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A PROPOSED PROGRAM TO DEVELOP SOME ELEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TO THE HOME CARE INSTITUTIONS'SUPERVISORS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR FOR CHILD [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Science, 2022
The research aims to develop some elements of environmental Litreacy for the supervisors of social care homes, and also aims to identify the effect of acquiring elements of environmental Litreacy among supervisors on the environmental behavior of ...
A. S. Hagres Bulkis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptation of the DEMQOL-Proxy for routine use in care homes: a cross-sectional study of the reliability and validity of DEMQOL-CH

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Objective To investigate the routine use of a measure of quality of life (QoL) in care homes and assess its psychometric properties when used by care staff.Design A cross-sectional two-phase study.Setting and participants Data were collected from care ...
Laura J Hughes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A world apart: Levels and determinants of excess mortality due to COVID-19 in care homes: The case of the Belgian region of Wallonia during the spring 2020 wave

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2021
Background: In Western countries, COVID-19 has been particularly deadly for care home residents. Objective: To understand the role of age and sex structures, health frailty, and contamination dynamics in COVID-19 mortality in populations living inside
Olivier J. Hardy   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home care

open access: yesCurationis, 1979
It is probably safe to state that even in highly developed countries, by far the most un-wellness, ill health, discomfort, and pain are suffered at home, whether before, after, or without having had recourse to available primary, secondary or tertiary health services.
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Programming Home Care [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the 5th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2011
The home is composed of many different devices, services and technologies. These rarely communicate with one another, and require various different computer systems and applications to be able to interact with them all remotely. A challenge within telecare is being able to exploit the functionality of these devices within the home and offer a common ...
Maternaghan, Claire, Turner, Kenneth J
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The Use of Smart Speakers in Care Home Residents: Implementation Study

open access: yesJournal of Medical Internet Research, 2021
BackgroundThe use of smart speakers to improve well-being had been trialed in social care by others; however, we were not aware of their implementation in most care homes across a region in the Southwest of the United Kingdom. For
Katie J Edwards   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Leadership and Psychosocial Work Environment on Recipient Satisfaction in Nursing Homes and Home Care

open access: yesGerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2019
This study examines the association between nursing assistants’ assessment of leadership, their psychosocial work environment, and satisfaction among older people receiving care in nursing homes and home care.
Dan Lundgren PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

General practitioner care in nursing homes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a retrospective survey among nursing home managers

open access: yesBMC Primary Care, 2022
Background Though evidence on the detrimental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in nursing homes is vast, research focusing on general practitioners’ (GP) care during the pandemic in nursing homes is still scarce.
Anja Kühl   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding stakeholders’ perspectives on implementing deprescribing for older people living in long-term residential care homes: the STOPPING study protocol

open access: yesImplementation Science Communications, 2020
Background Older people with multimorbidity often experience polypharmacy. Taking multiple medicines can be beneficial; however, some older adults are prescribed multiple medicines when they are unlikely to improve clinical outcomes and may lead to harm.
Krystal Warmoth   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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