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Sather III, Richard, Mahsa Soufineyestani, Nabiha Imtiaz, and Arshia Khan. "Assistive Robots Designed for Eldery Care and Caregivers." International Journal of Robotics and Control 3, no. 1 (May 19, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijrc.v3n1p1.
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As per the World Population prospects (19th revision), in 2019 every 11th person (11% of the population) was aged 65 or older and by 2050 every 6th person (16% of the world population) will be aged 65 or older. This rapid growth in people aged 65 and above has and will continue to pose some health management concerns, especially in the elderly with chronic ailments. The need for care provision for the elderly has provoked an exploration of various solutions to address elderly care management. Non-pharmacological interventions that utilize technology, such as robotics, are solutions that have proven to prolong independence and delay the admission of elderly into assisted care facilities. This paper will explore the various types of robotic solutions that are currently available to offer elderly care. This study will look at robotic solutions that are humanoid, animal-like, and robots that do not resemble humans or animals and their applications in elderly care. The various applications of robotics and the respective types of robots utilized in the provision of care in elderly care will be discussed as well.
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Lee, ji youn. "Eldery Long-Term Care Insurance and Diabetic Patient." Korean Clinical Diabetes 10, no. 1 (2009): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4093/kcd.2009.10.1.51.
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Backer, Paul. "Interventional Research in Primary Health Care for the Eldery." Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 4, no. 1 (January 1986): 3–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02813438609013961.
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Kucukdagli, P., G. Bahat, C. Kilic, O. Yilmaz, and M. A. Karan. "Falling of eldery living in the community." Clinical Nutrition 37 (September 2018): S171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.06.1622.
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Paramita, Windya Kartika. "Systematic Review: Affecting Behaviour of Hygiene and Health Care of the Eldery." Jurnal PROMKES 9, no. 1 (March 30, 2021): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jpk.v9.i1.2021.69-78.
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Background: The Elderly is an age group that has decreased organ function which is susceptible to various diseases. The elderly also experience physical decline which can affect personal hygiene and health care behavior. Objective: To determine the factors that affect the personal hygiene and health care of the elderly. Method: Personal hygiene referred to in this study was hygiene to care for the whole body including skin, feet, teeth, nails, and hair. This study was a systematic review of studies with primary data related to factors affecting personal hygiene and health care for the elderly. The study was conducted on 35 international journals. Results: Personal hygiene of the elderly are feet. Factors that influence their hygiene on demographic factors include residence, education, source of income, gender, age, and knowledge. Factors affecting elderly hygiene on personal characteristic factors include need assistance, perceived benefits, disease, frequency of cleansing, self-efficacy, physical change, degree of independence, mobility, and self-motivation. Factors affecting them on facilities and infrastructure factors supporters include equipment, care services facilities, equipment, distance to care service facilities, social support, and practical conditions. Factors affecting on healthy program factors include training, education caregiver, motivation caregiver, health promotion, health information seeking, satisfaction, informal care, behavioral programs, utilization, and functional health literacy. Conclusion: Factors affecting personal hygiene and health care for the elderly include demographics, characteristics of the elderly, supporting facilities, and infrastructure and health programs. Dominant factor affecting personal hygiene and health care for elderly are educational, residence, and income source.
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윤은경. "A research on the how caregiving burden for the frail elder effect on caregiver's guilt : Comparing between home-care eldery and nursing home eldery." Korean Journal of Gerontological Social Welfare ll, no. 47 (March 2010): 289–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.21194/kjgsw..47.201003.289.
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Uspenskaya, I. V., and E. Mikhaylovna M Pristupa. "The accessibility of gynecological care for eldery women living in countryside." I.P.Pavlov Russian Medical Biological Herald 19, no. 3 (December 15, 2011): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/pavlovj2011343-47.
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Rastkar, Rebecca, Steven Zweig, John E. Delzell, and Kay Davis. "Nurse care coordination of ambulatory frail eldery in an academic setting." Case Manager 13, no. 1 (January 2002): 59–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/tcmg.2002.122040.
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Restiana, Nia, and Rosy Rosnawanty. "LOGOTHERAPHY TO ELDERLY DEPENDENCE." INDONESIAN NURSING JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND CLINIC (INJEC) 2, no. 1 (March 13, 2018): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.24990/injec.v2i1.20.
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Introduction. The old people has decreased in physical condition, in function and sexual potency, psychological changes, changes associated with the work, and changes in social roles in society. These cause the elderly dependent in performing self-care. The action to overcome these problems is by delivering logo therapy. The general purpose of this study was to describe the influence of logotheraphy to elderly dependence at Panti Wredha Welas Asih Tasikmalaya. Method. The research design used was a "Quasi-experimental pre-post-test". The sample was purposive sampling with a sample size of 22 elderly. There were four sessions of the Logo therapy's implementation such as identifying clients' changes and problems, identifying the reactions and how to solve problems, the techniques and evaluation of medical ministry. Result. The results showed there was difference in elderly dependency before and after doing Logotherapy (p-value 0.001). Discussion. Logotherapy is recommended to be done in the framework of health services in the community as a form of health care for the elderly who have dependency problems and become the basis of consideration and thoughts in developing and implementing the treatment.Keywords: Logoteraphy, eldery, dependency
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REDA IBRAHIM, NAGLAA, and NAHED MAI. "Loneliness among Elderly Resident and Non Residents at the Eldery Care Homes in Port Said City: Comparative Study." Medical Journal of Cairo University 88, no. 3 (March 1, 2020): 969–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.21608/mjcu.2020.105132.
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Vandecandelaere, P., H. Louwaege, K. Cobbaert, and L. Biesbrouck. "Energy and proteine enriched food in the eldery: A feasible alternative to sip feeding." Clinical Nutrition 37 (September 2018): S181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.06.1657.
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Ozsurekci, C., G. S. Ayçiçek, H. Calışkan, R. Tuna Doğrul, Ö. Erel, B. B. Yavuz, M. Cankurtaran, and M. G. Halil. "SUN-PO036: Evaluation of Dynamic Serum Thiol/Disulfide Homeostasis in Sarcopenic &Non-Sarcopenic Eldery." Clinical Nutrition 38 (September 2019): S70—S71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0261-5614(19)32670-6.
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Azevedo, Ana, Brenda Domingues, Raquel Pimenta da Rocha, Rita Eiriz, and Vanessa Xavier. "Avaliação da Qualidade dos Registos de Medicação Prolongada: Estudo QMP." Acta Médica Portuguesa 27, no. 5 (September 25, 2014): 561. http://dx.doi.org/10.20344/amp.5058.
