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- Ophthalmic diseases, commonly affecting the elderly, often go untreated due to limited resources and decreased daily activities, highlighting the need for better eye care, especially in home settings.
- A study was conducted on Miyako Island, Japan, using portable equipment to examine 147 home-based patients, revealing various eye conditions, particularly cataracts, with over half of those affected not having undergone surgery.
- The findings emphasize the importance of improving eye care systems in remote areas to prevent complications like glaucoma and ensure better access to treatment for elderly patients.
Unresolved Palliative Care Needs of Elderly Non-Cancer Patients at Home: A Multicenter Prospective Study.
J Prim Care Community Health
December 2023
Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Introduction/objectives: There is growing consensus on the benefits of initiating palliative care early in the disease trajectory; however, palliative care needs for non-cancer patients remain to be elucidated. We investigated the trajectory of unresolved palliative care needs of non-cancer patients at home and explored associated factors.
Methods: We conducted a multicenter prospective cohort study of elderly non-cancer patients at home in Japan between Jan 2020 and Dec 2020.
Comparison of the prevalence and associated factors of hyperactive delirium in advanced cancer patients between inpatient palliative care and palliative home care.
Cancer Med
February 2021
Shinjo-clinic, Hyogo, Japan.
Background: Hyperactive delirium is known to increase family distress and the burden on health care providers. We compared the prevalence and associated factors of agitated delirium in advanced cancer patients between inpatient palliative care and palliative home care on admission and at 3 days before death.
Methods: This was a post hoc exploratory analysis of two multicenter, prospective cohort studies of advanced cancer patients, which were performed at 23 palliative care units (PCUs) between Jan and Dec 2017, and on 45 palliative home care services between July and Dec 2017.
Medical teams have been promoted in home care. It is possible for pharmacists who are part of a multidisciplinary team to maintain safety and improve the quality of medical care. Protocol-based pharmacotherapy management(PBPM)is recommended for cooperation between the pharmacist and the doctor in the management of pharmacotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF"Medical teams"have been promoted in the home care setting. For the pharmacist, it is possible to maintain the safety and improve the quality of medical care by working with a multidisciplinary team. The arrangement of the pharmacist with the clinic is specified in Article 18 of the Medical Care Law, but there is no medical treatment fee for the clinic pharmacist.
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