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Using Evidence to Design Cancer Care Facilities

American Journal of Medical Quality, 2020
The nuts and bolts of planning and designing cancer care facilities—the physical space, the social systems, the clinical and nonclinical workflows, and all of the patient-facing services—directly influence the quality of clinical care and the overall patient experience.
Leonard L. Berry, Jonathan Crane, Katie A. Deming, Paul Barach   +3 more
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Transferring Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Cancer Patients Back to Acute Care (TRIPBAC)

PM&R, 2014
ObjectiveTo determine predictive factors for TRansferring Inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) cancer Patients Back to Acute Care (TRIPBAC).DesignA retrospective chart review of patients with cancer admitted to an IRF from 2009 to 2010 because of a functional impairment that developed as a direct consequence of their cancer or its treatment ...
Arash, Asher, Pamela S, Roberts, Catherine, Bresee, Garret, Zabel, Richard V, Riggs, Andre, Rogatko   +5 more
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Administrators’ Perceptions of Oral Health Care and Cancer Screening in Long-Term Care Nursing Facilities

Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2017
An estimated 1.7 million adults in the United States more than the age of 65 reside in long-term care nursing facilities (LTCNFs), and only 17% of them receive dental care. More than 83% of LTCNF residents require assistance with oral care. Adequate dental care is a preventative behavior for oral cancer. Adults more than age 65 will account for 60% of
Peter, Maramaldi, Tamara, Cadet, Shanna, Burke, Mary, LeCloux, Erina, White, Taru Hannele, Kinnunen, Elsbeth, Kalenderian   +6 more
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The roles of cancer care facilities in users’ well-being

Building Research & Information, 2019
The experience of cancer patients often includes numerous consultations and procedures taking place in a variety of (cancer) care facilities.
Pleuntje Jellema, Margo Annemans, Ann Heylighen   +2 more
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Palliative care in aged care facilities for residents with a non‐cancer disease: results of a survey of aged care facilities in South Australia

Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2005
Objectives:  This study reports the results of a cross‐sectional study of residential aged care facilities in South Australia which sought to quantify the extent of specialist palliative care involvement in residential aged care facilities as well as identifying the current need for palliative care.
Grbich, Carol, Maddocks, Ian, Parker, Deborah, Brown, Margaret, Willis, Eileen, Hofmeyer, Anne, Piller, Neil   +6 more
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A Survey of Breast Cancer Detection Methods in Long-Term Care Facilities

Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 1991
The majority of women residents in long-term care facilities are at high risk for the development of breast cancer. Routine breast cancer detection methods are indicated but not used for women in long-term care facilities on Long Island, New York. There appears to be an age-related bias concerning breast cancer detection of long-term care residents ...
J C, Kenny, P W, Keenan
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Administrators’ perspectives on end-of-life care for cancer patients in Japanese long-term care facilities

Supportive Care in Cancer, 2009
The purpose of this study was to clarify administrators' perspectives on availability of recommended strategies for end-of-life (EOL) care for cancer patients at long-term care (LTC) facilities in Japan.A cross-sectional survey was conducted with administrators at Japanese LTC facilities.
Hiroki, Fukahori, Mitsunori, Miyashita, Tatsuya, Morita, Takayuki, Ichikawa, Nobuya, Akizuki, Miki, Akiyama, Yutaka, Shirahige, Kenji, Eguchi   +7 more
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Delivery of cancer care to inmates of correctional facilities through telemedicine

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2004
8142 Background: Provision of hematology/oncology and palliative care to inmates in correctional facilities is challenging for oncologists, facility healthcare providers and patients.
L. J. Lyckholm, D. Justis
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Standardizing quality breast cancer care throughout all New York university facilities.

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2012
160 Background: NYU physicians provide breast cancer care (BCC) at several locations throughout New York. The NYU Clinical Cancer Center (NYUCCC) is a private, university-based facility while Bellevue and Woodhull Hospitals are city hospitals. The diversity of BCC provided to patients (pts) in city hospitals can vary greatly from that of private ...
Anna C. Pavlick, Freya Ruth Schnabel, Amy Tiersten, Matthew Volm, Jennifer J. Wu, Cindy Boester, William L. Carroll   +6 more
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