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Potential prescribing omissions according to START criteria at the time of hospital discharge
Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021 The purpose of this study is to describe the frequency of potential drug prescribing omissions (PPOs) for elderly patients at the time of hospital discharge and to compare the frequency PPOs among different medical specialities.
Aline Cristina Luz +2 more
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Use of aged care services before death [PDF]
, 2015 This bulletin examines people’s use of aged care services in the 8 years before death, using the cohort of 116,481 people who died in 2010–11 aged at least 65. Summary In 2010-11, 116,481 people died in Australia aged at least 65.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Human immunodeficiency virus in institutionalized elderly people
São Paulo Medical JournalCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: A search in the SciELO and PubMed databases showed few studies on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive individuals in long-term care institutions (LTCIs), thus prompting the present study.
Milton Luiz Gorzoni +4 more
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International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2021 Objectives: From the view of everyday practices and the socio-technical coordination lens, this study aimed to analyz the gap between creators’ intention and the users’ implementation (mainly nursing staff and social workers) of an alert system in ...
Isa Jahnke +4 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier +10 more
wiley +1 more source
Low-level support for socially isolated older people: An evaluation of telephone befriending [PDF]
, 2008 In May 2005 Help the Aged and Zurich Community Trust launched a two year national programme ‘A Call in Time’. The purpose of the programme was to provide low level support and befriending services via the telephone to older people who are lonely ...
Cattan, M, Kime, NH, Bagnall, A
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Personalized Zebrafish Models for Fusion‐Positive Pediatric Sarcomas
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Clinical sequencing efforts have revolutionized our approaches to categorizing pediatric cancers in real time. This has dramatically improved our ability to profile pediatric tumors, identify actionable vulnerabilities, and influence clinical care.
Lisa H. Hall +2 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge +6 more
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Models of general practitioner services in residential aged care facilities [PDF]
, 2015 Describes different models for general practice care for patients in residential aged care facilities. Background Provision of timely and high-quality general practitioner (GP) services to patients in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) is ...
Richard Reed
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Assessing the pro-poor effect of different contracting schemes for health services on health facilities in rural Afghanistan. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Despite progress in improving health outcomes in Afghanistan by contracting public health services through non-governmental organizations (NGOs), inequity in access persists between the poor and non-poor.
Gupta, Shivam +4 more
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