{"title":"O17.1 What makes Sense? Strategical use of eHealth technology to stimulate self-care in public sexual health care","authors":"F. Zimbile","doi":"10.1136/SEXTRANS-2021-STI.146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/SEXTRANS-2021-STI.146","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45875,"journal":{"name":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75353976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"O17.2 Exploring Freddie: Lessons from a Novel Virtual HIV PrEP Care Model in Canada","authors":"T. Trombetta, H. Moloo, C. Shukalek","doi":"10.1136/sextrans-2021-sti.147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-sti.147","url":null,"abstract":"Background/PurposeTo combat the HIV Epidemic, the concept of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has gained considerable traction since demonstrating efficacy in 2012 and approval in Canada in 2016. Unfortunately, this HIV prevention method has not been ubiquitously taken up by those most at risk for many reasons, including difficulty in accessing care. Innovation, and necessity during the COVID pandemic, has increased the use of technology with new care models providing 100% of PrEP care virtually.ApproachThis presentation will focus on the impacts and early findings of Freddie, a novel and entirely virtual PrEP care model in Canada focused on gender and sexual minority communities. This online health program connects those most at risk of HIV transmission with affirming prescribers across multiple provinces to break down physical and social barriers to PrEP initiation and ongoing use.Outcomes/ImpactFreddie has reached the benchmark of 1,000 patients in Canada, the majority of which have never been on PrEP before, representing a quick uptake in virtual PrEP services in Canada. The observations made thus far affirm theories that inclusive virtual care models can lead to increased access to STBBI prevention methods.Innovation and SignificancePresenters will discuss the innovative components of Freddie’s virtual care model, explore findings as they relate to PrEP uptake and initiation by speaking to its initial successes and challenges, as well as how it addresses PrEP access barriers in Canada. This includes Freddie’s focus on LGBTQ2S+ Canadians who are known to be at higher risk of HIV and historically have faced extraordinary barriers accessing sexual health care in inclusive settings. The intervention explored in this presentation continues to address such barriers through an innovative and accessible care model.","PeriodicalId":45875,"journal":{"name":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","volume":"67 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86012680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gustavo Saposnik, Florencia Saposnik, Pedro Saposnik
{"title":"Rethinking adherence to home care in heart failure: the lessons learned from Diego Maradona's death.","authors":"Gustavo Saposnik, Florencia Saposnik, Pedro Saposnik","doi":"10.1080/01621424.2021.1945519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2021.1945519","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Heart failure (HF) is complex and prevalent cardiac condition associated with high hospitalization rates and mortality. Early recognition and risk categorization of vulnerable patients is essential prior to discharge. Following the recent death of Diego A. Maradona, the 60 year old universally known soccer player, we highlighted critical aspects of ambulatory home care after hospital discharge. We raised three relevant clinical questions regarding home care services: its effectiveness in patients with HF while also providing practical summary tables for the identification of high-risk patients with HF and critical elements for an effective ambulatory home care delivery. A comprehensive home care program for high-risk patients with HF requires the coordination of multiple health services, including personal and nursing care, cardiac monitoring, physio- and occupational therapy, pharmacists, as well as nutritional and emotional support to avoid recurrent hospitalizations while improving clinical outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":45875,"journal":{"name":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","volume":"40 3","pages":"192-203"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01621424.2021.1945519","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39202012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Darcy Jones McMaughan, Jennifer P Ozmetin, Melissa L Welch, Abigail Mulcahy, Sara Imanpour, Judith G Beverly, Emily Naiser
{"title":"Framing the front door: co-creating a home health care assessment of service need for children with disabilities.","authors":"Darcy Jones McMaughan, Jennifer P Ozmetin, Melissa L Welch, Abigail Mulcahy, Sara Imanpour, Judith G Beverly, Emily Naiser","doi":"10.1080/01621424.2021.1952132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2021.1952132","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper details the co-creation of a home health assessment tool for children with disabilities in the context of state-level systems change from traditional Medicaid to Medicaid managed care. A community based, sequential, mixed methods design was used to co-develop the assessment. A process evaluation highlighted community members' experiences with Medicaid managed care. Community members identified issues related to appropriateness of items and loss of services and recommended a dual assessment process to address concerns. Results indicated that 72% of items functioned well. Community members felt that organizational policies and the accuracy of clinical information obtained during assessment processes led directly to loss of services. Co-creating the assessment with caregivers of children with disabilities led to a comprehensive, person-centered, and holistic tool. The process buttressed several concrete systems and policy actions to improve home health care for children with disabilities in Medicaid managed care.