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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Physician evaluation and management of Medicare home health patients.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: The Medicare home health benefit is predicated on physician referral and involvement. In this study, we investigated (1) the frequency and (2) implications of home health patients' evaluation and management by community physicians. ... Read more...

The role of disability in explaining long-term care utilization.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: In view of aging populations, it is important to improve our understanding of the determination of long-term care (LTC) service use among the middle-aged and elderly population. We examined the likelihood of using 2 levels of LTC-homecare ... Read more...

Supervised exercise therapy versus usual care for patellofemoral pain syndrome: an open label randomised controlled trial.

18 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of supervised exercise therapy compared with usual care with respect to recovery, pain, and function in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. DESIGN: Open label randomised controlled trial. SETTING: ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Home Care Services'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Physician evaluation and management of Medicare home health patients. 30 Oct 2009
• The role of disability in explaining long-term care utilization. 30 Oct 2009
• [Prevalence of home ventilation therapy in Norway] 20 Oct 2009
• [The problematic difference] 20 Oct 2009
• Supervised exercise therapy versus usual care for patellofemoral pain syndrome: an open label randomised controlled trial. 18 Oct 2009
• Cervical collar or physiotherapy versus wait and see policy for recent onset cervical radiculopathy: randomised trial. 5 Oct 2009
• Self-care among persons using advanced medical technology at home. 29 Sep 2009
• California budget cuts fray the long-term care safety net. 29 Sep 2009
• Occupational therapy home programs for cerebral palsy: double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. 19 Sep 2009
• Would a nursing home physician specialty resolve the workforce crisis in long-term care? 13 Sep 2009
• The treatment gap of epilepsy in a rural district of Vietnam: a study from the EPIBAVI project. 8 Sep 2009
• Sex differences in the relative contribution of social and clinical factors to the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 measure of health-related quality of life in older home care clients. 31 Aug 2009
• A 4-week home-based aerobic and resistance exercise program during radiation therapy: a pilot randomized clinical trial. 30 Aug 2009
• The relationship between anticholinergic medications and Mini-Cog scores in older adults receiving home health care. 30 Aug 2009
• Experiences of disability consumer-directed care users in Australia: results from a longitudinal qualitative study. 30 Aug 2009
• Oxygen therapy. 30 Aug 2009
• [An experience of psychological support at home for aged and dependent people and their families. Assesment of the PsyAdom programme] 30 Aug 2009
• Motivational intervention to reduce rapid subsequent births to adolescent mothers: a community-based randomized trial. 30 Aug 2009
• Routine replacement versus clinical monitoring of peripheral intravenous catheters in a regional hospital in the home program: A randomized controlled trial. 30 Aug 2009
• Associations between home death and GP involvement in palliative cancer care. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Home Care Services'

Definition: Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.

Descriptor UI: D006699

Alternative terms: Home Care Services; Home Care Service; Service, Home Care; Domiciliary Care; Care, Domiciliary; Services, Home Care; Care Services, Home; Home Care; Care, Home;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.421.143.524; N02.421.539.089;

Online Note: use HOME CARE SERVICES to search HOME CARE SERVICE 1966

History Note: 67; was HOME CARE SERVICE 1966

Technical Notes: IM; coord with specific home care (IM); DF: HOME CARE SERV