Terminal care in oldest old dying from COVID-19 in the acute hospital
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DOI: 10.1007/s00391-022-02036-4
Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a high mortality, especially in the oldest old. Dying from COVID-19 is often characterized by symptoms such as breathlessness and agitation but data concerning medical treatment in the dying phase… read more here.
Keywords: oldest old; dying covid; covid; old dying ... See more keywords
Effectiveness of interventions to prevent pressure injury in adults admitted to acute hospital settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104027
Abstract: BACKGROUND Hospital-acquired pressure injuries cause significant harm to afflicted individuals, and financially burden hospitals. Most pressure injuries are avoidable with the use of preventative interventions. However, within acute hospital settings the effectiveness of pressure injury… read more here.
Keywords: meta; pressure injury; pressure; acute hospital ... See more keywords
Development and validation of the new ICNARC model for prediction of acute hospital mortality in adult critical care
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.11.031
Abstract: Purpose: To develop and validate an improved risk model to predict acute hospital mortality for admissions to adult critical care units in the UK. Materials and methods: 155,239 admissions to 232 adult critical care units… read more here.
Keywords: admission; adult critical; model; acute hospital ... See more keywords
Markedly poor physical functioning status of people experiencing homelessness admitted to an acute hospital setting
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88590-0
Abstract: Adults who are homeless experience poor health and frequently require hospital in-patient care but the physical functioning ability of this group is rarely considered. The objective of this study was to evaluate a broad range… read more here.
Keywords: functioning; poor physical; physical functioning; acute hospital ... See more keywords
Conceptions of healthcare professionals about rehabilitees' participation in goal setting in an acute hospital: A phenomenographic study.
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DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2022.2037796
Abstract: PURPOSE In acute care, effective goal-setting is an essential phase of a successful rehabilitation process. However, professionals' knowledge and skills in rehabilitee-centered practice may not always match the ways of implementing goal-setting. This study aimed… read more here.
Keywords: goal setting; acute hospital; rehabilitation; rehabilitee participation ... See more keywords
270Sedatives Usage in Inpatient Fallers in an Acute Hospital
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DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afx144.248
Abstract: Background: Falls are among the most frequent and most significant incidents affecting inpatient safety. These are multifactorial events and falls risk can be modified by addressing many of these factors. One of the most important… read more here.
Keywords: fallers acute; risk; usage inpatient; inpatient fallers ... See more keywords
Recognising and managing dying patients in the acute hospital setting: can we do better?
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DOI: 10.1111/imj.14177
Abstract: Healthcare professionals have limited formal end‐of‐life care training despite the large proportion of hospital deaths. A retrospective review of 201 acute hospital deaths revealed 166 (82.6%) had documentation to suggest the patient was dying but… read more here.
Keywords: dying patients; patients acute; recognising managing; managing dying ... See more keywords
A systematic review of patient‐reported dignity and dignified care during acute hospital admission
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DOI: 10.1111/jan.15370
Abstract: Abstract Aims To synthesize quantitative evidence on levels of dignity during acute hospital admission and identify barriers and facilitators to patients' dignity or dignified care from the perspective of hospitalized patients. The secondary aim was… read more here.
Keywords: dignified care; dignity; review; hospital admission ... See more keywords
Improving hospital outcomes using an acute hospital rehabilitation intensive service (ARISE) for patients with COVID‐19
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DOI: 10.1111/joim.13613
Abstract: The initial surge of COVID-19 in 2020 placed an unprecedented strain on the hospital healthcare system [1]. In addition to critical respiratory complications, there was early recognition that COVID-19 could lead to significant hospitalacquired deficits… read more here.
Keywords: rehabilitation intensive; acute hospital; hospital; rehabilitation ... See more keywords
Family caregivers' experiences of end-of-life care in the acute hospital setting. A qualitative study.
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DOI: 10.1111/scs.13025
Abstract: BACKGROUND Acute hospital settings are generally not considered adequate places for end-of-life care, but terminally ill patients will continue to die in acute medical wards in the unforeseeable future. AIM The aim of this study… read more here.
Keywords: end life; care; acute hospital; life care ... See more keywords
How does general practitioner discontinuity affect healthcare utilisation? An observational cohort study of 2.4 million Norwegians 2007–2017
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042391
Abstract: Objectives Patients may benefit from continuity of care by a personal physician general practitioner (GP), but there are few studies on consequences of a break in continuity of GP. Investigate how a sudden discontinuity of… read more here.
Keywords: 2007 2017; general practitioner; acute hospital; hospital admissions ... See more keywords