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At home until the end? A qualitative study of experiences of in-home aged care programs in the context of caring for older adults with a life-limiting illness [PDF]
Palliative Care and Social PracticeBackground: A growing proportion of older adults are living longer and dying with life-limiting illnesses. While the majority express a preference for end-of-life care at home, there is often a disparity between this preference and settings in which care
Kristin Bindley +3 more
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Inequities in home care use among older Canadian adults: Are they corrected by public funding?
PLoS ONE, 2023 Background Although care use should parallel needs, enabling and predisposing circumstances including the socio-demographic inequities of socioeconomic status (SES), gender, or isolation often intervene to diminish care.
A. Vafaei +6 more
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Quality of life of elderly in a long-stay care facility in the city of Teresina-PI
Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2022 The purpose of this research was to evaluate the quality of life of elderly people in a Long-Stay Care Facility for the Elderly (ILPI) in the city of Teresina. This is a descriptive and exploratory study with a quantitative methodology.
Matheus Henrique da Silva Lemos +4 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Globally, there is an urgent need for solutions that can support our aging populations to live well and reduce the associated economic, social and health burdens. Implementing smart technologies within homes and communities may assist people to live well
J. Street +10 more
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Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, 2022 This study assessed the impact of a hedonic intervention on the energy intake of midafternoon snacks consumed by children at home. Before the intervention (T1), after (T2), and 2 months later (T3), a booklet was sent to 187 children aged 7–11 years ...
D. Poquet +6 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2022 Objective To investigate the correlation between having designated general practitioners (GPs) in residential care homes and the residents’ number of contacts with primary care, number of hospital admissions and mortality.Design A retrospective register ...
Line Due Christensen +3 more
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45+ Polish Women at Home and in the Labour Markets
Working Women in the Sandwich Generation: Theories, Tools and Recommendations for Supporting Women's Working Lives, 2022 The chapter discusses the assumptions and main conclusions from the research conducted within the framework of the Polish part of the Time4Help project.
Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha +1 more
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Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society, 2021 Purpose We aimed to clarify the differences in medication self-management for older adults supported by nurses at hospitals and home-visit nursing stations. Methods We conducted a questionnaire survey for nurses working in randomly selected hospitals and
K. Sakane +5 more
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A qualitative meta-synthesis of patient dignity from the perspective of caregivers
BMC Geriatrics, 2023 Background The concept of dignity remains disputed, with most studies defining dignity based on its external dimension. Although its inherent dimension is a rooted attribute of dignity, it has received scarce attention.
Minyu Liang +4 more
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Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 This study examines the effects of aerobic, resistance, and combined exercise on metabolic syndrome parameters and cardiovascular risk factors, to identify the most effective way of improving metabolic syndrome and preventing cardiovascular disease ...
Minyu Liang +4 more
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