"Home Care Services" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.
| Descriptor ID |
D006699
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.143.524 N02.421.539.089
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| Concept/Terms |
Home Care Services- Home Care Services
- Home Care Service
- Service, Home Care
- Care Services, Home
- Domiciliary Care
- Care, Domiciliary
- Services, Home Care
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Home Care Services" by people in Profiles.
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Reducing HIV-Associated Post-Hospital Mortality Through Home-Based Care in South Africa: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 May 15; 78(5):1256-1263.
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"I got tested at home, the help came to me": acceptability and feasibility of home-based TB testing of household contacts using portable molecular diagnostics in South Africa. Trop Med Int Health. 2021 03; 26(3):343-354.
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The effect of a home exercise intervention on persons with lower limb amputations: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil. 2020 Jan; 34(1):99-110.
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Home therapy for inherited bleeding disorders in South Africa: Results of a modified Delphi consensus process. S Afr Med J. 2019 Aug 28; 109(9):639-644.
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Provision of HIV services by community health workers should be strengthened to achieve full programme potential: a cross-sectional analysis in rural South Africa. Trop Med Int Health. 2019 04; 24(4):401-408.
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Cost of Integrating Noncommunicable Disease Screening Into Home-Based HIV Testing and Counseling in South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 08 15; 78(5):522-526.
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Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Global Health. 2017 Dec 19; 13(1):90.
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Exploring the characteristics of nursing agencies in South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2015; 8:27878.
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Home-based versus clinic-based care for patients starting antiretroviral therapy with low CD4? cell counts: findings from a cluster-randomized trial. AIDS. 2014 Feb 20; 28(4):569-76.
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Effectiveness of personalised, home-based nutritional counselling on infant feeding practices, morbidity and nutritional outcomes among infants in Nairobi slums: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2013 Dec 27; 14:445.