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The Lancet. Healthy Longevity, 2020 Summary: Background: COVID-19 has affected care home residents internationally, but detailed information on outbreaks is scarce. We aimed to describe the evolution of outbreaks of COVID-19 in all care homes in one large health region in Scotland ...
Jennifer K Burton, PhD +13 more
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Special interest group Evidence based integrated care
International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019 Introduction: Both in literature and in practice there is debate about defining Integrated Care. The WHO for example, defines Integrated Care as a process, not covering the perspective of (cost-) effectiveness.
Roelof Ettema, John Eastwood
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Legionella colonisation in hot water systems in care homes from two Danish municipalities
Journal of Water and Health, 2022 Legionnaires' disease is a serious health risk among the elderly. Water systems in care homes are therefore of particular interest. We investigated the levels of culturable Legionella in the hot water systems in care homes in two Danish municipalities ...
Niss Skov Nilsen, Søren Anker Uldum
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Recruiting care homes to a randomised controlled trial
Trials, 2018 Background There are more than a quarter of a million individuals aged ≥ 65 years who are resident in care homes in England and Wales. Care home residents have high levels of cognitive impairment, physical disability, multimorbidity and polypharmacy ...
Alison Ellwood +12 more
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SAGE Open, 2017 The implementation of welfare technology in Norwegian municipals is a governmental priority, but there is little research on transfer of technological solutions into regular health care services.
Linda Rykkje, Gunhild H. B. Hjorth
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Low COVID-19 Mortality in Old Age Homes in Western India: An empirical study
Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2021 Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a public health crisis globally. Management of old age homes have been challenged during the ongoing pandemic crisis, as the elderlies are by far the most vulnerable population group in ...
Jallavi Panchamia +4 more
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Predicting Care Homes with Limited Residential Information
International Journal of Population Data Science, 2020 Introduction Research involving care homes is often difficult due to a lack of data and ethical issues. Wales (United Kingdom) contains approximately 1.3million residences, of these 717 are officially recorded as care homes for older people ...
Joe Hollinghurst +5 more
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Trials, 2023 Background Influenza (flu) vaccination rates in UK care home staff are extremely low. Less than 40% of staff in care homes are vaccinated for influenza (flu), presenting risks to the health of frail residents and potential staff absence from cross ...
Linda Birt +13 more
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Care Process in Iranian Nursing Homes: A Grounded Theory Study [PDF]
Journal of Caring Sciences, 2021 Introduction: The need and use of long-term care services for older people has increased with their rising population and there is little information about the state of serving in nursing homes.
Reza Fadayevatan +2 more
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Research, recruitment and observational data collection in care homes: lessons from the PACE study
BMC Research Notes, 2019 Objective Care homes are a common place of death for older adults, especially those with complex health needs or dementia. Representative, internationally comparable data on care home facilities and their residents is needed to monitor health and ...
Danni Collingridge Moore +6 more
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