News articles tagged with 'caregiver'
Foster parents receive more support than kinship caregivers, UT Southwestern study finds
— 28 Feb 2011 16:40 | HealthChildren who are placed with a relative because of mistreatment at home fare better in some areas than those placed in foster care, but they may have a higher risk of substance use…
Struggling to follow doctor's orders
— 23 Feb 2011 19:41 | HealthPaid caregivers make it possible for seniors to remain living in their homes. The problem, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study, is that more than one-third of caregivers…
How couples recover after an argument stems from their infant relationships
— 19 Feb 2011 10:06 | HealthWhen studying relationships, psychological scientists have often focused on how couples fight. But how they recover from a fight is important, too. According to a new study published…
Checklist cuts lethal ventilator-associated lung infections
— 18 Feb 2011 18:05 | HealthCases of ventilator-associated pneumonia - the most lethal and among the most common of all hospital-associated infections - dropped by more than 70 percent in Michigan hospitals where…
Study examines phenomenon of women caring for ex-husbands
— 11 Feb 2011 15:42 | HealthThe ageing population, 65 years and older, includes nearly 3.8 million divorced men and women, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Illnesses and end-of-life issues can be particularly…
Medication education key to successful adherence in patients with diabetes
— 9 Feb 2011 16:29 | HealthResearchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients…
Kinship caregivers receive less support than foster parents despite lower socioeconomic status
— 8 Feb 2011 18:09 | HealthChildren placed with a relative after being removed from their home for maltreatment have fewer behavioural and social skills problems than children in foster care, but may have a higher…
After traumatic event, early intervention reduces odds of PTSD in children by 73 percent
— 30 Sep 2010 13:02 | HealthAfter experiencing a potentially traumatic event - a car accident, a physical or sexual assault, a sports injury, witnessing violence - as many as 1 in 5 children will develop Posttraumatic…
Death at home less distressing for cancer patients and families
— 15 Sep 2010 18:32 | HealthCancer patients who die in the hospital or an intensive care unit have worse quality of life at the end-of-life, compared to patients who die at home with hospice services, and their…
Detecting depression in caretakers of mentally ill adults
— 17 Aug 2010 11:21 | HealthA diagnostic test of eight short questions designed by Jaclene Zauszniewski from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University can be used to detect…