Browsing Public Health Sciences (School of) by Subject "Long-Term Care"

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Understanding organizational context and heart failure management in long term care homes in Ontario, Canada

Marcella, Jill; Nadarajah, Jayanthini; Kelley, Mary Lou; Heckman, George A.; Kaasalainen, Sharon; Strachan, Patricia H.; McKelvie, Robert S.; Newhouse, Ian; McAiney, Carrie A.; Demers, Catherine; Stolee, Paul (Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-10-01)

This study examined the prevalence of Control Intervention (CI) use in adult in-patient psychiatric units/hospitals in Ontario and developed a profile of those patients who had CI use during their admission between April ...
The Value of Admission Clinical Data for Diagnosing Heart Failure in Long-term Care

Heckman, George A.; Foebel, Andrea Dawn; Dubin, Joel A.; Ng, Jennifer; Turpie, Irene D.; Hussack, Patricia; McKelvie, Robert S. (Canadian Geriatrics Society, 2013-12-03)

Background Heart failure (HF) is common in long-term care (LTC). Diagnostic uncertainty is important barrier to optimal HF management, stemming from inadequate health information transfer upon LTC admission. We determine ...