Additional articles which the MU MDS Team has authored:

• Aud, M.A., Rantz, M.J., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., & Manion, P. (2004). Developing a residential care facility version of the observable indicators of nursing home care quality instrument. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 19(1): 48-57. (abstract)


• Demiris, G., Rantz, M.J., Aud, M.A., Marek, K.D., Tyrer, H.W., Skubic, M., & Hussam, A.A. (2004). Older adults' attitudes towards and perceptions of "smart house" technologies. Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine, 29(2): 87-94. (abstract)


• Flesner, M.K. & Rantz, M.J. (2004). Mutual empowerment and respect: Effect on nursing home quality of care. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 19(3): 193-196. (abstract)


• Hicks, L.L., Rantz, M.J., Petroski, G.F., & Mukamel, D.B. (2004). Nursing home costs and quality care outcomes. Nursing Economics, 22(4): 178-192. (abstract)


• Marek, K.D., Rantz, M.J., & Porter, R.T. (2004). Senior Care: Making a different in long-term care of older adults. Journal of Nursing Education, 43(2): 81-83. (abstract)


• Minner, D., Hoffstetter, P., Casey, L., & Jones, D. (2004). Snoezelen activity: the Good Shepherd Nursing Home experience. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 19(4): 343-348. (abstract)


• Rantz, M.J. & Connolly, R. (2004). Measuring nursing care quality and using large data sets in non-acute care settings: State of the science. Nursing Outlook, 52(1): 23-37. (abstract)


• Rantz, M.J., Hicks, L., Grando, V.T., Petroski, G.F., Madsen, R.W., Mehr, D.R., Conn, V., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., Scott, J., Flesner, M., Bostick, J., Porter, R., & Mass, M. (2004). Nursing Home Quality, Cost, Staffing, and Staff-Mix. The Gerontologist, 441): 24-38. (abstract)


• Rantz, M.J., Hicks, L. Petroski, G.F., Madsen, R.W., Mehr, D.R., Conn, V., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., & Mass, M. (2004). Stability and sensitivity of nursing home quality indicators. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Science, 59A(1): 79-82. (abstract)


• Rantz, M.J., Zazworsky, D., Zerull, L.M., Cohen E., & Weydt, A. (2004). The power of dialogue with the global nursing exchange. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 28(1): 19-25. (abstract)


• Wipke-Tevis, D.D., Williams, D.A., Rantz, M.J., Popejoy, L.L., Madsen, R.W., Petroski, G.F., & Vogelsmeier, A.A. (2004). Nursing home quality and pressure ulcer prevention and management strategies. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 524): 583-588. (abstract)


• Conn, V., Minor, M., Rantz, M.J., Burks, K., & Pomeroy, S. (2003). Integrative review of physical activity intervention research with aging adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51(8): 1159-1168. (abstract)


• Conn, V.S. & Rantz, M.J. (2003). Research methods: Managing primary study quality in meta-analyses. Research in Nursing and Health, 26(4): 322-333. (abstract)


• Conn, V., Valentine, J.C., Cooper, H.M., & Rantz, M.J. (2003). Grey literature in meta-analysis. Nursing Research, 52(4): 256-261. (abstract)


• Jensdottir, A.B., Rantz, M.J., Hjaltadottir, I., Guomundsdottir, H., Rook, M., & Grando, V. (2003). International comparison of quality indicators in the United States, Icelandic and Canadian nursing facilities. International Nursing Review, 50(2): 79-84. (abstract)


• Mehr, D.R., van der Steen, J.T., Kruse, R.L., Ooms, M.E., Rantz, M., & Ribbe, M.W. (2003). Lower respiratory infections in nursing home resident with dementia: A tale of two countries. The Gerontologist, 43(Special Issue II): 85-93. (abstract)


• Parker-Oliver, D., Porock, D., Zweig, S., Rantz, M., & Petroski, G. (2003). Hospice and non-hospice nursing home residents. The Journal of Palliative Medicine, 6(1): 69-75. (abstract)


• Porock, D., Parker-Oliver, D., Zweig, S., Rantz, M., & Petroski, G. (2003). A Profile of Residents Admitted to Long-Term Care Facilities for End-of-Life Care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 4(1): 16-22. (abstract)


• Rantz, M.J., Grando, V., Conn, V.S., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., Hicks, L., Flesner, M., Scott, J., Manion, P., Minner, D., Porter, R., & Mass, M. (2003). Getting the basics right: Care delivery in nursing homes. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 29(11): 15-25. (abstract)


• Rantz, M.J., Hicks, L., Petroski, G.F., Madsen, R.W., Conn, V., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., & Mass, M. (2003). High-quality nursing home care is more cost effective than low-quality care. Long-Term Care Interface, 4(9): 18-20. (abstract)


• Rantz, M.J., Vogelsmeier, A., Manion, P., Minner, D., Markway, B., Conn, V., Aud, M.A., & Mehr, D.R. (2003). A statewide strategy to improve quality of care in nursing facilities. The Gerontologist, 43(2): 248-258. (abstract)


• Siem, C.A., Wipke-Tevis, D.D., Rantz, M.J., & Popejoy, L.L. (2003). Skin Assessment and Pressure Ulcer Care in Hospital Skilled Nursing Facilities. Ostomy/Wound Management, 49(6): 42-58. (abstract)


• Rantz, M., Jensdottir, A.B., Hjaltadottir, I., Gudmundsdottir, H., Sigurveig Gudjonsdottir, J., Brunton, B., and Rook, M. (2002). International field test results of the observable indicators of nursing home care quality instrument. International Nursing Review, 49(4): 234-242. (abstract)


• Grando, V.T., Mehr, D.R., Popejoy, L., Maas, M., Rantz, M.J., Wipke-Tevis, D.D., & Westhoff, R. (2002). Why older adults with light-care needs enter and remain in nursing homes. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 28(7): 47-53. (abstract)


• Conn, V.S., Burks, K., Rantz, M., & Knudsen, K.S. (2002). Evidence-based practice for gerontological nursing. The Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 28(2): 45-52. (abstract)


• Conn, V.S., Rantz, M.J., Wipke-Tevis, D.D., and Maas, M. (2001). Designing effective nursing interventions. Research in Nursing and Health, 24(5): 433-442. (abstract)


• Rantz, M.J., Popejoy, L, Petroski, G.F., Madsen, R.W., Mehr, D.R., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., Hicks, L.L., Grando, V., Wipke-Tevis, D.D., Bostick, J., Porter, R., Conn, V., & Maas, M. (2001). Randomized clinical trial of a quality improvement intervention in nursing homes. The Gerontologist, 41(4):525-538. (abstract)


• Rantz, M.J. & Mehr, D.R. (2001) A quest to understand and measure nursing home quality of care. Long-Term Care Interface, 2(7): 34-38. (abstract)


• Riggs, J. & Rantz, M.J. (2001). A model of staff support to improve retention inlong term care. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 25(2): 43-54. (abstract)