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Healthcare, Volume 10, Issue 2

February 2022 - 231 articles

Cover Story: Older patients admitted to hospitals for acute medical care are particularly vulnerable to hospital re-presentation. Unplanned hospital re-presentations could be considered as an outcome of ineffective discharge planning, which is a process of developing an individually tailored plan to facilitate the return of individuals to their residences from hospitals. Several models of discharge planning exist; however, there is no consensus on which model is the best. Even when a recognised model of care is identified as suitable for a healthcare facility, translating such a model into practice can be difficult. This ethnographic study aimed to observe discharge planning processes of older patients at two hospitals in the same health service district, compare these processes to evidence-based recommendations, and compare the processes between the sites. View this paper
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Articles (231)

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,321 Views
8 Pages

21 February 2022

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is thought to be a vascular disease. Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is an also common ophthalmic vascular disease. Thus, we investigated the potential relationship between these using a retrospective nationwide...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,889 Views
11 Pages

Use of Physiotherapy Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty—Results of the Prospective FInGK Study

  • Hannes Jacobs,
  • Falk Hoffmann,
  • Djordje Lazovic,
  • Uwe Maus and
  • Gesine H. Seeber

21 February 2022

Background: Data regarding physiotherapy (PT) utilization prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are insufficient. Therefore, this study aims to examine which percentage of patients receive PT within 12 months prior to TKA and which factors are assoc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,718 Views
7 Pages

Measurements of Tear Evaporation Rate in Subjects with Refractive Errors Using a Portable Evaporimeter

  • Raied Fagehi,
  • Gamal A. El-Hiti,
  • Mushawwat H. Alsubaie,
  • Ali Abusharha,
  • Mana A. Alanazi,
  • Ali M. Masmali and
  • Turki Almubrad

21 February 2022

Dry eye symptoms are associated with refractive errors. We aimed to measure the tear evaporation rate (TER) in subjects with refractive errors (RE) using a portable evaporimeter. This nonrandomized, case–control, and observational study include...

  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Citations
12,864 Views
12 Pages

Oral Hygiene Practices and Oral Health Knowledge among Students in Split, Croatia

  • Antonija Tadin,
  • Renata Poljak Guberina,
  • Josipa Domazet and
  • Lidia Gavic

21 February 2022

Background: Knowledge of oral health is a fundamental prerequisite for healthy behavior, allowing individuals to take measures to protect their overall health. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the knowledge of oral health as well as to ass...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,753 Views
20 Pages

COVID-19 Identification from Low-Quality Computed Tomography Using a Modified Enhanced Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial Network Plus and Siamese Capsule Network

  • Grace Ugochi Nneji,
  • Jianhua Deng,
  • Happy Nkanta Monday,
  • Md Altab Hossin,
  • Sandra Obiora,
  • Saifun Nahar and
  • Jingye Cai

21 February 2022

Computed Tomography has become a vital screening method for the detection of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). With the high mortality rate and overload for domain experts, radiologists, and clinicians, there is a need for the application of a computerize...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,665 Views
23 Pages

21 February 2022

Introduction: Overweight and obesity are the leading contributors to non-fatal burden of disease in Australia. Very low energy diets (VLEDs) comprising of meal replacement products (MRP) effectively induce substantial weight loss in people with obesi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,387 Views
12 Pages

Relationships between ENDS-Related Familial Factors and Oral Health among Adolescents in the United States

  • Man Hung,
  • Martin S. Lipsky,
  • Amir Mohajeri,
  • Clarissa Goh,
  • Jungweon Park,
  • Chase Hardy,
  • Sharon Su and
  • Frank W. Licari

21 February 2022

The influence of familial and social environments plays a significant role in Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) use and may contribute to poor oral health among adolescents. This study utilized the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,403 Views
21 Pages

Similarities and Differences between EU Platforms in the AHA and AAL Domains from a Software Viewpoint

  • Matjaž Gams,
  • Žiga Kolar,
  • Zdenko Vuk,
  • Christina Samuelsson,
  • Bernhard Jäger and
  • Erik Dovgan

21 February 2022

The EU PlatformUptake project’s main goal is to investigate the usage of EU open and partly-open platforms in active and healthy aging (AHA) and ambient-assisted living (AAL) domains, from a software viewpoint. The aim of the project was to pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
7,759 Views
14 Pages

21 February 2022

Unhealthy eating habits increase the risk of obesity. This study investigated the association between obesity and the intake of snacks and lifestyle behaviors among university students in Saudi Arabia. The study included 662 students aged 18–29...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,621 Views
13 Pages

Workshop on Blood Loss Quantification in Obstetrics: Improving Medical Student Learning through Clinical Simulation

  • Javier Ruiz-Labarta,
  • Ana Martínez Martín,
  • Pilar Pintado Recarte,
  • Blanca González Garzón,
  • Juan Manuel Pina Moreno,
  • Mercedes Sánchez Rodríguez,
  • África Vallejo Gea,
  • Luis Sordo,
  • Melchor Álvarez-Mon and
  • Miguel A. Ortega
  • + 2 authors

21 February 2022

Purpose: To assess whether a clinical simulation-based obstetric blood loss quantification workshop for medical undergraduate trainees improves theoretical–practical knowledge, along with self-assurance and self-confidence. Methods: This was a...

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