Care provision
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In the quest for quality antenatal care (ANC) and positive pregnancy experience, the value of comprehensive woman hand-held case notes cannot be emphasised enough. However, the woman’s health passport book in Malawi presents gaps which hinder provision of quality care, especially during pregnancy. We aimed to develop a compressive updated woman hand-held case notes tool (health passport book) which reflects WHO 2016 ANC guidelines in Malawi.
14p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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Access to anaesthesia and surgical care is a major problem for people living in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, ketamine is critical for the provision of anaesthesia care. However, efforts to control ketamine internationally as a controlled substance may significantly impact its accessibility.
10p vishanshan 27-06-2024 3 1 Download
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Ebook Sexually transmitted infections (Sixth edition): Part 1 includes content: STI control and prevention, provision and modernisation of sexual health services, the sexual health consultation in primary and secondary care, examination techniques and clinical sampling, main presentations of sexually transmitted infections in male patients,…
77p longtimenosee03 01-02-2024 5 0 Download
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Part 1 book "Critical care management for laboratory mice and rats" includes content: General approaches for critical care, critical care management for laboratory mice.
131p oursky10 04-12-2023 4 3 Download
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Assess parent use and perceptions of an inpatient portal application on a tablet computer that provides information about a child’s hospital stay. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with parents of children hospitalized on a medical/surgical unit at a tertiary children’s hospital. From December 2014 to June 2015, parents were provisioned a tablet portal application to use throughout the hospitalization.
9p visteverogers 24-06-2023 7 3 Download
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The introduction of mobile communication technologies in health care in low- and middle-income countries offers an opportunity for increased efficiencies in provision of care, improved utilization of scarce resources, reductions in workload, and increased reach of services to a larger target population. Short message service (SMS) technologies offer promise, with several large-scale SMS-based implementations already under way.
5p visteverogers 24-06-2023 4 2 Download
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To examine the impact of state Medicaid expansion on the delivery of population health activities in cross-sector health and social services networks. Community networks are multisector, interorganizational networks that provide services ranging from the direct provision of individual social services to the implementation of population-level initiatives addressing community outcomes.
8p vigamora 25-05-2023 8 3 Download
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Understanding people’s subjective experiences of everyday lives with chronic health conditions such as diabetes is important for appropriate healthcare provisioning and successful self-care. This study explored how individuals with type 2 diabetes in northern Vietnam handle the everyday life work that their disease entails.
9p viferrari 28-11-2022 6 2 Download
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Primary Health Care (PHC) gained considerable momentum in the past four decades and led to improved health outcomes across a wide variety of settings. In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), national or large-scale Community Health Worker Programs (CHWPs) are considered as vehicles to incorporate PHC principles into healthcare provision and are an essential aspect of the PHC approach to achieve health for all and sustainable development goals.
15p viferrari 28-11-2022 10 2 Download
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At present, the provision of informal care to older relatives is an essential pillar of the long-term care system in Germany. However, the impact of demographic and social changes on informal caregiving remains unclear.
14p viisaacnewton 25-04-2022 15 4 Download
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The provision of Intensive Care (IC) can lead to a health care provider’s physical, psychological and emotional exhaustion, which may develop into burnout. We notice the absence of specific studies regarding this syndrome in Portuguese Intensive Care Units (ICUs).
15p viisaacnewton 26-04-2022 9 1 Download
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Early mobilization (EM) of patients on mechanical ventilation (MV) is shown to improve outcomes after critical illness. Little is known regarding clinician knowledge of EM or multi-disciplinary barriers to use of EM in the intensive care unit (ICU). The goal of this study was to assess clinician knowledge regarding EM and identify barriers to its provision.
9p viisaacnewton 26-04-2022 11 1 Download
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 2nd largest cause of cancer related mortality in the UK with 40 000 new patients being diagnosed each year. Complications of CRC surgery can occur in the perioperative period that leads to the requirement of organ support. The aim of this study was to identify pre-operative risk factors that increased the likelihood of this occurring.
9p viottohahn 30-03-2022 14 1 Download
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As the prevalence of older adults with multimorbidity increases, greater integration of services is necessary to manage the physical and psycho-social needs of this cohort. This study describes and summarises current evidence, clinical provision and progress towards integrated primary care and social services for older adults with multimorbidity in England.
24p vinobelprisen 26-03-2022 14 4 Download
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Long-term care units’ residents do not constitute a homogeneous population. Providing effective care, tailored to individual needs, is crucial in this context. It can be facilitated by suitable tools and methods, which include needs assessment along with the physical, psychological and social aspects of care. We thus applied a cluster approach to identify their putative groupings to enable the provision of tailored care.
8p vinobelprisen 26-03-2022 13 4 Download
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Being an informal carer of a person with dementia (PwD) can have a negative effect on the carer’s health and quality of life, and spouse carers have been found to be especially vulnerable. Yet relatively little is known about the care provided and support received by spouse carers.
11p vinobelprisen 26-03-2022 20 4 Download
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Providing a timely and accurate diagnosis of dementia and delivering appropriate support following a diagnosis are essential to allow individuals and their families to plan for the future. Recent studies suggest that provision of diagnosis and post-diagnosis support is suboptimal. This study explored geriatricians’ views about strategies to improve quality of care across these domains.
8p vinobelprisen 26-03-2022 10 4 Download
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Written information can be of benefit to both practitioners and patients and the provision of quality information is emphasised as a core intervention by United Kingdom National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) OA guidelines.
9p vianttinic2711 20-04-2021 13 2 Download
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End-stage lung disease (ESLD) is a frequent cause of death. What are the differences in the supports needed by caregivers of individuals with ESLD at end of life versus other life-limiting diagnoses.
11p vianthony2711 16-04-2021 8 2 Download
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To improve quality of care for patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), general practitioners (GPs) and physiotherapists (PTs) in a Norwegian municipality initiated an intervention. The intervention aimed to increase provision of core OA treatment (information, exercise, and weight control) prior to referral for surgery, rational use of imaging for assessing OA and improve communication between healthcare professionals.
14p vivermont2711 28-01-2021 10 1 Download