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Interventions to delay functional decline in people with dementia: a systematic review of systematic reviews

BMJ Open, 2016
Objective To summarise existing systematic reviews that assess the effects of non-pharmacological, pharmacological and alternative therapies on activities of daily living (ADL) function in people with dementia.Design Overview of systematic reviews ...
Lindy Clemson, Kate Laver, Maria Crotty, Craig Whitehead, Suzanne Dyer   +4 more
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Application of extended care based on the PRISMS sheet for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (基于PRISMS表的延续性护理在慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者中的应用)

中西医结合护理, 2021
Objective To investigate the effect of extended care based on the PRISMS sheet on improving the self-efficacy and health status of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
WANGYUAN Jingmei (王袁婧美), LAI Wei (来薇), WEI Min (魏敏), LI Huayi (李华艺)   +3 more
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Diabetes Care in Extended-Care Facilities [PDF]

Diabetes Care, 2007
OBJECTIVE—The American Diabetes Association (ADA) does not recognize different treatment goals for the institutionalized adult compared with the outpatient adult with diabetes, nor has it outlined specific recommendations for this population. The purpose of this study was to examine physician management of patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes ...
Rachel M. Holt, Frank L. Schwartz, Jay H. Shubrook   +2 more
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Primary care groups - Modernising primary and community health services [PDF]

, 2001
Developing primary and community health services is a key component of the government's plans for modernising the NHS. Primary care groups and trusts have a vital part to play in overcoming the variability, fragmentation, and isolation that have ...
Dowswell, T., Leese, B., Wilkin, D.
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The relationship between in-hospital location and outcomes of care in patients diagnosed with dementia and/or delirium diagnoses: analysis of patient journey

BMC Geriatrics, 2016
Background The discrepancy between the number of admissions and the allocation of hospital beds means that many patients admitted to hospital can be placed in units or wards other than that which specialise in the patient’s primary health issue (home ...
Lua Perimal-Lewis, Clare Bradley, Paul H. Hakendorf, Craig Whitehead, Louise Heuzenroeder, Maria Crotty   +5 more
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Visual process maps to support implementation efforts: a case example

Implementation Science Communications, 2020
Background Process mapping is often used in quality improvement work to examine current processes and workflow and to identify areas to intervene to improve quality.
Jennifer Kononowech, Zach Landis-Lewis, Joan Carpenter, Mary Ersek, Robert Hogikyan, Cari Levy, Ciaran Phibbs, Winifred Scott, Anne E. Sales   +8 more
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Are people in residential care entitled to receive rehabilitation services following hip fracture? Views of the public from a citizens’ jury

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Access to rehabilitation services for people living in residential care facilities is frequently limited. A randomised trial of a hospital outreach hip fracture rehabilitation program in residential care facilities has demonstrated ...
Maria Crotty, Emmanuel S. Gnanamanickam, Ian Cameron, Meera Agar, Julie Ratcliffe, Kate Laver   +5 more
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Nursing of a peritoneal dialysis patient with severe edema complicated with heart failure (1例腹膜透析患者重度水肿合并心力衰竭的护理体会)

中西医结合护理, 2023
This paper summarized the nursing measures for a peritoneal dialysis patient with severe edema complicated with heart failure. The integrated treatment of nephropathy was used to relieve the fluid overload.
ZHOU Gexia (周革霞), LI Qian (李倩), ZHAO Jing (赵静), LI Yanshuang (李艳爽), CAI Zhen (蔡朕), ZHAO Yan (赵妍), ZHAO Dingyan (赵丁燕), LIU Liheng (刘丽姮)   +7 more
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A qualitative study of the health experience of gypsy travellers in the UK with a focus on terminal illness [PDF]

, 2008
Aim To understand the experience of terminal care and health care access for Gypsy Travellers, to inform palliative and primary care service provision. Background Little contemporary research of UK English Romany Gypsy Travellers is available.
Edwards, Edwards, Elouise Jesper, Eysenbach, Feder, Frances Griffiths, Hawes, Hawes, Helman, Len Smith, Linthwaite, Niner, none, Okely, Pahl   +14 more
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Quality of life in older adults following a hip fracture: an empirical comparison of the ICECAP-O and the EQ-5D-3 L instruments

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2018
Background The purpose of this study was to empirically compare the performance of two generic preference based quality of life instruments, EQ-5D-3 L (with a health and physical function focus) and ICECAP-O (with a wellbeing and capability focus), in a ...
Rachel Milte, Maria Crotty, Michelle D. Miller, Craig Whitehead, Julie Ratcliffe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source