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No thank you to humanized robots : attitudes to care robots in elder care services. [PDF]

, 2022
The growing older population will increase the demands on the health and welfare systems, including elder care services. One way of meeting these growing service needs is to shift from traditional care services to technologically oriented services ...
Johansson-Pajala, Rose-Marie,, Gusdal, Annelie K,, Gustafsson, Christine, Gustafsson, Christine,, Zander, Viktoria, Gusdal, Annelie, Johansson-Pajala, Rose-Marie, Zander, Viktoria,   +7 more
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A systematic review of home treatment services--classification and sustainability. [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: In view of the plethora of different community-based mental health services, there is a clear need for a classification based on service components rather than labels.
Catty, Jocelyn, Wright, C, Watt, H, Burns, Tom, Watt, Hilary, Wright, Christine, Catty, J, Burns, T   +7 more
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Towards specialised and differentiated long-term care services: a cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Numerous forces drive the evolution and need for transformation of long-term care services. During the previous decade, primary health care has assumed increased responsibility for developing and providing care services, but there is still ...
Hanne Marie Rostad, Marianne Sundlisæter Skinner, Ragnhild Hellesø, Maren Kristine Raknes Sogstad   +3 more
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Home infusion services in Saudi Arabia: Where are we standing?

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023
Diseases management has reached the highest level of complexity and cost in history, worldwide, and in Saudi Arabia in particular, which led to prolonged, unnecessary hospital stays. There have been many recent innovative measures to reduce these issues.
Abdullah A. Alhifany, Abdulaziz T. Ghilais, Jawad A. Jammal, Faisal M. Alfaifi, Sarah M. Khayyat, Abdulmalik S. Alotaibi, Mohammed Alessa, Thamer A. Almangour   +7 more
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What can local authorities do to improve the social care-related quality of life of older adults living at home? Evidence from the Adult Social Care Survey [PDF]

, 2014
Local authorities spend considerable resources on social care at home for older adults. Given the expected growth in the population of older adults and budget cuts on local government, it is important to find efficient ways of maintaining and improving ...
van der Horst, H.E., Bosmans, J.E., Ostelo, R.W.J.G., Van Leeuwen, Karen, van der Horst, H E, Jansen, A.P.D., Malley, Juliette, Ostelo, R W, Jansen, A, Bosmans, J E, Netten, Ann, Netten, A., Bosmans, J.E.; id_orcid, Ostelo, R.W., van Leeuwen, K.M., Malley, J., Ostelo, R.W.J.G.; id_orcid   +16 more
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Elderly Care: A Study on Community Care Services in Sleman, DIY, Indonesia

Journal of Aging Research, 2020
Elderly care services are important to provide in response to the rapid growth of the elderly population. In developing countries like Indonesia, the speed of growth of the elderly population does not simultaneously occur, so the needs for care services ...
Sumini, Sukamdi, Evita Hanie Pangaribowo, Yeremias T. Keban, Muhadjir Darwin   +4 more
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The Evaluation of Nosocomial Candidemia in Pediatric Intensive Care: A Single-center Study

Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2023
Objective: Patients in pediatric intensive care units are more likely to develop serious nosocomial infections due to comorbidities, longer and more invasive procedural treatments, and the development of immunosuppression. We described Candida infections,
Hatice Feray Arı, Murat Arı
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IVsight as an Infusion Monitor for Patients Receiving Intravenous Therapy: An Exploratory, Unblinded, Single-Center Trial

Current Therapeutic Research
: Background: Intravenous (IV) infusion therapy is commonly used in health care settings. However, IV therapy at home can be challenging because it relies on the patient's ability to manage multiple medications correctly, which may lead to decreased ...
Carlos Mejia-Chew, MD, Brett Heuring, PharmD, Jeffrey Salmons, RN, Lori Weilmuenster, PharmD, Joe Beggs, BEng, Glen Kleinschmidt, BEng, Jake Eshelman, BEng, Sai Dodda, PharmD   +7 more
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Patterns of home care assessment and service provision before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada.

PLoS ONE, 2022
ObjectiveThe objective was to compare home care episode, standardised assessment, and service patterns in Ontario's publicly funded home care system during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., March to September 2020) using the previous year as
Chi-Ling Joanna Sinn, Heebah Sultan, Luke Andrew Turcotte, Caitlin McArthur, John P Hirdes   +4 more
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“If you understand you cope better with it”: the role of education in building palliative care capacity in four First Nations communities in Canada

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background In Canada, there is a growing need to develop community-based, culturally appropriate palliative care for Indigenous people living in First Nations communities.
Holly Prince, Shevaun Nadin, Maxine Crow, Luanne Maki, Lori Monture, Jeroline Smith, Mary Lou Kelley   +6 more
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