A Supplementary Automatic Door Device for Hybrid Support of Humans and Robots p. 1 Automatic Service Composition with Heterogeneous Service-Oriented Architectures p. 9 A Flexible Privacy and Trust Based Context-Aware Secure Framework p. 17 Security, Privacy, and Dependability in Smart Homes: A pattern Catalog Approach p. 24 A Taxonomy Driven Approach towards Evaluating Pervasive Computing Syste...

The World Health Organization is calling for a fundamental change in healthcare services delivery, towards people-centred and integrated health services. This includes providing integrated care around people's needs that is effectively co-ordinated across providers and co-produced by professionals, the patient, the family and the community. At the same time, healthcare policies aim to scale bac...

We examine factors associated with hand hygiene practices of hospital patients. Hygiene in the hospital decreased compared to that at home, and home practices were strongly associated with hospital practices. Understanding and leveraging the intrinsic value some patients associate with hand hygiene may be important for improving overall hospital hygiene and decreasing healthcare-associated infe...

BACKGROUND Approximately 90% of Malawian women attend antenatal care at least once during their pregnancies; however, most mothers first present during months five and six and do not adhere to the World Health Organization's recommended four visits. The objective of this study was to explore the role the patient-provider relationship has on antenatal care uptake. METHODS A qualitative study, ...

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BACKGROUND Residential address is a common element in patient electronic medical records. Guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention specify that residence in a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, or hospice within a year prior to a positive culture date is among the criteria for differentiating healthcare-acquired from community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staph...

Reference Guy, D. 2002. “Survey: A Public Preference for Home Care.” Healthcare Quarterly 6(2): 32-32 About the Author Cathy Hecimovich, BHSc. PT, MEd., CHE, has been an active employee in the health services field for over 20 years. Ms. Hecimovich is currently Senior Director of Client Services at the Mississauga Halton Community Care Access Centre (CCAC). Cathy Hecimovich Home Care’s Unique C...