Sunday, January 01, 2006

Caregivers Of Patients In Institutions Report Higher Depession Than Patients Living At Home. A new study shows that caregivers of patients residing in institutions suffer from depression more than caregivers of patients residing at home. Researchers from Case Western University, Cleveland, OH, followed 211 caregivers of patients who received more than three days of mechanical ventilation. Of the caregivers, 163 were enrolled in an eight-week disease management intervention program, consisting of individualized case management services from an advanced practice nurse... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 6:15:53 AM    comment []

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