Results 61 to 70 of about 4,694,455 (286)

The evidence-base for stroke education in care homes [PDF]

, 2008
<b>Summary.</b> <b>Research questions:</b> 1. What are registered care home nurses’ educational priorities regarding stroke care? 2. What are senior care home assistants’ educational priorities regarding stroke care? 3. How do
Smith, L.N., Weir, C.J., Craig, L.E., McAlpine, C.H.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Uncovering Inequities: The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Hospitalized Adolescents and Young Adults With Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common condition among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) and is the leading cause of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in this population. Growing evidence suggests that social determinants of health (SDOH) influence menstrual bleeding patterns, access to care, and treatment. However, no studies have
Maria Carter‐Febres, Cristina Tarango, Ashley Childress, Chunyan Liu, Evan Thomas, Jennifer Pomales, Eric S. Mullins   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
core   +1 more source

Using pulse oximeters in care homes for residents with COVID-19 and other conditions: a rapid mixed-methods evaluation

Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 2022
Background: There are over 15,000 care homes in England, with a total of approximately 450,000 beds. Most residents are older adults, some with dementia, and other residents are people of any age with physical or learning disabilities.
Manbinder Sidhu, Ian Litchfield, Robin Miller, Naomi J Fulop, Barbara Janta, Jamie-Rae Tanner, Giulia Maistrello, Jenny Bousfield, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Jon Sussex   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Interprofessional team-based collaboration between designated GPs and care home staff: a qualitative study in an urban Danish setting

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Being a general practitioner for residents in many care homes may challenge communication with residents, relatives, and care home staff, and potentially lead to lower quality of care.
Line Due Christensen, Linda Huibers, Flemming Bro, Morten Bondo Christensen, Anna Mygind   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

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
core  

Effective health care for older people resident in care homes: the optimal study protocol for realist review [PDF]

, 2014
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work ...
Adam L Gordon, Gordon, Adam L., Davies, Sue L., Dening, T., Bowman, C, Davies, S.L., Goodman, C., Martin, F, Gage, Heather, Martin, F. C., Iliffe, S., Gordon, A.L., Dening, Tom, Victor, CR, Gage, H., Meyer, J, Gordon, Adam L, Sue L Davies, Meyer, J., Dening, T, Gladman, J. R. F., Clive Bowman, Tom Dening, Finbarr Martin, Gladman, JRF, Gage, H, Schneider, Justine, Schneider, J, Victor, C., Heather Gage, John RF Gladman, Bowman, C., Christina Victor, Davies, SL, Victor, Christina, Gladman, John R.F., Bowman, Clive, Iliffe, S, Schneider, J., Julienne Meyer, Iliffe, Steve, Davies, Susan, Gladman, John, Goodman, Claire, Meyer, Julienne, Gordon, AL, Goodman, C, Claire Goodman, Justine Schneider, Martin, Finbarr, Steve Iliffe   +50 more
core   +2 more sources

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source