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Home care services as a possibility to express art, creativity and access to technology

Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2008
This study is a reflection about art, creativity and technologies applied to nursing, within the process of contemporary care, particularly about the home care user and in the light on integral care.
Janice de Moraes Blois, Maria do Horto Fontoura Cartana, Grace T.M. Dal Sasso, Cleusa Rios Martins   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Literature Review of the Evidence Base for a Hospice at Home Service [PDF]

, 2008
This literature review aimed to identify the evidence base for a hospice at home service at the end of life for facilitating death at home to narrow the gap between preference and reality.
Stosz, Laura
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking patterns and cessation counseling practices among physicians in Turkey

Medicine Science, 2019
By this study we aimed to determine the frequency of smoking of physicians, whether they evaluate their patients in terms of smoking, and their traits of 5A step method use in an attempt to provide consultancy service to their patients. The research is a
Cigdem Tekin, Gulsen Gunes, Erkay Nacar, Burak Mete, Ertan Unver   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validity of a Wearable Digital Insole for Assessing Gait ON and OFF in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Gait impairment is a distinctive symptom of Parkinson's disease that negatively impact mobility. We assessed the validity of wearable digital insoles against a validated reference gait analysis system for measuring select gait characteristics in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods A comparative analysis between digital insoles
Deborah A. Hall, Kimberly Kwei, Rolando J. Acosta, Bharatkumar Koyani, Erin Robertson, Pratyush Rai, Roland Barge, Emily Timm, Nicollette L. Purcell, Natasha Desai, Dhanesh Patel, Ana‐Maria Visoiu‐Knapp, Samuel Stuart, Rinol Alaj, Matthew F. Wipperman, Oren Levy, Joan A. O'Keefe   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Keeping everyone happy: Multiple stakeholder requirements for home care technology [PDF]

, 2009
We refer to ‘Home Care Systems’ as the technology and services required to support and realise activities of the network of care. Such technology typically includes sensors, devices, displays, data, and networks, and computing infrastructures which ...
Marilyn Rose Mcgee-lennon, Philip Gray, Gray, P., McGee-Lennon, M.R.   +3 more
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White Matter Hyperintensity Burden and Short‐Interval Change Associated With Sleep Apnoea in the UK Biobank

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are a core neuroimaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Sleep apnoea (SA) is a recognized vascular risk factor, but its associations with regional WMH burden, short‐interval WMH change and cognitive performance in population‐based cohorts remain incompletely defined. We
Peng Cheng, Diego Z. Carvalho, Shahid Karim, Anwar Chahal, Virend K. Somers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Care and Service at Home for Persons With Dementia in Europe [PDF]

Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2015
AbstractPurposeTo describe available and utilized formal care and service at home for persons with dementia, from diagnosis to end‐of‐life stage, in eight European countries.DesignA descriptive cross‐country design concerning eight European countries as a part of the European research project RightTimePlaceCare.MethodsThe research team in each country ...
Bokberg, C, Ahlstrom, G, Leino-Kilpi, H, Soto-Martin, M, Cabrera, E, Verbeek, Hilde, Saks, Kai, Stephan, A, Sutcliffe, C., Karlsson, S.   +9 more
openaire   +7 more sources

A reassuring presence: An evaluation of Bradford District Hospice at Home service [PDF]

, 2008
YesWithin 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.
Small, Neil A., Daley, A., Small, Neil, Greasley, Pete, Beverley Lucas, Peter Greasley, Lucas, Beverley J., Lucas, Beverley, Daley, Andrew, Andrew Daley, Greasley, Peter, Neil Small   +11 more
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No thank you to humanized robots : attitudes to care robots in elder care services.

, 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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