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Long-term Care in England

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2023
This paper describes the state of Long-Term Care (LTC) in England. LTC, which is generally referred to in England as adult social care, supports activities of daily living for older and disabled individuals to improve their quality of life. This includes stays in nursing homes as well as home-based help with tasks such as washing, dressing, and feeding.
McCauley, Jeremy E, French, Eric, Banks, James   +2 more
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Long‐term care facilities' response to the COVID‐19 pandemic: A protocol of a cross‐sectional, multi‐site, international survey

Nursing Open, 2022
Aim To examine the response of long‐term care (LTC) residential facilities to the COVID‐19 pandemic worldwide, and the antecedents and outcomes of this response. Design A protocol of a cross‐sectional survey.
Sameh Eltaybani, Haruno Suzuki, Ayumi Igarashi, Mariko Sakka, Yuko Amamiya, Noriko Yamamoto‐Mitani   +5 more
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A Decade of Lessons Learned from Integration Strategies in the Netherlands

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2021
Introduction: In the Netherlands multiple single, cross sector and cross governance level policy reforms were introduced to improve health and social care and decrease fragmentation.
Henk Nies, Diny Stekelenburg, Mirella Minkman, Robbert Huijsman   +3 more
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Review articles (Meta-Analyses) effects of walking on cognitive function in individuals with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is the stage between the expected cognitive decline of normal aging and the more serious decline of dementia.
Jia-Chi Lin, I-Hsuan Chen, Fang-Yu Cheng
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Effects of an enhanced iron dense foods offering in the daily meals served in geriatric institutions on measures of iron deficiency anemia

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background Iron deficiency is one of the most common causes of anemia in geriatric patients. Although the oral iron intake is often inadequate, the potential of iron dense foods in the daily meals of geriatric institutions is rarely considered.
Baerbel Sturtzel, Ibrahim Elmadfa, Brigitte Hermann, Walter Schippinger, Gerald Ohrenberger   +4 more
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Components of peritonitis preventive self-care education programs associated with self-care knowledge and behavior among patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in Japan: a cross-sectional study

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2023
Background Preventing peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis remains a major concern in continuing safe treatment and improving patient quality of life. This study aimed to determine the self-care education and quality care initiatives performed
Haruna Kugai, Ayumi Igarashi, Saori Anezaki, Chie Fukui, Nami Saito, Yoshifumi Hamasaki, Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani   +6 more
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Long-term condition management in adults with intellectual disability in primary care: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities have higher morbidity and earlier mortality than the general population. Access to primary health care is lower, despite a higher prevalence of many long-term conditions.
Allan, Linda, Cooper, Sally-Ann, Hanlon, Peter, Macdonald, Sara, Wood, Karen   +4 more
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The association between nurses’ burnout and objective care quality indicators: a cross-sectional survey in long-term care wards

BMC Nursing, 2021
Background Worldwide, rather few studies have examined the association between burnout and care quality using objectively measured quality indicators, with most of the studies have relied on perceived quality outcomes.
Sameh Eltaybani, Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani, Ayako Ninomiya, Ayumi Igarashi   +3 more
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Quality improvement collaborative approach to COVID-19 pandemic preparedness in long-term care homes: a mixed-methods implementation study

BMJ Open Quality
Background The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care (LTC) homes underscores the importance of effective pandemic preparedness and response. This mixed-methods, implementation science study investigated how a virtual-based quality
Clayon Hamilton, Annette Berndt, Lucy Kervin, Laura Kadowaki, Janice Sorensen, Akber Mithani, Simran Dhadda, Abeera Irfan, Emma Leong   +8 more
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Navigating Long-Term Care [PDF]

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2017
Americans over age 65 constitute a larger percentage of the population each year: from 14% in 2010 (40 million elderly) to possibly 20% in 2030 (70 million elderly). In 2015, an estimated 66 million people provided care to the ill, disabled, and elderly in the United States.
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