Older people's independence
Multimorbidity associated with functional independence among community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional study in Southern China
... The results of the factor analysis and the relationship be- tween factors and functional status are presented in Table 5. Sampling adequacy for factor analysis was confirmed by KMO = 0.699 and Bartlett’ s test of ...
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Independence, institutionalization, death and treatment costs 18 months after rehabilitation of older people in two different primary health care settings
... of older people, in a structured and intensive Primary care dedicated inpatient rehabilitation (PCDIR, n=202) versus a less structured and less intensive Primary care nursing home rehabilitation (PCNHR, ...
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Ageing and vision impairment : activity, independence and life satisfaction : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation at Massey University, Palmerston North, Aotearoa/New Zealand
... affects older people, yet we do not know specifically which areas of daily living are most affected by vision ...and independence differ for this population compared to others their ...for ...
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Older People and Their Loneliness: A Case in a Transitional Society
... Old people, living in a retirement homes stated “Health conditions” ...Old people living with their relatives, alone or with their partner most commonly chose the answer “Other” and also wrote down their ...
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Older people's perception on younger people's smart phone usage a comparison of older smart phone users and non smart phone users
... for older people and thereby as a further barrier for older people to use the ...of older people against the smart phone usage, arguments to use the device can be found in ...
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Robot carers, ethics, and older people
... the older person at the time a rehabilitation device or robot with enabling capabilities is placed with that person’s con- sent in their ...maintain independence is not simply an expression of taste, but a ...
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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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Reablement : supporting older people towards independence
... of older persons for the benefit of our societies and to increasing their quality of life by enabling their personal fulfilment in later years, as well as their participation in social and economic ...
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A randomised control trial of a Quick response team for older people : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Nursing at Massey University
... This research investigated the impact of Quick Response Team QRT care on levels of independence in older people at three months, as measured by changes in living accommodation and home s[r] ...
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Care For Older People
... for older people, community care generally means helping people who need care and support to live with dignity and independence in the community, usually in the person’s own home or the home ...
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First-Encounter Talks between Younger and Older Adults in Taiwan: A Conversation Analysis Approach
... the older adults, in line with what Coupland et ...as older adults who use it are often simultaneously engaged in PSD regarding their long-term ailments or declining physical ...toward older adults’ ...
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Analysis of Risk Factors Sociodemographic for the Functional Dependence of Adults with Spinal Cord Injury
... with people over 10 years of injury, in other words, people in the chronic phase of SCI; and the one using the MIF [13] was developed in a rehabilitation hospital with people who was entering the ...
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Person-Oriented Research Ethics and Dementia:The Lack of Consensus
... The experiences of people with dementia has garnered significant academic attention in both the health sciences and social sciences. However, conducting research with participants with dementia, who may be a ...
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An empirical comparison of the OPQoL-Brief, EQ-5D-3 L and ASCOT in a community dwelling population of older people
... Study limitations include that participants in this study were essentially a self-selected group who were cogni- tively intact, fairly healthy and chose to participate in this research. Further, these participants ...
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Older␣People␣and Wellbeing
... Figure1.2.Male lifeexpectancyat birth–manual andnon-manual occupations, Englandand Wales,1972-2005 Source:Officefor NationalStatistics 2007a.. However,despitestrikingoverallgainsinlifeex[r] ...
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FOCUS ON Older People
... aspirations. People in older age groups tend to have poorer health and have reduced incomes after ...Many people in their 50s have high disposable incomes as a result of paying off much of their ...
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Institutionaliized Older People
... There is mounting evidence which suggests that horticulture therapy is a highly effective intervention with this population Burgess, 1990; Please, 1990; Mooney, 1994; Mooney and Hoover, [r] ...
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The Impact of Fear of Falling on Functional Independence Among Older Adults Receiving Home Health Services
... occupational therapy because the discipline strives to influence occupational performance throughout a person's lifespan. The older adults in this study, whose health was already compromised, were observed while ...
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Liberation, not independence: a practical theological paradigm for people in Scotland
... and that some sort of decentralized consciousness or political determinism prevails. Although some financial systems are partly automated (to quickly respond to complex market conditions) human agency of individuals or ...
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Evaluation of Rochdale Partnerships for Older People Project (POPP:Building Healthy Communities for Older People)
... identifying older people’s health concerns and linking POPP members with statutory health ...supporting older people with disabilities to remain more independent in their homes through obtaining ...
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