</p>","PeriodicalId":45875,"journal":{"name":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","volume":"40 3","pages":"231-246"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01621424.2021.1952132","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39227047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comparative analysis of state adoption of the Community First Choice program.","authors":"Lisa Kalimon Beauregard, Edward Alan Miller","doi":"10.1080/01621424.2021.1947926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2021.1947926","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over the last several decades, policymakers have focused on rebalancing Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports toward home and community-based services (HCBS). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) included several opportunities for states to further promote HCBS options. One optional opportunity for states to expand Medicaid HCBS was the 1915(k) Community First Choice (CFC) program. To date, eight states have elected to add CFC as a Medicaid benefit. This study utilized comparative case studies to identify the factors that influenced states' adoption of CFC. Results highlight the important role that state bureaucrats, economic concerns, and existing HCBS programs had on states' decisions to adopt CFC.</p>","PeriodicalId":45875,"journal":{"name":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","volume":"40 3","pages":"177-191"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01621424.2021.1947926","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39224227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Dean, M. Coskry, Marc Tweed, M. O’Sullivan, J. Vera
{"title":"O17.5 Blood borne viruses screening (BBVS) for temporarily housed rough sleepers in Brighton & Hove during the Covid-19 pandemic","authors":"G. Dean, M. Coskry, Marc Tweed, M. O’Sullivan, J. Vera","doi":"10.1136/sextrans-2021-sti.150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-sti.150","url":null,"abstract":"BackgroundAt the start of the Coronavirus pandemic the UK Government pledged to house all rough-sleepers in temporary accommodation. This provided healthcare workers with a unique opportunity to access this ‘hard-to-find’ group, offer blood borne viruses screening (BBVS) and link clients testing positive into individualised treatment.ApproachA collaborative working group (HIV clinicians, HIV prevention specialists, hepatitis C outreach nurses and rough-sleepers health-engagement workers) established comprehensive risk-assessments, PPE supplies and dried blood spot procurement. Two experienced outreach workers worked along-side trusted homeless key-workers to offer BBVS (HIV, hepatitis BC192 (72%) tested. 148 (77%) tested ‘mainly due to the incentive’. Of the 192 testers the median age (range) was 40y (18–69). Clients were mainly male 161 (83%);white-British 164 (85%) and heterosexual 179 (93%). 54 (28%) stated previous IVDU;39 (20%) other drug use and 92 (48%) prison as risk-factors. 70 (36%) had not previously tested. 31 (16%) were hepatitis C antibody positive;13 (7%) RNA positive. To date 4 have started treatment;5 deferred;3 did not engage with services despite being aware of the diagnosis;1 left the area. No new HIV diagnoses (two clients re-engaged with care). Most clients considered the service good or excellent, and would recommend (99%). Challenges included lab delays due to competing Covid-19 testing and engaging disenfranchised clients.Innovation and SignificanceThis project brought together a multidisciplinary collaboration, drawing on specialist knowledge to meet complex needs. Despite challenges during a pandemic, we obtained a useful snap-shot of BBV rates. Offering an incentive to a cohort sensitised to BBVS was important. New outreach testing opportunities were identified which will be progressed in 2021.","PeriodicalId":45875,"journal":{"name":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87841970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a drug distribution support device and survey of medication management burden on group home staff.","authors":"Ryoji Suzuki","doi":"10.1080/01621424.2021.1947927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2021.1947927","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Japan, the mean time spent on preparing and administering medications each day for everyone in care facilities has been reported to be 163 min. Most caregivers that administer medications to the elderly in care facilities have reported that this responsibility is a burden. We developed a drug distribution support device (DDSD) for caregivers, which was then installed in a group home and a 3-month monitoring experiment was conducted. Caregivers then answered a questionnaire survey on medication management burden pre- and post-DDSD use. The caregivers reported no difficulties associated with medication distribution using DDSD. The DDSD reduced the daily dispensing duration by an average of 3.5 min. The questionnaire survey showed no differences in items related to the reduction of errors, and the Family Caregiver Medication Administration Hassles Scale showed no reduction of burden on caregivers. However, whether the DDSD reduces medication management burden remains undetermined.</p>","PeriodicalId":45875,"journal":{"name":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","volume":"40 3","pages":"218-230"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01621424.2021.1947927","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39207855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Susan D Birkhoff, Julie McCulloh Nair, Kelly Bald, Tracey Frankum, Sophie R Sanchez, Alicia L Salvatore