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<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> The growing concern surrounding health safety issues makes it essential that everyone, in particular the elderly due to their commonly prescribed multiple drugs, has a complete and up to date list of prescriptions. We planned to assess the quality of the electronic records of prolonged medication.<br /><strong>Material and Methods:</strong> This is an observational, transversal and descriptive study, with an analytical component, in which we assessed the technical quality of prolonged medication records of elderly patients of four primary health care, before and after a guided intervention. The doctors received training in good practice recording methods and both professionals and patients were stimulated to use the prolonged medication guide.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> We evaluated 388 medical records of 33 physicians. The ideal category ‘Appropriated medication with posology’ improved from 23.5% to 48% (p < 0,001). The remaining categories ‘Inappropriated Medication’ and ‘Appropriated medication but absent posology’ decreased from 16.7% to 7% (p = 0,006) and from 59.8% to 46.0% (p = 0,02), respectively. The variables mentor’s training skills, workplace, length of family practice and the percentage of elderly in the physician’s list showed statistical significance differences at the beginning of the study which disappeared after the intervention, except for the latter.<br /><strong>Discussion:</strong> In this study, physicians accepted the proposed changes, regardless of age, gender, mentor’s training skills, workplace or length of family practice. Longer duration appointments in the eldery group may be an obstacle in achieving the best results.<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> This original study reveals the necessity to implement periodic postgraduate training to encourage physicians to keep medical records up to date.</p><p><br /><strong>Keywords:</strong> Long-term Care; Electronic Prescribing; Drug Prescriptions; Family Practice; Aged.</p>
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WATT, MELISSA H., BILESHA PERERA, TRULS ØSTBYE, SHYAMA RANABAHU, HARSHINI RAJAPAKSE, and JOANNA MASELKO. "Care-giving expectations and challenges among elders and their adult children in Southern Sri Lanka." Ageing and Society 34, no. 5 (January 8, 2013): 838–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x12001365.
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ABSTRACTThe elderly population in Sri Lanka is growing rapidly. Elders are traditionally cared for in the homes of their adult children, but the shifting socio-economic environment in Sri Lanka challenges this arrangement. This paper describes the dynamics of elder–care-giver relationships in Southern Sri Lanka. Data included four focus group discussions and five in-depth interviews with elderly, and ten in-depth interviews with adult children of the elderly. Discussion guide topics included care-giving arrangements, and roles/responsibilities of elders and care-givers. Using a grounded theory approach, a comprehensive analytic memo was developed and discussed to explore emerging themes on the care-giver dynamic. Both elders and care-givers felt that elders should be taken care of in the home by their children. They pointed to a sense of duty and role modelling of parental care-giving that is passed down through generations. Even as elders desired support from their children, they feared losing their independence, and saw financial autonomy as important for maintaining relationship balance. Care-giving challenges included: households where both the adult child and his/her spouse worked outside the home; households where elders had a disproportionate amount of household work; economically stressed households; and lack of direct communication between elders and care-givers regarding conflicts. Results point to strong values around caring for elderly in the home, but identify challenges to this arrangement in the future.
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HAYAKAWA, Tomihiro, Tamao TSUZUKI, Masaaki IKEDO, Chihiro HASEGAWA, Toshiyuki SAKATA, Hideki TOZAWA, Tamotsu KANAZAWA, et al. "Actual Status of Death at Home in Eldery Patients who Received Home Care Service in Rural Area in Aichi Prefecture." JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL MEDICINE 50, no. 5 (2002): 683–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.2185/jjrm.50.683.
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Kawakami, Atsuko, Derek Lehman, and Kaitlynn Burress. "Social Networking Among Japanese Elders." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 8, no. 5 (June 8, 2021): 667–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.85.10257.
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The purpose of this study is to identify some of the predictors of social network formation with a focus on everyday behaviors such as greeting neighbors, attitudes about elder care, civic involvement, and hobby or social group membership. Using data from the 2010 and 2012 waves of the Japanese General Social Survey, we found that factors in which individuals have more control over are associated with the formation of social networks whereas factors that individuals have little to no control over are less likely to affect network formation. Specifically, elderly individuals who greet their neighbors and those who view elder care as an individual’s or family’s responsibility are more likely to have larger social networks. Likewise, civic engagement and participation in neighborhood associations are also significantly associated with forming social networks. Surprisingly, our analysis revealed that participating in hobby groups, length of residency in a community, and other control variables such as gender, income, and education are not significantly associated with forming social networks. Our findings indicate that the key components to building strong social networks are found within mundane daily activities. We conclude with several suggestions for how the elderly and communities can build elders’ social networks and thereby improve well-being. The implications of this study include raising awareness among individuals to prepare for a better, well-connected life in old age as well as suggesting local government programs for elderly care to help build more effective programs. Counselors could use this information to encourage their elderly clients to build social networks by increasing daily social interactions with neighbors and obtaining the view of self-reliance on elder care responsibility. Future researchers should seek to integrate the elder’s medical information in analyses in order to consider a comprehensive plan for the elderly’s well-being.
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Kim, Heekyoung, and John W. Traphagan. "Irony and the Sociocultural Construction of Old Age in South Korea: Perspectives From Government, the Medical Profession, and the Aged." Care Management Journals 11, no. 3 (September 2010): 183–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.11.3.183.
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This article explores the intersection between discourses with multiple meanings that relate to the cultural construction of elder identities in South Korea. The authors explore the experiences of elder patients at a free clinic to consider how government policy, attitudes among biomedical professionals, and elders themselves come into contact and influence the experiences of older Koreans within the national health care system. The study is ethnographic, using interview data to examine how the identities of elder Koreans are being shifted from “weak and in need of care” to “potentially problematic consumer” and how governmental policies both stimulate and respond to that shift. By focusing on the situational status of the elderly, this article is intended to represent the voices of some elderly, voices that can be submerged within the process of decision making related to public policy.
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Nagocha, Vallabh B., Manish Yadav, Divyam Sharma, and Sunil Garg. "Geriatric head injuries: impact and outcomes." International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 7, no. 9 (August 27, 2019): 3461. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20193929.
