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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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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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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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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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Orthopaedic Surgery, 2021 Objective The current study investigated the role of CircCDR1as on angiogenesis of bone microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) isolated from non‐traumatic ONFH.
Zheng Mao +4 more
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Elderly People Living at Home: General Health x Oral Hygiene
Revista Naval de Odontologia On Line, 2023 The Integrated Home Assistance Service (IHAS) was created to provide integral home care for elderly people who are unable to go to the health care units of the Brazilian Navy.
Patrícia Alves Scheid Jordan +3 more
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Partnerships for skills training in the care home sector [PDF]
, 2009 Aim: This paper describes an initiative in North East London that aimed to facilitate access to training for care-home staff by using a mobile skills-centre in the form of an adapted bus.
Anne Levington +12 more
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Is home-based, high-intensity interval training cycling feasible and safe for patients with knee osteoarthritis? Study protocol for a randomized pilot study [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease affecting the knee joint of many middle-aged and older adults. As OA symptoms typically involve knee pain and stiffness, individuals with knee OA are often insufficiently physically active ...
Grigg, Josephine +2 more
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Construction Path of Smart Health Care Platform for the Elderly in China
中国工程科学, 2022 China has a large elderly population and its aging speed is accelerating, which pose a significant challenge for the country to cope with problems induced by population ageing.
Hou Hanpo +4 more
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