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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"adult care"”.
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Transitioning Adolescents with Type I Diabetes to Adult Care
<p>Background: Care transitions, defined as hospital discharge or movement from one healthcare setting to another, are currently a major concern for healthcare providers and policy makers alike. These care transitions are occurring in the context of increasingly fragmented care and have been known …
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Transition of chronically-ill youth to adult care: Experience of youth with hemoglobinopathy
… ill youth (CIY) cross the threshold into adulthood yearly. Successful transition of the CIY from pediatrics to adult care continues to be an inconsistent process, especially for CIY with hemoglobinopathy (e.g. sickle cell disease, thalassemia). The transitioning experience to adult care …
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A whole new world: the experiences of adolescents with beta-thalassemia major as they transition to adult care
… on the cusp of transitioning from pediatric to adult orientated institutions of care. Using the methodological approach of interpretive phenomenology and conducting semi-structured interviews with five participants, five themes were identified. These include: knowledge and understanding of b-TM; …
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FAMILY AND UNPAID CARE IN THE CONTEXT OF POPULATION AGING
… to examine the social dimensions of family and care in the context of population aging. In the first chapter, I use data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study to explore differences in intergenerational co-residency between UK-born and foreign-born adults. I find that immigrants, regardless …
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Health Care Transitions in Sickle Cell Disease
<p>Over the past three decades, advances in the care for children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have increased their life expectancy and necessitated their transition to adult health care. However, there is a limited understating of health care transition in SCD and the impact it has on outcomes …
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ASSESSMENT OF THE NUTRITIONAL CONTENT OF FOODS OFFERED TO PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AGED 2-5 YEARS OLD WHO ATTEND LICENSED DAY CARE CENTERS IN ALBUQUERQUE IN COMPARISON TO THE CACFP NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES.
Child care settings may have a role in shaping childrens dietary habits. Foods and beverages served in many child care centers do not meet the nutrition recommendations. A sample of 10 child care centers participated in the study. Data was collected through an online survey and centers provided a …
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eHospital Safety Net ProgeHospital Safety Net Program: Defining the Transfusion Care Gap
… Program is designed to remotely monitor gaps in adult patient care across the 21 hospitals in Northern California to reduce risk and prevent harm. A physician team identified transfusions as a care gap, however, the initial definition was broad and did not provide actionable data. This project …
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Internally displaced children and HIV in situations of armed conflict in the DRC : a study of the obligations of the government and selected non-state actors
… of a parent or friend, resulting in insufficient adult care. They further are subject to a lack of safe drinking water and food, insufficient access to health care services, discrimination and stigmatisation, and so on. These factors increase their risk of contracting HIV and, if they are already …
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Let’s Talk: An Exploration of a Transdiagnostic Peer Mentorship Program for Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
… and work functioning challenges. Providing care to adolescents during the transition period from pediatric to adult care has been identified as a priority in healthcare. Specifically, adolescents have identified the need for peer support in managing their disease and promoting positive …
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Factors associated with adherence to Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) among adolescent clients at Katutura Intermediate Hospital, Khomas region
… paediatric/adolescent clinics by identifying adult care providers who have expertise in providing care to adolescents and young adults. It is further recommended that future research should explore addressing patient or family barriers caused by lack of information, stigma or disclosure …
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Transition or transfer? An experiential perspective on moving from paediatric to adult cancer services
… of childhood cancer, their parents, health care professionals (HCPs), and case note documentation, of the process of transition from paediatric to adult cancer services. A qualitative, collective case study approach (Stake, 1995), informed by a constructivist-interpretive position, allowed …
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Head Start and child care providers' feeding practices: a potential avenue for obesity prevention in young children
… 2012 regarding benchmarks for nutrition in child care to establish healthful eating behaviors in early childhood and prevent obesity in young children. Further, recent publications by the Institute of Medicine and national organizations have recommended specific feeding practices for child care …
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Patient empowerment during the transition to adulthood in young persons with chronic conditions
During the transition to adulthood and adult care young persons with chronic conditions (CCs) are in need of developing the skills necessary to manage their condition, communicate with the healthcare provider, participate in the decision-making process and become autonomous. In order to help them …
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Characteristics and outcomes of adolescents living with HIV transitioning to adulthood in different health care models across Southern Africa
… identification and timing of their transition to adulthood within the sub-Saharan Africa context. Although progress has been made in research on the transition of adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLH) into adult care within developed nations, the field remains in its nascent stages in low- …
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The competencies required by hospital doctors to care for older adults
… an escalating demand for age-attuned healthcare globally. Most older adults will now receive their care from doctors without specialist geriatric medicine training. Older adults are a distinctly heterogenous group with varying co-morbidities that can often present with atypical symptoms. …
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HIV Status Disclosure, Stigma and Viral Suppression among Adolescents and Young Adults Living With HIV
… success in HIV treatment. Adolescents and young adults with HIV (AYHIV) have poorer adherence and viral suppression than adults. Several factors have been associated with viral non-suppression among AYHIV through their influence on adherence. Individual level factors include younger age and male …