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Oral Health Care for People with Disability: Curriculum Content in Oral Health Programs

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose/Objectives The shortage of dental practitioners willing to treat people with disability has become a significant concern, attributed mainly to inadequate undergraduate education and clinical experience in special needs dentistry (SND).
Dorothy K. L. Koh, Archana Pradhan, Melanie J. Aley, Woosung Sohn, Delyse M. Leadbeatter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between polypharmacy and the risk of requiring long‐term care among community‐dwelling older residents: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of General and Family Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Polypharmacy has been increasing attention as it is associated with a number of health problems, especially adverse outcomes in older adults. However, there is insufficient evidence regarding the risk of polypharmacy and long‐term care. Methods We analyzed a community‐based retrospective cohort of residents of Goto City by combining
Kengo Maeda, Shin‐Ya Kawashiri, Kazuhiko Arima, Tetsuro Niri, Yukiko Honda, Jun Miyata, Fumiaki Nonaka, Hirokazu Kumazaki, Takahiro Maeda, Yasuhiro Nagata   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geriatric pharmacotherapy : optimisation through integrated approach in the hospital setting [PDF]

, 2016
Since older patients are more vulnerable to adverse drug-related events, there is a need to ensure appropriate prescribing in these patients in order to prevent misuse, overuse and underuse of drugs.
A Corsonello, A Jha, A Leendertse, A Somers, A Somers, A Somers, A Spinewine, A Spinewine, A Spinewine, American Geriatrics Society, B Basger, B Berenguer, B Lund, B Strom, B Tangiisuran, C Lindley, C Naugler, C Rancourt, C Scullin, C Zhan, D Classen, E Hajjar, G Batty, G Ellis, G Onder, G Onder, G Onder, G Onder, H Beijer, H Hamilton, I Eland, J Hanlon, J Hanlon, J Klopotowska, J Lazarou, J Schnipper, J Wolfstadt, K Perehudoff, K Schmader, L Leape, M Beers, M Laroche, M O’Connor, M Passarelli, M Petrovic, M Petrovic, M Pirmohamed, M Steinman, NS Wenger, P Bemt van den, P Gallagher, P Gallagher, P Lampela, P McLeod, P Rochon, R Cipolle, R Page, S Holt, S Kaur, S Kucukarslan, S Rognstad, T Field, T Field, W Winit-Watjana   +63 more
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Current state of heart failure management by home health‐care professionals

Journal of General and Family Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study aimed to clarify the status of disease management during home visits for patients with heart failure (HF). Methods In this cross‐sectional study, questionnaire surveys were conducted with health‐care professionals employed by home‐visit nursing stations in Kochi Prefecture.
Rie Shimomoto, Toru Kubo, Marina Minami, Miyuki Tsuchihashi‐Makaya, Narufumi Suganuma, Hiroaki Kitaoka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of pain in older people : where are we now and what needs to be done? [PDF]

, 2006
The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a review of the literature into pain and older people. The funded study was part of the development of an annotated bibliography published in August 2005. The review included all major databases and
Clarke, Amanda, Dunham, Margaret, Faulkner, Mark, Howarth, Amanda, Ryan, Tony, Schofield, Pat   +5 more
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Knowledge and Practice Level of Nurses Towards Geriatric Care and Its Associated Factors in Selected Public Hospitals in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia 2022

Nursing: Research and Reviews
Christian Kebede,1 Fekadu Anjulo,2 Melese Meleku Meleku,2 Lemma Desalegn Dessalegn,1 Temesgen Geta,3 Merid Merkine,2 Getachew Bolado Nigussie2 1Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Health Science and Medicine ...
Kebede C, Anjulo F, Meleku MM, Dessalegn LD, Geta T, Merkine M, Nigussie GB   +6 more
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Family care prior to the admission of the elderly in a nursing home and continuity in family care: A comparative study of Colombia and Spain

Heliyon, 2022
This study examined the background before admission to a nursing home and the conditions for the continuity of care, of the relatives of older adults of Colombia and Spain. The study sample comprised 546 participants: 278 and 268 from Colombia and Spain,
Antonio Riquelme-Marín, Martha Martín-Carbonell, Juan M. Ortigosa-Quiles, Marta Fernández-Daza, Inmaculada Méndez   +4 more
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The Slovakian Long-term Care System. ENEPRI Research Report No. 86, 15 June 2010 [PDF]

, 2010
Launched in January 2009, ANCIEN is a research project that runs for a 44-month period and involves 20 partners from EU member states. The project principally concerns the future of long-term care (LTC) for the elderly in Europe and addresses two ...
Palenik, Viliam., Radvansky, Marek
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Working Environment in Nursing: Needs Improvement? [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Knowing the quality of life of professionals is important because it is related to job performance, better results, and greater productivity, which results in better patient care.
Fernández, M. J. (María), López, M. V. (María), Martínez, D. P. (Dolores), Paz, J. D. (Julia), Pogrányivá, A. H. (Alicia)   +4 more
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Evaluation of the Master’s curriculum for elderly nursing: a qualitative study

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2016
Fatemeh Ghaffari,1 Nahid Dehghan-Nayeri,2 Nasrin Navabi,3 Khatereh Seylani4 1Ramsar Nursing Care Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, 2Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran ...
Ghaffari F, Dehghan-Nayeri N, Navabi N, Seylani K   +3 more
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