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International Journal of Gerontology, 2015 Background: Remote cardiac rhythm monitoring and diagnosis has been well incorporated in the telehealth service model. The prevalence and incidence of abnormal ventricular beats, based on utilizing a symptom-driven portable remote electrocardiography ...
Wen-Ling Chang +11 more
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Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016 Background and Aim. Home care for patients under home mechanical ventilation (HMV) may cause dramatic physical and economic burden in addition to the burden of time on family/caregivers and health care service (HCS) with difficult resource allocation ...
M. Vitacca +10 more
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Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma in a pure palliative care setting
Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2023 We report a case of spontaneous remission of hepatocellular carcinoma in an 84‐year‐old woman who was managed in our best supportive care clinic.
Naoki Yamamoto +2 more
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Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: Although the importance of sarcopenia control has been suggested, there are no minimal detectable change (MDC) studies of older adults with sarcopenia, to our knowledge, and the criteria for determining the effectiveness of ...
Lu Yin +6 more
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Background With the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART), TB remains a leading Co-infection among people living with HIV while on ART, responsible for 30% of deaths among PLHIV in Uganda. This study was designed to determine the prevalence and
SSENTEZA MATHIUS +2 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2021 Background Antihypertensive medication use and sleep problems are highly prevalent in nursing home patients. While it is hypothesized that blood pressure and antihypertensive medication use can affect sleep, this has not been investigated in depth in ...
Elisabeth Flo-Groeneboom +3 more
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Neck circumference is a highly reliable anthropometric measure in older adults requiring long-term care [PDF]
PeerJThe reliability of neck circumference measurement as an assessment tool for older adults requiring long-term care remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of neck circumference measurement in older adults requiring long-term care ...
Ryo Sato +6 more
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Curationis, 1979 It is probably safe to state that even in highly developed countries, by far the most un-wellness, ill health, discomfort, and pain are suffered at home, whether before, after, or without having had recourse to available primary, secondary or tertiary health services.
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Proceedings of the 5th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2011 The home is composed of many different devices, services and technologies. These rarely communicate with one another, and require various different computer systems and applications to be able to interact with them all remotely. A challenge within telecare is being able to exploit the functionality of these devices within the home and offer a common ...
Maternaghan, Claire, Turner, Kenneth J
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BMC Health Services Research, 2020 Background As the number of persons with dementia is increasing, there has been a call for establishing sustainable clinical pathways for coordinating care and support for this group.
Stein Erik Fæø +4 more
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