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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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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
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Early Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Characteristics of SRPK3/TTN‐Digenic Myopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy was recently established as a skeletal muscle myopathy caused by digenic inheritance. This study characterizes the early clinical presentation of SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy in one previously reported and seven newly identified pediatric patients.
Rotem Orbach, Sandra Donkervoort, Carola Hedberg‐Oldfors, Giovanni Baranello, Dimah Saade, Precilla D'Souza, Ruchee Patel, Eva Michael, A. Reghan Foley, Diana Bharucha‐Goebel, S. Jin Haugland, Meghan McAnally, Omer Abdul Hamid, Katherine Chao, Ellen F. Macnamara, Alan H. Beggs, Anna Sarkozy, Juliane Mueller, Steven A. Moore, Richard S. Finkel, Cynthia J. Tifft, Francesco Muntoni, Anders Oldfors, Carsten G. Bönnemann   +23 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

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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Evaluation of Dried Plasma Spot‐Based Quantification of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein as a Disease‐Associated Biomarker in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) measured in dried plasma spots versus conventional plasma‐ and serum‐GFAP testing for assessment of disease severity in aquaporin‐4 immunoglobulin G–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD).
Felix Wohlrab, Evelyn Alvarez, Roua Hamdi, Bingqing Zhang, Hayeun Ji, Niyati Jhaveri, Patrick Schindler, Pedro Sanchez, Pia S. Sperber, Tanja Schmitz‐Hübsch, Frederike C. Oertel, Nisa Vorasoot, Najib Kissani, Falko Böhringer, Jens Kuhle, Anne‐Katrin Pröbstel, Xiao‐Jun Ma, Péter Körtvelyessy, Patrick Waters, Friedemann Paul   +19 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
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Meeting psychosocial needs for persons with dementia in home care services – a qualitative study of different perceptions and practices among health care providers

BMC Geriatrics, 2017
BackgroundThe majority of persons with dementia are home-dwelling. To enable these persons to stay in their own homes as long as possible, a holistic, individual and flexible care is recommended.
Anette Hansen, Solveig Hauge, Å. Bergland   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Formal and Informal Social Care in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Cross‐Sectional Multicenter Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro, Karen Durrant, William G. Dixon, John McBeth, Alex MacGregor, Max Yates, Jenny H. Humphreys   +6 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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