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Background: Elderly trauma patients present unique challenges and face more significant obstacles in recovery than their younger counterparts. They usually experience higher morbidity and mortality and slower recovery trajectories and have, on average, worse functional, cognitive, and psychosocial outcomes months or years post-injury than do younger patients.Methods: Authors conducted a study of elderly head injury patients to understand the epidemiology of geriatric TBI, the impact of comorbidities and management issues and outcomes in such patients. Authors had a total of 110 patients who presented with traumatic brain injury and were admitted in this hospital over 2 years. Authors also reviewed the literatures to study the factors affecting outcome after geriatric TBI and studied the role of aggressive neurosurgical management in geriatric TBI.Results: Among 68%(n=75) of the patients were male and 32% females. Age group of 60-65 years was the highest with 60.9% patients. Patients with GCS of 8 and below had the highest mortality rates of 68 %. Overall mortality rate was 32.72% and 9.09 % of the patients survived in a vegetative condition. The proportion of injury secondary to fall was the largest single group in 50.9% patients, and Chronic SDH was the most common pathology seen in 36.45 % patients. Highest mortality was seen in patients with Diffuse Axonal Injury (69.23 %). Out of the 110 patients , 57 patients underwent surgery for various pathologies. Chronic SDH were the most common operated pathology followed by acute SDH. Glassgow outcome scale was used as the measure of outcome in these series of patients. 32.72 % patients had a GOS score of 1 and 9.09 % had a score of 2. 18.18 % patients remained severely disabled with a score of 3 and nine patients (8.18 %) had a score of 4 and thirty five patients had good recovery (GOS-5).Conclusions: Due to the better treatment options there is an increase in the number of elderly around the world. Thus, the number of eldery individuals presenting with TBI to the emergency department is also on the rise more commonly due to falls than road traffic accidents. There is a need for specific prognostic and management guidelines for the elderly which can lead to better diagnosis, care and recovery and eventual short- and long-term outcomes in the elderly.
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C.K. Tam, Derrick, Eilo W.Y. Yu, and Anise M.S. Wu. "A review on elder care and mistreatment in Macao." Journal of Adult Protection 16, no. 5 (October 7, 2014): 294–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jap-12-2013-0047.
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Purpose – Elder mistreatment is a neglected issue in the Macao elder policy. The purpose of this paper is to review the current elder policy as well as legislation on the prevention and management of elder mistreatment in Macao and providing practical suggestions to improve the situation. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews government documents and statistics on elder services and policy of Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) government. The authors interviewed frontline social workers for the phenomenon of elder mistreatment in Macao as well as the issues and problems in handling abuse cases. Findings – This paper argues that the MSAR government has paid attention to financial aid to its senior citizens. In terms of elder care services, the government outsources various elder care services to nonprofit organizations and other private bodies. However, this public-private partnership approach cannot adequately coordinate service providers to prevent and manage elder mistreatment. Furthermore, Macao-mainland integration has encouraged more and more elders to stay in mainland China. Stronger government initiatives are needed to collaborate with Macao society, as well as mainland authorities, regarding the mistreatment of Macao elders. Research limitations/implications – It is only a review on elder mistreatment in Macao. Further research is needed to survey the extent of mistreatment of elder people in Macao (quantitatively and qualitatively). Besides, more effort has to be paid on the problem and difficulty of frontline social workers handling elder mistreatment. Practical implications – This paper suggests practical methods and measures to Macao government to manage and prevent elder mistreatment which is a neglect issue in the society. Social implications – There are very few studies on elder mistreatment in Macao. This paper aims to draw the attention of Macao government and public as well as academic to the issue. Originality/value – Many scholars and academics studying Macao elders have been directing to the government focus and keep their eye on the pension system and social security for the elderly. Very limited studies have examined the elder care and mistreatment. This paper is a breakthrough of Macao elder studies that serving as a pilot study of elder mistreatment and hence shifting public attention to the intangible need of Macao elder.
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Purwandari, Henny. "The Relationship Between Family Support and Compliance Diet of The Eldery Patient With Hypertension at Sub-District Health Center Klurahan, Ngronggot District Nganjuk Regency." Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan (Journal of Ners and Midwifery) 8, no. 1 (April 15, 2021): 101–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.26699/jnk.v8i1.art.p101-106.
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Introduction: Current lifestyle triggers an increase in the incidence of hypertension, especially diet. Hypertension sufferers are expexcted to obey the predetermined diet. Family support should be a reinforcing factor that can influence the patient decision to adopt a hypertension diet. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of Behavior of Family Support with Compliance Diet of The Elderly With Hypertension at Sub-District Health Center Klurahan, Ngronggot District, Nganjuk Regency. Methods: Study design is a correlation with a cross sectional approach. This research was conducted on February 23-24 July 2020. The population of this study were all elderly patient with hypertension at Sub-District Health Center Klurahan as many as 38 patients. Samples were taken by purposive sampling technique, the sample 32 respondents. Independent Variables is The Family Support and Dependent Variables is Compliance Diet of The Elderly Patient With Hypertension. Data Collecction using a questionnaire. Data analysis using the Spearman Rank with α = (0,05). Results: The results of the study almost half of them were 15 respondents (46, 2%) have good family support. Dietary compliance of the elderly most of the were respondents (51, 3%) Compliance to the hypertension diet. The test results obtained p-value = 0,000 ≤ α = (0,05) so Ha is accepted with r value is 0, 851 which mean having a very strong level of relationship. Conclusions: Family support is one of the important roles that can help improve care for people with hypertension, support make sufferers more motivated to a compliance hypertension diet.
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Wang, Zhaoqing, Yanan Xing, Wenxin Yan, Xinran Sun, Xueying Zhang, Shuang Huang, and Li Li. "Effects of individual, family and community factors on the willingness of institutional elder care: a cross-sectional survey of the elderly in China." BMJ Open 10, no. 2 (February 2020): e032478. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032478.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of the willingness to live in elder care institutions associated with individual factors, family environment and the community environment in the elderly in China.DesignCross-sectional survey.SettingHeilongjiang Province, China.ParticipantsA total of 1003 elderly people were selected through multistage sampling in Heilongjiang Province.Primary and secondary outcome measuresA multistage, stratified sampling design was employed. Differences in health status, family environment and community environment of the respondents were compared with the t-test and χ2 test. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess key determinants of willingness to live in institutions.ResultsThis study showed that 45.4% of respondents were willing to live in elder care institutions in the future. Factors influencing willingness to live in elder care institutions were age, house ownership, living with spouse and children, disease caregivers and availability of home healthcare services. The elders who had no property (OR=2.37, 95% CI 1.750 to 3.200, p<0.01) and those aged 80 or above (OR=2.25, 95% CI 1.490 to 3.400, p<0.01) were, respectively, 2.370 and 2.250 times more receptive to living in elder care institutions than their control groups. However, those living with a spouse (OR=0.47, 95% CI 0.287 to 0.762, p<0.01), living with children (OR=0.25, 95% CI 0.158 to 0.402, p<0.01) or living with a spouse and children (OR=0.29, 95% CI 0.160 to 0.509, p<0.01) were less willing to live in elder care institutions.ConclusionsThese results suggest that the willingness to enter elder care institutions is affected by individual, family environmental and community environmental factors. We should vigorously develop community-centred intensive home-based elder care services by improving the quality and availability of home health services by expanding investment in the community.
