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Associations between long-term care-service use and service- or care-need level progression: a nationwide cohort study using the Japanese Long-Term Care Insurance Claims database

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background The effectiveness of the long-term care service in Japan has been unclear, and most of the relevant studies of this service have been limited to a single region and relatively small samples, necessitating large-scale studies.
Kohei Hasegawa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with willingness to enter long-term care facilities among older adults in Chengdu, China. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
OBJECTIVE:To describe Chinese older adults' willingness to enter long-term care facilities and to examine individual factors associated with the willingness of using this growing model of long-term care in China. METHODS:A cross-sectional study involving
Ziyue Huang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining eligibility for long-term care - lessons from Germany

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care, 2011
Objectives: This paper addresses recent steps for reforming the eligibility criteria of the German long-term care insurance that have been initiated to overcome shortcomings in the current system.Methods: Based on findings of a survey of international ...
Andreas Buescher   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Long-term care needs and hospitalization costs with long-term care insurance: a mixed-sectional study

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
BackgroundWith the rapid aging of the population, the health needs of the older adult have increased significantly, resulting in the frequent occurrence of the “social hospitalization” problem, which has led to a rapid increase in hospitalization costs ...
Tiantian Che   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traces of Long-Term Care Insurance in the Literature: A Bibliometric Review

open access: yesSosyal Siyaset Konferansları Dergisi
Nowadays, factors such as the ageing of the population and the prolongation of life expectancy make it mandatory to create effective social policies by considering the health and care needs of societies.
Yusuf Can Çalışır
doaj   +1 more source

Unheard and Under‐Supported: Health‐Related Quality of Life in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The clinical expression and psychosocial burden of SCD vary widely across geographical, cultural, and healthcare system contexts, underscoring the need for setting‐specific approaches to assessment.
Desiré Fantasia   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative study on financing of long⁃term care insurance in developed countries and its enlightenment to China

open access: yesHuli yanjiu, 2021
Through the horizontal comparison of the long-term care insurance financing modes of Germany, Japan and South Korea, the mechanism behind the long-term care insurance financing mode was deeply explored, and the background and course of the generation of ...
YAO Xing'an, ZHU Mengjun
doaj  

Evaluation of the Utility of Baseline Echocardiogram in Patients With Standard Risk Precursor B‐Lymphoblastic Leukemia

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background A routine baseline echocardiogram is often obtained prior to anthracycline administration in children with cancer. The utility of baseline echocardiogram is unclear in patients with standard risk B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (SR B‐ALL) as their anthracycline cumulative dose is low.
Ziyad Alrajhi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financing Long-term Care: Some Ideas From Switzerland; Comment on “Financing Long-term Care: Lessons From Japan” [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2020
Ikegami reviews the implementation of mandatory long-term care insurance systems in Germany and Japan, which are organized as pay-as-you-go systems. I propose to go one step further and implement a multi-pillar, mandatory and voluntary long-term care ...
Martin Eling
doaj   +1 more source

Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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