A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess efficacy and cost of sustained home
nursing care for patients with chronic lung disease. Three hundred one patients were …

Some patients requiring long-term intermittent or continuous mechanical ventilation can be
safely treated at home with less cost and greater patient and family satisfaction. This is …

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a hospital-based
home care program for a group of patients with severe COPD. Respi-Care was a …

The South Hills Health System Home Health Agency, Homestead, Pennsylvania, studied the
effect of home respiratory therapy on hospital readmission rates in 418 patients with chronic …

From 1958 to 1967, 148 patients with severe chronic respiratory insufficiency have been
managed in a" Home Care Program," which has primarily involved concentrated care in the …

The long-term care of ventilator-dependent patients often presents financial and moral
burdens. During a 38-month period, January 1978 through February 1981, we provided …

This statement defines home care as currently provided in the United States, identifies
respiratory disorders that may require home care, determines the care needs of individuals …

Home health care costs have increased more than any other health care service covered by
Medicare, and new methods of payment by Medicare are being introduced. A prospective …

This article reports the long-range impact of a long-term home care program in Chicago on
hospital and nursing home use and on overall health care costs over four client-years of …

This paper reports the results of a randomized experiment that tested the effects and costs of
providing so-called homemaker services to a chronically ill population. The concept of …