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Showing 1 to 20 of 252 for “"care needs"”.
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Health care needs of sheltered homeless women
Identification of health needs of sheltered homeless women is a vital step in assisting this vulnerable population to productive members of society. The purpose of the study was to determine the health care needs of sheltered homeless women in LasVegas. Few studies have been done focusing on the …
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A Descriptive Study of Health Care Needs of Homeless Youth
… risks associated with being homeless, 3) health care problems of homelss youth, and 4) health care needs are not being met. The study, a descriptive analysis of combined qualitative and quantitative methods, utilizes a triangulation approach. The qualitative portion utilizes the phenomenological …
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Factors Associated With Unmet Dental Care Needs of Older Adults
… compared with other conditions, oral health care is characterized by its low health insurance coverage. Economic barrier is still high due to non-covered services for dental care. The purpose of this study is to examine factors associated with unmet dental care needs in older adults living in …
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Palliative care : needs and expectations in a HIV Care Centre
… and the physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs and expectations for the palliative care of a homeless community in an HIV Care Centre, located in the inner city of Johannesburg.
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Unmet Health Care Needs and Adverse Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Disease
… many Canadians do not receive optimal care for these conditions. This may be due to a number of factors, including reduced access to health services. The overall objective of this thesis was to improve knowledge of barriers to care and their association with adverse outcomes among …
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Investigation of the palliative care needs of patients terminally ill with AIDS
Includes bibliographical references.
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Care Needs, Social Wellbeing, and Health and Social Services Use in Older Age
… for societies, economies, and health care systems. To respond to this challenge, a first step is to understand the change in health and social care needs in older age to inform policy and practice. The Cambridge City over-75s Cohort (CC75C) study (1985-2015), one of the largest and …
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A Holistic Assessment of the Perceived Supportive Care Needs of Cancer Patients during Treatment
… clinic by examining their perceived supportive care needs. The theoretical basis of the study lies in Alfred Adler's holistic view of human beings as unique and indivisible (1927/1954). Six individuals recently diagnosed with cancer were recruited from the same regional outpatient cancer clinic …
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Involvement of looked after children in making decisions about their present and future care needs
The provision of services for looked after children is an arena, like no other, where agents of the state, rather than parents or the children themselves are making decisions about children's lives. Such decisions include where and with whom looked after children live, what school they attend and …
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Understanding the supportive care needs of glioma patients and their relatives: a qualitative longitudinal study
… growing recognition that non-clinical aspects of care for both patients and their families need to be acknowledged and integrated into health care provision in line with a patient-focused ethos of care. Currently, there is relatively little research exploring the psychosocial issues and needs of …
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Creation of a care coordination tool to streamline care for children with complex medical care needs
Children with complex medical care needs require extensive resources, and their families face significant challenges in coordinating care, managing insurance, and integrating various care plans. Pediatric Palliative Care has proven effective in filling gaps in care coordination, but access to …
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The clinical care of patients with lung cancer: identifying and supporting those with unmet care needs
… a high symptom burden, increased psychosocial needs and a high mortality. Supportive care needs are often relevant from diagnosis. Despite this there are no clear follow-up structures for lung cancer patients that address both cancer management and supportive care. The aims of this study were …
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Assessing the palliative care needs of elderly patients seen at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
… Population Census 2006, limited number of health care professionals and care homes, is difficulty in meeting the various needs of the elderly, hence, the importance of identifying the palliative care needs of the elderly. Aim The study was set out to assess the palliative care needs of and …
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A study of persons with medical care needs among selected rural families in Pulaski County, Virginia
… purpose of this study to determine the medical care needs among rural Pulaski County folks in relation to tenure, land class, and occupations which are indicative of income, age and sex, schooling of the homemaking, size of family or household, distance from medical personnel and facilities, and …
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Met and unmet palliative care needs for people living with HIV/AIDS in selected areas in Rwanda
… was to investigate met and unmet palliative care needs for people living with HIV/AIDS in selected areas in Rwanda. The achieve this aim, the study, firstly, identified the palliative care needs of people living with HIV/AIDS, secondly, it identified the health care services available to meet …
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