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Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2022

Grand-Aides Markedly Reduce 6-Month and 30-Day Readmissions and Emergency Department Visits for Patients with Heart Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Kathleen Reeves, Nicolle Strand, Byron Udegbe, Bryson Hoover-Hankerson, Steuart Wright, Victor Jegede, Susan Freeman, Jeffrey Slocum, Arthur Garson

Issue: Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2022

Pages: 40-44

Received: 19 April 2022

Accepted: 5 May 2022

Published: 12 May 2022

DOI: 10.11648/j.sjcm.20221102.11

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Abstract: While numerous approaches have been used to reducing hospital readmissions, few have been subjected to a randomized clinical trial (RCT). This RCT studied the effectiveness of a “Grand-Aides” home visitation program in the reduction of readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits for patients with heart failure. High-risk patients (N=97) were ... Show More

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Determinants of the Number of Antenatal Care Visits During Pregnancy Period: The Case of Tigray Reginal State Region, Ethiopia

Sebwedin Surur Jemal, Nejat Mehammed Aseffa, Hagos Mekonen

Issue: Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2022

Pages: 45-56

Received: 8 April 2022

Accepted: 9 May 2022

Published: 19 May 2022

DOI: 10.11648/j.sjcm.20221102.12

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Abstract: Antenatal care could be a preventive obstetric health care program geared toward optimizing maternal fetal outcome through regular monitoring of pregnancy. Whether or not world health organization (WHO) recommends a minimum of 4 antenatal care service (ANC) visits for normal pregnancy, existing evidence from developing countries including Ethiopia ... Show More

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