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Roberge, Barbara, Carie Michael, David I. Auerbach, Peter Maramaldi, and Karen Donelan. "PROFESSIONAL STAFFING AND ROLES IN CARE TEAMS SERVING FRAIL ELDERS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY: 22 SITE VISITS." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S66—S67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.257.
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Abstract In 2017, as part of a study to understand the evolving roles of nurses, physicians and social workers in leading and working in teams, our interprofessional team explored 22 sites of care for frail elderly adults in five US regions (Chicago IL, Denver CO, Tampa/Orlando FL, San Diego CA, New England).. The purpose of these site visits was to understand the current range of models of care for frail elders living in community, the roles of health professionals within those care models, and to inform national measure development. We selected regions based on elder population density, scope of NP practice, and screened over 100 sites to identify physician, nurse and social work led teams. We included general primary care, PACE, academic geriatrics, home based primary care, assisted living, FQCHC, palliative care, mobile health. We interviewed 108 key informants. We found considerable variation in staffing/elders within each site type.
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Traphagan, John W. "Culture and Long-Term Care: The Bath as Social Service in Japan." Care Management Journals 5, no. 1 (March 2004): 53–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/cmaj.5.1.53.61263.
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A central feature of Japan’s approach to community-based care of the elderly, including long-term home health care, is the emphasis on providing bath facilities. For mobile elders, senior centers typically provide a public bathing facility in which people can enjoy a relaxing soak along with friends who also visit the centers. In terms of in-home long-term care, visiting bath services are provided to assist family care providers with the difficult task of bathing a frail or disabled elder—a task made more problematic as a result of the Japanese style of bathing. I argue that the bath, as social service, is a culturally shaped solution to a specific problem of elder care that arises in the Japanese context as a result of the importance of the bath in everyday life for Japanese. While the services may be considered specific to Japan, some aspects of bathing services, particularly the mobile bath service, may also have applicability in the United States.
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Qasim, Sadaf. "Research Progress on Robotic Nurse." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. VII (July 31, 2021): 3375–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.36646.
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The population in the world is increasing at a phenomenal rate, the care for elders has become a big issue for the government and society. In a latest survey it is found that the elders who wanted to sprout in their own house has increased to the rate more than 85%. The main issue is on how to reach elder’s need and mitigate burden for their children. The services of nurses could reach 3.3 trillion yuan in the year 2020, so the need for the elderly nursing will increase to a great extend for national economy. Hence the need for robotization for elderly nursing will become trend in future. Research shows that the robots can be designed in various ways with a path towards the wellbeing as main function. Therefore, it is admissible for nursing researchers to develop nursing care robots for the betterment of society and enter a postmodern era and science and practise.
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Saguem, B., B. Saoussen, and B. H. A. Béchir. "A Comparative Study of Elder Mistreatment Between Community-dwelling Elders and Those Residing in Long-term Care Facilities." European Psychiatry 41, S1 (April 2017): S664. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1127.
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IntroductionElderly who live in settings other than their own homes or those of relatives have received little attention from researchers in Tunisia.AimsTo compare sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with elder abuse between community-dwelling elders and those residing in nursing home.MethodsA comparative study was conducted, including 50 subjects aged 65 years and older living in the community and 20 age- and sex-matched subjects living in a nursing home. Cognitive status, depressive symptoms and autonomy were assessed using mini-mental state examination (MMSE), geriatric depression scale (GDS) and activities of daily living scale (ADL). Elder abuse was evaluated with Indicators of Abuse Screen (IOA).ResultsElder abuse was more prevalent in elderly residing in nursing home (P = 0.009) with a prevalence of 35% and 8% and a mean IOA score of 12.75 and 7.74. Psychological, physical, financial abuse and neglect were reported by elderly residing in nursing home. Those living in community reported exclusively psychological abuse. The victim's reactions were passive in all cases.Elders living in nursing home were more single or divorced (0.000) and financially independent (0.003). They had lower scores of MMSE (0.002) and ADL (0.014), and higher scores of GDS (0.022). A binary logistic regression confirmed that elder abuse was significantly more prevalent in nursing home after eliminating these confounding variables: age, gender, MMSE, GDS and ADL scores (P = 0.018).ConclusionOur results confirm that elderly who live in long-term care facilities are at particular risk for abuse and neglect.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Noack, Eva Maria, and Holger Bergmann. "Elderly People’s Perspective on Rural Medical Care – a Case Study from Northern Germany." Hrvatski geografski glasnik/Croatian Geographical Bulletin 73, no. 01 (August 1, 2011): 149–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.21861/hgg.2011.73.01.10.
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JARAEPRAPAL, Urai, and Puangrat JINPON. "Database System Development for the Care of Elders in the Community." Walailak Journal of Science and Technology (WJST) 17, no. 5 (July 22, 2018): 412–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.48048/wjst.2020.4052.
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This participatory action research aimed to develop a database system for the care of elders in the community, Pak Poon sub-district, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. The key informants were composed of public health officers, community leaders, representatives of the Local Administrative Organization, elders and their families, and lecturers and nursing students of Walailak University. Research instruments included interview questions, an elderly health assessment form, a developed elderly health database system as an experimental tool, and a usability evaluation form. Data collection was conducted by survey, interview, group discussion, and observation. Quantitative data analysis was conducted by frequency distribution and percentage; the validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed with experts for Cronbach’s alpha. The qualitative data revealed content analysis. The results show that the database system consists of, elder health assessment, comprising general information, prior illness and treatment, functionality, mental health risk, risk for fall, and environment, the required features to support achievement of the goal for well-being, consistent with their life style, social capital, and local wisdom. In addition, the database could be used to reduce early risk factors to protect from chronic illness, injury, and decline in physical and psychosocial function. The reporting requirement comprised frequency distribution in terms of capital, problems, and need. Perception of the system and its effectiveness were evaluated using a questionnaire after participants had had an approximately one month period of experience of using the system. The responses to the questionnaire were positive about the system features and system process. From executives and health officers and elders using the database system, it has been improved, based on feedback continuum.
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van Eeuwijk, Peter. "The Elderly Providing Care for the Elderly in Tanzania and Indonesia: Making ‘Elder to Elder’ Care Visible." Sociologus 64, no. 1 (June 2014): 29–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.3790/soc.64.1.29.
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Poirier, Donald. "E.A. Fattah and V.F. Sacco. Crime and Victimization of the Elderly. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989, pp. 310." Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement 12, no. 4 (1993): 527–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0714980800012058.
