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Long‐term care facilities' response to the COVID‐19 pandemic: A protocol of a cross‐sectional, multi‐site, international survey

open access: yesNursing Open, 2022
Aim To examine the response of long‐term care (LTC) residential facilities to the COVID‐19 pandemic worldwide, and the antecedents and outcomes of this response. Design A protocol of a cross‐sectional survey.
Sameh Eltaybani   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microvascular free flap reconstruction for head and neck cancer in a resource-constrained environment in rural India

open access: yesIndian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2013
Introduction: Reconstruction with free flaps has significantly changed the outcome of patients with head and neck cancer. Microsurgery is still considered a specialised procedure and is not routinely performed in the resource-constrained environment of ...
Nirav P. Trivedi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Telogen effluvium treated with Serenoa repens supplement

open access: yesSenses and Sciences, 2014
Telogen effluvium is a non-scarring form of hair loss. Clinically, the disease is characterized by hair loss where more than normalamounts of hair fall out; it usually affects the whole scalp in a widespread manner.
Michele Pezza   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficiency of Diagnostic Test for SARS-CoV-2 in a Nursing Home

open access: yesGeriatrics, 2022
Background: there is no consensus on how to optimally use diagnostic tests in each stage of COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this research is to determine the efficiency of sorting positive antibody test quarterly.
Sergio Salmerón   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘I feel like a salesperson’: the effect of multiple-source care funding on the experiences and views of nursing home nurses in England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The difficulties faced in the recruitment and retention of nursing staff in nursing homes for older people are an international challenge. It is therefore essential that the causes of nurses' reluctance to work in these settings are determined.
Cook, Glenda   +2 more
core   +1 more source

“Staying at Home”: A pivotal trial of telemedicine-based internal medicine hospitalization at a nursing home

open access: yesDigital Health, 2022
Background In-hospital stay of acutely ill elderlies could be reduced by increasing the availability of community-based hospitalizations. The feasibility of remotely managing these patients by specialized internists, without leaving their nursing homes ...
G Barkai   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The longitudinal association between the use of antihypertensive medications and 24-hour sleep in nursing homes: results from the randomized controlled COSMOS trial

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

What Happens to a Nursing Home Chain When Private Equity Takes Over? A Longitudinal Case Study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
We analyzed what happens to a nursing home chain when private equity takes over, with regard to strategy, financial performance, and resident well-being.
Bos, Aline, Harrington, Charlene
core   +3 more sources

Nursing Home Environments [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Gerontological Nursing, 2002
Nursing homes! What horrible images those words conjure up for most Americans. Those of us who work in long-term care encounter the public beliefs that taking up residence in a nursing home is an irreversible road to suffering and death. People picture institutions that are cold and sterile environments with hospital-like rooms and long, uncarpeted ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

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