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Discovery of the day · Public Health
[Viewpoint] Not every home is a haven: how policy and practice can address vulnerabilities in home-based care
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Medicine · Public Health
Discovery of the day
This Lancet viewpoint argues that home-based care, while often the preferred setting for individuals with serious illness, is not uniformly safe or supportive. The authors demonstrate that policy and practice frameworks must explicitly account for vulnerabilities within the home—including caregiver strain, inadequate resources, and risks to patient safety—rather than assuming the home is inherently protective. For a nurse and psychologist focused on chronic disease, health behavior, and prevention, this analysis reframes the home as a clinical and policy environment requiring structured assessment and targeted intervention, with direct implications for how home-based chronic care is designed, delivered, and evaluated.
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