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Clinical and Experimental Dental ResearchObjective Several studies have demonstrated that insufficient denture hygiene constitutes a significant risk factor for aspiration pneumonia. While various cleaning protocols have been proposed for conventional hard denture base materials, there remains ...
Rihoko Takeuchi +7 more
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Utilization of Long-Term Care by an Aging Population [PDF]
, 2018 In this brief, authors Reagan Baughman and Jon Hurdelbrink examine the relationship between macroeconomic conditions, as measured by the national unemployment rate, and utilization of long-term care, as measured by respondents’ reports in the Health and ...
Baughma, Reagan, Hurdelbrink, Jon
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JAMA Internal Medicine, 2018 Importance Hospital-at-home (HaH) care provides acute hospital-level care in a patient’s home as a substitute for traditional inpatient care. In September 2017, the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee recommended implementation ...
A. Federman +4 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We evaluated the role of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D), prednisone, and other risk factors for bone mineral density (BMD) loss and osteoporosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods We calculated the association between 25(OH)D levels and other potential risk factors and BMD measures (spine T scores) and osteoporosis (defined as a T ...
Nima Madanchi +4 more
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An integrative review on family caregivers’ involvement in care of home‐dwelling elderly
Health and Social Care in the community, 2018 Often family members provide care-giving, which allows older adults to remain in their homes. With declining health and increasing frailty, care-giving of elderly people becomes a task of family caregivers (FC) in conjunction with home care nurses.
Irène Ris, W. Schnepp, R. Mahrer Imhof
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier +12 more
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2018 Background There are limited number of studies that investigate clinical variables instead of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) management according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 classification. The aim of
Ipek Candemir, M.D. +4 more
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U-Care: Requirements Elicitation For Ambient Assisted Living [PDF]
, 2009 Western countries are facing similar trends in healthcare: population is aging, life expectations are growing, the number of healthcare professionals is decreasing, cost pressure on healthcare systems is increasing and urbanization is taking place.
Beijnum, B.J.F. van +2 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study aimed to investigate potential moderators influencing the effects of manual therapy and exercise therapy on pain and functional outcomes in individuals with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis, using data from the MOA trial. This is a secondary analysis of data from the MOA trial that compares the clinical effectiveness of manual ...
Daniel Cury Ribeiro +2 more
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Positive Communication: Classroom, Workplace, And Parenting
Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic EducationEducation provides students with the important, domain-specific skills required for their chosen career (e.g., nursing, engineering, etc). However, institutions of higher education are also tasked with developing transferable or “soft” skills which will
Lynne Kennette, Lisa Rausch
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