BACKGROUND Although there has been much research devoted to understanding the predictors of nursing home placement (NHP) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, there is currently a lack of research concerning the predictors of home health care. The objective of this study was to examine whether the Dependence Scale can predict home health aide (HHA) use. METHODS The sample is drawn from the Pr...

This questionnaire study involved the cooperation of home helpers and community pharmacists to improve medication adherence of in-home patients. The survey form contained 18 items that are factors for adherence and a visual analog scale to record the predicted medication adherence (predicted adherence). Assisted by the 14 offices of the home-visit helper care system located in Niiza, Saitama pr...

Building therapeutic nurse-patient relationships is pivotal to the provision of optimum nurse care management for geriatric home health care (HHC) patients. However, little is known about which strategies most effectively treat older adult HHC patients with concomitant depression and disability. This qualitative descriptive study was conducted in two parts to explore the issue further. The firs...

BACKGROUND One area where the use of information and communication technology (ICT), or eHealth, could be developed is the home health care of premature infants. The aim of this randomized controlled study was to investigate whether the use of video conferencing or a web application improves parents' satisfaction in taking care of a premature infant at home and decreases the need of home visits...

Establishment and structure In order for general clinics with outpatient facilities to undertake home care services, it is essential that the burden be reduced through mutual collaboration. The Dr. Net was launched in 2003 as an organization for promoting clinicclinic collaboration. The network was created based on the idea of preventing patients from giving up on home care because no physician...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION Previous reviews have revealed uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of home visit interventions for managing diabetes. Therefore, we carried out a quantitative systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of home visit interventions among patients with diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched various electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Reducing health care costs through preventive geriatric care has become a high priority in Japan. We analyzed data from a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of a preventive home visit program on health care costs among ambulatory frail elders. METHODS Structured preventive home visits by nurses or care managers were provided to the visit group every 6 month...