Internet and older people
Internet provision of tailored advice on falls prevention activities for older people: a randomized controlled evaluation
... mainly people who already had positive attitudes towards the kind of advice the website ...frail people with balance problems who wanted to carry out SBT exercises at ...of older Internet ...
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Using Actor-Network Theory to Understanding Virtual Community Networks of Older People Using the Internet
... of Internet technologies such as “All my friends use e-mail and I’ll be left out if I don’t” (Council on the Ageing 2000) suggest that characteristics of the technology have less to do with things than do social ...
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Older People New Media Choice Why (Not) Use The Internet?
... the Internet. During the uptake of the Internet the medium itself continued to evolve, offering increasing ...the Internet, or offering them online ...of Internet access, there are still those ...
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The Internet, E-Commerce and Older People: an Actor-Network Approach to Researching Reasons for Adoption and Use
... of Internet adoption by older people that follow result from research undertaken by the authors, and give some useful insights into how and why these people really adopt this ...with ...
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... many people who do not use the Internet and much further growth is needed before older adults are adequately represented ...the Internet, which is correlated not only to the age of the user ...
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Happier and less isolated: internet use in old age
... for older people to continue working, to stay healthy longer and to continue to contribute to society in other ways, for example through ...Old people have specific experience and knowledge which can ...
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Assistive technology and older people
... assistance devices linked to response teams via a person’s telephone, such as community alarm services, detectors or monitors of fire, gas or falls). The definitions also embrace a range of technologies from low-level to ...
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Older people in the information society
... the Internet or problems with interpersonal communication which takes place via computer or ...the Internet, the ability to stay in touch with loved ones, ...
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employment opportunities for older people
... million people actively looking for work, and another three quarters of a million who may not be looking at present, but could be candidates for extra help, more than a million ...million older workers who ...
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Optimizing nutrition in older people
... A range of psychosocial and physiological factors influence nutritional intake and status in older adults. For example a change in body composition with ageing has a profound effect on nutritional status and ...
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telecare services for older people
... This briefing is part of the Department of Health’s prevention package, a key component of the government’s strategy for an ageing society. The package aims to raise the focus on older people’s prevention services ...
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Pain in older people with frailty
... in older people with frailty compared to people characterised as pre-frail or not ...Thus, older people reporting pain are more likely to be ...for older people with ...
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Supporting older people and carers
... involve older people as ambassadors of their knowledge and experience in schools, museums and colleges, where they can share with the rest of us what they have learned from a lifetime of ...experience. ...
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nursing older people 21
... dying people. Many hospices have a remit to support dying people in any setting, so it is worth approaching your local one to see whether they would be willing to offer specialist advice if you are having ...
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Persuasive Technology for Human Development: Review and Case Study
... Human beings use technology resources for better lifestyle but fully automated environment might result in frustration for the user as it might tend to be less user-friendly. On the other hand, if technology has been ...
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Guidance for the care of older people
... every older person from that group will possess those ...assist people to maintain autonomy, control and a quality of life that anyone can reasonably expect irrespective of age, race, ethnicity, social ...
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Housing, health, care and support organisations are still failing to deliver appropriate services to black and minority ethnic (bme) elders.
... Consequently, older Latin American people now have access to quality, affordable housing for the first time, with the project playing a supportive role before, during and after people move – a role ...
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Pain management skills of regional nurses caring for older people with dementia: a needs analysis
... While many of the participants believed that their residents experienced pain and that they could competently manage that pain, it appears that they do not have the knowledge base to manage pain effectively. Managing ...
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Morphology of the Toe Flexor Muscles in Older Adults With Toe Deformities
... in older people. Reports indicate 35-74% of older men and women having some degree of hallux valgus [1, 2], while approximately 60% of older people display deformities of toes 2-5 ...
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Low level support for socially isolated older people: An evaluation of telephone befriending
... and older people, is unclear (Cattan et al, ...as people with learning difficulties (Heslop, ...young people, concluded that “all projects believe the supportive relationships that they ...
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