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ABSTRACTThis is two books in one. The six first chapters deal with elders as criminals, the last six with elders as victims of crimes. Each part is written as a whole and seems to have been written by only one author. The visual as well as the intellectual presentation differs from one part to the other. While the first part stresses a more psychological approach, the second one is definitely written from a sociological point of view. The first part is not up to par with the last one. It is much less critical and relies more on American data which are sometimes contradicted by the recent Canadian data, as is the case with respect to elder poverty. The authors agree that the whole problem of crime and victimization of the elderly may be one which was artificially created by gerontologist and other professional interests. They argue that insisting on the pseudo problems of crime and victimization of the elderly may serve the intersts of some professionals while leaving unaddressed, and perhaps even mystified, the more basic issues that confront the elderly within the contest of contemporary generational arrangements.
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Heydari, Abbas, Mohammadhesam Sharifi, and Ahmad Bagheri Moghaddam. "Challenges and Barriers to Providing Care to Older Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Research." Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences 7, no. 21 (October 13, 2019): 3682–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.846.
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BACKGROUND: Enhancing the quality of care for elderly patients needs an understanding of the challenges and obstacles experienced by the intensive care unit (ICU) staff in providing care.
AIM: To explore the most challenging issues experienced by ICU staff, in particular, nurses, in the care of elderly patients in the general adult ICU.
DESIGN: A qualitative research design was employed. The Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) were followed.
METHODS: Based on theoretical sampling, we carried out 34 in-depth semi-structured interviews from two medical adult ICUs. Data analysis was carried out using qualitative conventional content analysis.
RESULTS: Data analysis led to the identification of three interrelated categories and 12 subcategories. Three main categories were factors related to nurses’ attitude in elderly care, factors related to the system of care, and factors related to the models of patient care delivery. These categories came under the main theme of "Inappropriate and unfair system for elderly care".
CONCLUSION: The findings of this study increase scholarly understanding of challenges and barriers to providing care to elderly patients in the general adult ICU. We found that the provision of care to elderly patients is inappropriate and unfair. Various obstacles must be overcome to improve the care of these patients. For example, negative attitudes toward elder care, inappropriate environments, lack of resources, lack of knowledge and skills, a specialized model of care delivery, respect for humanity, care without considering patient age, and separating professional conflicts from patient care. These findings may be used by ICU’s caregivers and managers to improve the quality of care.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Various obstacles were documented that need to be overcome by hospital administrators, nursing managers, clinical nurses, nursing educators, nursing researchers to improve the care of elderly patients admitted to ICU.
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Krøjer, Jo, Sine Lehn-Christiansen, and Mette Lykke Nielsen. "Sexual Harassment of Newcomers in Elder Care. An Institutional Practice?" Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies 4, no. 1 (March 1, 2014): 81. http://dx.doi.org/10.19154/njwls.v4i1.3553.
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Sexual harassment is illegal and may have very damaging effects on the people exposed to it. One would expect organizations, employers, and institutions to take very good care to prevent employees from exposure to sexual harassment from anyone in their workplace. And yet, many people, mostly women, are exposed to sexual harassment at work. In care work, such behaviour is often directed toward their female caregiver by elderly citizens in need of care. Contemporary Nordic studies of working life and work environment have primarily investigated the interpersonal dimensions of sexual harassment, thus focusing on the relation between elderly citizens in need of care and their professional caregivers. In this article, we argue that sexual harassment from the elderly toward newcomers in elder care should also be seen as an effect of institutional practices. Based upon a Foucauldianinspired notion of practice-making, the article carries out a secondary analysis of three different empirical studies in order to explore how sexual harassment is produced and maintained through institutional practices in elder care. The term institution in this perspective includes three dimensions; a political, an educational (educational institutions in health and elder care), and a work organizational dimension. By examining elder care in these different dimensions, we identify how sexual harassment of professional caregivers is produced and maintained through institutional practice-making in elder care. The article thus contributes to our knowledge on working life by expanding and qualifying the understanding of the problematic working environment in care work, and by offering an alternative theoretical and analytical approach to the study of sexual harassment. Together, these insights suggest how elder care institutions might act to prevent sexual harassment toward caregivers.
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MOUSSA, MARGARET MALKE. "The relationship between elder care-giving and labour force participation in the context of policies addressing population ageing: a review of empirical studies published between 2006 and 2016." Ageing and Society 39, no. 06 (February 21, 2018): 1281–310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x18000053.
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ABSTRACTThis paper systematically reviews empirical research published between 2006 and 2016 on the relationship between informal care-giving to elders and labour force participation (LFP). It does so in the context of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development policy responses to population ageing. In this context, conclusions regarding the LFP and care-giving relationship should at least be applicable to the sub-population of working-aged individuals who are most likely to provide informal elder care. Currently, these are women in mid-life and the recipients of their care are mostly extra-residential parents. The review's key conclusion is that mid-life women care-givers of elderly parents are significantly likely to reduce their working hours and also to work fewer hours relative to their non-care-giving counterparts. In drawing this conclusion, the review shows that studies finding only modest care-giving effects on LFP either do not adequately control for care-giving intensity or their conclusions apply to sub-populations less likely to be affected by policies addressing population ageing.
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Biradar, Santosh M., Mallikarjun K. Biradar, V. S. Kamble, and Shrinivas Reddy. "An overview of health concerns among elderly population." Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research 2, no. 04 (December 31, 2014): 30–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.30750/ijpbr.2.4.6.
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Background: Urbanisation, nuclearisation of family, migration, and dual career families are making care of the elderly more and more of a personal and social problem in India. Objective: Assess the concerns about health issues among elderly people. Methodology: Community based cross-sectional study. Results: 64.4% of the elders were treated well and about 22.9% were treated very well during illness. 86.3% were consulted during illness. Son was the care taker in 55.6% of study subjects. 70.6% of elderly were consulted to allopathic practitioners / Govt Hospitals. Conclusion: It is the responsibility of family to look after elderly in respectful manner, especially during illness. The government should frame policies and provide social and economical security to elders.
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Altıntop, Nevin. "Barriers versus promotion: Culturally sensitive healthcare for elderly Turkish migrants in Austria and Germany." BORDER CROSSING 1, no. 1 (December 15, 2014): 41–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.33182/bc.v4i1-2.516.
