BACKGROUND This study aims to describe the development, testing and optimization of a new standard instrument, the Consumer Quality Index (CQ-index) Long-term Care, for measuring client experiences with long-term care in the Netherlands. METHODS Three versions of the CQ-index questionnaires and protocols for study sampling and data collection were developed, designed for interviews with resid...

This research explores two elements of the information behavior of homecare nurses, their commonly identified information drivers and frequently used information leads and conduits. Additionally, information behavior is examined in the context of the nurses’ help-

Malnutrition is considered one of the root causes of the occurrence of other diseases. It is particularly common in the aging population, where it requires more efficient handling and management to enable longer home independent living. However, to achieve a number of related challenges need to be overcome, especially those related to management of health and disease let alone other social and ...

CANADIAN GERIATRICS JOURNAL, VOLUME 20, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2017 In our current issue, Hogan et al.(1) present a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge surrounding frailty in the acute care setting. In a similar acute care setting, Marcel Emond et al.(2) present a retrospective examination of the prevalence of emergency department-induced delirium. McGuire et al.(3) provide us with a...

The ageing of the population and the increasing need for long-term care services are global issues. Some countries have adapted homecare programs by introducing an intervention called reablement, which is aimed at optimizing independence. The effectiveness of reablement, as well as its different service models, was examined. A systematic literature review was conducted using MEDLINE, CINAHL, Ps...

Background. Once-daily antimicrobials such as ceftriaxone are frequently used for OPAT in many countries, however those agents tend to be overused due to their convenience. Our infectious diseases team implemented the new OPAT project with continuous infusion by elastomeric infusion devices in July 2012 and has expanded it with support of homecare services. The aim of this study is to review ou...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine characteristics of patients undergoing cancer surgery who do and do not receive homecare referral after hospitalization, relative to poor discharge outcomes. DESIGN Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. SETTING Urban, academic cancer center in the northeastern United States. SAMPLE 375 patients 60 years and older and admitted for solid tumor ca...

The integrated telemonitoring system (ITS) for homecare has been designed to improve quality of care as measured by increased nursing productivity, improved patients' clinical and behavioral outcomes and reduction of cost. The system incorporates managerial, organizational, operational and clinical tasks optimized for delivery of quality care through telemonitoring. A secure, multi-modal comput...

According to results from a recent study by the Pennsylvania Homecare Association (PHA) and Penn State University (PSU), home care patients' use of telehealth technologies can increase nurses' productivity while maintaining established quality of care levels.