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Rehabilitation (Stuttg)    

[DGRW-Update: Neurology - From Empirical Strategies Towards Evidence Based Interventions].

Schupp W

Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and neuropathies are the most important diseases in neurological rehabilitation financ... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Health Soc Behav    

Health care segregation and race disparities in infectious disease: the case of nursing homes and seasonal influenza vaccinations.

Strully KW

1University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.

Examining nursing home segregation and race disparities in influenza vaccinations, this study demonstrates that segregation may increase both suscepti... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Korean Acad Nurs    

[The Effects of Oral Care Education on Caregivers' Knowledge, Attitude, & Behavior toward Oral Hygiene for Elderly Residents in a Nursing Home].

Park MS, Choi-Kwon S

Department of Nursing Science, Sun Moon University, Asan, Korea.

To investigate the effects of oral care education on knowledge, attitudes & behavior of caregivers in oral care and oral hygiene for residents in nurs... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Health Soc Behav    

Health care segregation and race disparities in infectious disease: the case of nursing homes and seasonal influenza vaccinations.

Strully KW

1University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.

Examining nursing home segregation and race disparities in influenza vaccinations, this study demonstrates that segregation may increase both suscepti... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Korean Acad Nurs    

[The Effects of Oral Care Education on Caregivers' Knowledge, Attitude, & Behavior toward Oral Hygiene for Elderly Residents in a Nursing Home].

Park MS, Choi-Kwon S

Department of Nursing Science, Sun Moon University, Asan, Korea.

To investigate the effects of oral care education on knowledge, attitudes & behavior of caregivers in oral care and oral hygiene for residents in nurs... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 6  

Care closer to home for children and young people who are ill: developing and testing a model of service delivery and organization.

Parker G, Spiers G, Cusworth L, Birks Y, Gridley K, Mukherjee S

Gillian Parker BA PhD Professor Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK Gemma Spiers MSc Research Fellow Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK Linda Cusworth BA PhD Research Fellow Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK Yvonne Birks PhD RGN RSCN Senior Research Fellow Department of Health Science, University of York, UK Kate Gridley BA Mres Research Fellow Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK Suzanne Mukherjee BSc MSc PhD Research Fellow Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK.

parker g., spiers g., cusworth l., birks y., gridley k. & mukherjee s. (2011) Care closer to home for children and young people who are ill: developin... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 3  

Patient socioeconomic determinants for the choice of the cheapest molecule within a cluster: evidence from Belgian prescription data.

Vrijens F, Van de Voorde C, Farfan-Portet MI, Vander Stichele R

Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), Boulevard du Jardin Botanique, 55, 1000, Brussels, Belgium.

Reference pricing is a common cost-sharing mechanism, with the financial penalty for the use of costly drugs shifted from the third-party payer to th... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

Implementing person-centered care in nursing homes.

Rosemond CA, Hanson LC, Ennett ST, Schenck AP, Weiner BJ

Cherie A. Rosemond, PT, PhD, GCS, is Fellow, Institute on Aging, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill. E-mail: crosemon@med.unc.edu. Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH, is Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Center for Aging and Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Susan T. Ennett, PhD, is Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Anna P. Schenck, PhD, MPH, is Research Scientist, The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence, Cary, North Carolina, and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Director, The Public Health Leadership Program, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Bryan J. Weiner, PhD, is Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

BACKGROUND:: Charged with caring for frail and disabled elders, nursing homes are complex organizations that operate under high regulatory scrutiny an... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

Relational coordination promotes quality of chronic care delivery in Dutch disease-management programs.

Cramm JM, Nieboer AP

Jane Murray Cramm, PhD, is Senior Researcher, Institute of Health Policy and Management (iBMG), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. E-mail: cramm@bmg.eur.nl. Anna Petra Nieboer, PhD, is Associate Professor, Institute of Health Policy and Management (iBMG), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

BACKGROUND:: Previous studies have shown that relational coordination is positively associated with the delivery of hospital care, acute care, emergen... Read More

Source: PubMed

Rev Prat    

[Care pneumonia in the elderly].

Piette F, Bornand A, Cotto E

Hôpital Charles-Foix, Service de médecine interne, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine. francois.piette@cfx.aphp.fr

Pneumonias in elderly are frequent and severe. They require an accurate assessment following clinical, biological and radiological steps. Each of them... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 2  

Nijmegen Observer-Rated Depression scale for detection of depression in nursing home residents.

Leontjevas R, Gerritsen DL, Vernooij-Dassen MJ, Teerenstra S, Smalbrugge M, Koopmans RT

Department of Primary and Community Care, Center for Family Medicine, Geriatric Care and Public Health, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands; School of Psychology, Open University of the Netherlands. R.Leontjevas@elg.umcn.nl.

