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What can local authorities do to improve the social care-related quality of life of older adults living at home? Evidence from the Adult Social Care Survey [PDF]

, 2014
Local authorities spend considerable resources on social care at home for older adults. Given the expected growth in the population of older adults and budget cuts on local government, it is important to find efficient ways of maintaining and improving ...
van der Horst, H.E., Bosmans, J.E., Ostelo, R.W.J.G., Van Leeuwen, Karen, van der Horst, H E, Jansen, A.P.D., Malley, Juliette, Ostelo, R W, Jansen, A, Bosmans, J E, Netten, Ann, Netten, A., Bosmans, J.E.; id_orcid, Ostelo, R.W., van Leeuwen, K.M., Malley, J., Ostelo, R.W.J.G.; id_orcid   +16 more
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Development and Applications of an Outcomes Assessment Framework for Care Management Programs in Learning Health Systems

eGEMs (Generating Evidence & Methods to improve patient outcomes), 2015
Purpose: To develop and apply an outcomes assessment framework (OAF) for care management programs in health care delivery settings.Background: Care management (CM) refers to a regimen of organized activities that are designed to promote health in a population with particular chronic conditions or risk profiles, with ...
Wang, Lin, Kuntz-Melcavage, Kara, Forrest, Christopher, Lu, Yanyan, Piet, Leslie, Evans, Kathy, Uriyo Uriyo, Maria, Sherry, Melissa, Richardson, Regina, Hawkins, Michelle, Neale, Donna   +10 more
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Multi-centred mixed-methods PEPFAR HIV care & support public health evaluation: study protocol. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: A public health response is essential to meet the multidimensional needs of patients and families affected by HIV disease in sub-Saharan Africa.
McCrone Paul, Irene J Higginson, Faith Mwangi-Powell, Scott Moreland, Mwangi-Powell, Faith, Peter Fayers, Fayers, Peter, Downing, Julia, Harding, Richard, Powell, Richard A., Mwangi-Powell Faith, Moreland, Scott, Simms, Victoria, Paul McCrone, Penfold, Suzanne, Higginson, Irene J.; id_orcid, Fayers Peter, Richard Harding, Victoria Simms, Curtis Siân, Julia Downing, Namisango Eve, Powell, Richard A, Penfold Suzanne, Higginson, Irene J, Simms Victoria, Higginson Irene J, Moreland Scott, Siân Curtis, Eve Namisango, Downing Julia, Suzanne Penfold, Richard A Powell, McCrone, Paul, Curtis, Siân, Powell Richard A, Harding Richard, Namisango, Eve   +37 more
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Evaluation of Severe Maternal Outcomes to Assess Quality of Maternal Health Care at a Tertiary Center [PDF]

The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India, 2014
Maternal mortality and near-miss index reflect the quality of care provided by a health facility. The World Health Organization recently published near-miss approach where strict near- miss criteria based on markers of organ dysfunction are defined.The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of severe maternal complications, maternal near-miss ...
Gupta, Sangeeta, Wadhwa, Leena, Gupta, Taru, Kumari, Sushma, Gupta, Nupur, Pritam, Amrita   +5 more
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Evaluation of Health Outcomes with Relation to Intimate Partner Abuse among Pregnant Women Attending Gachsaran Hospitals in 2007

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2008
Background and Objectives Intimate partner abuse during pregnancy is a major problem associated with a variety of negative health outcomes. However, this relationship has not been adequately explored, especially in the developing countries. The present
M Dolatian, M Gharache, M Ahamadi, Shams, H Alavi Majd   +4 more
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Patient‐relevant health outcomes for hemophilia care: Development of an international standard outcomes set

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2021
Background Patient‐relevant health outcomes for persons with hemophilia should be identified and prioritized to optimize and individualize care for persons with hemophilia.
Erna C. vanBalen, Brian O'Mahony, Marjon H. Cnossen, Gerard Dolan, Victor S. Blanchette, Kathelijn Fischer, Deborah Gue, Jamie O'Hara, Alfonso Iorio, Shannon Jackson, Barbara A. Konkle, Diane J. Nugent, Donna Coffin, Mark W. Skinner, Cees Smit, Alok Srivastava, Fred vanEenennaam, Johanna G. van derBom, Samantha C. Gouw   +18 more
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Level Assessments of Learning Outcomes in Health Care and Nursing

