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Teledentistry for Homebound and Institutionalized Older Adults: A Rapid Review for Its Potential Use in Primary Healthcare [PDF]

Public Health Challenges
Objective To investigate teledentistry practices for oral healthcare of homebound and institutionalized older adults and to discuss their potential applicability to primary healthcare (PHC) settings.
Gabriel Schmitt da Cruz, Elaine Caroline Ferreira, Gabriela Bampi, Eduardo Dickie deCastilhos, Maria Inês Meurer, Jose Antonio Gil‐Montoya, Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira deMello   +6 more
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The Program Development of Training for Family Caregivers Caring for Homebound Older Adults in a Rural Community in Thailand: A Mixed-Methods Study [PDF]

Journal of Caring Sciences
Introduction: Family caregivers play a key role in supporting homebound older adults. This study explored the community context, developed, and evaluated a training program for family caregivers of homebound older adults in Selaphum District, Roi Et ...
Boonyada Wongpimoln, Ladda Pholputta, Nitchapanrawee Phengphol, Sattawas Udonsat   +3 more
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Influence of Restrictive Ventilation Impairment on Physical Function and Activities of Homebound Elderly Persons

International Journal of Gerontology, 2011
Background: Examinations of respiratory function and respiratory muscle strength are evaluation methods for stamina factors, but instantaneous ability evaluation is disproportionately emphasized in evaluations of elderly persons.
Junya Miyazaki, Jun Horie, Katsuhiko Mizota   +2 more
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The Effect of a Health-Promoting Program on Quality of Life of Thai Homebound Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study [PDF]

International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery
Background: Homebound older adults (HOAs) are especially susceptible to social isolation and loneliness, which can lead to poorer physical and mental health, as well as accelerated cognitive decline, which may increase dependence upon their families ...
Ladda Pholputta, Boonyada Wongpimoln, Nitchapanrawee Phengphol, Sattawas Udonsat   +3 more
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Potentially Inappropriate Medication in Homebound Older Adults Receiving Home Medical Care [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
Background This study aimed to reveal demographic data for care-dependent older adults receiving home medical care and to evaluate whether potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescriptions were associated with hospitalization and death.
Yukari Hattori, Taro Kojima, Hironobu Hamaya, Takashi Yamanaka, Sumito Ogawa, Masahiro Akishita   +5 more
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National Cohort Study of Homebound Persons Living With Dementia: Antibiotic Prescribing Trends and Opportunities for Antibiotic Stewardship. [PDF]

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2022
Heather Allore, Terri Fried, Ling Han
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Organizational flow chart of home care for children with special health care needs [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020
Objective: To develop a workflow protocol for Home Care (HC) services in the HC2 modality for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in the state of Parana. Method: Quantitative, descriptive, exploratory, multiple case studies.
Vanessa Rossetto, Beatriz Rosana Gonçalves de Oliveira Toso, Rosa Maria Rodrigues   +2 more
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The Role of Religious Coping in Understanding the Suicide Risk of Older Adults during COVID-19

Religions, 2022
In the United States, racially diverse, homebound older adults have been among those most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. During times of disaster, persons impacted tend to turn to their faith to make sense of suffering.
Camila A. Pulgar, Afroze N. Shaikh, Laura Shannonhouse, Don Davis   +3 more
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Nurses’ competencies in health promotion for homebound older people [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2019
Objective: to identify competencies related to health promotion targeting homebound older people, as they appear in the literature. Method: systematic review using the LILACS, Scopus, CINAHL, PubMed and Cochrane Library databases.
Telma Alteniza Leandro, Allana Mirella Alves, Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro, Thelma Leite de Araujo, Glauberto da Silva Quirino, Dayanne Rakelly de Oliveira   +5 more
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Using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England: protocol for a retrospective observational study and clinician survey (the CHiP study)

BJGP Open, 2023
Background: Older housebound people are an under-researched group for whom achieving good primary health care can be resource intensive. Aims: To describe the characteristics and healthcare use of older (≥65 years) housebound people; explore clinician ...
Elizabeth Winn, Madeleine Kissane, Samuel WD Merriel, Thomas Brain, Victoria A Silverwood, Ishbel Orla Whitehead, Laura D Howe, Rupert A Payne, Polly Duncan, on behalf of the Primary Care Academic Collaborative (PACT)   +9 more
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