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What is the perception of Turkish migrants in elderly care? The increasing number of elder migrants within the German and Austrian population is causing the challenge of including them in an adequate (culturally sensitive) way into the German/Austrian health care system. Here I introduce the perception of elder Turkish migrants within the predominant paradigm of intercultural opening of health care in Germany as well as within the concept of diversity management of health care in Vienna (Austria). The qualitative investigation follows a field research in different German and Austrian cities within the last four years and an analysis based on the Grounded Theory Methodology. The meaning of intercultural opening on the one hand, and diversity management on the other hand with respect to elderly care will be evaluated. Whereas the intercultural opening directly demands a reduction of barriers to access institutional elderly care the concept of diversity is hardly successful in the inclusion of migrants into elderly care assistance – concerning both, migrants as care-givers and migrants as care-receivers. Despite the similarities between the health care systems of Germany and Austria there are decisive differences in the perception and inclusion of migrants in elderly care that is largely based on an 'individual care' concept of the responsible institutions. Finally, this investigation demonstrates how elderly care in Germany and Austria prepares to encounter the demand of 'individual care' in a diverse society.
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Bhandari, Menuka, Alweena Niroula, and Shamila Chaudhary. "Assessment of Health Problems and Social Needs of Elderly in old age Homes of Biratnagar Metropolitan." Dristikon: A Multidisciplinary Journal 10, no. 1 (December 31, 2020): 169–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/dristikon.v10i1.34555.
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Nepal is also witnessing the expansion of life span and hence an enhancement in the population of the elderly. In Nepal, individuals over 60 years of age are considered elderly. According to the 2011 census of Nepal, there were 2.1 million elderly inhabitants, which constitute 8.1percent of the total population in the country. Pashupati Bridrashram the only one shelter for elderly people run by the government which was established in 1976 as the first residential facility for elders. This study was conducted to assess the health and social needs of elderlyresiding at Birateshwor Briddhashram and Mahila Jagriti Briddhashram Biratnagar. Descriptive cross sectional research design has been used to describe characteristics of apopulation. There are four registered old age home in Biratnagar Metropolitan City, amongthem only two were selected purposively. Non random sampling technique has been used in which Purposive Sampling method has been adopted. Both health and social needs we reassessed using semi-structured interview schedule which consisted of multiple response questionnaire. There were fifty-seven elders, only forty were selected purposively who can give their information, twenty-four females and sixteen males were selected for interview. Most of the elders came to old age home because of lack of own shelter, sixty percent elders have no any children; mostly they were widow or widower. Majority of them had vision (60 %), walking (46%), hearing problems (33 %) and minority (10 %) have inability problems in moving extremities, difficulty in talking. Only a few elders came there because of maltreatment by their family members. The study has suggested for establishment of health post or healthcare center, provision of ambulance to meet their health needs and importance of care taker to make their life easier, provision of television, kitchen garden, temple to meet their social and spiritual needs.
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Lim, Kyung Choon. "Influencing Factors on Care Burden among Family Caregivers for Elders with Dementia: Focusing on Family Caregivers using a Support Center for Dementia." Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 25, no. 1 (February 28, 2019): 136–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2019.25.1.136.
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Purpose: This study aimed to explore influencing factors on care burden among family caregivers for elders with dementia living at home. Methods: Participants in this study were 211 family caregivers who were taking care of elders registered at a support center for dementia located in S-gu, Seoul. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression in SPSS WIN 23.0. Results: The care burden of family caregivers was mild to moderate ($40.31{pm}21.50$) in this study. The factors influencing care burden among family caregivers for elders with dementia were the age, behavioral problems, and dependency in instrumental activities of daily living of demented elderly, in addition to the perceived health status and resting hours of family caregivers. Overall, these factors explained 46.5% of the total variability in care burden in this sample (F=13.01, p<.001). Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that the characteristics of demented elderly and family caregivers can influence care burden differently. Individually tailored strategies based on the various caregiving contexts need to be developed to reduce the level of care burden among family caregivers for elders with dementia.
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Glicksman, Allen, Lauren Ring, and Sandra Torres. "LINKING ETHNIC MINORITY ELDERS TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: CHALLENGES TO BUILDING NETWORKS." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.839.
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Abstract Building networks that are effective in linking older adults to supportive programs and services often involves challenges related to access, eligibility requirements, the elder's ability to understand enrollment processes, and lack of trust in service providers. For ethnic minority elders these challenges are often greater due to additional linguistic and cultural barriers. The four presentations on this panel address challenges to building effective service networks for ethnic minority elders using data derived from focus groups with members of these communities and those tasked with providing their care. The first presentation (Graham and Tseng) examines the Village model, a model designed to empower older adults, and asks why more Latino, African American and Asian elders do not participate. The second paper (Ågård) looks at communication difficulties as a source for understanding the nature of cross-cultural discussions around end of life issues with ethnic minority patients. The third paper (Ajrouch, Janevic, and Antonucci) explores how caregiving programs for Alzheimer’s Disease patients can be modified to better serve Arabic speaking caregivers. The final paper (Ring, Liebman, Glicksman and Rodriguez) uses data collected among Spanish and Chinese (Mandarin) speaking elders to design a conceptual model which describes how ethnic minority and other elderly navigate the Long Term Care Services and Supports network. Our respondent will place these papers within the growing theoretical work on diversity and care support.
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Kim, Young-Eun, and Seok-Won Hong. "Health-Related Effects of the Elderly Care Program." BioMed Research International 2018 (2018): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7121037.
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Objectives. This study aimed to determine the health-related effects of elderly care through the elderly program (ECEP) compared to those who were put on standby. Methods. Analysis was conducted concerning the demographic characteristics and chronic disease prevalence status of 108,803 ECEP participants from 2007 to 2013 and 33,932 recipients of elderly care by the elderly (ECE) in 2013. A survey was conducted to determine the effects of emotional support on 508 elders who received ECE in 2014. To determine the effect of elderly care by participation, a comparative analysis was performed using the propensity score method and a differences-in-differences model. Statistical tests were performed on these study subjects’ medical expenses and utilization of medical care, while they participated in the ECEP. Results. ECEP participants incurred a lower total medical expense increase by US$431.94, US$75.54 lower copayment, US$357.60 lower insurance payment, and US$403.04 lower hospitalization costs, compared to the elders who were on standby. Furthermore, a significant decrease was observed in the number of days of hospitalization, even in the case of medical care utilization. Those who were receiving elderly care scored an average of 7.70 points on the Short Geriatric Depression Scale. 51% of these individuals showed a significantly high level of depression, with a score of 8 points or higher, which is a criterion for screening for depression. Conclusions. The present study showed differences in medical expenses and the utilization of medical care associated with ECEP.
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Zhang, Haomiao. "Sending parents to nursing homes is unfilial? An exploratory study on institutional elder care in China." International Social Work 62, no. 1 (August 22, 2017): 351–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872817725137.
