Background Hospital in the home programs have been implemented in several countries
and have been shown to be safe substitutions (alternatives) to in-patient hospitalization …

Home hospitalization (HH), as a substitute to in-patient care, is an area of growing interest,
particularly amongst the elderly. Debate nonetheless exists concerning its economic …

Background: Although several attempts have been made to look into the “black box” of
inpatient rehabilitation, little is known about therapy effectiveness in outpatient settings …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. A significant part of both the clinical and economic burden of the disease is …

Since the beginnings of modern nursing, comfort has been an important concept in nursing
care. Comfort as an outcome of nursing care and interventions has been studied in many …

Thank you for seeing Mr A. He has recently undergone spirometry by our practice nurse,
which showed a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity ratio of …