The public health importance of scabies in community domiciliary care settings: an exploratory cross-sectional survey of Health Protection Teams in England
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268819001274
Abstract: Abstract Scabies is a contagious skin infection commonly occurring in institutions such as care homes. However, a large proportion of vulnerable people in England receive domiciliary care in the community and their experience of scabies… read more here.
Keywords: care; health; survey health; domiciliary care ... See more keywords
Oral health-related quality of life among home-dwelling older people with and without domiciliary care.
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DOI: 10.1111/ger.12659
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The aim was to compare oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) between home-dwelling older people with and without domiciliary care when adjusted for gender, education, use of dental services and removable dental prostheses. BACKGROUND… read more here.
Keywords: home dwelling; domiciliary care; oral health; care ... See more keywords
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domiciliary care workers in Wales, UK: a data linkage cohort study using the SAIL Databank.
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070637
Abstract: Objectives To quantify population health risks for domiciliary care workers (DCWs) in Wales, UK, working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design A population-level retrospective study linking occupational registration data to anonymised electronic health records maintained by… read more here.
Keywords: health; domiciliary care; care workers; infection ... See more keywords
Care home closure and the influence of domiciliary care supply: Evidence from England
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DOI: 10.1177/09589287221083835
Abstract: There is a general trend of increased marketization of long-term care (LTC) services across Europe, with the natural consequence that market forces will affect the supply of LTC. At the same time, there has been… read more here.
Keywords: domiciliary care; supply; home closure; care ... See more keywords
Prevalence and persistent use of psychotropic drugs in older adults receiving domiciliary care at baseline
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-019-1126-y
Abstract: BackgroundLittle is known about the use of psychotropic drugs in older adults receiving domiciliary care. The first aim was to describe the prevalence and persistency of use of psychotropic drugs in older adults (≥ 70 years) with… read more here.
Keywords: domiciliary care; psychotropic drugs; use; use psychotropic ... See more keywords
Exploring Resilience in UK-Based Domiciliary Care Workers before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192316128
Abstract: Domiciliary carers (DCs) provide an invaluable service that enables people living with dementia (PLWD) to remain living in their own homes for as long as possible. We know a lot about the negative impacts of… read more here.
Keywords: exploring resilience; domiciliary care; based domiciliary; resilience based ... See more keywords