"Homebound Persons" 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.
Those unable to leave home without exceptional effort and support; patients (in this condition) who are provided with or are eligible for home health services, including medical treatment and personal care. Persons are considered homebound even if they may be infrequently and briefly absent from home if these absences do not indicate an ability to receive health care in a professional's office or health care facility. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988, p309)
| Descriptor ID |
D018577
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.276
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| Concept/Terms |
Homebound Persons- Homebound Persons
- Homebound Person
- Person, Homebound
- Persons, Homebound
- House-Bound Persons
- House Bound Persons
- House-Bound Person
- Person, House-Bound
- Persons, House-Bound
- Shut-Ins
- Shut Ins
- Shut-In
- Home-Bound Persons
- Home Bound Persons
- Home-Bound Person
- Person, Home-Bound
- Persons, Home-Bound
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| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Homebound Persons" by people in Profiles.
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Mwamburi DM, Liebson E, Folstein M, Bungay K, Tucker KL, Qiu WQ. Depression and glycemic intake in the homebound elderly. J Affect Disord. 2011 Jul; 132(1-2):94-8.
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Knight MM, Houseman EA. A collaborative model for the treatment of depression in homebound elders. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2008 Sep; 29(9):974-91.
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Dick K, Frazier SC. An exploration of nurse practitioner care to homebound frail elders. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2006 Jul; 18(7):325-34.
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Scott TM, Peter I, Tucker KL, Arsenault L, Bergethon P, Bhadelia R, Buell J, Collins L, Dashe JF, Griffith J, Hibberd P, Leins D, Liu T, Ordovas JM, Patz S, Price LL, Qiu WQ, Sarnak M, Selhub J, Smaldone L, Wagner C, Wang L, Weiner D, Yee J, Rosenberg I, Folstein M. The Nutrition, Aging, and Memory in Elders (NAME) study: design and methods for a study of micronutrients and cognitive function in a homebound elderly population. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006 Jun; 21(6):519-28.
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Qiu WQ, Price LL, Hibberd P, Buell J, Collins L, Leins D, Mwamburi DM, Rosenberg I, Smaldone L, Scott TM, Siegel RD, Summergrad P, Sun X, Wagner C, Wang L, Yee J, Tucker KL, Folstein M. Executive dysfunction in homebound older people with diabetes mellitus. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Mar; 54(3):496-501.