Review article

An infectology patient in home care

J. Cindrić
E. Bobinac

Abstract

This article deals with the home care of an infectology patient after his release from the hospital; it is either the patient in the regression or reconvalescence of illness or the illness is of a mild nature and therefore only ambulance check-up, home care and medical treatment are required. Some significant features are pointed out, such as the patient's infection, microbiological and epidemiological background of the illness, as well as the aspect of an extramural infectology intervention in contemporary conditions. It is further elaborated on the home care, working conditions in such situations, possible advantages and disadvantages of home treatment, and also about the certain conditions that need to be fulfilled by the patient and his immediate surroundings on one side and the doctor and his team on the other. Some difficulties are also mentioned, but positive attitudes, such as, the prevailing professional ambition, affirmative incouragements, intellectual energy and emotional attachment with the patient are emphasized. A series of problems have been stated, the answers to them are to be expected from the results of this type of treatment of infected patients.

Keywords

Home care; general/family practise; infectology

Hrčak ID:

12689

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/12689

Publication date:

14.9.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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