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Integration, effectiveness and costs of different models of primary health care provision for people who are homeless: an evaluation study

open access: yesHealth and Social Care Delivery Research, 2023
Background There is a high prevalence of health problems among single people who are homeless. Specialist primary health care services for this population have been developed in several locations across England; however, there have been very few ...
Crane Maureen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving care transfers for homeless patients after hospital discharge: a realist evaluation

open access: yesHealth Services and Delivery Research, 2021
Background: In 2013, 70% of people who were homeless on admission to hospital were discharged back to the street without having their care and support needs addressed.
Michelle Cornes   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the training and education needs of homecare workers supporting people with dementia and cancer: a systematic review of reviews [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Many people with dementia, supported by family carers, prefer to live at home and may rely on homecare support services. People with dementia are also often living with multimorbidities, including cancer. The main risk factor for both cancer and dementia
Alzheimer’s Society   +18 more
core   +3 more sources

Thai men's experiences of alcohol addiction and treatment [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2014
Background: Men are overrepresented with regard to alcohol addiction and in terms of alcohol treatment worldwide. In Thailand, alcohol consumption continues to rise, but few of those afflicted with alcohol addiction attend alcohol treatment programs ...
Kulnaree Hanpatchaiyakul   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to successful treatment of alcohol addiction as perceived by healthcare professionals in Thailand – a Delphi study about obstacles and improvement suggestions [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2016
Background: Many Thai people experiencing alcohol addiction do not seek help, and those who do often have inadequate access to treatment. There are few research studies focusing on alcohol addiction treatment in Thailand.
Kulnaree Hanpatchaiyakul   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Workforce Development in Integrated Care: A Scoping Review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care, 2021
Introduction: Integrated care aims to improve access, quality and continuity of services for ageing populations and people experiencing chronic conditions.
Frances Barraclough   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Placing assistive technology and telecare in everyday practices of people with dementia and their caregivers: findings from an embedded ethnography of a national dementia trial

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Policy makers and care providers see assistive technology and telecare as potential products to support people with dementia to live independently in their homes and communities.
Matthew Lariviere   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Work and Social Care: Mapping Workforce Engagement, Relevance, Experience and Interest in Research [PDF]

open access: yesThe British Journal of Social Work, 2021
Abstract Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been promoted within social work/social care, with emerging evidence of benefit to practitioners and service users. Advocates argue that EBP enables practitioners to have the skills to interpret and evaluate evidence and be actively involved in research. This project aimed to evaluate awareness,
Jodie Wakefield   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Older care home residents’ and their relatives’ knowledge, understanding and views of shift handovers: an exploratory, focused-ethnographic qualitative study using interviews and observations

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Objectives To investigate residents’ and relatives’ views and experiences of handovers in care homes. This paper reports residents’ and relatives’ awareness of handovers, knowledge of and views on handover practices and purpose, and views on handover ...
Jill Manthorpe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing Care Transitions for Older People through Interprofessional Simulation: A Mixed Method Evaluation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduction: The educational needs of the health and social care workforce for delivering effective integrated care are important. This paper reports on the development, pilot and evaluation of an interprofessional simulation course, which aimed to ...
Baillie, LJ   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

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