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The impact of competition on quality and prices in the English care homes market [PDF]

, 2013
This study assesses the impact of competition on quality and price in the English care/nursing homes market. Considering the key institutional features, we use a theoretical model to assess the conditions under which further competition could increase or
Allan, Stephen, Forder, Julien
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Does outsourcing enable the survival of good care homes? A longitudinal analysis of all care homes in England, 2011–2023

BMJ Public Health
Background It is unclear whether outsourcing has enabled the growth and survival of the best care homes, as intended. We aimed to test whether ownership (for-profit, public and third sector (non-profit)) influences determinants of closure among all care ...
Anders Malthe Bach-Mortensen, Michelle Degli Esposti, Benjamin Goodair   +2 more
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General practitioner care in nursing homes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a retrospective survey among nursing home managers

BMC 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, Christian Hering, Wolfram J. Herrmann, Annabell Gangnus, Raphael Kohl, Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Adelheid Kuhlmey, Paul Gellert   +7 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Changing Landscape of Residential Care: Care Homes and Alternative Forms of Housing with Care [PDF]

, 2014
This thesis draws together a series of publications that were based on research studies conducted between 1981 and 2011, covering care homes and alternative forms of housing with care.
Darton, Robin
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deaths in Scottish care homes and COVID-19 [PDF]

, 2020
Key points - As with other parts of the UK, COVID-19 has caused a significant increase in deaths in Scotland, particularly amongst older individuals. - Scotland’s care home sector has not expanded in response to demographic change: rather the focus of ...
Henderson, David, Bell, David, Lemmon, Elizabeth   +2 more
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Improving care home design for people with dementia [PDF]

, 2010
With more people with dementia living in care homes in the UK than ever before, there is growing recognition that the design of such internal and external spaces should meet dementia friendly principles.
Innes, Anthea, Dincarslan, Ozlem, Fiona Kelly, Ozlem Dincarslan, Kelly, Fiona, Anthea Innes, Dincarslan, O.   +6 more
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Understanding stakeholders’ perspectives on implementing deprescribing for older people living in long-term residential care homes: the STOPPING study protocol

Implementation 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, Jo Day, Emma Cockcroft, Donald Nigel Reed, Lucy Pollock, George Coxon, Julia Heneker, Bridget Walton, Ken Stein   +8 more
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source