This article presents a case study that provides assessment of access to the Irish healthcare system and services it provides. We explore factors related unmet heath care needs using recent survey data. Our approach is based on support vector machines for building predictive models analyse measure those factors. The proposed methodology novel domain. Following behavioural model medical care, we...

This article focuses on home care for chronically ill adults and seniors. According to our thesis, home care should be understood as a self-care system, and its aim is to guarantee the individual's social and bodily survival. Home care consists of three areas, related to illness, the home, and to life history. Caregiving, usually under women's responsibility, is present throughout the history o...

nowadays, the presence of hbv dna in the absence of hbsag; occult hepatitis b infection; (obi), is a known clinical entity along with the rapid influx of research being conducted on  its clinical relevance. biologists and clinicians alike have a recent-standing interest in this regards. obi has been described in several clinical settings. however, the data on its prevalence among immunized and ...

Masoud Khodaveisi, Afsar Omidi, Shima Farokhi, Ali Reza Soltanian. Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, and Community Health Nursing Department, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Community Health Nursing Department, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, and Community Health Nursing Department, Hamadan U...

background and objective : restless legs syndrome (rls) is a sleep disorder with an association to sleep quality. we investigated the sleep quality in patients with rls among health-care workers with or without shift work. materials and methods : all female health-care workers (n = 540) in four educational hospitals were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. international rls study group (irl...

The screening of cancer is important in secondary prevention in clinical oncology. The cervical cancer screening by pelvic examination and Pap smear test is the standard practice worldwide. However, the coverage of the screening is an important consideration in public health. Some specific vulnerable populations are considered to have a low chance of having access to health care services includ...

5Improving Hemophilia Care Using the Electronic Health Record: A Single Institution Experience Beth Mazzone, RN Fleming L, Flowers D, Libby K, Parenteau E, Zakai N, Sprague JR, Cushman M, Homans A, Holmes CE Fletcher Allen Health Care 6Enhancing Nurses’ Knowledge and Confidence in the Management and Care for Patients Requiring High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) in an Adult Intensiv...