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Prevalence of and factors associated with homebound status among adults in urban and rural Spanish populations

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background There is a marked growth in the number of homebound older adults, due mainly to increased life expectancy. Although this group has special characteristics and needs, it has not been properly studied.
Laureano Negrón-Blanco, Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta, Javier Almazán, Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez, Esther Franco, Javier Damián, on behalf of the DISCAP-ARAGON Research Group   +6 more
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Needs for family caregivers of Cerebrovascular Accident survivors

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2020
Objective. To know the needs of family caregivers of Cerebrovascular Accident survivors. Methodology. This is a qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory study. Data were collected from 37 family caregivers of Cerebrovascular Accident survivors from a
Jaine Kareny da Silva, Karla Ferraz Anjos, Jeorgia Pereira Alves, Darci de Oliveira Santa Rosa, Rita Narriman Silva de Oliveira Boery   +4 more
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Exploring 2.5-Year Trajectories of Functional Decline in Older Adults by Applying a Growth Mixture Model and Frequency of Outings as a Predictor: A 2010–2013 JAGES Longitudinal Study

Journal of Epidemiology, 2019
Background: We explored the distinct trajectories of functional decline among older adults in Japan, and evaluated whether the frequency of outings, an important indicator of social activity, predicts the identified trajectories.
Junko Saito, Naoki Kondo, Masashige Saito, Daisuke Takagi, Yukako Tani, Maho Haseda, Takahiro Tabuchi, Katsunori Kondo   +7 more
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APPLICATION OF THE THEORY OF PEPLAU TO THE HOME CARE OF A PATIENT WITH AIDS

Cogitare Enfermagem, 1999
This is a case study about a patient with AIDS, recently admitted to the home-care program of the University Hospital of the Federal University of Pernambuco for continuation of his treatment.
Evanísia Assis Goes de Araujo, Telma Ribeiro Garcia, Marga Simon Coler   +2 more
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Older adults undergoing home enteral nutrition therapy: integration of national public policy and municipal programs

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2020
Objective: to verify if national public policies and municipal programs contain elements that contribute to ensure the Human Right to Adequate Food (HRAF) of older adults undergoing home enteral nutrition therapy (HENT) and to propose the integration of ...
Rubia Daniela Thieme, Maria Eliana Madalozzo Schieferdecker, Rafael Gomes Ditterich   +2 more
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208 Pharmacy Students Explore Use of an Electronic Medication Adherence Device

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2023
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: To examine pharmacy students’ and patients’ perspectives on use of an automatic pill dispenser (APD) and adherence device, and secondly, to identify patient characteristics impacting selection of an APD.
Patricia L Darbishire
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Fallhendelser hos eldre i hjemmetjenesten i en norsk kommune- omfang og omstendigheter

Nordisk Tidsskrift for Helseforskning, 2015
Fall events in elder recipients of home care services in a Norwegian municipality- incidence and circumstances Falls in institutional care are adverse events that have been well documented.
Rita Solbakken, Terese Bondas
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Korean primary health care program for people with disabilities: do they really want home-based primary care?

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Despite many studies on home-based primary care (HBPC)-related benefits and challenges, little is known about the perspectives of potential target groups of the care and their intention or preference for using it.
Hye-Jin Kim, Jae-Young Lim, Soong-Nang Jang   +2 more
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STUDY ON THE LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES OF THE HCP “DESOSPITALIZAR” IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DEGENERATIVE DISEASES IN THE REGIONAL HEALTH OF PARANOÁ. [PDF]

Revista Gestão & Saúde, 2014
This research project intends to evaluate the possibilities, challenges and impacts of health actions made by Home Care Program (PID), effected at the Regional Center for Home Care (NRAD), about the vacancy of hospital beds occupied by people from ...
Camila Reis Santana, Elioenai Dornelles Alves   +1 more
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Older adults’ oral health follow-up in primary care: A teledentistry feasibility exploratory study [PDF]

Saúde em Debate
Teledentistry can help answer the rising demand for oral health in homebound older adults. This study aims to analyze the feasibility of teledentistry in monitoring the oral health of homebound older adults in primary care, focusing on acceptance ...
Ana Raquel Rabelo Vieira, Maria Inês Meurer, Gabriel Schmitt da Cruz, Manoela de Leon Nobrega Reses, Eduardo Dickie de Castilhos, Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de Mello   +5 more
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