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Home based primary care services in Singapore

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: In the World Report on Ageing and Health, the World Health Organisation (WHO) described the type of health care needed for ageing populations as “integrated health care for older people”.
Stephanie Q Ko, Serene Wong
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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
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MOUD 2.0: a clinical algorithm and implementation evaluation protocol for sublingual and injectable buprenorphine treatment of opioid use disorder

Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundPrimary care is the initial contact point for most patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) but lacks tools for guiding treatment. Only a small fraction of patients access evidence-based care.
Brandon L. Joa, Eric N. Fung, Michael S. Weinstein, Lara C. Weinstein, Lara C. Weinstein   +4 more
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Relationship between home care service use and changes in the care needs level of Japanese elderly

BMC Geriatrics, 2009
Background With the introduction of long-term care insurance (LTCI) in Japan, more home care services are available for the community-dwelling elderly. To deliver effective home care services, it is important to know the effects of service use.
Sato Mikiya, Kashiwagi Masayo, Tamiya Nanako, Kato Gohei, Takahashi Hideto   +4 more
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas, Connor A. Law, Joan A. Casey, Thomas Mosley, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Holly Elser, Andrea L. C. Schneider   +7 more
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Access to Childcare and Home Care Services across Europe. An Analysis of the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU SILC), 2016. Social Inclusion Report No 8. September 2019 [PDF]

, 2019
This report uses EU-SILC data for 2016 to examine differences by social risk group and social class in access to care services – specifically, childcare and home care for people with an illness or disability.
Grotti, Raffaele, Maitre, Bertrand, Privalko, Ivan, Watson, Dorothy   +3 more
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Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani, Lakshmi Pillai, Reid D. Landes, Aliyah Glover, Shannon Doerhoff, Jennifer Kleiner, Mitesh Lotia, Rohit Dhall, Edgar Garcia‐Rill   +8 more
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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
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Investigation of Home Health Services and Expectations of Patients and Patient Relatives: A Study Case in Bakirkoy District

İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 2020
Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the expectations and demands of patients and their relatives' in-home health care. In the scope of the study, narrow area as the study was being carried out in the Bakirkoy district of Istanbul province.Method: In
Gülay Tamer
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More and Better Jobs in Home-Care Services [PDF]

, 2013
[Excerpt] This study examines recruitment and retention measures in community-based care and support services for adults with disabilities and health problems.
de Klaver, Peter, Grijpstra, Douwe, Snijders, Jacqueline, van der Graaf, Amber   +3 more
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