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Promoting independence for older persons with disabilities: selected papers from the 2006 International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence
- Editors:
- MANN William C., HELAL Adbelsalam, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- IOS Press
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 235p.
- Place of publication:
- Amsterdam
This book includes 25 full-length papers under five of the seven ICADI tracks: smart homes, robotics, telehealth, home medications and universal design, and assistive devices and workplace adaptations.
Work behavior of older people with disabilities in the era of the Americas with Disabilities Act
- Authors:
- LIGHTFOOT Elizabeth, LUM Terry Y.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 32(4), 2006, pp.171-191.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper explores the correlation between the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the employment participation of people with disabilities. First, it discusses the methodological difficulties in measuring the ADA's impacts. Second, it describes a longitudinal study using Health and Retirement Survey data exploring changes in employment rates and odds of employment during the 1990s for older working-age people with disabilities. The findings show that while older people with disabilities had slightly lower employment rates than older people without disabilities during the 1990s, the odds that older people with disabilities would be employed has increased since the passage of the ADA. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Improvement in depressive symptoms and changes in self-rated health among community-dwelling disabled older adults
- Authors:
- HAN B., JYLHA M.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 10(6), November 2006, pp.599-605.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study investigated the association between improvement in depressive symptoms and changes in self-rated health among community-dwelling disabled older adults over time. Multivariate logistic regression models were applied using the 1993 and 1995 Assets and Health Dynamics among the Oldest-Old Survey data. Changes in depressive symptoms and changes in self-rated health clearly coincide. Among participants with functional disability in 1993 and 1995, a decrease in depressive symptoms was associated with decreased odds of having decline in self-rated health (odds ratio [OR], 0.85; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.78–0.93) and was associated with increased odds of having improvement in self-rated health (OR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.04–1.27). Similar results were also found among participants with no functional disability in 1993 and with functional disability in 1995. Among community-dwelling older adults who remained disabled at follow-up or who experienced disability only at follow-up, even just a small decrease in depressive symptoms was associated with increased odds of having improvement in self-rated health and with decreased risks of having decline in self-rated health. Reducing the number of symptoms of depression among these disabled older adults would be beneficial in improving their self-rated health as well as maintaining and promoting their quality of life.
Path to independence?
- Authors:
- HUDSON Bob, HENWOOD Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.11.06, 2006, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Cash payments to individuals to purchase their own care are now a key element of government policy, but various programmes have grown in an uncoordinated manner. These include direct payments, Independent Living Fund and individual budget pilots). The author calls for greater coherence across the schemes. This article identifies several key dilemmas that will need to be addressed in any process of rationalisation.
Promoting person-centred care at the front line
- Authors:
- INNES Anthea, MACPHERSON Suzi, MCCABE Louise
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 81p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Recent policy developments highlight the importance of a more 'person-centred' approach within community care services. Within this framework, however, little attention has been given to the role played by frontline workers in delivering on these policy imperatives. Understanding the roles and experiences of frontline workers is crucial in understanding how frontline care can be made more 'person-centred'. The authors have looked at the barriers to and opportunities for promoting person-centred care for older people, disabled people and people from minority ethnic groups.
Piloting telecare in Kent County Council: the key lessons: final report
- Author:
- ALASZEWSKI Andy
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Centre for Health Services Studies
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 111p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
The reports focuses on use of telecare in Kent where 550 people are currently piloting a range of telecare interventions. The Kent project currently covers six out of 12 districts in the county with suitable candidates supplied with appropriate sensors to use in their homes which monitor aspects such as falls, movement, smoke and the environment. The county is also piloting telecare to support patients with dementia and those needing intermediate care. The report found that there were practical problems in implementing telecare in the pilot sites such as getting social services care managers to make enough referrals and also in the variation of data recording between call centres once telecare was in operation. However it also reported that frontline staff were generally positive about telecare and the benefits it could provide for users, carers and the social services directorate and that those using the technology also felt positively about it.
Applying research in social work practice
- Author:
- CORBY Brian
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 218p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead
What are the key issues and concerns raised by the debate about making social work more of an evidence-based profession? How is it possible to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of specific research projects? How can research findings be applied in social work practice? In an era where professions are increasingly being questioned and made more accountable for their actions, social workers are required to relate their activities more directly to research findings than ever before. In the modern evidence-based practice debate, there are many claims (and counter-claims) about the benefits of research and about its applicability to social work practice. There are also major disputes about what type of research is most valid to the concerns of social work. This book tackles these debates with a view to clarifying the issues for students and practitioners in social work and social care fields. In particular, the book examines: the political and ideological disputes surrounding the evidence-base debate in social work; a wide range of research into social work with children, older people, mental illness and disability; the three main paradigms of social research - objectivist, subjectivist and critical; and how research knowledge can be applied to practice.
Direct payments: creating a two-tiered system in social care?
- Authors:
- LEECE David, LEECE Janet
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 36(8), December 2006, pp.1379-1393.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
In 2003, the UK government placed a mandatory responsibility on local authorities to offer direct payments to eligible people. This article briefly explains the background to direct payments and details relevant literature. It then discusses the methodology and findings from a unique study, which looks at the financial characteristics of a group of direct payment users in the Midlands and compares them with a group of people using traditional services. The study test for statistically significant differences in the value of financial variables between the two groups to determine whether the direct payment group has greater income and financial wealth than people not accessing direct payments. The statistical analysis revealed that direct payment users in this sample are younger, more disabled individuals with higher levels of benefit income, which reflects their disability. The article considers the implications for social work practice and policy.