"Home Care Services" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.
| Descriptor ID |
D006699
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.143.524 N02.421.539.089
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| Concept/Terms |
Home Care Services- Home Care Services
- Home Care Service
- Service, Home Care
- Care Services, Home
- Domiciliary Care
- Care, Domiciliary
- Services, Home Care
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Home Care Services" by people in Profiles.
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Spiritual distress: symptoms, quality of life and hospital utilisation in home-based palliative care. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2021 Sep; 11(3):322-328.
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Evaluation of a Transitional Care Program After Hospitalization for Heart Failure in an Integrated Health Care System. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 12 01; 3(12):e2027410.
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Home care after elective vascular surgery: still more questions than answers. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 12; 29(12):968-970.
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Protocol for a Noninferiority Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Home-Based Palliative Care (HomePal). J Palliat Med. 2019 09; 22(S1):20-33.
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Reducing the burden of dizziness in middle-aged and older people: A multifactorial, tailored, single-blind randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2018 07; 15(7):e1002620.
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Provider Perspectives of High-Quality Pediatric Hospital-to-Home Transitions for Children and Youth With Chronic Disease. Hosp Pediatr. 2017 11; 7(11):649-659.
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Importance and Feasibility of Transitional Care for Children With Medical Complexity: Results of a Multistakeholder Delphi Process. Acad Pediatr. 2018 Jan - Feb; 18(1):94-101.
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"Connecting the Dots": A Qualitative Study of Home Health Nurse Perspectives on Coordinating Care for Recently Discharged Patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Oct; 32(10):1114-1121.
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Impact of home-based, patient-centered support for people with advanced illness in an open health system: A retrospective claims analysis of health expenditures, utilization, and quality of care at end of life. Palliat Med. 2018 02; 32(2):485-492.
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High-Value Home Health Care for Patients With Heart Failure: An Opportunity to Optimize Transitions From Hospital to Home. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 05; 10(5).