Community Care
A section of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Section Information
Community care is focused on societal support for people with mental illness and disabilities in living in and participating in society. Community care consists of actions, both on a small and large scale, that people can take to show their support for another person or a group of individuals, particularly older people and those with mental illnesses, learning disabilities, and physical disabilities. The most important aim of community care is enabling those cared for to remain living in their own homes. In addition, it strives to allow these people to be as independent as possible to prevent social isolation. The section Community Care will involve a wide diversity of studies - with a medical focus - related to people with mental illness and disabilities, including research on housing and residential environments, education, work, traffic and transport, friends and relatives, recreation and leisure, and health and healthcare.
Keywords
- community care
- home care services
- district nursing
- informal care
- collaboration between formal and informal care
- quality of life for people with disabilities
- mental illness
- learning disabilities
- physical disabilities
- frailty
- prevention
- recreational, occupational, educational, and cultural activities for people with disabilities
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Social, Economic and Political Determinants of Health and Health Equity (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Healthcare Practice in Community (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Interventions for Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in the Ageing Population (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Expanding Competency of Primary Health Care: Emotional and Bio-Social Meanings for General Practice Consultation (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Delay, Disability, and Behavioral Health Considerations (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Holistic Approaches to Aging in Place: Health, Safety and Community (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Suicide and Self-Injury: Prevention, Identification, and Patient Care (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Improving the Health and Well-Being of Groups of Workers Experiencing Work Disparities (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- A Multitude of Domains: How Attention Shapes Our Behavior from Health Promoting to Clinical Rehabilitation Settings (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Primary and Community Care: Opportunities and Challenges (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Aging and Quality of Life: Second Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Comprehensive Health for the LGBTQ+ Community (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Review Special Issue on Community Care (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Quality Integrated Long-Term Care for Older People (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Research on Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being among Older People (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older People: Second Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Physical Activity and Body Composition in Healthy Aging (Deadline: 27 May 2025)
- Social Innovation in the Provision of Long-Term Care for Older People and Vulnerable Populations (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Healthy Ageing and Lifestyle Medicine: Current Knowledge and Future Direction (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Impact of Social Connections on Well-Being of Older Adults (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Advances in Primary Health Care and Community Health (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Strategies for Older Populations to Ensure Healthy Lifespans (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport in People with Disabilities: Strategies for Health Promotion (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Rehabilitation Program for Orthopedic and Neurological Patients (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Advancing Mental Well-Being and Health Equity in Marginalized Communities (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
