Implications of end‐of‐life home care compared with hospital‐based care during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A case report |
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| Authors: | Ryo Sakamoto Divya Bhandari Makoto Yoshida Hirotomo Miyatake Makoto Kosaka Akihiko Ozaki Tetsuya Tanimoto Masahiro Kami |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Visina Home Care, Tokyo Japan ; 2. Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo Japan ; 3. Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo Japan ; 4. Orange Home‐Care Clinic, Fukui Japan ; 5. Department of Breast Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Fukushima Japan |
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| Abstract: | Restriction on hospital visits for COVID‐19 infection control continues to have a significant negative impact on patients and their families. For a patient receiving palliative care, this social isolation may deteriorate their mental health. In such situations, home care could be a viable solution to this problem. |
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| Keywords: | homecare < social care, infectious diseases, nursing, psychiatry |
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