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to test the accuracy of the Nijmegen Observer-Rated Depression (NORD) scale, a new short scale for screening of depression ... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 6  

Care closer to home for children and young people who are ill: developing and testing a model of service delivery and organization.

Parker G, Spiers G, Cusworth L, Birks Y, Gridley K, Mukherjee S

Gillian Parker BA PhD Professor Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK Gemma Spiers MSc Research Fellow Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK Linda Cusworth BA PhD Research Fellow Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK Yvonne Birks PhD RGN RSCN Senior Research Fellow Department of Health Science, University of York, UK Kate Gridley BA Mres Research Fellow Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK Suzanne Mukherjee BSc MSc PhD Research Fellow Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK.

parker g., spiers g., cusworth l., birks y., gridley k. & mukherjee s. (2011) Care closer to home for children and young people who are ill: developin... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 3  

Patient socioeconomic determinants for the choice of the cheapest molecule within a cluster: evidence from Belgian prescription data.

Vrijens F, Van de Voorde C, Farfan-Portet MI, Vander Stichele R

Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), Boulevard du Jardin Botanique, 55, 1000, Brussels, Belgium.

Reference pricing is a common cost-sharing mechanism, with the financial penalty for the use of costly drugs shifted from the third-party payer to th... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

Implementing person-centered care in nursing homes.

Rosemond CA, Hanson LC, Ennett ST, Schenck AP, Weiner BJ

Cherie A. Rosemond, PT, PhD, GCS, is Fellow, Institute on Aging, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill. E-mail: crosemon@med.unc.edu. Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH, is Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Center for Aging and Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Susan T. Ennett, PhD, is Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Anna P. Schenck, PhD, MPH, is Research Scientist, The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence, Cary, North Carolina, and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Director, The Public Health Leadership Program, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Bryan J. Weiner, PhD, is Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

BACKGROUND:: Charged with caring for frail and disabled elders, nursing homes are complex organizations that operate under high regulatory scrutiny an... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

Relational coordination promotes quality of chronic care delivery in Dutch disease-management programs.

Cramm JM, Nieboer AP

Jane Murray Cramm, PhD, is Senior Researcher, Institute of Health Policy and Management (iBMG), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. E-mail: cramm@bmg.eur.nl. Anna Petra Nieboer, PhD, is Associate Professor, Institute of Health Policy and Management (iBMG), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

BACKGROUND:: Previous studies have shown that relational coordination is positively associated with the delivery of hospital care, acute care, emergen... Read More

Source: PubMed

Rev Prat    

[Care pneumonia in the elderly].

Piette F, Bornand A, Cotto E

Hôpital Charles-Foix, Service de médecine interne, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine. francois.piette@cfx.aphp.fr

Pneumonias in elderly are frequent and severe. They require an accurate assessment following clinical, biological and radiological steps. Each of them... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 2  

Nijmegen Observer-Rated Depression scale for detection of depression in nursing home residents.

Leontjevas R, Gerritsen DL, Vernooij-Dassen MJ, Teerenstra S, Smalbrugge M, Koopmans RT

Department of Primary and Community Care, Center for Family Medicine, Geriatric Care and Public Health, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands; School of Psychology, Open University of the Netherlands. R.Leontjevas@elg.umcn.nl.

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to test the accuracy of the Nijmegen Observer-Rated Depression (NORD) scale, a new short scale for screening of depression ... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

The cost of stroke and transient ischaemic attack in Ireland: a prevalence-based estimate.

Smith S, Horgan F, Sexton E, Cowman S, Hickey A, Kelly P, McGee H, Murphy S, O'Neill D, Royston M, Shelley E, Wiley M

Economic and Social Research Institute, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland.

BACKGROUND: stroke is a leading cause of death and disability globally. The economic costs of stroke are high but not often fully quantified. This pa... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

The cost of stroke and transient ischaemic attack in Ireland: a prevalence-based estimate.

Smith S, Horgan F, Sexton E, Cowman S, Hickey A, Kelly P, McGee H, Murphy S, O'Neill D, Royston M, Shelley E, Wiley M

Economic and Social Research Institute, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland.

BACKGROUND: stroke is a leading cause of death and disability globally. The economic costs of stroke are high but not often fully quantified. This pa... Read More

Source: PubMed

Rehabilitation (Stuttg)    

[DGRW-Update: Neurology - From Empirical Strategies Towards Evidence Based Interventions].

Schupp W

Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and neuropathies are the most important diseases in neurological rehabilitation financ... Read More

Source: PubMed


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