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What are family caregivers' experiences of coordinating end-of-life care at home? A narrative review.
Palliat Support Care
January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.
Objectives: People with life-limiting diseases, who are no longer receiving active or curable treatment, often state their preferred place of care and death as the home. This requires coordinating a multidisciplinary approach, using available health and social care services to synchronize care. Family caregivers are key to enabling home-based end-of-life support; however, the 2 elements that facilitate success - coordination and family caregiver - are not necessarily associated as being intertwined or one and the same.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of the present study was to investigate the willingness of elderly individuals regarding their choice of elderly care modes in underdeveloped regions of Western China and to identify the key factors influencing the willingness.
Methods: We distributed a total of 20 000 questionnaires using the multistage stratified cluster random sampling method, and successfully collected 19 460 of them. After conducting quality checks, we deemed 19 040 questionnaires valid for analysis.
Disparities in Trauma Care for Latino Patients: An Analysis by Trauma Center Verification Level.
Cureus
December 2024
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, USA.
Introduction Trauma is the leading cause of death for individuals under 45 in the United States (US), with significant disparities in outcomes among minority groups. Latinos, the largest ethnic minority in the US, often face barriers to optimal trauma care that may require additional resources. This study aimed to compare trauma outcomes for Latino patients treated at Level I versus Level II/III trauma centers (TCs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRisperidone-Induced Hypothermia in a Cerebral Palsy Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Cureus
December 2024
Internal Medicine, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, SAU.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a debilitating disorder that can lead to life-long disability, with a high incidence in Saudi Arabia. Secondary epilepsy and cardiac complications are common in CP patients. We present a rare case of a 17-year-old female with CP, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), secondary epilepsy, and a history of post-cardiac arrest, with home medications carbamazepine, risperidone, and sodium valproate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Effect of Extending the Window to Disenroll From Medicare Advantage Among Post-Acute Users.
Med Care Res Rev
January 2025
Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
Post-acute care users in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans may seek coverage changes if facing issues with plan benefits. In 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services extended the deadline to disenroll from an MA plan from February 14 to March 31 and, for the first time, permitted beneficiaries to switch to a different MA plan instead of traditional Medicare. Using 2016-2019 Medicare administrative data, we implemented a difference-in-differences approach to evaluate the impact of this policy on disenrollment from a plan within 1 month of initiating skilled nursing facility or home health services.
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