[The use of social healthcare resources and informal care characteristics care of immobilised homecare patients.]

CONCLUSION: Musculoskeletal disorders is the main reason for immobilisation in home care patients. Most informal carers are older women. The length and intensity of care is high and the main support comes from healthcare professionals. Patients make limited use of social healthcare resources. PMID: 25027627 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25027627?dopt=Abstract

Source: Atencion Primaria - July 11, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: García Alcaraz F, Delicado Useros V, Alfaro Espín A, López-Torres Hidalgo J Tags: Aten Primaria Source Type: research