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The consequences of COVID-19 lockdown for formal and informal resource utilization among home-dwelling people with dementia: results from the prospective PAN.DEM study

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background COVID-19 isolated home-dwelling people with dementia (PwD) from home care services, respite care, and daytime activities. We aimed to investigate the consequences of these restrictions on informal (family, friends) and formal (homecare staff ...
Maarja Vislapuu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The applicability of the decisional conflict scale in nursing home placement decision among Chinese family caregivers: A mixed methods approach

open access: yes, 2017
This study aimed to 1) examine relationships between uncertainty, perceived information, personal values, social support, and filial obligation among Chinese family caregivers faced with nursing home placement of an older adult family member with ...
Chang, Yu-Ping   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Ultrasound-Assisted Chin Liposuction under Local Anesthesia: An Effective Tool for Facial Slimming in Indian Population

open access: yesIndian Journal of Plastic Surgery
An aesthetically pleasing neck is an important component of a youthful appearance of the face. It is frequently targeted by many surgical and nonsurgical methods to achieve the best results.
Shruti Marwah, Arjun Handa
doaj   +1 more source

Perception of facing life's challenges in patients with spinal cord injury in Iran: a qualitative study

open access: yesBMC Psychology, 2022
Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most serious types of physical trauma and has become a major life-threatening condition in the recent decade.
Fateme Mohammadi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agent-based simulations for protecting nursing homes with prevention and vaccination strategies [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2020
Due to its high lethality amongst the elderly, the safety of nursing homes has been of central importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. With test procedures becoming available at scale, such as antigen or RT-LAMP tests, and increasing availability of vaccinations, nursing homes might be able to safely relax prohibitory measures while controlling the ...
arxiv  

Depressive illness in institutionalised older people in Malta [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Depression in older persons is associated with being placed in a nursing home. Depression is linked to increased medical morbidity in nursing home residents. 150 patients living in two nursing homes in Malta were included in the study.
Fiorini, Anthony, Zammit, Paul
core  

Persistent geographic variations in availability and quality of nursing home care in the United States: 1996 to 2016

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background Availability of nursing home care has declined and national efforts have been initiated to improve the quality of nursing home care in the U.S.
Yun Wang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Delirious Mania: Can We Get Away with This Concept? A Case Report and Review of the Literature

open access: yesCase Reports in Psychiatry, 2012
Background. Delirious mania (DM) as a clinical entity is well described, yet is often unrecognized in clinical practice. While most often misdiagnosed as acute psychotic episodes of organic delirium, these patients meet the criteria for mania with ...
Rajshekhar Bipeta, Majeed A. Khan
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of benign paroxysomal positional vertigo (BPPV) and risk factors for secondary BPPV: a population-based study

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2023
Background BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) is a disorder that causes sudden, spinning sensation for few seconds with specific head movements. Of all disorders of inner ear that causes dizziness, BPPP is the most common one. To understand this
Anirban Ghosh, Srinivas Dorasala
doaj   +1 more source

An Analytics-based Decision Support System for Resource Planning under Heterogeneous Service Demand of Nursing Home Residents [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2021
Nursing homes (NHs) are critical healthcare infrastructures for caring frail older adults with 24/7 formal care and personal assistance. Adequate NH resource planning is of great importance to ensure desired quality of care and resident outcomes yet challenging.
arxiv  

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