairment can help organizations target interventions effectively. Decision-support tools can foster tailored care and integrated care for these persons, as they are based on the comprehensive assess…
Implementing health information systems to support integrated care delivery
Introduction: In recent years, governments from several countries have shown interest in integrated health information systems to support the delivery of integrated care. The interRAI suite of standardized, evidence-based assessments, validated across different care settings, was expressly designed for this purpose. The use of a core set of items facilitates information-sharing across sectors and continuity of care. In addition, they reduce dupli…
Clinical symptoms and risk factors in people with mental disorders
The Emergency Screener for Psychiatry proved to be a useful screening instrument to identify risk factors of suicide attempts and hetero aggression of patients in emergencies settings and general hospitals
Towards an integrated multidisciplinary approach to decrease the risk of malnutrition in home care and nursing home settings
Background: Malnutrition often remains undetected in older persons, leading to increased health problems and comorbidity, prolonged hospital stays and readmission. Since malnutrition is a multi-factorial condition, a multidisciplinary and integrated approach is recommended for screening and treatment and this is especially the case in community care, where exchange of health information is often challenging. Methods: Recently, the Global Leadersh…
Icare4OLD - development and evaluation of an AI electronic tool to serve as decision support for complex care decisions
Introduction: Providing complex care for older adults poses significant challenges, especially when systems are not integrated and information is lacking or is not being shared. To address this gap, the iCAREtool - an IT-platform based on machine learning models - was developed. This research aims at providing decision support for better prognostication of health trajectories and treatment impact in older care dependent persons, using real world …
Medicine (16 obras) · Nursing (12 obras) · Gerontology (9 obras) · Health care (9 obras) · Integrated care (7 obras) · Business (6 obras) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (6 obras) · Psychiatry (6 obras) · Public health (6 obras) · Psychology (5 obras)