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American Journal of Health Economics, 2021 This paper evaluates the introduction of preventive home visits (PHV) for older people in Norway. Their purpose is to support autonomy and independence as well as preventing disability and nursing home admissions. We contribute to the literature by exploiting a natural experiment in Norwegian municipalities.
Bannenberg, Norman +4 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Background: While becoming a parent can be challenging for all, it can particularly be challenging for those parents and children who are in a vulnerable situation—e.g., in families whose members have problems related to health, relationships, or ...
Caroline Bäckström +4 more
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Home visits made by general practitioners in the canton of Vaud between 2006 and 2015
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2019 AIM OF THE STUDY Although physicians’ home visits are highly valued by patients, and are among the measures that contribute to maintaining elderly patients at home, their number is decreasing worldwide. We aimed to describe the trends in home
Yolanda K. Mueller +4 more
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Exploring agreement and feasibility between virtual home visits and in-person home visits for peritoneal dialysis patients—a paired study [PDF]
Renal Failure, 2022 Introduction Virtual home visits may improve chronic disease management. However, whether they are suitable for peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients has not yet been fully investigated.
Jin Chen +10 more
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Changing patterns of home visiting in general practice: an analysis of electronic medical records [PDF]
BMC Family Practice, 2006 Background In most European countries and North America the number of home visits carried out by GPs has been decreasing sharply. This has been influenced by non-medical factors such as mobility and pressures on time.
Bongers Frans JM +3 more
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Virtual home visits training regarding personal safety for postgraduate trainees in general practice – learning gain and feelings of anxiety with video and 360° VR applications [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Performing home visits needs to be trained with regards to the general practitioners’ safety in unknown environment. Since real home visits cannot be standardized, we aimed for the implementation of virtual home visits into postgraduate ...
Luisa Maichle +2 more
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International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 2017 This article reports upon an initiative to improve the timeliness of occupational therapy home visits for discharge planning by implementing technology solutions while maintaining patient safety.
Jacqueline Nix, Tracy Comans
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Extended home visits from child healthcare nurses and dental nurses: an interview study with first-time parents participating in the home visit program in southern Sweden [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionThis study is a part of a series of studies on a health and social care home-visit program in Sweden called Grow Safely. The program aimed to reduce health disparities in underprivileged areas.
Karin Persson +2 more
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BMC Family Practice, 2019 Background In Germany, home visits account for a considerable workload for many family practitioners, substantial rural-urban disparities are assumable with regards to home visit frequency and duration.
Maik Pochert +5 more
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