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Respite care for families of special needs children: A systematic review

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Study Aim/Purpose: The author sought to identify the common findings of quantitative and qualitative studies of respite care for families of children with disabilities.  Summary of Methods: A keyword search…

Impact of home and community-based services on hospitalisation and institutionalization among individuals eligible for long-term care insurance in Japan

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Study Aim/Purpose: This study examined the effect of use of home and community-based services for the elderly on their admission to a hospital or residential care facility.  Summary of Methods:…

Depressive symptoms and use of home-based respite time in family caregivers

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Study Aim/Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between how family caregivers used in-home respite time and subsequent symptoms of depression. Specifically, the study sought to determine whether there were different…

Adult Day Health Center Participation and Health-Related Quality of Life

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Study Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the association between participation in an adult day health center (ADHC) in the San Francisco Bay Area and quality of…

A comparative cost-minimization analysis of providing pediatric palliative respite care before and after the opening of services at a pediatric hospice

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Study Aim/Purpose: This study sought to analyze changes in costs for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) ( a regional pediatric health care system in Canada) resulting from the…

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