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Patrick Wachholz

Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita, Unesp - Brazil


Patrick Wachholz

Md, Ph.D., Geriatrics

Collaborating professor, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Unesp – Brazil

Collaborating researcher, Brazilian National Front for Strengthening Long-Term Care Facilities, FN-ILPI – Brazil

Collaborating researcher, Worldwide Elements to Harmonize Research in LTC Living Environments (WE-THRIVE) International Long-Term Care Research

Collaborating researcher, LOTUS long term care international research consortium

Consultant on Long-Term Care, Pan American Health Organization (2021-2023)

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Brazil;
Topics Care inequalities; Care innovations; Evaluation of LTC systems and services; Healthcare access in LTC; Information and data systems in LTC; LTC Policy; LTC Systems; LTC Workforce; Outcome measurement in LTC; Quality and accreditation for LTC services; Residential LTC services;
Methods Data science and LTC research; Literature reviews and synthesis; Quantitative data analysis;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Data Science;
Websitehttp://www.drpatrickwachholz-geriatra.com.br/
ORC.ID0000-0002-4474-009X
GOOGLE SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=m0RI3xAAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR&authuser=3
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/DrPatrickLTC
Instagramhttps://instagram.com/drpatrick.wachholz
Research interests

Long-term care

Key publications

Wachholz, Patrick Alexander; GIACOMIN, K. C. . Dignity in the care of older adults living in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. F1000RESEARCH, v. 11, p. 1208, 2023. DOI: (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.126144.2)

DE MELO, RUTH CALDEIRA ; SCHUTZ, VIVIAN ; Wachholz, Patrick Alexander ; VILLALONGA-OLIVES, ESTER ; MYER, DEANNA ; CORAZZINI, KIRSTEN ; LEPORE, MICHAEL . Long-Term Care Staff Perspectives on the Care of Persons Living With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic in São Paulo State, Brazil. Journal Of Gerontological Nursing, v. 49, p. 45-52, 2023. DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20230414-05

Wachholz, Patrick Alexander; MELO, R. C. ; JACINTO, AF ; VILLAS BOAS, P. J. F. . Impact of long-term care facilities’ size on adherence to COVID-19’ infection prevention guidance. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, v. 30, p. 1-10, 2022. DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.5581.3557

Wachholz, Patrick AlexanderVILLAS BOAS, P. J. F. ; DOMINGUES, M. A. R. C. ; ABDALLA, C. ; GIACOMIN, KARLA CRISTINA . Reflections on the development of an integrated continuum of long-term care for
older adults in Brazil. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 16, p. 1-11, 2022. https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/gim/resource/fr/biblio-1416012

CHU, C. ; WANG, J. ; FUKUI, C. ; STAUDACHER-PREITE, S. ; WACHHOLZ, P. A. ; WU, B. . The impact of COVID-19 on social isolation in long-term care homes: Perspectives of policies and strategies from six countries. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, v. 33, p. 1-15, 2021. DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2021.1924346

WACHHOLZ, P. A.; OLIVEIRA, D. ; HINSLIFF-SMITH, K. ; DEVI, R. ; VILLAS BOAS, P. J. F. ; SHEPHERD, V. ; JACINTO, AF ; WATANABE, H. A. W. ; GORDON, A. L. ; RICCI, N. A. . Mapping Research Conducted on Long-Term Care Facilities for Older People in Brazil: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v. 18, p. 1522, 2021. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18041522

LLOYD-SHERLOCK, P. ; FREIRE NETO, J. B. ; DUARTE, M. ; FRANK, M. ; GIACOMIN, K. ; BOAS, PAULO JOSÉ FORTES VILLAS ; WACHHOLZ, P. A. . AN EMERGENCY STRATEGY FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING COVID-19 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN BRAZIL. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 15, p. e1-e5, 2021. DOI: 10.5327/preprint.2021.002

GIACOMIN, KARLA CRISTINA ; BOAS, PAULO JOSÉ FORTES VILLAS ; DOMINGUES, MARISA ACCIOLY RODRIGUES DA COSTA ; Wachholz, Patrick Alexander . Caring throughout life: peculiarities of long-term care for public policies without ageism. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 15, p. e01-03, 2021. DOI:10.5327/Z2447-21232021EDITESP

DOMINGUES, MARISA ACCIOLY RODRIGUES DA COSTA ; Wachholz, Patrick Alexander ; SILVA, CHRISTIANO BARBOSA DA ; PERES, LIDIANE CHARBEL SOUZA ; CHACON, PAULA FERREIRA ; BEZERRA, POLYANA CAROLINE DE LIMA ; LOHMANN, SANDRA ; MOREIRA, VIRGILIO GARCIA ; DUARTE, YEDA APARECIDA DE OLIVEIRA ; GIACOMIN, KARLA CRISTINA . Methodological description of the mapping of Brazilian long-term care facilities for older adults. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 15, p. 1-5, 2021.

Wachholz, Patrick Alexander. Improving and fostering research on long-term care for older adults in a post-pandemic world. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 15, p. 1-3, 2021. DOI: 10.53886/gga.e0210058

Wachholz, Patrick Alexander; JACINTO, ALESSANDRO FERRARI ; MELO, R. C. ; DINAMARCA-MONTECINOS, J. ; VILLAS BOAS, P. J. F. . COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for the aged in Hispanic American countries. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 14, p. 1-8, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5327/Z2447-212320202000085

WACHHOLZ, P. A.; MOREIRA, V. G. ; OLIVEIRA, D. ; WATANABE, H. A. W. ; VILLAS BOAS, P. J. F. . Estimates of the rate of infection and mortality by COVID-19 in care homes for older people in Brazil. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 14, p. 1-4, 2020. DOI:10.5327/Z2447-212320202000127
JACINTO, AF ; ACHTERBERG, W. ; WACHHOLZ, P. A. ; DENING, T. ; DENING, K. H. ; DEVI, R. ; OLIVEIRA, D. ; EVERINK, I. ; GAIOLLA, P. A. ; VILLAS BOAS, P. J. F. ; HINSLIFF-SMITH, K. ; HOEDL, M. ; SCHOLS, J. ; SHEPHERD, V. ; GRATAO, A. ; MELO, R. C. ; WATANABE, H. A. W. ; ZAZZETA, M. ; GOODMAN, C. ; SPILSBURY, K. ; GORDON, A. L. . USING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS TO SHAPE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION INTO CARE HOMES IN BRAZIL: A WHITE PAPER. The Journal of Nursing Home Research, v. 6, p. 109-113, 2020.
EDVARDSSON, D. ; BAXTER, R. ; CORNELIUSSON, L. ; ANDERSON, R. ; BEEBER, A. ; VILLAS-BOAS, PAULO JOSÉ FORTES ; CORAZZINI, K. ; GORDON, A. L. ; HANRATTY, B. ; JACINTO, A. F. ; LEPORE, M. ; LEUNG, A. ; MCGILTON, K. ; MEYER, J. ; SCHOLS, J. ; SCHWARTZ, L. ; SHEPHERD, V. ; SKOLDUNGER, A. ; THOMPSON, R. ; TOLES, M. ; WACHHOLZ, P. A. ; WANG, J. ; WU, B. ; ZUNIGA, F. . Advancing Long-Term Care Science Through Using Common Data Elements: Candidate Measures for Care Outcomes of Personhood, Well-Being, and Quality of Life. GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE, v. 5, p. 1-15, 2019.