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Invisible No More: The Role of Training and Education in Increasing Union Activism of Chinese Home Care Workers in Local 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (UHE) [PDF]

, 2008
[Excerpt] In 2002 only a small number of Chinese home care workers represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (UHE) were involved in their union.
Margolies, Ken
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Palliative care home service. An explorative research on care workers in an integrated home-assisted center for palliative care

Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2014
The study aims at investigating the operators' impressions about the needs of patients and their families, their idea of palliative care, their moods and what they consider important in everyday clinical activity. Specifically, the study involved a group
Maria Catena Quattropani, vittorio lenzo, rosalba rossello, ferdinando grimaldi, daniela grasso   +4 more
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Patients’ Experiences of Telehealth in Palliative Home Care: Scoping Review

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2019
Background Telehealth is increasingly being used in home care and could be one measure to support the needs of home-based patients receiving palliative care.
S. A. Steindal, A. A. Nes, Tove E. Godskesen, Alfhild Dihle, Susanne Lind, Anette Winger, A. Klarare   +6 more
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Prevalence of frailty among community dwelling older adults in receipt of low level home support: a cross-sectional analysis of the North Dublin Cohort

BMC Geriatrics, 2017
Background There is increasing demand for formal government funded home help services to support community-dwelling older people in Ireland, yet limited information exists on the health profiles of this group, especially regarding frailty. Our aim was to
Sara Kelly, Irene O’Brien, Karla Smuts, Maria O’Sullivan, Austin Warters   +4 more
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Influenza and pneumonia vaccination rates in patients hospitalized with acute respiratory failure

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019
Background and method: Despite their proven effect, the rates of vaccinations are low. The aim of this study was to determine the rates and associated factors of influenza and pneumonia vaccinations in patients who were hospitalized because of acute ...
Ipek Candemir, Sema Turk, Pinar Ergun, Dicle Kaymaz   +3 more
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A comparative study on decision and documentation of refraining from resuscitation in two medical home care units in Sweden

BMC Palliative Care, 2019
Background A decision to refrain from cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the case of cardiac arrest is recommended in terminally ill patients to avoid unnecessary suffering at time of death.
Bogdan Sterpu, Pia Lindman, Linda Björkhem-Bergman   +2 more
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Utilization and Clinical Feasibility of a Handheld Remote Electrocardiography Recording Device in Cardiac Arrhythmias and Atrial Fibrillation: A Pilot Study

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, Charles Jia-Yin Hou, Shu-Ping Wei, Jui-Peng Tsai, Ying-Ju Chen, Mei-Lin Chen, Chi-Chia Chuech, Chung-Lieh Hung, Ming-Yuan Huang, Chao-Hsiung Lee, Hung-I Yeh, Shou-Chuan Shih   +11 more
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Older care-home residents as collaborators or advisors in research: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2016
Background: patient and public involvement (PPI) in research can enhance its relevance. Older care-home residents are often not involved in research processes even when studies are care-home focused.
Andrea Kenkmann, Anne Killett, Bridget Penhale, Dewar, Fiona Poland, Froggatt, Gordon, Hewitt, Kathleen Lane, Killett, Tamara Backhouse   +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, Chikara Yamamoto, Takeya Tajitsu   +2 more
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Minimal Detectable Changes in the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test in Older Japanese Adults with Sarcopenia Requiring Long-Term Care

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, Yohei Sawaya, Ryo Sato, Takahiro Shiba, Tamaki Hirose, Ko Onoda, Tomohiko Urano   +6 more
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