Odette N Gould,Anna MacLennan,Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard
Odette N Gould
This study investigates novice and experienced student nurses' attitudes about caring for patients across the lifespan. Students were also asked why they would enjoy or not enjoy caring for children and older adults. Both novice (n = 114) a...
Development of support networks in informal dementia care: guided, organic, and chance routes through support [0.03%]
痴呆非正式照料中的支持网络的发展：指导型、有机型和偶然型路径分析
Valerie Egdell
Valerie Egdell
Increasing knowledge about factors that shape the development of care networks for people with dementia is imperative in countries with aging populations that are relying increasingly on informal care. This study used a qualitative approach...
Marc-Antoine Busque,Jacques Légaré
Marc-Antoine Busque
Based on data from the 2002 General Social Survey, this research presents a global portrait of unmet needs for home care services among Canadians aged 65 and over. It shows that 26.8% of seniors need assistance, accounting for approximately...
A mix of bulk and ready-to-use modified-texture food: impact on older adults requiring dysphagic food [0.03%]
吞咽困难老年人即食改质食品与大宗改质食品混合摄取之影响研究
Heather H Keller,Larry W Chambers,Dean A Fergusson et al.
Heather H Keller et al.
Ready-to-use modified-texture food (rMTF) products are commercially available and may have greater appeal than conventional in-house or commercial bulk modified-texture food (cMTF) products. A nine-month pilot study using a prospective inte...
A systematic review of screening tools for predicting the development of dementia [0.03%]
用于预测痴呆症发病风险的筛查工具系统评价
Andrea R Lischka,Marissa Mendelsohn,Tom Overend et al.
Andrea R Lischka et al.
Early detection of dementia is essential to guide front-line health care practitioners in further clinical evaluations and treatments. There is a paucity of literature assessing the effectiveness of screening tools to predict the developmen...
Older adults living with osteoarthritis: examining the relationship of age and gender to medicine use [0.03%]
伴发骨关节炎的老年人：考察年龄和性别对用药行为的影响
Judith E Fisher,Peri J Ballantyne,Gillian A Hawker
Judith E Fisher
Osteoarthritis (OA) in older adults is a prevalent chronic condition associated with substantial pain and disability. Oral analgesic use is a central component of symptom management. Medication use in this population, however, is complex an...
Sara A Finkelstein,Dorothy A Forbes,Chantelle A M Richmond
Sara A Finkelstein
This article explores how dementia care is provided to First Nations communities in southwestern Ontario. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with health care providers and analysed using a constructivist grounded-theory methodo...
Associations among physician advice, physical activity, and socio-demographic groups in older Spanish adults [0.03%]
西班牙老年人中医生建议、身体活动和社会人口群体之间的关系
María Martín Rodríguez,Jesús Martínez Del Castillo,José Antonio Serrano Sánchez et al.
María Martín Rodríguez et al.
This study examined the relationship between medical advice to engage in physical activity with type of demand required by physical activity and demographic variables. A cross-sectional study was developed, featuring a questionnaire on phys...
Long-term care residents with cancer and their health care providers reflect on hope [0.03%]
长期照护机构中的癌症患者及其医疗提供者对希望的反思
Maggie Gibson,Eunice Gorman
Maggie Gibson
This study examined hope in long-term care residents with cancer from the perspectives of both residents and health care providers (HCPs). Clinical data established that the prevalence of a cancer diagnosis in the study facility (15%) was s...
One-year follow-up of non-institutionalized dependent older adults: mortality, hospitalization, and mobility [0.03%]
社区依赖性老年人的一年随访：死亡率、住院和行动能力
Marcos Aparecido Sarria Cabrera,Mara Solange Gomes Dellaroza,Celita Salmaso Trelha et al.
Marcos Aparecido Sarria Cabrera et al.
Non-institutionalized dependent older adults present high morbidity and mortality, demand care from their families, and consume primary health care resources. To expand knowledge about this group, we conducted a population-based one-year pr...