Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2020 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate risk factors for mortality in geriatric patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS: We studied older patients admitted to the ICU in a historical cohort study.
Thalita Bento Talizin +11 more
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Optimal service resource management strategy for IoT-based health information system considering value co-creation of users [PDF]
, 2022 This paper explores optimal service resource management strategy, a continuous challenge for health information service to enhance service performance, optimise service resource utilisation and deliver interactive health information service. An adaptive optimal service resource management strategy was developed considering a value co-creation model in ...
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A bit more understanding: Young adults' views of mental health services in care in Ireland [PDF]
, 2015 Children and young people in the care system typically experience very high levels of mental health difficulties, yet their views of these difficulties and of mental health services have rarely been explored.
McElvaney, Rosaleen, Tatlow-Golden, Mimi
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The Australian Aged Care and Its Implications for the Korean Aging Crisis
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2018 The Australian aged care system has evolved for ＞50 years to support frail older adults and allow them to make informed decisions about their care. Hospitals provide streamlined geriatric services from visits at the Emergency Department to discharges ...
Moo-Young Kim +2 more
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Correction to: home hospice for older people with advanced dementia: a pilot project
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2019 .
Shelley A. Sternberg +9 more
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Nursing interventions in the management program for chronic patients: cross mapping [PDF]
Rev Rene, 2015 One aimed to analyze nursing interventions in the medical records of the elderly assisted by the management program for chronic patients, comparing them with the Nursing Interventions Classification.
Talita do Nascimento da Silva +5 more
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Ethnic differences in women's use of mental health services: do social networks play a role? Findings from a national survey [PDF]
, 2018 Objectives: The reasons for ethnic differences in women’s mental health service use in England remain unclear. The aims of this study were to ascertain: ethnic differences in women’s usage of mental health services, if social networks are independently ...
Kapadia, Dharmi +2 more
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Home hospice for older people with advanced dementia: a pilot project
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2019 Background Dementia is a terminal illness making the palliative and hospice approach to care appropriate for older people with advanced dementia. Objective To examine clinical and health services outcomes of a quality improvement pilot project to provide
Shelley A. Sternberg +9 more
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Financial abuse: circumstances of occurrences against older adults
Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2020 Objective: To analyze the occurrences of financial abuse against older adults. Methods: a descriptive and retrospective cross-sectional study with a qualitative and quantitative approach was conducted through the analysis of 209 Police Reports (PR) of ...
Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon +4 more
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Selling sex: what determines rates and popularity? An analysis of 11,500 online profiles [PDF]
Culture, Health & Sexuality, 24:7, 935-952 (2022), 2020 Sex work, or the exchange of sexual services for money or goods, is ubiquitous across eras and cultures. However, the practice of selling sex is often hidden due to stigma and the varying legal status of sex work. Online platforms that sex workers use to advertise services have become an increasingly important means of studying a market that is largely
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