Browsing University of Waterloo by Author "Piraino, Emily"
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Caregiving in the information age: Examining the potential to include service providers in the online care networks of informal caregivers
Piraino, Emily (University of Waterloo, 2012-09-04)As the population ages, older adults managing chronic conditions and associated functional impairments will turn to family members and friends to obtain assistive help as informal caregivers. Formal services are often ... -
Transitional care programs: who is left behind? A systematic review
Piraino, Emily; Heckman, George A.; Glenny, Christine; Stolee, Paul (Ubiquity Press, 2012-09-01)Objective: Older adults are at risk of rehospitalization if their care transitions from hospital-to-home are not properly managed. The objective of this review was to determine if older patient populations recruited for ...