Deconstructing housework: cuts to home support services and the implications for hospital discharge planning [0.03%]
居间服务削减与家庭日常事务：对医院出院计划的影响分析
Jasmyne Rockwell
Jasmyne Rockwell
Over the last decade, the home support resources in British Columbia have decreased. Specifically, nonmedical tasks such as housekeeping and meal preparation have been severely restricted and are no longer available for hospital discharge p...
Changes in objective and self-reported measures of physical capacity after an intervention in obese older women [0.03%]
肥胖老年女性干预后客观和自我报告的身体机能指标的变化
Danielle R Bouchard,Lisa Soucy,Martin Sénéchal et al.
Danielle R Bouchard et al.
The aim of this study was to determine if objective and self-reported measures of physical capacity are two equivalent methods to detect changes following an intervention in obese older women. 36 obese women aged between 55 and 75 years par...
Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of women & aging. 2010;22(1):34-46. DOI:10.1080/08952840903489011 2010
Lynda Moss,Patricia B Crane
Lynda Moss
The aims of the study were to: (a) examine the number, absolute volume, and type of daily medications older women were taking 6 to 12 months post-myocardial infarction (MI); (b) describe the financial burden of cardiac medications; and (c) ...
Carmen Requena,Ana Maria Martínez,Tomás Ortiz
Carmen Requena
The long life expentancy of the elderly motivates interest in their quality of life. Our study analyzes vital satisfaction as a global indicator of the three dimensions (physical, mental, and social) of the quality of life in relation to he...
Psychological factors among elderly women with suicidal intentions or attempts to suicide: a controlled comparison [0.03%]
老年女性自杀倾向和企图的心理因素：一项对照研究
Rosalind Lau,Carol A Morse,Stephen Macfarlane
Rosalind Lau
The aim of this study was to measure a range of psychological factors identified as important in the literature (resilience, psychological distress, feelings of hopelessness, personal and interpersonal control) among community-dwelling elde...
The realities of aging [0.03%]
老龄化面临的现实问题
J Dianne Garner
J Dianne Garner
Lorraine T Dorfman,Elizabeth C Mendez,Joelle K Osterhaus
Lorraine T Dorfman
Oral history research has seldom focused on the reflections of rural older women. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify: (a) stresses associated with major historical events that affected the lives of rural older women, and ...
Loneliness and mistreatment of older Chinese women: does social support matter? [0.03%]
社会支持能够缓解我国老年女性的孤独感和受虐待情况吗？
XinQi Dong,Todd Beck,Melissa A Simon
XinQi Dong
The objectives of this study are to: (a) examine the association of loneliness and mistreatment of older Chinese women, and (b) examine the potential modifying effect of social support on these associations. We conducted a cross-sectional s...
Seeking help from health and welfare services among elderly single women [0.03%]
老年单身女性寻求保健和福利服务的情况研究
Pnina Ron
Pnina Ron
The current research is a pilot study that included 87 single women who responded to an announcement placed in one of the national newspapers and then filled out interview questionnaires. The study hypothesized three groups of variables for...
Racial and gender differences in pressure ulcer development among nursing home residents in the Southeastern United States [0.03%]
美国东南部养老院居民压力性溃疡发生的种族和性别差异分析
Daniel L Howard,Yhenneko J Taylor
Daniel L Howard
Objective: To determine whether there is a difference in the incidence of pressure ulcers (PU) between African American (AA) and White nursing home (NH) residents in the Southeastern United States. ...