BACKGROUND: Home-based primary care (HBPC) is an important care delivery model for high-need older adults. Currently, target patient populations vary across HBPC programs, hindering expansion and large-scale evaluation. OBJECTIVES: Develop and validate criteria that identify appropriate HBPC target populations. RESEARCH DESIGN: A modified Delphi pr...
Published in Frontiers in Medicine
Background To compare, through a systematic literature review, the cost-effectiveness ratio of home care compared to hospital care for following up patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods This review was registered in PROSPERO, and the bibliographic search was performed in six primary databases [MedLine (via PubMed), Sco...
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Home treatment is considered safe in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) patients selected by a validated triage tool (e.g. simplified PE severity index score or Hestia rule), but there is uncertainty regarding the applicability in underrepresented subgroups. The aim was to evaluate the safety of home treatment by performing an indiv...
Background: France allows deep sedation for pain relief, but not for euthanasia. In anticipation of an increase in home-based palliative care, the role of general practitioners is central to the design of outpatient palliative care services. This study aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of general practitioners in mainland Fr...
Peer reviewed: True / BACKGROUND: Telephone advice lines have been recommended internationally to support around-the-clock care for people living at home with advanced illness. While they undoubtedly support care, there is little evidence about what elements are needed for success. A national picture is needed to understand, improve and standardise...
Funder: UMIT TIROL-Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften und -technologie GmbH / PURPOSE: Family caregivers (FCGs) play a pivotal role in supporting patients in palliative care at home. Person-centred support is crucial to prevent negative outcomes; therefore, evidence-based approaches such as the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool Int...
Funder: UMIT TIROL-Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften und -technologie GmbH / PURPOSE: Family caregivers (FCGs) play a pivotal role in supporting patients in palliative care at home. Person-centred support is crucial to prevent negative outcomes; therefore, evidence-based approaches such as the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool Int...
Published in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
Admission avoidance hospital at home provides active treatment by healthcare professionals in the patient's home for a condition that would otherwise require acute hospital inpatient care, and always for a limited time period. This is the fourth update of this review. To determine the effectiveness and cost of managing patients with admission avoid...
Introduction: Studies of older women’s life transitions is rare but gains relevance as the aging population, with older women as the majority, expands. Purpose: To explore the meaning of a good life for older widows with extensive home care needs. Materials and methods: Semi-structured interviews were carried out with eleven women, aged 80 and over...
BACKGROUND: Medicare-funded home healthcare (HHC) delivers skilled nursing, therapy, and related services through visits to the patients home. Nearly one-third (31%) of HHC patients have diagnosed dementia, but little is currently known regarding how HHC utilization and care delivery differ for persons living with dementia (PLwD). METHODS: We drew ...
