Comparison of Health Care Worker Satisfaction Before vs After Implementation of a Communication and Optimal Resolution Program in Acute Care Hospitals
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.2302
Abstract: This case-control study investigates the association between a communication and optimal resolution program to address unexpected adverse patient outcomes and measures of health care worker satisfaction. read more here.
Keywords: optimal resolution; resolution program; care worker; care ... See more keywords
“The Poor Carer”: Ambivalent Social Construction of the Home Care Worker in Elder Care Services
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DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2019.1640334
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this article, we examine the social construction of the home care worker from the perspective of various professionals in the elder care sector in Ireland. The research, using the Grounded Theory method, involved… read more here.
Keywords: home care; social construction; ambivalence; elder care ... See more keywords
“I Depend on Her for Everything”: A Retrospective Chart Review of Home Care Worker Service Disruptions for Homebound Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1177/07334648221135584
Abstract: Home care workers played critical roles in meeting the complex medical and social needs of homebound adults during COVID-19, yet their contributions remain underappreciated. This study characterizes home care workers’ roles during COVID-19 and examines… read more here.
Keywords: care workers; care worker; adults covid; care ... See more keywords
Mortality Rates From COVID-19 Are Lower In Unionized Nursing Homes.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01011
Abstract: More than 40% of all reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths in the United States have occurred in nursing homes. As a result, health care worker access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection control… read more here.
Keywords: health care; nursing homes; mortality; care worker ... See more keywords
Sleep Medicine Health-Care Worker Concerns About COVID-19: An Early Pandemic Survey
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DOI: 10.4187/respcare.09106
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has produced numerous safety concerns for sleep medicine patients and health-care workers, especially related to the use of aerosol-generating positive airway pressure devices. Differences between physician and sleep… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; health care; sleep medicine; care worker ... See more keywords