Annamaria Bagnasco, Rosaria Alvaro, Loreto Lancia, Duilio Fiorenzo Manara, Laura Rasero, Gennaro Rocco, Alessandra Burgio, Marco Di Nitto, Milko Zanini, Maurizio Zega, Giancarlo Cicolini, Loredana Sasso, Beatrice Mazzoleni
INTRODUCTION: The aging of the population requires an appropriate knowledge of the type of care that needs to be provided to inform healthcare policies. In Italy, neither home care nursing, nor the patient experiences have ever been described. OBJECTIVES: To describe the characteristics of nurses and care recipients involved in home care. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 18 Italian Regions. Between April and October 2023, data from nurses and patients involved in home care were collected through two surveys...
May 6, 2024: Public Health Nursing