Automated home monitoring and management of patient‐reported symptoms during chemotherapy: results of the symptom care at home RCT
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DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1002
Abstract: Technology‐aided remote interventions for poorly controlled symptoms may improve cancer symptom outcomes. In a randomized controlled trial, the efficacy of an automated symptom management system was tested to determine if it reduced chemotherapy‐related symptoms. Prospectively,… read more here.
Keywords: home; care home; sch participants; management ... See more keywords
Telemedicine in Pediatric Critical Care: At Home and Abroad
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DOI: 10.1007/s40746-017-0093-9
Abstract: Opinion statementThis review highlights current efforts to expand telemedicine in pediatric critical care in the United States (U.S.), including the evolution of the underlying technology, and evaluates studies supporting its use. The important and growing… read more here.
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What Works to Improve and Manage Fecal Incontinence in Care Home Residents Living With Dementia? A Realist Synthesis of the Evidence.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.05.025
Abstract: The prevalence of fecal incontinence (FI) in care homes is estimated to range from 30% to 50%. There is limited evidence of what is effective in the reduction and management of FI in care homes.… read more here.
Keywords: care; fecal incontinence; living dementia; care home ... See more keywords
The social value of the arts for care home residents in England: A Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis of the Imagine Arts programme.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.02.005
Abstract: BACKGROUND Direct involvement in creative activities can have benefits in terms of improved attention and positive engagement for older people. We used the social return on investment (SROI) approach to explore the social and economic… read more here.
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Use of prophylactic antivirals and care home characteristics associated with influenza in care homes with confirmed outbreaks.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.07.018
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To assess the association of antiviral prophylaxis and care home characteristics with the spread and severity of influenza-like illness in care homes with influenza outbreaks in North West England in the 2017/2018 influenza season.… read more here.
Keywords: prophylaxis; home characteristics; antiviral prophylaxis; care home ... See more keywords
Investigating the association between COVID-19 vaccination and care home outbreak frequency and duration
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DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.12.010
Abstract: Objectives At the end of 2020, many countries commenced a vaccination programme against SARS-CoV-2. Public health authorities aim to prevent, and interrupt, outbreaks of infectious disease in social care settings. We aimed to investigate the… read more here.
Keywords: care home; vaccination; covid; care ... See more keywords
‘We've had our sex life way back’: older care home residents, sexuality and intimacy
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x17000101
Abstract: ABSTRACT Older care home residents are excluded from the sexual imaginary. Based on a consultative study involving interviews with three residents, three female spouses of residents and two focus groups of care home staff (N… read more here.
Keywords: sexuality intimacy; sexuality; residents sexuality; care home ... See more keywords
"Because if I don't hold his hand then I might as well not be there": Experiences of Dutch and UK care home visiting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1041610221002799
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To explore and compare the experiences of care home visits during the pandemic in the UK and the Netherlands. DESIGN Qualitative semi-structured interview studies. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Family carers of relatives residing in care… read more here.
Keywords: care home; family carers; home visits; care ... See more keywords
Increasing physical activity levels in care homes for older people: a quantitative scoping review of intervention studies to guide future research.
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DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2118869
Abstract: PURPOSE Physical activity (PA) levels in older care home residents are low. This has detrimental effects on health. Little is known about the nature of interventions to increase physical activity in this population. METHODS A… read more here.
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A Discourse Study on Handover Communication Among Care Providers in a Residential Care Home for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities.
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2022.2163105
Abstract: Abundant research has focused on handovers among nurses and/or doctors in hospitals; far less is known about handovers among care providers in non-clinical contexts, such as care homes for the elderly or the disabled. Focusing… read more here.
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143 Barriers and Facilitators of General Practice in the Care Home Setting- A Qualitative Study to Inform Training of GPS
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DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab030.104
Abstract: Care home (CH) residents receive varying quality and availability of healthcare. GPs are tasked with the responsibility of providing effective care to this growing demographic. The study aimed to gain an insight into the experiences… read more here.
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