This paper provides an overview of Canadian home-care utilization, highlights the health-
policy assumptions that have resulted in an increasing reliance on in-home services, and …

Objectives. This study examined whether use of equipment (technological assistance) to
cope with disability was associated with use of fewer hours of help from another person …

Aim. This paper reports a study evaluating the comparative effects and costs of a proactive
nursing health promotion intervention in addition to usual home care for older people …

Purpose. The purpose of this study is to investigate rehabilitation through teletreatment as
an alternative to a physical home-care visit to deliver services to individuals at home …

The need for home care will probably continue to increase over the next decade as one
response to innovative health practices designed to help people receive services at home …

Abstract Objective In Canada, a persistent barrier to achieving healthcare system efficiency
has been patient days accumulated by individuals with an alternate level of care (ALC) …

Responding to increasing health-care costs, deficit financing and the aging of the
population, many OECD nations are exploring new cost-efficient health-care models. One …

Purpose: To examine regional variation in service provision and identify the client
characteristics associated with occupational therapy (OT) and physiotherapy (PT) services …

O cuidado domiciliar é uma estratégia de atenção à saúde que visa enfatizar a autonomia
do paciente, bem como realçar habilidades funcionais em seu contexto domiciliar. O …

This study examines the baseline characteristics and changes in health status and cost of
use of health services associated with use of publicly funded home support services. The …