In-hospital stress and patient outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

DM Ford, L Budworth, R Lawton, EA Teale… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Hospital inpatients are exposed to high levels of stress during hospitalisation
that may increase susceptibility to major adverse health events post-hospitalisation (known …

[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness of combining nonmobile interventions with the use of smartphone apps with various features for weight loss: systematic review and meta …

J Antoun, H Itani, N Alarab… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2022 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: The effectiveness of smartphone apps for weight loss is limited by the diversity
of interventions that accompany such apps. This research extends the scope of previous …

Prospective single-center study of health-related quality of life after COVID-19 in ICU and non-ICU patients

J Herrmann, K Müller, Q Notz, M Hübsch, K Haas… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Long-term sequelae in hospitalized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients may
result in limited quality of life. The current study aimed to determine health-related quality of …

Comparison of medical and mental health sequelae following hospitalization for COVID-19, influenza, and sepsis

KL Quinn, TA Stukel, A Huang… - JAMA Internal …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance People who survive hospitalization for COVID-19 are at risk for developing new
cardiovascular, neurological, mental health, and inflammatory autoimmune conditions. It is …

Risk factors, costs and complications of delayed hospital discharge from internal medicine wards at a Canadian academic medical centre: retrospective cohort study

AD Bai, C Dai, S Srivastava, CA Smith… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Hospitalized patients are designated alternate level of care (ALC) when they no
longer require hospitalization but discharge is delayed while they await alternate disposition …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep in hospitalized pediatric and adult patients–A systematic review and meta-analysis

P Burger, ES Van den Ende, W Lukman, GL Burchell… - Sleep Medicine: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Sleep is essential for recovery from illness. As a result, researchers have shown
a growing interest in the sleep of hospitalized patients. Although many studies have been …

Reducing routine inpatient blood testing

WK Silverstein, AS Weinerman, K Born, C Dumba… - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
• Routine, repetitive laboratory testing for hospital inpatients who are clinically and
biochemically stable is associated with negative patient outcomes (ie, increased length of …

A qualitative study exploring the lived experiences of deconditioning in hospital in Ontario, Canada

SJT Guilcher, AC Everall, L Cadel, J Li, K Kuluski - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Older adults, especially those with physical and social complexities are at risk
of hospital-associated deconditioning. Hospital-associated deconditioning is linked to …

Implementation of post‐acute rehabilitation at home: a skilled nursing facility‐substitutive model

MR Augustine, C Davenport… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES For patients who require frequent and intensive therapy services after
hospitalization, rehabilitation is predominantly provided in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) …

Participation in daily activities after acute illness hospitalization among high‐functioning older adults: a qualitative study

M Arieli, R Kizony, E Gil, M Agmon - Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To describe high‐functioning older adults' experiences of participation
in daily activities and perceived barriers and facilitators to participation one‐and 3‐months …