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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Older person"”.
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Health of adult caregivers of the older person and intergenerational family relationships
… and the current health of the caregiver of the older person were tested. Additionally, path analysis techniques were used to evaluate the adequacy of the proposed theoretical framework. The theoretical propositions tested were: (1) The greater the intergenerational family relationships of the …
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Experiences of the Older Person with Cancer: A qualitative study of medical and specialist ward settings
… cancer patients’ experiences and care of the older person. Previous cancer research has identified that health care professionals may treat older people with cancer differently, perceiving them as having less power; offering fewer treatment options; and less access to specialist cancer care. …
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An exploration of the factors that affect the extensive meal experience for the older person living in residential care.
… be influenced by individual concepts including person-centred approach, food-service, sensory factors, environmental factors, social interaction, and staff responsibility. However no single study has reviewed the complex nature of the holistic mealtime experience. An approach is needed to fully …
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How do organisational and social contexts influence mealtimes on wards caring for the older person aged 65 years and above?
… of evidence- based strategies that enhance older people’s mealtime experience. Background: Malnutrition among older hospitalised people remains a global concern including in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. Approximately 35% (1 in every 3) of elderly patients are at risk of …
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Caregiving and Carereceiving: An Investigation of Burdens and Satisfactions
… family caregiving network and the dependent, older person living in the same home.
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Does the care provided by the informal caregivers affect their quality of life?
… life (QoL) of the caregiver whilst caring for an older person in the community. A hundred informal caregivers, aged between 25 and 89 years (mean 63.55 years; S.D 14.69) participated in this study. The sample was taken from those older patients who were referred for domiciliary physiotherapy …
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An evaluation of healthcare professionals’ decision-making in the care of frail older people at end of life
… need to provide timely, proactive support for older people as they continue to age (NHS England 2014;2017). Therefore this evaluation aims to evaluate the influence of policy and practice on the decision-making of professionals to inform service delivery.<br/><br/>This evaluation utilised a …
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An Exploration of How Various ‘Cultures of Dance’ Construct Experiences of Health and Growing Older
… constructed experiences of health and growing older for dancers and dance teachers in the 50 plus age range. The dance ethnography provided thick descriptions of each particular ‘culture of dance’ and the processes of embodying dance for older dancers in the ‘here and now’. The 37 narrative …
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Adapting a human thermoregulation model for predicting the thermal response of older persons
… for predicting the thermal response of Typical Older Persons. The model known as the Older Persons Model predicts the core body temperature and regulatory responses of the older people in environmental exposures of cold, warm and hot. The model was developed by modifying an existing dynamic …
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Moving home : exploring older peoples' experiences of hospital discharge
… and social attitudes on the experiences of the older person leaving acute hospital care and returning to their own home. The project aims are summarised as below:*To develop an understanding of individuals' experiences within discharge preparation and planned support while they are preparing for …
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Family ties and care for aged parents at home
… and carry out their responsibilities to their older relatives. Forty-three persons representing up to three generations per family were interviewed. They articulated the meaning of their responsibility to care for the parent, how they learned to be responsible to family members, and what …
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Three-wait-citizen: narratives of lived experiences of older persons with depression in Macau
… the complex phenomenon of depression among these older persons in Macau. The associated explanatory framework models the relationships between the three meta-categories. Each interacts with the others, consequently one meta-category both causes and also results from others. The three …
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Clothing purchasing practices: a comparison of fourth and seventh grade children
This research investigated personal clothing purchasing practices of upper elementary school children in relation to: grade level, sex, race, socioeconomic status, mothers' employment, and types of clothing acquired. One hundred ninety-one fourth and seventh graders from rural Virginia completed a …
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Accidental falls and psychological trauma in older people.
… falls may pose a threat of death or injury to an older person. The psychological burden experienced by older adults after a fall adds to recovery difficulties. Persistent psychological problems post-fall may be related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The limited research on the phenomenon …
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Are they really Cinderellas? Exploring residential aged care nursing in New Zealand
… aged care developed a political voice in joining older adults and their advocacy groups to raise awareness of policy decisions that impacted on the health care of the older person.
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Family caregivers of dependent older persons: Lived experiences of social support
… for a family caregiver who cares for a dependent older person in the home? Eleven family caregivers who could discuss their lived experiences of social support were interviewed. The study was conducted using a phenomenological approach. Interviews were audio- tape recorded and transcribed verbatim …
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A mixed-methods evaluation of novel services for vulnerable patient groups in Ireland
… of government expenditure. Cancer patients and older persons are two patient population groups that account for a large portion of healthcare utilisation and both groups are continuously increasing in number. Safe, cost- effective innovations are needed to provide care for these population …
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Elder abuse in South Africa: measurement, prevalence and risk
Abuse towards older people is a global public health and human rights concern and considered a hidden pandemic due to underreporting. It has been estimated that 1 in 6 people aged 60 and older have experienced abuse at some point, with World Health Organization estimating that only 4% of cases are …
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A Realist Review and Evaluation of Spark: An Online, Arts in Health Intervention for Older People Experiencing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Wales
… aspects of bio-psychosocial wellness. For the older population, finding preventative, community-based interventions that can reduce social isolation and loneliness is particularly important because of the potential to reduce their need to access secondary health and social care services and the …
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