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Integrated working between residential care homes and primary care: a survey of care homes in England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
© 2012 Gage et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0),which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
Cheynel Jerome   +41 more
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SARS-CoV-2 in Nursing Homes after 3 Months of Serial, Facilitywide Point Prevalence Testing, Connecticut, USA

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Nursing homes house populations that are highly vulnerable to coronavirus disease. Point prevalence surveys (PPSs) provide information on the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection status of staff and residents in nursing homes and ...
Hanna Y. Ehrlich   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

An evaluation of customer relationship management in hospital-based and privately run nursing homes in Taiwan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study evaluates the implementation of customer relationship management (CRM) in nursing homes in Taiwan. A total of 615 respondents from 30 hospital-based nursing homes and 108 privately run nursing homes in Taiwan are analysed. The results indicate
Wang, Mei-Ling
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Contacts with general practitioners, dentists, and medical specialists among nursing home residents: a cross-sectional study in 44 German nursing homes

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Nursing home residents have high medical care needs. Their medical care utilization is, however, lower compared to community-dwelling elderly and varies widely among nursing homes. This study quantified the utilization of general practitioners
Jonas Czwikla   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

What Does Joy in Living Mean to Elderly Residents of Nursing Homes in Singapore?

open access: yesReligions, 2022
The rapid ageing of Singapore’s population has led to the phenomenon of more elderly spending more total years in nursing homes. This study aimed to explore the meaning of Joy in Living to elderly residents of nursing homes in Singapore, the enabling and
Swapna Dayanandan, Kalyani Mehta
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with retention intention of Registered Nurses in Korean nursing homes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Aim: To identify the factors associated with retention intention among Registered Nurses in South Korean nursing homes. Background: Although nurses are not mandatory personnel, Korean nursing homes employ Registered Nurses.
이경희, 조은희, 김광숙
core   +1 more source

Essential amino acid supplementation for pressure ulcers: pathophysiological rationale and results from a pilot study

open access: yesAmino Acids
Pressure ulcers (PU) are a major and serious problem affecting millions of people. Malnutrition, frequently co-occurring with PU, is considered modifiable risk factor, and dietary supplements currently recommended for supporting PU healing contain a high
Maciej Świątkiewicz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life and death in English nursing homes : sequestration or transition? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Nursing homes as care institutions seek to offer a home where people can live until their death. A potential conflict, therefore, exists as nursing homes are both a place where life is lived and where death is regularly encountered.
Froggatt, Katherine A.
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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