Over the past several years there has been a striking increase in policymakers' attention to health care reform. This paper explores whether there has been a corresponding shift in popular attitudes and identifies factors that may have changed these attitudes. The first part of the analysis relies...
Twenty-two care settings for older people were included. The findings showed that France provided mainly ‘health care’, Sweden ‘social care’ and Portugal an integrated ‘health care and social care’. In a comparative perspective the Portuguese general care of older people, which focuses on ...
Healthcare disparities exist between different social groups. People with lower incomes and less education often have less ___ to quality healthcare. A. access B. approach C. contact D. connection 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 A。本题考查名词辨析。access 表示“接近、进入、使用的机会”,have ...
Indeed, there is also increasing pressure on the healthcare sector to become more environmentally sustainable. A survey showed that 66.2 % of UK healthcare workers agree that employing reusable masks would provide environmental benefits in healthcare settings (MedSupplyDriveUK, 2021). The National ...
Social work practice in health care must change to better meet the needs of individuals and their families as the system of care changes from an acute care focus to a community based focus and as individuals seek more active participation in their own care decisions. Practitioners and educators ...
Transitions towards the end of life can be burdensome and may not be associated with symptom improvement nor with better quality end-of-life care. They may result in exclusion of the main carer and a disjointed experience of the health service [51], even leading to adverse events in drug ...
These universities may have differences in their discipline settings and standards, which may introduce some errors that need to be addressed in future research. Secondly, previous studies have shown that factors such as the location of the participants, the level of their universities, and their ...
They care a great deal about the trendiness and functionality of these devices. It's not just a phone or a tablet to them; it's a symbol of being in the loop and being cool. On the other hand, the elderly tend to focus more on health - related products. My grandpa, for instance,...
Medical identity theft can have a major impact on your life, as it can lead to false information being entered into your medical records. This can cause problems with your health care and make it difficult to get the care you need.
Despite world-leading measures in place to protect employees from second-hand smoke exposure in workplaces in the United Kingdom, workers who deliver health and social care in private homes remain unprotected legally in this setting from second-hand smoke exposure (SHS). METHODS. Fourteen ...