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BMC Palliative Care, 2023 Background Dying at home accompanied by loved-ones is regarded favorably and brings good luck in Taiwan. This study aimed to examine the relevant factors affecting whether an individual dies at home or not in a group of terminal patients receiving ...
Pei-Jung Chang +6 more
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AAOHN Journal, 1993 1. Although much work has been done to identify occupational risks to health care workers in institutions, little has been done to describe such risks in the growing home care industry. Changes in the nature of home care suggest the risks may be equivalent, with additional risks from the variable environment of the home. 2.
W A, Smith, M C, White
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Successes and Failures: Gaps in Home Health Care
Telehealth and Medicine Today, 2022 Panelists discuss how telehealth advances increased access, quality of care and metrics to inform enhancements to care delivery in the US. In addition, discussion will include developing strategic partnerships along the continuum of care delivery to ...
Andrew Richards, Co-Founder, Amend Health +3 more
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Vancomycin and Home Health Care [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee published guidelines for prudent use of vancomycin to combat increasing resistance to antimicrobial drugs. Studies examining compliance with these guidelines primarily involve hospitalized patients.
Thomas G. Fraser +4 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2021 Background Antihypertensive medication use and sleep problems are highly prevalent in nursing home patients. While it is hypothesized that blood pressure and antihypertensive medication use can affect sleep, this has not been investigated in depth in ...
Elisabeth Flo-Groeneboom +3 more
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Case report on the legal assurance of Advance Care Planning in collective culture
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 This case report shows that there is a lack of a legal framework in Japan to protect patients' right during the end‐of‐life period, which hinders the implementation of ACP in medical practice. This report suggests that legal support can contribute to the
Hirotomo Miyatake +6 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2020 Background As the number of persons with dementia is increasing, there has been a call for establishing sustainable clinical pathways for coordinating care and support for this group.
Stein Erik Fæø +4 more
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BMC Nursing, 2022 Background Person-centered care allows for the inclusion of the totality of a person’s needs and preferences, beyond just the clinical or medical aspect.
Catherine Busnel +3 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Background COVID-19 isolated home-dwelling people with dementia (PwD) from home care services, respite care, and daytime activities. We aimed to investigate the consequences of these restrictions on informal (family, friends) and formal (homecare staff ...
Maarja Vislapuu +5 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2017 Background There is increasing demand for formal government funded home help services to support community-dwelling older people in Ireland, yet limited information exists on the health profiles of this group, especially regarding frailty. Our aim was to
Sara Kelly +4 more
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