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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Admission and discharge"”.
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Improving Medication Reconciliation on Admission and Discharge in the Behavioral Health Adult Partial Hospitalization Program
… aims to improve medication reconciliation upon admission and discharge to 90 percent within four months in Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). PHP is an intensive day treatment program for adults who need crisis intervention or short-term stabilization. It also helps clients make the …
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A Mathematical Model for Antibiotic Resistance in a Hospital Setting with a Varying Population
… bacteria(ARB) is causing increased health risk and cost to society. Mathematical models have been developed to study the transmission of resistant bacteria and the efficacy of preventive measures to slow its spread within a hospital setting. The majority of these models have assumed a constant …
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Study of the Efficacy of a Christian-based Inpatient Hospital for Treating Eating Disorders, Depression, and Spiritual Distress
… was effective in treating both depression and spiritual distress. Finally, this study examined the relationship between depression and spiritual distress with treatment outcome.</p> <p><em>Method</em> . Five hundred and eighty-two patients were admitted to an inpatient hospital between July …
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Waveform-to-patient matching across room transfers in the emergency department
… (ECGs), blood pressure waveforms, and respiratory waveforms. Due to the fast-paced and ambulatory nature of care in the ED, patient location is not always synchronized with waveform collection. The aim of our work is to link disparate waveforms belonging to the same patient. We …
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The Role of Spirituality/Religion as a Coping Mechanism During Treatment for Disordered Eating
… the mixed outcome results of current therapeutic and pharmacological treatment methods for disordered eating, it is important to investigate other factors which may influence the treatment process. This study evaluated the role of spirituality/religion used as a coping mechanism among 61 patients …
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Improvement of Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) Documentation in Home Care to Boost Medicare Star Rating
… of this CNL Internship Project is to improve the admission and discharge assessments of a home care agency in order to boost agency’s star ratings. The project is being carried out within a home care agency in Northern California. The multidisciplinary team provides services in the patients’ place …
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Estudo experimental de um termo-oscilador para bombeamento de líquidos
… that influence the performance. Transducer and electronic circuits were developed to register the liquid level in the U-tube and the deslocations of the admission and discharge valves.The temperatures and pressure of the gas was obtained using termocouples and a pressure transducer. Thus the …
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A demographic study of adolescent in-patients at Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital 1986-1990 : implications for policy and intervention
… study is to evaluate demographic factors and treatment characteristics contained in the historical records of those treated as in-patients at the Sonstraal Adolescent unit of Lentegeur Hospital, during the period 1986 to 1990. This demographic study details the following aspects of the …
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Risk Factors Associated with Pressure Ulcers Among Older Adults in the Emergency Department
… of January 2008 hospitals are required to expand or continue their programs lor preventing pressure ulcers (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2008). As part ol this effort, this study will review care processes for pressure ulcer assessment and prevention to adopt changes in care on …
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Pattern of recovery and outcome after stroke in patients accessing a Western Cape rehabilitation facility
… is a growing healthcare problem in South Africa, and contributes significantly to theburden of disease. Rehabilitation is thought to improve recovery and outcome, but little is known about current rehabilitation practices and outcomes in the South African setting. Aims and Objectives: The primary …
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Outcomes of an Interdisciplinary Pain Management Program: Does Participants' Opioid Status Predict Improvement?
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a prevalent and costly illness that affects 1 in 5 Americans. Interdisciplinary pain management programs have demonstrated cost-effectiveness and significant benefits for a variety of chronic pain conditions. Interdisciplinary programs combined with opioid cessation have …
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Evaluating Comorbidity Indices for Predicting Post-Acute Outcomes
… across the continuum of care. Functional decline and the presence of comorbidities are common in older adults. Functional decline can be precipitated by the presence of comorbid conditions during acute hospitalization. Thus, poor management of comorbidities can lead to undesired outcomes such as …
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The effect of a visual stimulus on behavioral state and visual responsiveness in preterm infants
… infants can be characterized by the integration and coordination of component behaviors over time, mediated in part by emerging nervous system activity. This study evaluated the organization of behavioral states and the percentages of time spent in particular behavioral states by preterm infants. …
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An evaluation of inpatient family treatment in a child psychiatric setting
… are derived from a range of social, economic and political developments. Identifying effective treatment options for work with multiproblem, treatment resistant families, presents as a significant further challenge. Full family inpatient treatment has been utilised as one unique therapeutic …
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Acute Treatment Outcomes and Family Functioning of Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa
… is a relationship between treatment outcomes and baseline factors related to family functioning and specific eating disorder symptoms. However, these relationships have not been studied extensively within a pediatric population hospitalized for treatment. Therefore, it is unknown whether these …
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Clinical Aspects of Pediatric Head Injury
… is one of the leading causes to severe morbidity and death among children. Specific and national management guidelines for pediatric head injuries are lacking in Sweden, and management routines are consequently based on adult guidelines or local guidelines. The objectives of this thesis were to …
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Ability and Skill Retraining with Task-Oriented Intervention to Improve Functional Independence in Persons with Stroke
… study was to examine the difference that ability and skill retraining used with task-oriented intervention can make on functional independence (as measured by FIM subscales) in persons with stroke. The findings of this study can contribute to the body of literature to support occupational therapy. …
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Self-Esteem as a Predictor of Treatment Outcome Among Women with Eating Disorders
… a corresponding improvement in body image and self-esteem. Ten studies in current literature evaluate this relationship between self-esteem and clinical eating disorders during inpatient treatment or during follow-up studies but do not provide both pre- (baseline) and post-treatment …
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Needs and services at ward one, Valkenberg hospital
… problems are frequently complicated by basic and social needs, which impact on recovery and re-integration into the community. The Camberwell Assessment of Need is a valid and reliable instrument used to measure the mental health needs of psychiatric patients. In this study, this instrument …
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Perceptions on the development and implementation of a care pathway for people with schizophrenia
… in initiatives such as'general management and clinical audit. Methods have developed,such as a care pathway to control the way care is delivered along planned treatment trajectories. In this qualitative study the researcher explored h ow respondent so n a psychiatric ward and community team …
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