aftercare
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈæftərˌkɛr/
- Specialized
:
cuidado postoperatorio
- In 2004, the total number of clients in aftercare was 957 (59% males, 41% females); their average age was 26.8 years.
- aftercare program
- aftercare service
- aftercare plan
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- Hustle Butter products were designed for full tattoo process before tattooing, in process as aftercare and forever after.
Examples
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Many of the patients came to us for aftercare after they had been treated in our county hospital.
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Resources did not permit more than one aftercare interview.
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Improved access to appropriate treatment centers and improved aftercare services in school following treatment are needed.
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Another gap can be found in the existence of a shortage of aftercare programs.
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Community re-entry and aftercare have therefore received increasing attention from both practitioners and researchers.
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The current system of treatment, re-entry, and aftercare must be integrated to sustain the individual in the recovery process.
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Six centers provided outpatient aftercare, four facilities offered intensive aftercare programs, and seven centers provided both.
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Continuing aftercare needs to provide routine monitoring of client behavior and functioning for relapse.
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Eleven centers provided intensive, six to 12-month aftercare programs to 533 clients who were ex-users.
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After her surgery, the hospital staff provided thorough aftercare to ensure she healed properly.
Synonyms
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3.0
A doctor's appointment to check recovery after treatment
A period after a treatment when staff check progress
How Intensive
- Specialized
1
4.8
155
2.5
- Specialized
5
4.2
1
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aftercare is simply after + care, where after means 'later' and care means 'looking after', so imagine giving a plant water after you move it to help it grow. So, in medicine aftercare is the care and treatment given 'after' an operation or illness to help recovery.