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Usability of a mobile application for health professionals in home care services: a user-centered approach [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
The use of mobile devices by healthcare professionals has led to rapid growth in the development of mobile healthcare applications designed to improve healthcare services.
Griselda Manzano-Monfort, Guillermo Paluzie, Mercedes Díaz-Gegúndez, Carolina Chabrera   +3 more
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Oral healthcare beliefs among home care services personnel; a cross-sectional study in south-eastern Norway [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background There is little knowledge about home care services personnel competencies and beliefs concerning oral healthcare for home-dwelling, dependent older adults.
Hero Ibrahim Hassan, V. E. Ansteinsson, E. T. Dalbak, R. Skudutyte-Rysstad, R. Hellesø, I. Mdala, E. A. Sz. Hovden   +6 more
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The Safety Support and Willingness of Providing Home Care Services by Medical Staff of Primary Health Care Institutions [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022
Background With the trend of population aging, disabled or semi-disabled elderly people suffering from various chronic diseases have an urgent demand for home medical care services, but there are greater medical risks and safety hazards for primary ...
GAO Hui, LIU Suzhen, LI Hang
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Physical health of Post-9/11 U.S. Military veterans in the context of Healthy People 2020 targeted topic areas: Results from the Comparative Health Assessment Interview Research Study

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023
Large-scale epidemiological studies suggest that veterans may have poorer physical health than nonveterans, but this has been largely unexamined in post-9/11 veterans despite research indicating their high levels of disability and healthcare utilization.
Yasmin S. Cypel, Dawne Vogt, Shira Maguen, Paul Bernhard, Elizabeth Lowery, William J. Culpepper, Irvine Armand-Gibbs, Aaron I. Schneiderman   +7 more
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Factors influencing Successful Aging among Older Adults

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2023
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Rajina Basnet, Neelima Shakya
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Bridging the gap between science and care: a qualitative exploration of the role of the Scientific Linking Pin researcher working in research and practice partnerships

Journal of Long-Term Care, 2023
Context: The Living Lab in Ageing and Long-Term Care (Netherlands) and Nurturing Innovation in Care Homes Excellence in Leeds (NICHE-Leeds; UK) are partnerships between science and care.
Irma Everink, Judith Urlings, Alys Griffiths, Hilde Verbeek, Kirsty Haunch, Karen Spilsbury, Jan Hamers, Reena Devi   +7 more
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The test-retest reliability, concurrent validity, and minimal detectable change of the L test in patients with total hip arthroplasty

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy, 2021
Background The L test is a modified version of the timed up and go test (TUG) with an L-shaped walking path. The L test is more extensive than other performance tests, especially in turn direction and specific tasks.
Fatih Özden, Gökhan Coşkun, Serkan Bakırhan   +2 more
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The death of a loved one. A proposal to prevent complicated grief in palliative home care when assistance ends

Journal of Clinical & Developmental Psychology, 2020
Background: past studies have investigated the relationship between mourning and the quality of life in caregivers who care for terminally ill patients.
Vittorio Lenzo, Carmen Isgrò, Antonino Germanà, Micol Mazzei, Caterina Testaì, Valeria Verrastro, Maria Catena Quattropani   +6 more
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Which factors increase informal care hours and societal costs among caregivers of people with dementia? A systematic review of Resource Utilization in Dementia (RUD)

Health Economics Review, 2021
Background Nearly 19 million people across OECD countries are living with dementia, and millions of family caregivers are affected by the disease. The costs of informal care are estimated to represent 40–75% of the total dementia cost exceeding formal ...
Renira C. Angeles, Line I. Berge, Marie H. Gedde, Egil Kjerstad, Maarja Vislapuu, Nathalie G. Puaschitz, Bettina S. Husebo   +6 more
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The level of provision of specialist palliative care services in Scotland: an international benchmarking study [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: Comparative benchmarking of specialist palliative care (SPC) services across jurisdictions can be used to assess the adequacy of provision.
Carrasco, José Miguel, Clark, David, Gillies, Michelle, Inbadas, Hamilton   +3 more
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