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Comparing unplanned and potentially planned home deaths: a population-based cross-sectional study

BMC Palliative Care, 2018
Background There is little research on number of planned home deaths. We need information about factors associated with home deaths, but also differences between planned and unplanned home deaths to improve end-of-life-care at home and make home deaths a
Camilla Kjellstadli, Bettina Sandgathe Husebø, Hogne Sandvik, Elisabeth Flo, Steinar Hunskaar   +4 more
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Brukere med særlig høye kostnader i pleie- og omsorgstjenestene – hvem er de, og hva betyr de for kommunale utgifter?

Magma, 2023
Bakgrunn: Det er kjent fra internasjonal litteratur at en liten gruppe tjenestemottakere står for en stor andel av de totale kostnadene i helsetjenestene.
Jon H. Holte, Terje P. Hagen, Trond Tjerbo   +2 more
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Perspectives on Coordinating Health Services for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness – A Qualitative Study

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2022
Jorunn Nærland Skjærpe,1 Inge Joa,1,2 Elisabeth Willumsen,1 Wenche ten Velden Hegelstad,2,3 Tatiana Aleksandrovna Iakovleva,4 Marianne Storm1,5 1Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway; 2TIPS ...
Skjærpe JN, Joa I, Willumsen E, Hegelstad WTV, Iakovleva TA, Storm M   +5 more
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Municipal acute care teams as a flexible solution for the treatment of acutely ill patients at-home: a mixed-method study of patients’ and caregivers’ experiences with an acute care team

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective Development of initiatives to reduce hospitalisations is a major focus of healthcare planning. Strengthening the community with municipal acute care teams or units is a newly implemented Danish initiative aimed at preventing hospitalisations ...
Annmarie Touborg Lassen, Christina Østervang, Stine Emilie Junker Udesen, Dorthe Susanne Nielsen, Nina Andersen   +4 more
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Reablement in a small municipality, a survival analysis

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Reablement is a municipal service given to patients at home. The purpose of the service is to assist recovery after hospital discharges or other sudden changes in a patient’s functional level. The service is often provided by a team of nurses,
Kjartan Sarheim Anthun, Monica Lillefjell, Kirsti Sarheim Anthun   +2 more
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Costs of provision for in-home care services for dependent persons in selected Polish cities 2015–2017 – challenges for local governments

Medycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu, 2020
Introduction and objective The provision of safety and professional care for dependent persons, including the elderly and the disabled at home, is one of the biggest challenges for health policy and social assistance.
Marta Giezek, Paulina Zabielska, Beata Karakiewicz   +2 more
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“There Is a Lot of Community Spirit Going On.” Middle Managers' Stories of Innovation in Home Care Services

SAGE Open Nursing, 2019
Background : There is a need for qualitative studies on imposed innovation in home care services in welfare societies. The municipalities are key actors in the field of innovation in the public sector.
Rita Sørly PhD, Martin Sollund Krane PhD, Geir Bye, May-Britt Ellingsen PhD   +3 more
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Lightweight, Elastic Ceramic Fabrics for Broadband Electromagnetic Absorption and High Temperature Thermal Insulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reports lightweight, elastic ceramic fabrics with broadband electromagnetic absorption (EAB = 9.8 GHz) and high‐temperature thermal insulation, enabled by precise microstructural control during ultrafast high‐temperature sintering (UHS), which induces the precipitation of defect‐rich t‐ZrO2 nanograins and turbostratic C nanoclusters.
Jiahao Yang, Qi Ding, Juanjuan Xu, Fei Yan, Rui Wang, Yuena Zhang, Chao Zhao, Zhi Cheng, Yuchi Fan, Wan Jiang   +9 more
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Biomimetic Gradient Hydrogels Regulate Osteochondral Regeneration Microenvironment Remodeling via Spatiotemporal Programming Engineering

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Electric field‑driven continuous gradient hydrogel GHZF4 achieves spatiotemporal growth factor release, modulates immune microenvironment, angiogenesis and osteochondral differentiation. It realizes cell‑free functional osteochondral repair in rat/rabbit models, offering a promising biomimetic strategy for gradient tissue regeneration.
Xiaolian Niu, Shengzhao Xiao, Di Huang, Xuesong Wang, Yanwei Cao, Xiaodan Sun, Nicholas Dunne, Xiaoming Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Earlier hospital discharge: a challenge for Norwegian municipalities

Nordic Journal of Social Research, 2017
Aim: In order to improve patient outcomes and minimize health care costs, many Western countries are attempting to reduce the length of stay in hospitals by transferring responsibilities from specialist care to primary care.
Heidi Gautun, Astri Syse
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