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Assessing Patient Safety Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Health Care System [PDF]

, 2009
Presents the results of a two-year study that analyzes how patient safety practices are being adopted by U.S. health care providers, examines hospital experiences with a patient safety culture survey, and assesses patient safety outcomes trends. In case studies of four U.S. communities, researchers collected information on the dynamics of local patient
Farley, Donna O., Ridgely, M. Susan, Mendel, Peter, Teleki, Stephanie S., Damberg, Cheryl L.   +4 more
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Occupational therapists' perceptions of predischarge home assessments with older adults in acute care [PDF]

, 2008
Predischarge occupational therapy home assessments are routinely performed with older adults in Europe, Australia and North America. Their primary aim is to facilitate a timely and safe discharge from hospital.
Atwal, A, Craik, C, Hunt, J, McIntyre, A
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High Concordance between Self-Reported Adherence, Treatment Outcome and Satisfaction with Care Using a Nine-Item Health Questionnaire in InfCareHIV [PDF]

, 2016
Background In this cross-sectional study we present an integrated analysis of a self-reported Health Questionnaire and socio-demographic and treatment outcome data from the national Swedish HIV cohort, InfCareHIV.
Eriksson, L. E., Marrone, G., Mellgren, Å., Svedhem, V.   +3 more
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Results of treatment of the calcific tendinitis of the shoulder supraspinatus muscle tendon

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2017
The aim of the study was to identify and compare the results of conservative and surgical treatment of the calcific tendinitis of the shoulder supraspinatus muscle tendon. Materials and methods.
S. S. Strafun, О. S. Strafun, S. V. Bohdan   +2 more
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Managing clinical uncertainty in older people towards the end of life: a systematic review of person-centred tools

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background Older people with multi-morbidities commonly experience an uncertain illness trajectory. Clinical uncertainty is challenging to manage, with risk of poor outcomes.
Clare Ellis-Smith, India Tunnard, Marsha Dawkins, Wei Gao, Irene J. Higginson, Catherine J. Evans, on behalf of SPACE   +6 more
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Assessment of Outcome-Based Measures of Depression Care Quality in Veterans Health Administration Facilities

The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 2022
To inform the potential use of patient-reported depression symptom outcomes as measures of care quality, this study collected and analyzed longitudinal Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) scores among 1,638 patients who screened positive for major depression according to a PHQ9 ≥ 10 across 29 Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
Pfeiffer, Paul N., Zivin, Kara, Hosanagar, Avinash, Panaite, Vanessa, Ganoczy, Dara, Kim, H. Myra, Hofer, Timothy, Piette, John D.   +7 more
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Evaluation of Health Outcomes with Relation to Intimate Partner Abuse among Pregnant Women Attending Gachsaran Hospitals in 2007 [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2009
Background and ObjectivesIntimate partner abuse during pregnancy is a major problem associated with a variety of negative health outcomes. However, this relationship has not been adequately explored, especially in the developing countries.
M. Dolatian, M. Gharache, M. Ahamadi, J. Shams, H. Alavi Majd   +4 more
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Infection in home health care: Results from national Outcome and Assessment Information Set data [PDF]

American Journal of Infection Control, 2015
Patients in home health care (HHC), the fastest growing health care sector, are at risk for infection. The existing research on infection in HHC is often limited by small sample sizes, local scope of inquiry, and a lack of current data. There is no national study examining agency-level infection rates.This secondary data analysis used a 20% random ...
Jingjing, Shang, Elaine, Larson, Jianfang, Liu, Patricia, Stone   +3 more
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Primary Care Staff's Views and Experiences Related to Routinely Advising Patients about Physical Activity. A Questionnaire Survey [PDF]

, 2006
Background: United Kingdom public health policy has recently re-emphasised the role of primary health care professionals in tackling increasing levels of physical inactivity within the general population.
A Steptoe, A Steptoe, A Taylor, Ann Kerr, BA Swinburn, CR Elley, DA Lawlor, Department of Health, Physical Activity, Health Improvement and Prevention, DO Clark, Edwin van Teijlingen, EG Eakin, FCL Bull, Flora Douglas, J McKenna, J McKenna, J Naidoo, JE Walsh, L Green, M Fitzpatrick, M Hillsdon, Mental Health Foundation, MG Goldstein, N Mutrie, Nicola Torrance, O Morgan, R Ashenden, R Schwarzer, RE Glasgow, RE Glasgow, S Hardcastle, Scottish Executive, Scottish Executive Health Department, Scottish Forum for Public Health Medicine, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Serena Meloni, World Health Organization (WHO)   +36 more
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Rasch analysis of the participation scale (P-scale): usefulness of the P-scale to a rehabilitation services network

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background A person’s participation is acknowledged as an important outcome of the rehabilitation process. The Participation Scale (P-Scale) is an instrument that was designed to assess the participation of individuals with a health condition or ...
Mariana Angélica Peixoto Souza, Wendy Jane Coster, Marisa Cotta Mancini, Fabiana Caetano Martins Silva Dutra, Jessica Kramer, Rosana Ferreira Sampaio   +5 more
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