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Quality Assurance in Long-Term Care and Development of Quality Indicators in Japan

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2020
Dealing with an aging society is a global challenge, and more countries than ever before are now mobilizing their healthcare systems to provide high-quality long-term care (LTC) to older adults.
Ayumi Igarashi PhD, RN, Sameh Eltaybani PhD, Manami Takaoka MHS, RN, Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe PhD, RN, Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani PhD, RN, GNP   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Staff Perspectives on the Feasibility of Integrating the Environmental Components of a Novel Intervention for Hydration in Long-Term Care. [PDF]

Int J Older People Nurs
ABSTRACT Background Long‐term care (LTC) residents are prone to dehydration, which has many serious effects on health. A multicomponent intervention is required to mitigate dehydration in LTC; however, previous research has not explored the experiences of staff who deliver interventions.
Werden Abrams S, Syed S, Namasivayam-MacDonald A, Aravind R, Devlin K, Liu W, Lengyel C, Gaspar P, Mentes J, Slaughter SE, Yoon MN, Keller H.   +11 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Supporting Nurse Participation in Deprescribing: A Qualitative Study of Long-Term Care Nurses in Alberta, Canada. [PDF]

Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol
ABSTRACT Background Long‐term care (LTC) nurses are well positioned to support deprescribing given their integral role in resident care. However, there are numerous challenges to nurse involvement in deprescribing and limited research on supports to improve participation.
Spiers J, Sadowski CA, Olson J, Vucenovic A, Lodewyk K, Kraut RY.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Combustion of Waste Rapeseed Oil and Jet Propellant‐8 Blends in a CI Engine

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Using waste rapeseed oil (WRO) mixed with Jet Propellant‐8 (JP‐8) as fuel for a compression ignition engine. ABSTRACT The study examines the potential of blending waste rapeseed oil (WRO) with Jet Propellant‐8 (JP‐8) as a fuel for compression ignition (CI) engines.
Grzegorz Pawlak, Krzysztof Kosiuczenko, Patryk Płochocki, Mariusz Wesołowski, Jarosław Molenda, Tomasz Skrzek, Dominik Czerwonka   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transformer Load-Tap Changers: State-of-Art and Trends

Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2004
Load tap changes (LTC) are a major component of many transformers. They are used to change the voltage of secondary/primary side of a transformer to compensate for voltage variations in the power systems manly caused by variable loading.
Miroslava Tesarova, Milan Krasl
doaj  

A cross-sectional survey assessing the preparedness of the long-term care sector to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is a significant public health emergency that impacts all sectors of healthcare. The negative health outcomes for the COVID-19 infection have been most severe in the frail elderly dwelling in Canadian long-term care (LTC)
Henry Yu-Hin Siu, Lorand Kristof, Dawn Elston, Abe Hafid, Fred Mather   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Arp2/3 complex and β1 integrin drive an invasive front through extracellular matrix adaptation in pancreatic cancer

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is characterized by a dense extracellular matrix, and how invasive tumor cells overcome such biomechanical constraints remains unclear. This study identifies the actin‐related protein 2/3 complex as a key regulator of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma invasiveness, driving fibroblast migration through β1 ...
Xiufen Yang, Yina Qiao, Yifeng Sun, Tamer Abdelaal, Kathleen Schuck, Hend Abdelrasoul, Carolina De La Torre, Malte Hermes, Yan Dong, Jingxiong Hu, Chao Fang, Xiaoyan Huang, Christoph Kahlert, Ingrid Herr, Christoph W. Michalski, Bo Kong   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Content comparison of long-term care instruments based on the international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF)

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Ageing poses a huge challenge to the Chinese social welfare system. However, a national long-term care (LTC) instrument has not been established yet.
Yan Gao, Jingpu Zhao, Xiangxiang Liu, Xiaohua Xie, Yulong Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the market potential for customised long term care insurance products [PDF]

, 2006
Previous economic research into long-term care (LTC) has mainly been focussed on one issue: the reasons why the LTC insurance market has not been successful.
Karlsson, M., Mayhew, L., Rickayzen, B. D.   +2 more
core  

Impact of Denosumab Adherence on Renal Function and Mortality Rates in Type 2 Diabetes Patients With Osteoporosis

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased risk of osteoporosis and fractures, and denosumab, a non‐kidney‐excreted antiresorptive medication, represents a viable alternative to bisphosphonates for osteoporosis treatment in patients with T2DM. This study aimed to investigate the association among denosumab adherence, renal
Yu‐Chuan Chang, Jian‐Chih Chen, Sung‐Yen Lin, Kun‐Der Lin, Pei‐Shan Ho, Chung‐Hwan Chen, Yin‐Chih Fu, Tien‐Ching Lee   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source