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Comparison of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Upper Limb Recovery Among Patients With Recent Stroke [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020
Objective To compare the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on upper limb function recovery among patients who recently had stroke.
Ka Ying Doris Miu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Long-Term Care: A Five-Year Prospective Single-Center Study

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2022
Objective. To report the effectiveness of the antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) in a long-term care (LTC) facility, by analyzing the change in antimicrobial consumption and cost and multidrug resistance (MDR) rates over a 5-year period. Method.
Maha Mahmoud Alawi   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Costs and economic evaluations of Quality Improvement Collaboratives in healthcare: a systematic review

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background In increasingly constrained healthcare budgets worldwide, efforts to improve quality and reduce costs are vital. Quality Improvement Collaboratives (QICs) are often used in healthcare settings to implement proven clinical interventions within ...
Lenore de la Perrelle   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nurses: Extending Care through Telehealth [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Communication and Computer, 2015
Nurses have an immense impact on the growth and scope of Telehealth as they embrace diverse roles. TeleNursing introduces transformational change which positively impacts both clients and providers, increasing access to care and reducing the time and costs associated with traveling for health care.
null Maryah   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

COVID-19 Infection in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Associated with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome

open access: yesCase Reports in Pediatrics, 2021
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is usually less severe and less prevalent in the pediatric population. Children with preexisting conditions such as neuromuscular impairments and chronic lung disease are more susceptible to COVID-19 and may incur ...
Rafat Mosalli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do functional status and Medicare claims data improve the predictive accuracy of an electronic health record mortality index? Findings from a national Veterans Affairs cohort

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Electronic health record (EHR) prediction models may be easier to use in busy clinical settings since EHR data can be auto-populated into models. This study assessed whether adding functional status and/or Medicare claims data (which are often
William James Deardorff   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shared Care, Elder and Family Member Skills Used to Manage Burden [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Aim. The aim of this paper is to further develop the construct of Shared Care by comparing and contrasting it to related research, and to show how the construct can be used to guide research and practice. Background.
AhYun K.   +28 more
core   +2 more sources

Psychotropic medications in older people in residential care facilities and associations with quality of life: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background Psychotropic medications have been associated with many adverse outcomes in older people living in residential care. Home-like models of residential care may be preferable to traditional models of care and we hypothesized that this model may ...
Stephanie L. Harrison   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Costs of potentially inappropriate medication use in residential aged care facilities

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background The potential harms of some medications may outweigh their potential benefits (inappropriate medication use). Despite recommendations to avoid the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older adults, the prevalence of PIM use ...
S. L. Harrison   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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