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Home mechanical ventilation patients: a retrospective survey to identify level of burden in real life

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, J. Escarrabill, G. Galavotti, A. Vianello, E. Prats, R. Scala, A. Peratoner, E. Guffanti, L. Maggi, L. Barbano, B. Balbi   +10 more
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The longitudinal association between the use of antihypertensive medications and 24-hour sleep in nursing homes: results from the randomized controlled COSMOS trial

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, Tony Elvegaard, Christine Gulla, Bettina S Husebo   +3 more
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A reassuring presence: An evaluation of Bradford District Hospice at Home service [PDF]

, 2008
Within the United Kingdom, a developing role for primary care services in cancer and palliative care has resulted in an increase in palliative home care teams. The provision of professional care in the home setting seeks to provide necessary services and
A Cartwright, A Daley, A Grady, AL Strauss, Andrew Daley, B Gomes, Beverley Lucas, BG Glaser, BG Glaser, C Exley, C Ingleton, C Robson, C Thomas, D Clark, Department of Health, Department of Health, EK Wilkinson, G King, GE Grande, GE Grande, GE Grande, I Hall, J Hinton, J Melvin, J Townsend, J Øvretveit, K-L Miller, KA Sullivan, KJ Boyd, LM Foreman, N King, N Small, National Institute for Clinical Excellence, Neil Small, P Cantwell, Peter Greasley, PJ Franks, RJ Dunlop, S Junger, S Mercadante, TJT Kennedy, WKH Fakhoury   +41 more
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Palliative care in the community [PDF]

, 2007
Primary care has a vital role in delivering palliative care. In most developed countries more people die in hospital than at home, although substantially more people would prefer to die at home.
Dale, Jeremy, Munday, Dan
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The compound role of a coordinator for home-dwelling persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: qualitative study

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, Oscar Tranvåg, Rune Samdal, Bettina S. Husebo, Frøydis K. Bruvik   +4 more
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The consequences of COVID-19 lockdown for formal and informal resource utilization among home-dwelling people with dementia: results from the prospective PAN.DEM study

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background COVID-19 isolated home-dwelling people with dementia (PwD) from home care services, respite care, and daytime activities. We aimed to investigate the consequences of these restrictions on informal (family, friends) and formal (homecare staff ...
Maarja Vislapuu, Renira C. Angeles, Line I. Berge, Egil Kjerstad, Marie H. Gedde, Bettina S. Husebo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neck circumference is a highly reliable anthropometric measure in older adults requiring long-term care [PDF]

PeerJ
The 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, Yohei Sawaya, Masahiro Ishizaka, Lu Yin, Takahiro Shiba, Tamaki Hirose, Tomohiko Urano   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The potential for deprescribing in care home residents with Type 2 diabetes [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Type 2 diabetes is a common diagnosis in care home residents that is associated with potentially inappropriate prescribing and thus risk of additional suffering.
Andreassen, Lillan Mo, Desborough, James Antony, Houghton, Julie, Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide, Sølvik, Una Ørvim   +4 more
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Photobiomodulation therapy combined with static magnetic field in tibial fracture healing of a dog: A case report

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023
A 10‐week‐old male, Xoloitzcuintle (Mexican hairless dog), weighing 8.9 kg was presented after its owner accidentally stepped on its paw. The dog presented with acute pain, inflammation and grade IV lameness in the right hind paw.
Iker M. Asteinza Castro, Armando Amador Morga, Douglas Scott Johnson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Starting HMV at home: a reasonable option for many patients?

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background and objective In the current study, we undertook a more detailed exploration of the reasons why patients undergoing HMV were screened out of a recently published study in order to better understand how applicable home initiation of HMV is ...
Ries J.M. van den Biggelaar, A. Hazenberg, N. A.M. Cobben, M. A. Gaytant, D. A.M.P.J. Gommers, P. J. Wijkstra   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source