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Special delivery unit unscheduled care strategic plan (quarter 1, 2013) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Prolonged occupancy of Emergency Departments (ED) leads to poorer outcomes for patients. This not only involves longer in-patient length of stay but increased morbidity and mortality (Liew et al 2003, Richardson 2006, Spivulis et al 2006 ...
National Treatment Purchase Fund
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A combined perception and needs assessment study of home based palliative care among patients with life-threatening diseases attending the Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta, Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-77).This study aimed to evaluate the perception and needs for Home Based Palliative Care (HBPC) among patients suffering from life-threatening conditions presenting at the Federal Medical ...
Oyebola, Folaju Olusegun
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Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Short‐Term Functional Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can accumulate functional status (FS) impairment. We evaluated the association between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, as measured by the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), and FS in a national SLE sample.
Baljeet Rai   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Video-Guided Optimization of Stimulation Settings in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Deep Brain Stimulation

open access: yesBrain Sciences
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease (PD) often necessitates frequent clinic visits for stimulation program optimization, with limited experience in remote patient management.
Hannah Jergas   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐World Trends in Prenatal Antirheumatic Drug Utilization in Ontario, Canada: A Cross‐Sectional Time‐Series Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to describe real‐world trends in preconception and prenatal use of antirheumatic drugs among pregnant individuals with rheumatic diseases in Ontario, Canada. Methods We conducted a time‐series analysis using repeated cross‐sectional data to examine annual patterns of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use among ...
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of care home residents’ and relatives’ expectations and experiences [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Care home residents who took part in a study by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Kent believe their experience of living in a care home has been better than they expected when they first moved in.
Darton, Robin
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Priming of labor with tafoxiparin in nulliparous term pregnant women with unripe cervix—Proof‐of‐concept and dose‐finding results from a randomized controlled trial

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Introduction New therapies are needed to improve the risk–benefit profile of intervention for labor induction. Tafoxiparin, a depolymerized form of heparin with no anticoagulant effects, has demonstrated potential to increase cervical ripening and ...
Gunvor Ekman‐Ordeberg   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Care Use Among Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Gout Flares in Ontario, Canada: A Population‐Based Health Systems Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home Based Care Services as Strategy to Support Anti-Retroviral Adherence: The Case of Musoma Municipal, Mara region [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A descriptive qualitative study was conducted to assess whether Home Based Care services can be used as a strategy to support Anti-retroviral adherence for People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Musoma Municipality, Mara region in March 2012.
Rwezaura, P.K.   +1 more
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