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Effect of Village Health Team Home Visits and Mobile Phone Consultations on Maternal and Newborn Care Practices in Masindi and Kiryandongo, Uganda: A Community-Intervention Trial

PLoS ONE, 2016
Introduction The World Health Organisation recommends home visits conducted by Community Health Workers (in Uganda known as Village Health Teams—VHTs) in order to improve maternal and newborn health. This study measured the effect of home visits combined
Richard Mangwi Ayiasi, P. Kolsteren, V. Bátwala, B. Criel, C. G. Orach   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

In-reach specialist nursing teams for residential care homes : uptake of services, impact on care provision and cost-effectiveness [PDF]

, 2008
Background: A joint NHS-Local Authority initiative in England designed to provide a dedicated nursing and physiotherapy in-reach team (IRT) to four residential care homes has been evaluated.The IRT supported 131 residents and maintained 15 'virtual' beds
Nelson, S. (Sara), Szczepura, Ala, Wild, Deidre   +2 more
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Cancer causes emergency home visits

Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2022
Koki Kato, Masaya Tomita, Moe Kato, Takaaki Goto, Kyukei Nishizono   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psykiatriselta osastolta tehtävät kotikäynnit - systemaattinen kirjallisuuskatsaus [PDF]

, 2016
TIIVISTELMÄ Tekijä(t): Huuskonen Heta & Kemppainen Katja Työn nimi: Psykiatriselta osastolta tehtävät kotikäynnit - systemaattinen kirjallisuuskatsaus Tutkintonimike: Sosiaali-, terveys- ja liikunta-ala, hoitotyön koulutusohjelma, sairaanhoitaja (AMK)
Huuskonen, Heta, Kemppainen, Katja
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An occupational therapy intervention for residents with stroke related disabilities in UK care homes (OTCH): cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of an established programme of occupational therapy in maintaining functional activity and reducing further health risks from inactivity in care home residents living with stroke sequelae.
Barton, Garry, Burton, C. R., Burton, Christopher R., Fletcher-Smith, J., Fletcher-Smith, Joanna, Irvine, L., Irvine, Lisa, Lett, K., Mant, J., Mant, Jonathan, Masterson-Algar, Patricia, Peryer, G., Peryer, Guy, Rashid, Farzana, Roalfe, A. K., Roalfe, Andrea K., Sackley, Catherine M., Sharp, L., Sharp, Leslie, Sheehan, B., Sheehan, Bart, Stant, K. E., Stant, Katie E., Steel, Kerry, Steele, K., Walker, M. F., Walker, Marion F., Watkins, C. L., Watkins, Caroline L., Wheatley, K., Wheatley, Keith, Wilde, K., Wilde, Kate, Williams, Jane   +33 more
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Home visits by community health workers to improve identification of serious illness and care seeking in newborns and young infants from low- and middle-income countries

Journal of Perinatology, 2016
The objectives of this review were to evaluate the effect of home visits by trained community health workers (CHWs) to successfully identify newborns and young infants (up to 59 days of age) with serious illness and improve care seeking from a health ...
A. Tripathi, S. K. Kabra, H. Sachdev, R. Lodha   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

CLASSIFICATION OF FAMILIES ACCORDING TO SITUATIONS OF RISK

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2013
Bearing in mind the importance of establishing the profile of the community, this descriptive study aimed to classify the families in the area served by a Health Center in Londrina, in the state of Paraná, using the Coelho Risk Scale. The analysis of 889
Eni Carmo Souza, Carla Priscila Santana, Paloma Souza Cavalcante, Maira Sayuri Sakay Bortoletto, Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the Decline in Social Capital, 1952-1998 [PDF]

We evaluate trends in social capital since 1952 and assess explanations for the observed declines. We examine both social capital centered in the community and in the home and argue that the decline in social capital has been over-stated. Controlling for
Dora L. Costa, Matthew E. Kahn
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A US hospital budget impact analysis of a skin closure system compared with standard of care in hip and knee arthroplasty. [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Medicare\u27s mandatory bundle for hip and knee arthroplasty necessitates provider accountability for quality and cost of care to 90 days, and wound closure may be a key area of consideration.
Ferko, Nicole, Flener, Jana, Gargiulo, Jeanine, Hogan, Andrew, Hollmann, Sarah, Post, Zachary D., Sadik, Kay, Wurzelbacher, Steven   +7 more
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THE CARE FOR THE PERSON WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AND THEIR FAMILY

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2013
This descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach aims to understand the practices of people with diabetes mellitus in the co-existence at home.
Soraia Schoeller Dornelles, Denise Maria Guerreiro Vieira da Silva, Mariza Maria Serafim Mattosinho, Adriana Eich Kuhen, Soraya Baião, Rita Sandoval   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source