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The Scarring Effect of the 2008 Economic Crisis: Growth and Growth Decline in Austria’s Nonprofit Social Services Sector [PDF]

, 2020
Since the 2008 economic crisis, social service providers worldwide have reported funding cuts, while the need for some social services has been increasing.
Pennerstorfer, Astrid, Reitzinger, Stephanie, Schneider, Ulrike   +2 more
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A cross-sectional study exploring the relationship between regulator quality ratings and care home residents’ quality of life in England

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2019
Background The quality of life of people receiving health and social care is an important indicator of service quality, but the relationship between patient experience and outcomes and regulator quality ratings in England is unknown.
Ann-Marie Towers, Sinead Palmer, Nick Smith, Grace Collins, Stephen Allan   +4 more
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The association of low serum salivary and pancreatic amylases with the increased use of lipids as an energy source in non-obese healthy women

BMC Research Notes, 2020
Objective It is unknown whether low serum levels of salivary and pancreatic amylases are associated with the high combustion of carbohydrates or lipids for energy.
Kei Nakajima, Ryoko Higuchi, Taizo Iwane, Ayaka Iida   +3 more
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Leadership of Integrated Health and Social Care Services [PDF]

, 2020
This research explores the lived experience of those individuals charged with leading the integration of health and social care services in Scotland.
Elliott, Ian C., Hesselgreaves, Hannah, Sinclair, Caroline   +2 more
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National trends and local delivery in old age mental health services: towards an evidence base. A mixed-methodology study of the balance of care approach, community mental health teams and specialist mental health outreach to care homes

Programme Grants for Applied Research, 2014
Background: The rising number of older people with mental health problems makes the effective use of mental health resources imperative. Little is known about the clinical effectiveness and/or cost-effectiveness of different service models.
David Challis, Sue Tucker, Mark Wilberforce, Christian Brand, Michele Abendstern, Karen Stewart, Rowan Jasper, Val Harrington, Hilde Verbeek, David Jolley, Jose-Luis Fernandez, Graham Dunn, Martin Knapp, Ian Bowns   +13 more
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Applying Outcomes in Community-Based Social Care Practice in England

Journal of Long-Term Care, 2023
Context: Social care outcomes (the effect of services on the quality of life of people with support needs and unpaid carers) have been proposed as a way of improving the quality and effectiveness of care.
Stacey Rand, Grace Collins, Wenjing Zhang, Alisoun Milne, Barbora Silarova   +4 more
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War on Diabetes in Singapore: a policy analysis

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2021
Background In April 2016, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) declared War on Diabetes (WoD) to rally a whole-of-nation effort to reduce diabetes burden in the population.
Lai Meng Ow Yong, Ling Wan Pearline Koe
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Citizen Art and Human Rights: Collective Theatre Creation as a Way of Combatting Exclusion

Social Inclusion, 2021
In this article, through the lens of critical theory and collective theatre creation, we will look at how a group of homeless individuals in the city of Seville (Spain) has been able to assert their human rights using art. Through the words of the actors
Manuel Muñoz-Bellerín, Nuria Cordero-Ramos   +1 more
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The Teaching–Learning of Community Social Work: Debating as an Instrument to Acquire Transversal Competences

Education Sciences, 2023
Debating represents an active teaching–learning method in higher education. Engaging in debates helps to acquire and develop transversal skills, which are essential to successfully function in personal, academic, and professional spheres.
Javier Ferrer-Aracil, Víctor M. Giménez-Bertomeu, María Aragonés-González, Elena M. Cortés-Florín   +3 more
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Efficacy of Electromyographic Biofeedback in Muscle Recovery after Meniscectomy in Soccer Players

Sensors, 2022
Electromyographic biofeedback (EMG-BF) is a therapeutic technique that has been used successfully in the rehabilitation of injuries. Although it has been applied to athletes, its use in this field is not very widespread. The objective of this study is to
Verónica Morales-Sánchez, Coral Falcó, Antonio Hernández-Mendo, Rafael E. Reigal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source