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Predictors of Re-Hospitalization for Home Healthcare Patients
… purpose of this study was to examine the predictive capability of OASIS admission data for acute care re-hospitalization of home healthcare patients. Secondary data analysis using logistic regression was conducted on retrospective data from OASIS collected during the time period of July 1, …
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In-home health care and hospitalization status
The purpose of the study was to describe the relationship between in-home health care services for elderly patients who were recently discharged from inpatient care and re-hospitalization rates. The design was descriptive and the hypothesis was that the provision of in-home health care services …
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The Effectiveness of Beta-blockers after Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Beta-blocker therapy reduces mortality and reinfarction after myocardial infarction (MI), but randomized triais have not included subjects with diabetes as a primary subgroup of interest. A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the Saskatchewan Health Databases to determine the effects of …
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Health, Healthcare, and Economic Impacts of Hospital-initiated Smoking Cessation Interventions
Cigarette smoking causes many chronic diseases that are costly and result in frequent hospitalization and re-hospitalization. Smoking cessation leads to improved morbidity and reduced risk of death. Hospital-initiated smoking cessation interventions increase the likelihood that patients will become …
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An Investigation of the Benefits of Palliative Care for Patients with Chronic Heart Failure at a Novel Hospital-Based Palliative Care Service.
INTRODUCTION: Heart failure is a chronic cardiac condition that would benefit from palliative care and yet palliative care is still mainly provided for people with cancer or HIV. Patients with end-stage heart failure experience similar clinical symptoms as patients with advanced cancer with …