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    • Gerontology
    • Public Health
    • Infectious Diseases

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    • Pneumonia is a significant cause of mortality in nursing home residents.
    • Effective quality improvement necessitates reliable methods for identifying pneumonia cases from nursing home records.
    • Previous studies have not evaluated the reliability of different pneumonia case-finding strategies in this setting.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare the reliability and sensitivity of three common methods for identifying pneumonia cases in nursing home residents using facility records.
    • To determine the most pragmatic and effective strategy for pneumonia case ascertainment in nursing home quality improvement initiatives.

    Main Methods:

    • A comparative study was conducted involving 1,119 residents across 16 nursing homes.
    • Three pneumonia case-finding strategies were evaluated: recorded diagnosis of pneumonia, modified McGeer criteria (chest x-ray infiltrate plus specific signs/symptoms), and antibiotic prescription plus pneumonia-specific signs.
    • Data were extracted from nursing home records.

    Main Results:

    • Recorded diagnosis identified 107 pneumonia cases.
    • Modified McGeer criteria identified 84 cases.
    • Antibiotic prescription identified 47 cases.
    • Recorded diagnosis encompassed all cases found by the modified McGeer criteria and nearly all cases found by antibiotic prescription.

    Conclusions:

    • Recorded diagnosis of pneumonia is a highly sensitive and pragmatic method for identifying cases in nursing home settings.
    • This method is recommended for use in quality improvement programs and research aimed at understanding pneumonia in nursing home populations.