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Refining the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in long-term care patients

The Aging Male
Aim To evaluate the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) for predicting outcomes in elderly long-term care patients.Methods A retrospective cohort study analyzed health records of 172 hospitalized patients (aged ≥60) from Rumailah Hospital’s Geriatrics and ...
Brijesh Sathian, Kawa Ghaforaziz Amin, Irfan Muneeb, Hanadi Al Hamad   +3 more
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What can we learn from experiences in general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic? A qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Experiences with organizational changes in daytime general practices and out-of-hours (OOH) services during the COVID-19 pandemic may help to address the challenges in general practice care that were already a concern before the crisis.
Corinne Rijpkema, Nanne Bos, Daan Brandenbarg, Maarten Homburg, Gina Beugel, Wietske S. Barkema, Tim olde Hartman, Jean Muris, Lilian Peters, Marjolein Berger, Robert A. Verheij, Lotte Ramerman   +11 more
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Sleep and Long-Term Care [PDF]

Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2018
Long-term care (LTC) involves a range of support and services for people with chronic illness and disabilities who can not perform activities of daily living independently. Poor sleep increases the risk of LTC placement, and sleep disturbance is extremely common among LTC residents.
Lichuan, Ye, Kathy C, Richards
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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A Longitudinal Examination of Post-COVID-19 Mortality in Residents in Long-Term Care Homes

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
The most adverse outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic include high post-infection mortality among long-term care (LTC) home residents. Research about mortality over a longer period after contracting COVID-19 and in different pandemic years is limited.
Gordana Rajlic PhD, Janice M. Sorensen PhD, Akber Mithani MD   +2 more
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Multidimensional and nutritional evaluation in post-acute long-term care setting

Geriatric Care, 2017
Since 2011 the Unit of Post Acute Long-Term Care started the activity in Sassari, Sardinia region, initially as Local Health Care Public Service and currently integrated in the University Hospital.
Antonio Uneddu, Mauro Sotgia, Valentina Spissu, Marta Manzocco, Alessandra Filippi   +4 more
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Prognosis of Long‐Term Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and the Impact of Combined Continuous Intravenous Sodium Infusion Therapy

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Patients requiring long‐term continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) generally have poor prognoses. This study evaluated whether adding continuous intravenous sodium infusion (cIVNa) is associated with improved hemodynamics and outcomes in patients undergoing long‐term CRRT for ≥ 7 days.
Akinori Yamaguchi, Atsuyoshi Mita, Kosuke Sonoda, Makoto Harada, Koji Hashimoto, Hiroshi Imamura, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of psychotropic drug prescriptions and general practice consultations among community-dwelling older people with dementia during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Geriatrics
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures had serious implications for community-dwelling older people with dementia. While the short-term impacts of the pandemic on this population have been well studied, there is limited ...
Jiamin Du, Huibert Burger, Thijmen Kupers, Karina Sulim, Maarten T. Homburg, Jean W. M. Muris, Tim C. olde Hartman, Sytse U. Zuidema, Lilian L. Peters, Sarah I. M. Janus   +9 more
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United States Commission on Long-Term Care: Final Report to the Congress

, 2013
The federal Commission on Long-Term Care. Established as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and signed into law January 2, 2013, the commission's goal was to advise Congress on how comprehensive, high-quality long-term care can be better ...
United States Senate Commission on Long-Term Care
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Spatiotemporal and quantitative analyses of phosphoinositides – fluorescent probe—and mass spectrometry‐based approaches

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fluorescent probes allow dynamic visualization of phosphoinositides in living cells (left), whereas mass spectrometry provides high‐sensitivity, isomer‐resolved quantitation (right). Their synergistic use captures complementary aspects of lipid signaling. This review illustrates how these approaches reveal the spatiotemporal regulation and quantitative
Hiroaki Kajiho, Shin Morioka, Junko Sasaki, Takehiko Sasaki   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source