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Self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBMJ 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
doaj   +1 more source

‘Making the best of things’: relatives' experiences of decisions about care-home entry [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
core   +1 more source

Care services for frail older people in South Korea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This paper examines the changed social circumstances of older people in South Korea and specifically the increased need for formal health and social services for those who are frail and have no informal carers.
Oh, K.M., Warnes, A.M.
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A Study on Caregiver Activity Recognition for the Elderly at Home Based on the XGBoost Model

open access: yesMathematics
This 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
doaj   +1 more source

The ‘regulated death’: a documentary analysis of the regulation and inspection of dying and death in English care homes for older people. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In England, processes of regulation and inspection have been established to ensure that older people living in long-term care settings receive quality care.
Froggatt, Katherine A.
core   +1 more source

Does outsourcing enable the survival of good care homes? A longitudinal analysis of all care homes in England, 2011–2023

open access: yesBMJ Public Health
Background 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
doaj   +1 more source

The Mediating Role of Staffing on Quality of Care in Nonprofit and For-Profit Nursing Homes in Indiana [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Measuring quality in social care services: theory and practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Multimodal Wearable Biosensing Meets Multidomain AI: A Pathway to Decentralized Healthcare

open access: yesAdvanced 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
wiley   +1 more source

Best Practices in Assisted Living: Considering Potential Reforms for California [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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