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Household members and health care workers as supervisors of tuberculosis treatment Miembros familiares y profesionales de salud en la supervisión del tratamiento de la tuberculosis Membros familiares e profissionais de saúde na supervisão do tratamento da tuberculose

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To compare tuberculosis cure rates among patients supervised by household members or health care workers. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of 171 patients treated by the program in Vitoria, Southeastern Brazil, from 2004 to 2007. Each patient
Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel, Leticia Molino Guidoni, Ana Paula Brioshi, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Geisa Fregona, David Jamil Hadad, Lucilia Pereira Molino, Moises Palaci, John L Johnson, Reynaldo Dietze   +9 more
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Is Medicare Home Health Care Utilization Substituting for Long‐Term Care? Evidence From Dual Eligible Beneficiaries

Health Services Research, Volume 61, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the plausibly causal effect of Medicaid home‐ and community‐based services (HCBS) use on Medicare community‐initiated home health care (CIHHC) utilization among dual‐eligible older adults and to provide evidence on whether access to home‐based long‐term care (LTC) reduces use of Medicare home health care, with potential ...
Mingyu Qi, Rachel M. Werner, Megan Huisingh‐Scheetz, R. Tamara Konetzka   +3 more
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Half of Vermont Academic and Public Libraries Lack Written Confidentiality Policies Despite Directors’ Support for Principles of Patron Confidentiality

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2008
A Review of: Magi, Trina J., “The Gap between Theory and Practice: A Study of the Prevalence and Strength of Patron Confidentiality Policies in Public and Academic Libraries.” Library & Information Science Research 29 (2007): 455-70 ...
Stephanie Walker
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A descriptive study of two community projects for the coordination of services for the aged [PDF]

, 1961
Thesis (M.S.)--Boston ...
Richardson, Helen M., Sutherland, Jane M.   +1 more
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Comorbidities and Healthcare Utilization in 4197 Patients With Prurigo Nodularis in Israel: A Cross‐Sectional Population‐Based Analysis

International Journal of Dermatology, Volume 65, Issue 4, Page 763-773, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Prurigo nodularis patients face a significant burden of comorbidities, necessitating a comprehensive approach to care. We aimed to explore the association between prurigo nodularis, its comorbid conditions, and healthcare usage patterns.
Yuliya Valdman‐Grinshpoun, Andrea Zaga, Arnon Dov Cohen, Yochai Schonmann, Tali Czarnowicki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Preparedness for Older People [PDF]

, 2003
After the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, a large population of older persona and people with disabilities living near the disaster area were left stranded in their homes without assistance.
Nora O'Brien
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Research on Social Engagement with a Rabbitic User Interface [PDF]

, 2009
Companions as interfaces to smart rooms need not only to be easy to interact with, but also to maintain long-term relationships with their users. The FP7-funded project SERA (Social Engagement with Robots and Agents) contributes to knowledge about and ...
Cunningham, Stuart, Hawley, Mark, Payr, Sabine, Wallis, Peter   +3 more
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Faces of Neglect [PDF]

, 1988
Hogg Foundation for Mental ...
Dubin, Bettina Adelberg, Lelong, Jacqueline, Smith, Bert Kruger   +2 more
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Dietary patterns and psychosocial health status among elderly in West Bengal-India

Cogent Gerontology
The health and quality of life, of older persons are commonly affected by physiological and psychological changes and concurrent to the changes that occur in their food choices and consumption patterns due to various biological and psychological reasons.
Rima Ghosh, Vahini Jalli, Balakrishna Nagalla, Sylvia Fernandez Rao   +3 more
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Bridging the digital divide for hard-to-reach groups [PDF]

Boeltzig and Pilling identified specific groups of people who typically are not connected to the Internet and examined the circumstances of each - rural, poor, disabled, seniors, and ethnic minorities.
Boeltzig, H., Pilling, D., The IBM Center for the Business of Government   +2 more
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