Alison While
Alison While
Medication is the most frequent treatment intervention, and its success depends on patients taking their medicines in line with their prescribed regimen to yield the full benefit of the treatment. Adherence is especially difficult to ensure...
Jennie Walker
Jennie Walker
Laura Serrant Obe
Laura Serrant Obe
Neil Wilson
Neil Wilson
Microbiological analysis of water and thickeners used for people with dysphagia [0.03%]
用于吞咽困难患者的水和增稠剂的微生物分析
Elizabeth Boaden,Lois Thomas,Susan Caroline et al.
Elizabeth Boaden et al.
Thickened fluids are a recognised intervention strategy in use for people with dysphagia. However, their bacterial profile has not previously been examined. Aims: ...
Anne Holdoway
Anne Holdoway
The impact of nutrition on recovery from various illnesses is well recognised. Malnutrition can affect duration of hospitalisation and impede recovery, and therefore it is important to monitor this condition, especially in at-risk groups, s...
Natalie Taylor
Natalie Taylor
Malnutrition causes poorer health outcomes in patients, and the risks of mortality and morbidity are increased when there is a poor nutritional status. Prescribed nutritional supplements are one way that a patient's oral intake can be incre...
Kirstine Farrer,Emma Rose,Dave Haynes et al.
Kirstine Farrer et al.
Older adults in the community are at risk of malnutrition and dehydration. The present article aims to outline an intervention and a population-health approach to raise awareness of the importance of good nutrition and hydration in later li...
Using a health improvement methodology to standardise leg ulcer management [0.03%]
采用健康改善方法来标准化腿部溃疡管理
Kirsten Mahoney,Wendy Simmonds
Kirsten Mahoney
Despite guidelines, best-practice statements and CQUIN targets, venous leg ulcers have been highlighted as an area that continues to demonstrate lack of evidence-based practice and variation in practice, which contribute to poor patient out...