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PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS AMONG HIV- POSITIVE CLIENTS RECEIVING ANTIRETRO VIRAL THERAPY AT VILLA MARIA HOSPITAL, KALUNGU DISTRICT: A CROSS SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY.

open access: yesStudent'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
doaj   +1 more source

Care workers under pressure - A comparison of the work situation in Swedish home care 2005 and 2015.

open access: yesHealth and Social Care in the community, 2019
As in many Western countries, eldercare services in Sweden have changed dramatically over recent decades. Population ageing, ageing-in-place policies, pressures to contain costs and organisational reforms linked to New Public Management are challenging ...
Rebecka Strandell
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

open access: yesMonaldi 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
doaj   +1 more source

Social inclusion through ageing-in-place with care? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The onset of ill-health and frailty in later life, within the context of the policy of ageing-in-place, is increasingly being responded to through the provision of home care.
Barrett, Patrick   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Employees’ perceptions of patient safety culture in Norwegian nursing homes and home care services

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
BackgroundMost health care services are provided in the primary health care sector, and an increasing number of elderly is in need of these services.
E. Ree, S. Wiig
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘’It just happens’. Care home residents’ experiences and expectations of accessing GP care. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Care homes provide personal care and support for older people who can no longer be supported in the community. As part of a larger study of integrated working between the NHS and care homes we asked older people how they accessed health care ...
Davies, Sue L   +8 more
core   +4 more sources

Optimization of home care nurses in Canada: A scoping review

open access: yesHealth and Social Care in the community, 2019
Nurses are among the largest providers of home care services thus optimisation of this workforce can positively influence client outcomes. This scoping review maps existing Canadian literature on factors influencing the optimisation of home care nurses ...
R. Ganann   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The longitudinal association between the use of antihypertensive medications and 24-hour sleep in nursing homes: results from the randomized controlled COSMOS trial

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

"It's not just about the patient, it's the families too.": End of life care in the home environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Introduction: Most people when asked say they would prefer to die at home. However, ‘Death in Usual Place of Residence’ (DiUPR) does not give any real insight into the quality and experiences of care received.
Bravington, Alison   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Partnerships for skills training in the care home sector [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Aim: This paper describes an initiative in North East London that aimed to facilitate access to training for care-home staff by using a mobile skills-centre in the form of an adapted bus.
Anne Levington   +12 more
core   +1 more source

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