Inequalities in the dental health needs and access to dental services among looked after children in Scotland: a population data linkage study [PDF]
, 2017 Background: There is limited evidence on the health needs and service access among children and young people who are looked after by the state. The aim of this study was to compare dental treatment needs and access to dental services (as an exemplar of ...
Clark , David +10 more
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Measuring quality in social care services: theory and practice [PDF]
, 2010 Measuring and assessing service quality in the social care sector presents distinct challenges. The 'experience' good properties of social care, for instance, and the large influence played by subjective judgements about the quality of personal ...
Fernández, José-Luis, Malley, Juliette
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Self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Global Health, 2019 Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling test kits may increase screening for and early detection of cervical cancer and reduce its burden globally.
Ping Teresa Yeh +3 more
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‘Making the best of things’: relatives' experiences of decisions about care-home entry [PDF]
, 2003 Despite the growing awareness of the significance of helping a relative to relocate to a care home as a key phase in the care-giving career, relatively few British studies have explored this experience in depth.
Davies, S., Nolan, M.
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A Study on Caregiver Activity Recognition for the Elderly at Home Based on the XGBoost Model
MathematicsThis paper aims to discuss the implementation of data analysis and information management for elderly nursing care from a data-driven perspective.
Zhonghua Liu +3 more
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The evidence-base for stroke education in care homes [PDF]
, 2008 <b>Summary.</b> <b>Research questions:</b> 1. What are registered care home nurses’ educational priorities regarding stroke care? 2. What are senior care home assistants’ educational priorities regarding stroke care? 3. How do
Craig, L.E. +3 more
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BMJ Public HealthBackground It is unclear whether outsourcing has enabled the growth and survival of the best care homes, as intended. We aimed to test whether ownership (for-profit, public and third sector (non-profit)) influences determinants of closure among all care ...
Anders Malthe Bach-Mortensen +2 more
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The Mediating Role of Staffing on Quality of Care in Nonprofit and For-Profit Nursing Homes in Indiana [PDF]
, 2017 This study attempts to disentangle the relationships between ownership, staffing, and nursing home quality using Indiana nursing home data. Typical Indiana nursing homes are known to be below average on health inspection and overall quality ratings. This
Gichungeh, Irene, Kim, Ae-Sook
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Multimodal Wearable Biosensing Meets Multidomain AI: A Pathway to Decentralized Healthcare
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Multimodal biosensing meets multidomain AI. Wearable biosensors capture complementary biochemical and physiological signals, while cross‐device, population‐aware learning aligns noisy, heterogeneous streams. This Review distills key sensing modalities, fusion and calibration strategies, and privacy‐preserving deployment pathways that transform ...
Chenshu Liu +10 more
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Best Practices in Assisted Living: Considering Potential Reforms for California [PDF]
, 2014 Based on a review of assisted living laws of California and 11 other states, California's assisted living policy is significantly out of date. An assisted living resident today is likely to have significant care needs, but California's law in general has
Eric Carlson, Gwen Orloski
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