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Due to an increasing aged population and small-scale families, China is paying more and more attention to institutional elder care. However, the viewpoint of ‘sending parents to nursing homes is unfilial’ is still influential. This article makes a preliminary analysis on institutional elder care and filial piety issues based on deep interview data with elders in nursing homes and their adult children. It finds that institutional elder care has changed the understanding of the elder residents and their adult children concerning filial piety.
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Lin, Mei-Chen, and Howard Giles. "The dark side of family communication: a communication model of elder abuse and neglect." International Psychogeriatrics 25, no. 8 (February 7, 2013): 1275–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610212002347.
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ABSTRACTTo further address the potential factors that lead up to elder abuse in domestic settings, this paper proposes a model from a communication approach to explain dyadic influences between the family caregiver and the elderly care receiver that give rise to the abuse. That is, dysfunctional communication between the caregivers and care receivers may, therefore, increase the likelihood of elder abuse. Grounded in Bugental and her colleagues’ work (1993, 1999, 2002) on child abuse, we propose a power-oriented communication model based, in part, on research in the fields of family violence and intergenerational communication to explain the likelihood of occurrence of elder abuse in family caregiving situations. We argue that certain risk factors pertaining to caregivers’ characteristics – those who perceive high stress in caregiving, have mental health issues, have a history of substance abuse, and/or display verbal aggressiveness – may be more likely to attribute considerable power to those elderly under their custodianship. At the same time, such caregivers tend to feel powerless and experience loss of control when interacting with their elderly counterparts. When an elderly care receiver displays noncompliant behaviors, caregivers may be prone to employ abusive behaviors (in our model, it refers to physical abuse, verbal abuse, or communication neglect) to seek such compliance. Consequences of such abuse may result in lower self-esteem or lower confidence in one's ability to manage his/her life. It is suggested that researchers and practitioners investigate both parties’ interactions closely and the role of elderly care receivers in order to detect, intervene, and prevent elder abuse.
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Chumnanmak, Rukchanok, Dusadee Ayuwat, and Wanichcha Narongchai. "Happiness Elements of Elders in Rural Northeast, Thailand: Dynamic of Social Change in Globalization Era." JKMP (Jurnal Kebijakan dan Manajemen Publik) 6, no. 1 (January 21, 2020): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.21070/jkmp.v6i1.1928.
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This study aims to study elements for the elder's happiness in rural area of the north- eastern region, under the dynamic of social changes in the globalization. The study is a qualitative research having the unit of analysis both of individual and community lev- els. Data is collected from the in-depth interview with 18 elders, covering all age ranges, living in rural areas. The studiedarea is named O-lo village in PhuKiew district, Chaiya- phum province where contains high rates of the elders in the northeast. The data was collected during June to October 2017 using interview guide as a tool, and is analyzed with content analysis. The result reveals that the elders in O-lo community are happy with their family conditions. Their happiness consists of 4 elements as the followings. The first element is family meaning there are families or relatives to take care of. The elder always ask in order to follow up for their offspring's well-being and give moral support to them. The second element is regarding their health. The elders are in good health and able to take care of themselves. They can also help out their families with housework. This is also the result of their convenient accessibility to medical treatment. The third element is economic aspect. The elders have their occupations and incomes from various sources including their work, money given from their children, and the welfare elder allowances. The last element is social aspect. They feel safety in their lifes and properties. Moreover, they join social activities organized by the community in order to relieve themselves from stress, make merit in temples, and participate in any activities enhancing value of the elders.
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Solbakken, Rita, and Terese Bondas. "Fallhendelser hos eldre i hjemmetjenesten i en norsk kommune- omfang og omstendigheter." Nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning 11, no. 1 (June 17, 2015): 165�. http://dx.doi.org/10.7557/14.3487.
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<strong>Fall events in elder recipients of home care services in a Norwegian municipality- incidence and circumstances</strong><br />Falls in institutional care are adverse events that have been well documented. Falls among elderly in home care services have not previously been studied in Norway. The aim of this study was to register the incidence and circumstances surrounding falls occurring in home-care services for elderly persons in a medium-sized Norwegian municipality. Descriptive statistics was applied in a three-month follow up study. Totally 440 homebound elderly aged 65 years or more and receiving home care services or safety alarm were included in this study. In total 101 falls, represented by 72 persons were documented. Sixty six percent reported no injury related to the fall, but 34% had injuries, ranging from bruises to fractures and hospitalization. In 24 % the circumstances were unknown, for the rest there was no particular cause documented. The findings will be used to study the development of care and prevention of falls with elder persons in home care services.
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MEDJUCK, SHEVA, JANICE M. KEEFE, and PAMELA J. FANCEY. "Available But Not Accessible." Journal of Family Issues 19, no. 3 (May 1998): 274–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/019251398019003003.
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This article investigates the extent to which existing workplaces assist women to balance employment and elder care responsibilities. Two sources of data are used in this article. Interview data of 246 women who are caregivers to elderly kin and who work in 37 workplaces in Nova Scotia, Canada are analyzed to obtain the employee's perception of elder care policy. In addition, content analysis of the 80 policy documents in these workplaces is conducted. Findings reveal a child care bias in family-friendly policies, a gender bias in policy formulation, and a focus on workplace productivity rather than employee well-being. This analysis suggests that current workplace policy does not take into consideration the complex needs and diverse situations of employed women providing care for elderly kin.
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Lewis, Lundy. "Avatars and Robots as Social Companions in Healthcare." International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems 10, no. 2 (April 2014): 21–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijeis.2014040102.
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Elder care is of increasing global concern. The aging population is expected to increase two-fold by 2050. It is anticipated that there will not be enough caregivers to assist the elderly very soon, and thus researchers and entrepreneurs are looking at various types of information systems (IS) that will help alleviate the challenges in elder care. This paper examines one such IS: conversational agents in the form of avatars or robots as an aid to (i) decrease loneliness and depression among the elderly, (ii) increase cognitive function and quality of life, and (iii) generally help manage patient care. We discuss the state-of-the-science of research prototypes and commercial off-the-shelf ISs. We propose a novel concept and design, and we discuss the ethical ramifications of elderly patients possibly bonding with inanimate objects as if they were human companions.
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Pollak, Charles P., Peter E. Stokes, and Daniel R. Wagner. "Nocturnal Interactions between Community Elders and Caregivers, as Measured by Cross-correlation of Their Motor Activity." Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology 10, no. 4 (December 1997): 168–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/089198879701000408.
