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Exploring a career pathway for home support workers in Ireland: a systematic scoping review of the international evidence

Frontiers in Health Services
BackgroundIn prosperous nations like Ireland, home support workers (HSWs) play an increasingly vital role in providing person-centred care to ageing populations. However, challenges such as workforce shortages, role ambiguity, low pay, and limited career
Elizabeth Morrow, Carmel Kelly, Clodagh Killeen, Edward Naessens, Mary Lynch   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social care workforce profile: age, gender and ethnicity [PDF]

, 2009
In this issue we provide detailed analysis of the social care workforce in relation to social care workers' age, gender and ethnicity to enhance understanding of how workers' profiles vary according to sector of employment and different job roles. We aim to provide policy makers and employers with information which may enable them to employ specific ...
openaire  

Economic Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the economic impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on households, health systems, and society in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Methods Electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL were searched using keywords related to RA and cost of illness.
Tadesse Gebrye, Chidozie E. Mbada, Clara T. Fatoye, Faatihah Niyi‐Odumosu, Ushotanefe Useh, Zalmai Hakimi, Francis Fatoye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Personalisation and its implications for work and employment in the voluntary sector [PDF]

, 2010
This report assesses the impact of personalisation on social care, particularly focussing on implications for the workforce. Personalisation is often presented as being transformative in the manner in which it empowers both people who use services and ...
Cunningham, Ian, Nickson, Dennis
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Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian, Katharine E. Roberts, Michelle Hall, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Angelo Sabag, Karoline Moe, Ana Paula Carvalho‐e‐Silva, Emily J. Callander, Paulo H. Ferreira   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic review of factors predictive of unfavourable vaginal bleeding in women of reproductive age using the contraceptive etonogestrel implant

Reproductive, Female and Child Health
Introduction This systematic review sought predictors of unfavourable bleeding profiles in women using the etonogestrel contraceptive implant. Unfavourable bleeding is common and a leading cause of requests for removal.
Susan Walker, Leica Claydon‐Mueller, Russell Kabir, Hilary Piercy, Marie‐Therese Massey, Italo Costanzo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

What does Brexit mean for the UK social care workforce? Perspectives from the recruitment and retention frontline. [PDF]

Health Soc Care Community, 2019
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europepmc   +1 more source

Reducing gender inequalities to create a sustainable care system [PDF]

, 2008
Women mainly provide family care, but as women’s economic opportunities increase they will not continue to bear the costs of providing care unaided. To create a sustainable care system, care and carers must be better supported and more highly valued to ...
Himmelweit, Susan, Land, Hilary
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Assessment of Skin in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Using High‐Frequency Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography: A Comparative Study With Histology, Molecular, and Clinical Parameters

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ultrasound (US) has been proposed as a potential tool for assessing skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, a large‐scale comparison of US‐based assessment with histologic markers of skin fibrosis has not been reported. We evaluated US‐based skin assessments for their face validity (differentiation between involved SSc and healthy
Ruhani Desai, Filemon Tan, Minghua Wu, Jeffery L. Browning, Samuel Theodore, Meng Zhang, Brian Skaug, Harshdeep Singh Chawla, Manmohan Singh, Salavat Aglyamov, Kirill V. Larin, Maureen Mayes, Shervin Assassi   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effective Dementia Education and Training for the Health and Social Care Workforce: A Systematic Review of the Literature. [PDF]

Rev Educ Res, 2017
Surr CA, Gates C, Irving D, Oyebode J, Smith SJ, Parveen S, Drury M, Dennison A.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source