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Scoping study of older people in rural Scotland (summary)
- Authors:
- PHILIP Lorna, et al
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Scoping study of older people in rural Scotland (full text)
- Authors:
- PHILIP Lorna, et al
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 120p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Formal support, mental disorders and personal characteristics: a 25-year follow-up study of a total cohort of older people
- Authors:
- SAMUELSSON G., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 11(2), March 2003, pp.95-102.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study was designed to describe the pattern of long-term formal support received by people with mental disorders and to investigate the relationship between the medical, psychological and social characteristics of the participants and types of formal support, based on a cohort of 192 people born in 1902 and 1903 in a community in Southern Sweden. They were assessed using interviews, psychological tests and medical examinations. Information was collected about the use of primary healthcare and social services. The first assessment took place when the cohort was aged 67 and on 8 further occasions until they were 92. Participation ranged from 72% to 100%. During the observation period of 25 years, 53% of people with dementia eventually received both home help and institutional care compared to 34% with other psychiatric diagnoses and 12% with good mental health. The last group all had physical health problems and/or problems with activities of daily living. However, 35% of the dementia group, 46% with other psychiatric diagnoses and 52% with good mental health received no formal support. Males and self-employed people were significantly less likely to use formal support. The institutionalised group reported loneliness significantly more often than the other 2. In a logistic regression analysis, loneliness, low social class, high blood pressure and low problem-solving ability were predictors of formal support use. People with mental disorder, including dementia, were significantly more likely to use formal support compared with people with good mental health. Social factors were the main factors predicting formal support.
Living well in later life: from prevention to promotion
- Authors:
- WISTOW Gerald, WADDINGTON Eileen, GODFREY Mary
- Publisher:
- University of Leeds. Nuffield Institute for Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report argues for a switch in emphasis from avoiding higher intensity and more costly care to promoting older people's quality of life and their engagement in the community.
Living the good life with autism
- Author:
- SCHNEIDER Edgar R.
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 154p.
- Place of publication:
- London
His discovery only in retirement that he had high-functioning autism provided the author with an explanation for his many differences. In this book he takes up the story, telling of his marriage to a like-minded woman, and of the day-to-day realities of life with this condition. His description of autistic attitudes towards relationships, politics, theology and health are rich and original. Schneider argues that if people with high-functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome are left to their own devices they are capable of making lives for themselves that are rich and rewarding.
Combating elder financial abuse: a multi-disciplinary approach to a growth problem
- Authors:
- MALKS Betty, BUCKMASTER Jamie, CUNINGHAM Laura
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 15(3/4), 2003, pp.55-69.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
While the number of violent crimes in the United States is decreasing, financial crimes against the elderly are increasing due to the aging of the overall population and greater concentration of wealth among older people. The United States, along with the rest of the world, is experiencing dramatic growth of its senior populace; and financial abuse of the elderly is also dramatically rising. Santa Clara County, California's response to this problem via their model programme emphasizing a multi-disciplinary approach to combating financial abuse is discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Study of elder abuse within diverse cultures
- Authors:
- KOSBERG Jordan L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 15(3/4), 2003, pp.71-89.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The article provides an overview of the challenges to cross-cultural and cross-national research on elder abuse. There are conceptual and methodological difficulties in undertaking comparative studies within and between countries. As an example of the need to address cultural diversity within a country, elder abuse efforts in the U.S., UK, and Israel are described. The most pressing need for cross-national research on abuse involves a common definition of such adversities against the elderly that is reflective of the values within a country and at a sufficient level of discourse to embrace diverse conceptualizations of the problem. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Growing research with older people
- Author:
- MOUNTAIN Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 4(4), December 2003, pp.6-10.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Discusses the involvement of older people in research into health and social care services. Draws upon the policy and evidence base and considers the different forms that this can take and how best practice regarding the involvement of older people can be promoted.
The impact of falls on quality of life: empowering older women to address falls prevention
- Authors:
- WEEKS Lori, ROBERTO Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 4(3), November 2003, pp.5-13.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Reports on a Canadian qualitative study to examine the perceived causes of falling among older women, identify how older women's quality of life is influenced by falls, and explore how women can be empowered to prevent falls from occurring in their lives. The study used a participatory action research perspective for the project. A total of 68 women participated in focus groups, with an average of 11 women in each focus group. Results found women who participated in focus groups took some ownership of preventing falls in their lives and believed that falls were caused by factors in the physical environment and personal health factors and practices.
Increased physiotherapy in sheltered housing in Sweden: a study of structure and process in elderly care
- Authors:
- FAHLSTROM Gunilla, KAMWENDO Kitty
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 11(6), November 2003, pp.470-476.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The effect of increasing the level of physiotherapy services in elderly care was studied using an intervention and a control unit having 20 and 2 hours per week respectively. Physiotherapy and occupational therapy records were reviewed before and during the project. Physiotherapists also kept extended documentation over 11 months. Data analyses employed the chi-square test and content analysis. There was a significant increase in the number of patients receiving physiotherapy and occupational therapy within both units. No significant differences between the units were found for the number of patients receiving physiotherapy. The number of patients receiving occupational therapy differed significantly between units before as well as during the intervention. Primarily care assistants and auxiliary nurses initiated contact with the physiotherapists mainly for patient-orientated errands. Fifty per cent of the instructions given by the physiotherapist at the 20-hour unit related to movement-orientated activities of daily living. At the 2-hour unit, the majority of instructions (52%) were programme-orientated.