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As the U.S. population ages, families must assume increasing responsibility for the care of elderly members. Disruptive nocturnal behaviors (DNBs) of elders, such as complaining and demanding help, may result in interactions with caregivers that threaten such arrangements. This study aimed to quantify such interactions by cross-correlating motor activity that was simultaneously recorded from the elders and caregivers. Forty-four elder-caregiver pairs reporting DNBs simultaneously kept sleep logs and wore activity recorders for 6 to 8 days. Day and night activity data were analyzed separately, because circadian variations would otherwise have overshadowed the elder-caregiver covariations of interest. An autoregressive model was fitted to each day and night data segment, and the data-model differences were used to calculate a cross-correlation function. Maximum significant values of the cross-correlation functions ( rmax) exceeded .300 in 10 pairs of subjects. The unprocessed motor activity of these pairs looked so similar that rmax was interpreted as a measure of the subjects' interactions. The rmax was significantly larger for nighttime activity, especially in pairs who shared the same bed. It was smaller in pairs whose elders had high depression scores and in those with Parkinson's disease or related disorders. It was not affected by the presence of dementia. Analysis of the lags corresponding to significant values of rmax showed that, in cohabiting pairs, it was mainly the elders who initiated interactions. The findings provide unique, objective evidence that the night is a time of special difficulty for many caregivers of older Americans.
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Kim, Heekyoung, and John W. Traphagan. "From Socially Weak to Potential Consumer: Changing Discourses on Elder Status in South Korea." Care Management Journals 10, no. 1 (March 2009): 32–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.10.1.32.
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This article explores social and political dimensions associated with providing care for elders in South Korea. We look at changes in welfare policy since the 1980s and discuss the emergence of a long-term care insurance program in Korea similar to the program promulgated in Japan in 2000. We argue that while the status of South Korean elderly is undergoing change as new policies provide opportunities for elders to move from positions of dependency to increased independence as consumers of health care services, there are some reasons for concern. The capacity of elders to function as consumers remains tied to the fact family members or elders themselves must pay supplements to their health insurance premiums as well as significant co-payments for services rendered, and government policies retain a strong bias toward requiring in-home, family-centered care of frail and bedfast elders.
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XIE, Wenye. "北京市居家養老服務政策: 挑戰、倫理與建議." International Journal of Chinese & Comparative Philosophy of Medicine 15, no. 2 (January 1, 2017): 43–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.24112/ijccpm.151633.
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LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract also in English.居家養老服務政策的推行與實施是近年中國政府對抗社會老齡化過程中的重要對策。北京市政府自2000 年後出台了大量居家養老相關政策，設法落實“以居家（養老）為基礎”的目標，然而目前的政策發展仍有不足。本文就北京市目前老齡化社會帶來的挑戰，提供了儒家倫理視角的分析。同時針對目前居家養老政策提出兩點建議，進而從政府政策制定角度為實現孝道價值觀提供幫助。One of the current challenges in healthcare services is elder care, as China has been an aging society since 2000. Should the government implement policies to promote home-care services when many Chinese are unable to afford long-term institutional care, even if such institutional care is available? This essay conducts a survey of the situation in Beijing and examines the local government’s elderly service policies. The paper also offers a Confucian ethical approach to the issue and makes policy recommendations for home-care services. The author contends that although modern families tend to be smaller and urban lifestyles are different from those of the past, we still need Confucian ethics, which place great emphasis on the virtue of filial piety (xiao) for children, who are expected to respect and take care of their elders. According to the Confucian tradition, it is better for elderly people to live at home with assistance from their adult children, and to lead their elderly lives among their children and grandchildren. Therefore, an institution of elderly people is not considered a normal—much less an ideal—living environment. The essay’s author acknowledges the changes in modern society and family lifestyle in contemporary China, but recommends that policymakers consider Confucian ethics in their formulation of government policies concerning long-term elder care in a big city like Beijing. The essay shows that current government policy is heading in the right direction but needs to be improved.DOWNLOAD HISTORY | This article has been downloaded 361 times in Digital Commons before migrating into this platform.
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Chen, C. R., C. F. Chen, M. E. Liu, S. J. Tsai, N. T. Son, and L. V. Kinh. "MINING SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS OF THE ELDER’S DAILY MOVEMENT." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLI-B2 (June 8, 2016): 505–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-xli-b2-505-2016.
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With rapid developments in wearable device technology, a vast amount of spatiotemporal data, such as people’s movement and physical activities, are generated. Information derived from the data reveals important knowledge that can contribute a long-term care and psychological assessment of the elders’ living condition especially in long-term care institutions. This study aims to develop a method to investigate the spatial-temporal movement patterns of the elders with their outdoor trajectory information. To achieve the goal, GPS based location data of the elderly subjects from long-term care institutions are collected and analysed with geographic information system (GIS). A GIS statistical model is developed to mine the elderly subjects’ spatiotemporal patterns with the location data and represent their daily movement pattern at particular time. The proposed method first finds the meaningful trajectory and extracts the frequent patterns from the time-stamp location data. Then, a density-based clustering method is used to identify the major moving range and the gather/stay hotspot in both spatial and temporal dimensions. The preliminary results indicate that the major moving area of the elderly people encompasses their dorm and has a short moving distance who often stay in the same site. Subjects’ outdoor appearance are corresponded to their life routine. The results can be useful for understanding elders’ social network construction, risky area identification and medical care monitoring.
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Chen, C. R., C. F. Chen, M. E. Liu, S. J. Tsai, N. T. Son, and L. V. Kinh. "MINING SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS OF THE ELDER’S DAILY MOVEMENT." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLI-B2 (June 8, 2016): 505–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xli-b2-505-2016.
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With rapid developments in wearable device technology, a vast amount of spatiotemporal data, such as people’s movement and physical activities, are generated. Information derived from the data reveals important knowledge that can contribute a long-term care and psychological assessment of the elders’ living condition especially in long-term care institutions. This study aims to develop a method to investigate the spatial-temporal movement patterns of the elders with their outdoor trajectory information. To achieve the goal, GPS based location data of the elderly subjects from long-term care institutions are collected and analysed with geographic information system (GIS). A GIS statistical model is developed to mine the elderly subjects’ spatiotemporal patterns with the location data and represent their daily movement pattern at particular time. The proposed method first finds the meaningful trajectory and extracts the frequent patterns from the time-stamp location data. Then, a density-based clustering method is used to identify the major moving range and the gather/stay hotspot in both spatial and temporal dimensions. The preliminary results indicate that the major moving area of the elderly people encompasses their dorm and has a short moving distance who often stay in the same site. Subjects’ outdoor appearance are corresponded to their life routine. The results can be useful for understanding elders’ social network construction, risky area identification and medical care monitoring.
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Dr.B.Penchalaiah, Dr B. Penchalaiah, and Prof G. Stanley Jaya Kumar. "Aging - Planning for Better Elder Care." Indian Journal of Applied Research 4, no. 3 (October 1, 2011): 473–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/2249555x/mar2014/151.
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