Resilience in middle-aged partners of patients diagnosed with incurable cancer : a thematic analysis [PDF]
, 2019 Background : Providing care for patients with advanced cancer is often the responsibility of the partner. Being confronted with an incurable cancer diagnosis can be highly disruptive for the patient's partner and can be considered a potentially traumatic
De Lepeleire, Jan +3 more
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Designing assisted living technologies 'in the wild' : preliminary experiences with cultural probe methodology [PDF]
, 2012 Background There is growing interest in assisted living technologies to support independence at home. Such technologies should ideally be designed ‘in the wild’ i.e. taking account of how real people live in real homes and communities.
A Christoforetti +27 more
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Serviços de atenção ao idoso e estratégias de cuidado domiciliares e institucionais
Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e GerontologiaINTRODUÇÃO: As redes de atenção à saúde são fundamentais para assistir a população idosa em seus diversos aspectos. A assistência domiciliar, o Programa Acompanhante de Idosos da Secretaria Municipal da Saúde da cidade de São Paulo e as instituições de ...
Fernanda Pretti Chalet Ferreira +2 more
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The importance of both setting and intensity of physical activity in relation to non-clinical anxiety and depression [PDF]
, 2007 Physical activity is associated with good physical and mental health. Current recommendations suggest that people should achieve 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity most days of the week to gain health benefits.
Bernaards C M +34 more
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Restoring Functional Status: A Long-Term Case Report of Severe Lung and Ventilatory Muscle Pump Dysfunction Involving Recurrent Bacterial Pneumonias [PDF]
, 2012 Background and Purpose: Prolonged mechanical ventilation contributes to immobility and deconditioning making efforts to safely discontinue ventilator support desirable. This case report documents how implementing physical therapy treatment interventions,
Laatsch-Lybeck, Linda Jean +2 more
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Einstein (São Paulo)Objective To assess the health profile of community-dwelling older adults, according to sex, assisted by the Elderly Caregiver Program of the City of São Paulo.
Suzana Carvalho Vaz de Andrade +5 more
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Construction of a Hospice Service Model for Elderly Care Institutions in China [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixueBackground With the acceleration of the aging process in society, the demand for hospice services is increasing. The development of hospice care in China started relatively late, and relevant institutional construction standards and management norms are ...
WANG Huaping, ZHU Huajie, ZHU Chunman, PAN Danhong
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, 1985 This Building Practice Note addresses the problem of retrofitting homes for the aged to meet the design criteria of the eighties. Part 1 develops the concept of a dynamic functional program and compares this to a static model used at the time of construction.
Champagne, J. R., Brink, S.
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Making the Health Home Model Work for Boys and Young Men of Color [PDF]
, 2014 While there is an abundance of information about the "patient-centered health home" model promoted by the Affordable Care Act, few address the needs of boys and young men of color, who face alarming health disparities.
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Assessing smoking status in children, adolescents and adults: cotinine cut-points revisited [PDF]
, 2008 Aims To reassess saliva cotinine cut-points to discriminate smoking status. Cotinine cut-points that are in use were derived from relatively small samples of smokers and non-smokers 20 or more years ago.
Feyerabend, C +4 more
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