, 2013
Das Leonardo da Vinci-Innovationstransferprojekt CrediCare verfolgte das Ziel der grenzüberschreitenden Übertragung und Erprobung eines Verfahrens zur Beschreibung und vergleichenden Niveaubestimmung von Lernergebnissen des Pflegesektors. Das Verfahren ist so konzipiert, dass seine Anwendung in Ländern mit unterschiedlichen Berufsbildungssystemen ...
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Planned change and service quality in a health care environment: assessing outcomes

Corporate Ownership and Control, 2013
This study assesses the outcomes of a process of planned change undertaken in a health care hospital environment in Lesotho in terms of service quality. A sample of 143 clinical and non-clinical employees from three of the largest regional hospitals within the Ministry of Health in Lesotho was drawn using cluster sampling.
Lisebo Ntsatsi, Sanjana Brijball Parumasur   +1 more
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Involvement of patients or their representatives in quality management functions in EU hospitals:implementation and impact on patient-centred care strategies [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe the involvement of patients or their representatives in quality management (QM) functions and to assess associations between levels of involvement and the implementation of patient-centred care ...
Kristensen, S, Ommen, O, Pfaff, H, Bottaro, S., Kringos, D.S., Wang, A., Lívio, A., Shaw, C., Plochg, T, Kristensen, S., Depaigne-Loth, A., Depaigne-Loth, A, Kutaj-Wasikowska, H, Kus, H, Secanell, M., Mannion, Russell, Ozturk, K., Bruneau, Charles, Leite, I, Botje, D, Groene, Oliver, Kutryba, B, Saillour-Glenisson, F, Garel, Pascal, Almeman, F., Lívio, A, Eiras, M, Wang, A, Franca, M, Thompson, Caroline A., Saluvan, M, Hammer, A., Almeman, F, Bartels, Paul, Jones, S., Kringos, DS, Secanell, M, Groene, O., Garel, P, Dersarkissian, Maral, Groene, O, Sunol, R., Kutaj-Wąsikowska, Halina, Leite, I., Lopez, MA, Arah, OA, Botje, Daan, Suñol Sala, Rosa, Thompson, Caroline A, Wagner, C, Kus, H., Vlcek, Frantisek, Klazinga, N. S., Franca, M., Escoval, Ana, Sunol, R, Plochg, T., Jones, S, Thompson, A, Car, M., DUQuE Project Consortium, Klazinga, Niek S, Wang, Aolin, Lombarts, M.J.M.H., Escoval, A, Eiras, M., Wagner, Cordula, Bartels, P, Chow, A., Shaw, C, Arah, Onyebuchi A, DerSarkissian, M, ?, ?, Klazinga, N, Klaus, E, Arah, Onyebuchi A., Bruneau, C, Vallejo, P., Thompson, A., Kutryba, B., Lombarts, MJMH, Car, M, Sunol, Rosa, Vlcek, F, Ommen, O., Saluvan, M., Thompson, CA, Klaus, E., Bottaro, S, Thompson, Andrew, Saillour-Glenisson, F., Vallejo, P, Lopez, M. A., Klazinga, Niek S., Mannion, R, Michel, P, Arah, Onyebuchi A.., Ozturk, K, Pfaff, H., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hammer, A, Michel, P.   +101 more
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Assessment of mental and physical health outcomes over time in an integrated care setting

BMC Primary Care
Integrated care addresses the fragmentation of patient health services and potentially improves the experience of care, reduces healthcare costs, and improves health outcomes. This study assessed the improvements in mental health and physical health outcomes among patients living with mental health challenges and treated in an integrated care setting ...
Dependra Bhatta, Monteic A. Sizer, Binod Acharya, Dipendra Banjara   +3 more
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