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Elder abuse
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- ADSS News, 5(3), September 1995, pp.21-22.
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Social Services
Summarises an ADSS document setting out guidelines on dealing with elder abuse.
Are old age pensions for urban Africans family allowances? Implications for the reconstruction and development programme
- Authors:
- McKENDRICK B.W., SHINGWENYANA B.Z.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 31(3), August 1995, pp.288-235.
Seeks to provide factual data to support or refute family dependence on old age pensions in South Africa, by reporting on a survey showing the way in which a group of urban African old age pensioners use their ex gratia old age pensions. The purpose is to establish the extent to which children and other socially vulnerable people are supported by the old age pension of one family member. If this support is extensive, the provision of state old age pensions must be thought of as a means of protecting and nurturing children and family life, and not only as a way of assisting elderly people in financial need.
A personalised approach to retirement preparation and enrichment
- Author:
- LOWIS M.J.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 31(1), March 1995, pp.79-89.
Reviews a number of attempts in South Africa to prepare people for an active and fulfilling retirement.
Living arrangement choices of the elderly in Hong Kong
- Author:
- CHI Iris
- Journal article citation:
- Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 5(1), January 1995, pp.33-46.
- Publisher:
- Times Academic
The traditional preference of the Chinese is for the elderly to live with their children. It is also observed that there is a growing preference among the elderly to lead an independent life. It is not clear how well received this new preference for independent living among the elderly in Hong Kong is. This paper is an attempt to find out the factors that differentiate co-residence and independent living of the elderly persons in Hong Kong.
'Elder abuse' as an innovation to Australia: a critical overview
- Author:
- DUNN Peter F.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 6(3/4), 1995, pp.13-30.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Social and economic pressures over the last decade have influenced Australian governments to focus on policies that address the needs of the older population. Although public assistance to older Australians dates back nearly a century, the 1980s saw unprecedented attention to and reform of public policies for the aged. This focus on the 'greying' of the nation encouraged the development of research initiatives into the needs of older persons. The recognition of 'elder abuse; as a social construct and innovation to Australia coincided with this general focus on the aged; in particular, the vulnerable aged population.
The therapeutic effect of play
- Author:
- SEROK Shagra
- Journal article citation:
- Changes an International Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy, 13(4), November 1995, pp.254-260.
Despite its importance in much analytic theory, play has been neglected as a therapeutic tool. Explores the use of play with two populations - children and older people.
life at the margin
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.11.95, 1995, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Services for older people affected by HIV and AIDS are thin on the ground. In addition professionals are accused of being unable to deal properly with older people's sexuality and have difficulty in accepting that people of other generations may have different attitudes towards disclosure and openness. Assesses the needs of older people with HIV and AIDS and looks at the services that are currently available for them.
Delusional depression in elderly patients: characteristics and relationship to age onset
- Author:
- BALDWIN Robert C.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(11), November 1995, pp.981-985.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In a prospective study, 34 patients with delusional depression were compared with 100 non-psychotically depressed patients and a subgroup of 30 age- and sex-matched control patients. Depressed patients with delusions were more likely to be single, especially single men. The most common delusions were those of persecution and hypochondriasis. There were no striking differences in other depression symptoms and no evidence for the hypothesis that delusional depression is associated with a later age of depression onset.
To what extent is dementia underreported on British death certificates?
- Authors:
- MORGAN Kevin, CLARKE David
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(11), November 1995, pp.987-990.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Of 1042 elderly people randomly sampled from the community in a longitudinal study of ageing, 512 had died in the period 1985-1994, with 44 of these deaths occurring among respondents who, at clinical interview, met DSM-III-R criteria for dementia. The presence of dementia was recorded on only 15 (34%) of the 44 death certificates from this group. This low level recording was not significantly related to the patient's gender, age or place of death. The likelihood of dementia being recorded was also unrelated to date of death, with earlier (1985-1990) and later (1990-1994) certificates showing similar levels of non-recording. Analyses of all 512 certificates showed that cases of dementia were 2.5 times more likely than the non-demented to have bronchopneumonia recorded as a principal cause of death. These results confirm earlier links between dementia and death from respiratory disease but suggest that, when assessed in random community samples, the extent to which dementia is under reported on British death certificates is greater than previously estimated.
Decline in quality of life for patients with severe dementia following a ward merger
- Authors:
- BREDIN Kathleen, KITWOOD Tom, WATTIS John
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(11), November 1995, pp.967-973.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The effect of a ward merger on the quality of life of patients with severe dementia in a mental hospital was investigated by means of observational method of dementia care mapping (DCM). Key DCM indicators showed that the quality of life of patients had declined significantly. This may be explained, in part at least, in terms of a 'cycle of demoralization and depersonalisation' in the interaction of staff and patients. Further research is required into the dynamics of this cycle.