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Child and Family Welfare in Sweden [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Sweden has no special Children’s Act because regulations on children are included in the Social Services Act from 1980, supplemented by an act regulating compulsory care.
Andersson, Gunvor
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Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesAnnals 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   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Care Home Assessment and Review Service: coordinated, proactive care home primary care delivery [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Journal of General Practice, 2017
Many care home primary care schemes are aimed at improving care and reducing unplanned care episodes. They include using community geriatricians, community matrons, pharmacists and therapists, dedicated care home GPs, and whole care homes aligned to single GPs.1,2 Most utilise a paternalistic approach whereby non-care home staff advise and direct ...
Eddie, Roche, Thomas, Wyatt
openaire   +2 more sources

Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source

From village health volunteers to paid care givers: the optimal mix for a multidisciplinary home health care workforce in rural Thailand

open access: yesHuman Resources for Health, 2021
Background Thailand is a rapidly aging society, which places high demand on home health care services for the elderly. The shortage of health care workforce in rural areas is a crucial obstacle to the delivery of adequate home health care services.
Nonglak Pagaiya   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Household costs of healthcare during pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period : a case study from Matlab, Bangladesh [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
A household survey was undertaken in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh, to estimate the costs incurred during pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period for women delivering at home and in a health facility.
Blum, Lauren S.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Lived and Care Experiences of Chronic Musculoskeletal Shoulder Pain in Australian Adults: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Australian evidence on lived and care experiences of chronic musculoskeletal shoulder pain (CMSP), irrespective of disorder classification or disease, is limited. However, such evidence is important for person‐centered care and informing local service pathways and care guidelines or standards.
Sonia Ranelli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual or In‐Person: Does It Matter? Comparing Pain, Function, Quality of Life, Self‐Efficacy, and Physical Function Outcomes of Virtual, Hybrid, and In‐Person Education and Exercise Program Participants

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to determine if program format (in‐person, virtual, or hybrid) results in differences in 3‐month outcomes of pain, function, quality of life, self‐efficacy, and chair stands in a hip/knee osteoarthritis‐management program. Methods A secondary analysis of the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) Canada database was
Jill Van Damme   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Boosting Home Care Options Under Medicaid: Balancing Incentive Payment Program, Community First Choice Option [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In Ohio and nationally, a significant share of Medicaid is dedicated to patients who are elderly or have disabilities. Too often, this is in a high-cost nursing home setting.
Wendy Patton
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