{"title":"Facilitators and challenges in the adoption of a virtual nurse visit in the home health setting.","authors":"Susan D Birkhoff, Julie McCulloh Nair, Kelly Bald, Tracey Frankum, Sophie R Sanchez, Alicia L Salvatore","doi":"10.1080/01621424.2021.1906374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2021.1906374","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic created an opportunity to incorporate nurse-led virtual home care visits into heart failure patients' plan of care. As a supplemental nurse visit to traditional in-person home visits, the Virtual Nurse Visit (VNV) service was deployed using Zoom teleconferencing technology enabling telehealth nurses to remotely communicate, assess, and educate their patients. This mixed methods study explored heart failure patients' abilities, experience, and satisfaction to use and adopt a virtual nurse visit. Sociodemographic, semi-structured interview questions, and the System Usability Scale data were collected. Thirty-four participants completed the study. Over half of participants perceived the VNV usable and four qualitative themes emerged: perceived safety during COVID-19, preferences for care delivery, user experiences and challenges, and satisfaction with the VNV service. Findings from this study builds the science around telehealth that will inform future studies examining this type of nurse-led virtual visit and subsequent patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":45875,"journal":{"name":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","volume":"40 2","pages":"105-120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01621424.2021.1906374","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9446958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Don't give up when communication is difficult: Online well-being advice for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and dementia.","authors":"Olivia E Jones, Elizabeth S Parks","doi":"10.1080/01621424.2021.1907266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2021.1907266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sixteen million people in the United States are unpaid caregivers to people with Alzheimer's or dementia. Although caregiver investment is associated with personal and relational benefits, there are also emotional, mental, relational, and physical costs. This study explores online well-being advice for nonprofessional caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and dementia, resulting in 332 online resources that offer informational support for nonprofessional caregivers. Although competent communication directly impacts the well-being of caregiving relationships, only 39 of these texts offered advice related to communication strategies. Thematic analysis of these 39 sources resulted in 1,024 discrete pieces of caregiver advice related to three overarching themes: <i>Daily Routine, Care Recipient Well-Being</i>, and <i>Caregiver Self-Care</i>. We examine the <i>Caregiver Self-Care</i> theme to understand informational support available to caregivers. These self-care advice themes reveal a need for intentional focus on the home health quality of nonprofessional caregivers about ways that communication impacts their everyday lives.</p>","PeriodicalId":45875,"journal":{"name":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","volume":" ","pages":"136-147"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01621424.2021.1907266","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25539225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Home health aides' experiences of their occupational health: a qualitative meta-synthesis.","authors":"Sunniva Grønoset Grasmo, Ingeborg Frostad Liaset, Skender Elez Redzovic","doi":"10.1080/01621424.2021.1921650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2021.1921650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Home health aides (HHA) have high sickness absence while the need for home care services is rapidly growing. The aim of this study was to derive new conceptual understandings by identifying, describing and interpreting key concepts across qualitative studies on how HHA experience their occupational health related to their working conditions.A qualitative ethnographic meta-synthesis was used as a method to analyze 27 articles included from systematic searches in CINAHL, MEDLINE and PsycINFO.HHA experience <i>physical strenuous work task demands</i> in combination with unfortunate <i>organizational conditions</i> in an uncontrolled and ever-changing <i>psychosocial and physical working environment</i> as the main obstacle to their occupational health, although many positive presence factors with opposite effects were reported.More research is needed to investigate whether physical demanding work tasks can have positive effects on HHA's occupational health by reorganizing their work while preserving patients' empowerment at their home.</p>","PeriodicalId":45875,"journal":{"name":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","volume":" ","pages":"148-176"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01621424.2021.1921650","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38960994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}