Terrie Black

• Clinical Professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst

In 2010, the American Heart Association defined a novel construct of cardiovascular health to promote a paradigm shift from a focus solely on disease treatment to one inclusive of positive health promotion and preservation across the life course in populations and individuals. Extensive subsequent evidence has provided insights into strengths and l...

Background: The American Heart Association (AHA) recently published an updated algorithm for quantifying cardiovascular health (CVH)—the "Life's Essential 8™" score. We quantified US levels of CVH using the new score. Methods: We included non-pregnant, non-institutionalized individuals ages 2 through 79 years who were free of cardiovascular disease...

Purpose: The LGBTQIA+ communities experience distinct health disparities and inequities in health outcomes. Healthcare providers must be conscious of these factors to facilitate optimal, person-centered care. This narrative briefly covers health disparities in the LGBTQIA+ community and posits strategies to promote inclusive care. Methods: Curre...

Background and purpose: Potential nurse authors may find writing a challenge, including managing the publication process from getting started through submission to revision of the work and its acceptance. This special article presents strategies to help inexperienced writers develop and hone skills for journal publication. Potential publication s...

Background/Purpose: According to the National Quality Forum, readmission measures can serve as indicators of whether care coordination has been optimized. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has adopted an All-Cause Unplanned Readmission Measure for 30 days post discharge from inpatient rehabilitation facilities and will require reporting...

To describe the modifications made to the FIM instrument when it was incorporated into the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI), and to compare FIM data collected before and after the IRF prospective payment system (IRF-PPS) was implemented in 2002 for patients with stroke. Year-by-year comparison of data of Med...

In rehabilitation nursing, the patient classification systems or acuity models and nurse-staffing ratios are not supported by empirical evidence. Moreover there are no studies published characterizing nursing hours per patient day, proportion of RN staff and impact of agency nurses in inpatient rehabilitation settings. The purpose of this prospecti...

To develop a measure of home and community participation related to the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Cross-sectional analysis of survey data. Nine medical inpatient rehabilitation facilities from 6 states. A total of 594 patients of mixed impairment type admitted for inpatient rehab...

The accreditation process can be a challenging, yet rewarding experience to those who elect to pursue CARF accreditation. Rehabilitation clinicians of all disciplines can be instrumental in various aspects of [table: see text] preparation for the survey. The organization, staff, stakeholders and, ultimately, the people served and their families, al...

Rehabilitation programs in a wide variety of settings must be able to use information to respond to internal and external demands for positive outcomes. Providers need information to plan and manage outcomes, oversee resource utilization, monitor efficiency and effectiveness, and communicate to stakeholders. Outcomes are useful for consumers (the p...

The purpose of the study described in this article was to identify the factors that have an impact on stroke patients' discharge destination. Two hundred thirty-four stroke patients admitted to a rehabilitation facility over a 2-year period were examined. Functional Independence Measure (FIM) data were used to examine functional status, demographic...