Norah Keating,Jennifer Swindle,Stephanie Fletcher
Norah Keating
Research on rural aging has developed considerably since publication of the book Aging in Rural Canada (Butterworths, 1991). The purpose of this article is twofold: to provide a retrospective on issues in rural aging from this book, and to ...
Verena H Menec,Robin Means,Norah Keating et al.
Verena H Menec et al.
On the political and policy front, interest has increased in making communities more "age-friendly", an ongoing trend since the World Health Organization launched its global Age-Friendly Cities project. We conceptualize age-friendly communi...
To pay or not to pay: examining underlying principles in the debate on financial support for family caregivers [0.03%]
给与不给与——关于家庭护理人员经济支持辩论的考量因素探究
Janice Keefe,Beth Rajnovich
Janice Keefe
In many countries one approach to supporting family-and-friend caregivers is direct financial or monetary support. Debates about the benefits and consequences of such policies pervade the literature. Building on the premise that values unde...
Out of place: mediating health and social care in Ontario's long-term care sector [0.03%]
名不副实：安大略省长期护理业的医疗卫生和社会照护管理问题
Tamara Daly
Tamara Daly
The paper discusses two reforms in Ontario's long-term care. The first is the commercialization of home care as a result of the implementation of a "managed competition" delivery model. The second is the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Car...
Understanding aging and disability perspectives on home care: uncovering facts and values in public-policy narratives and discourse [0.03%]
透视居家护理的老龄化与残疾观点：在公共政策叙述和论述中揭示事实与价值标准
Phillip G Clark
Phillip G Clark
Every public-policy problem can be defined in terms of its empirical ("facts") and normative ("values") dimensions and the interrelationship between them. An understanding of the connection between facts and values at the foundation of the ...
[Attitude and perceived control of the elderly towards the consumption of anxiolytic, sedative and hypnotic medications] [0.03%]
老年人对焦虑、镇静及催眠类药物使用的态度和感知控制感调查研究
Marilyn Guindon,Philippe Cappeliez
Marilyn Guindon
This study examines the importance of variables from the Theory of Planned Behaviour (i.e., attitudes toward behaviour, subjective norms, and perceived control) for the prediction of consumption of anxiolytic and sedative-hypnotic (ASH) med...
Poverty variations among the elderly: the roles of income security policies and family co-residence [0.03%]
老年人口贫困的差异：收入保障政策和家庭同居的作用
Lisa Kaida,Monica Boyd
Lisa Kaida
Despite a rapid overall decline in poverty among older people since the 1970s, poverty among elderly immigrants is persistently high in Canada. Using data from the 2006 Canadian Census of Population, this article presents results of a study...
Nancye May Peel
Nancye May Peel
Worldwide, falls among older people are a public health concern because of their frequency and adverse consequences in terms of morbidity, mortality, and quality of life, as well as their impact on health system services and costs. This epi...
The role of culture and diversity in the prevention of falls among older Chinese people [0.03%]
文化与多样性在预防中国老年人跌倒中的作用
Khim Horton,Angela Dickinson
Khim Horton
This grounded-theory study explored the perceptions of Chinese older people, living in England, on falls and fear of falling, and identified facilitators and barriers to fall prevention interventions. With a sample of 30 Chinese older peopl...
[Palliative care decision making among the elderly and family: a theoretical model] [0.03%]
[老年人与家庭的姑息治疗决策：一个理论模型]
Julie Lamontagne,Marie Beaulieu,Marcel Arcand
Julie Lamontagne
The elderly in palliative care are confronted with difficult decisions relating to treatments. The philosophy of palliative care, namely, including the patient and his/her family right away, leads the doctor to consult with the two parties ...