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Health Action Zones: improving the health of older people?
- Authors:
- BAULD Linda, ZEILIG Hannah
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 9(3), September 1999, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Examines to what extent Health Action Zones have chosen to focus on the health of older people. Looks at the diversity of Health Action Zones; outlines to what extent the programmes and activities focus on older people; provides two examples specifically aimed an improving the health of older people.
Enhancing the quality of extended life years. Identification of the oldest old with a very good and very poor quality of life
- Authors:
- GRUNDY E., BOWLING A.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 3(3), August 1999, pp.199-212.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The objective of the study was to investigate quality of life in very old age by analysing what proportion of older people had cumulative difficulties across several domains of quality of life, what proportion had no or few problems, and how these distributions changed over time. The study confirms the great diversity of the elderly population, and the need to adopt a multidimensional perspective on quality of life in old age. The study is unique in its longitudinal analysis of a very elderly population, and in adopting a multi faceted approach, rather than analysing each domain of quality of life separately.
Insomnia, alcohol and drug use in community-residing elderly persons
- Authors:
- TABLOSKI Patricia, CHURCH Olga Maranjian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Substance Use, 4(3), 1999, pp.147-154.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Insomnia is a common complaint of older persons and frequently alcohol and over-the-counter and/or prescription medications are used as sedatives. The potential for adverse drug/alcohol interactions is a serious threat to health and functional status. In conclusion recommendations are presented to address these problems. Describes and discusses the concurrent use of alcohol and medications in a retrospective sample of an American community - residing elderly person with sleep complaints who reported daily alcohol consumption in a geriatric assessment clinic.
A longitudinal study of chronic disease and depressive symptoms in a community sample of older people
- Authors:
- DENT O.F., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 3(4), November 1999, pp.351-357.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Previous research on the association between illness and depression in older people has relied on self-reported diagnoses with their inherent limitations in scope and reliability. This Australian longitudinal study examined the association between depressive symptoms and medically-diagnosed chronic physical and neurodegenerative disease and disability in community-living older people.
Body and soul
- Author:
- DAY Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.11.99, 1999, p.24.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Explores the link between spirituality and health in older people and asks whether the fall in attendance at Christian churches in the UK has added to social services' workloads.
Geriatric care in the United Kingdom: aligning services to needs
- Authors:
- BOWMAN Clive, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 23.10.99, 1999, pp.1119-1121.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
The recent report from the Royal Commission on Long Term Care, 'With Respect to Old Age', recommends the establishment of a national care commission to monitor trends, costs and accountability, the interests of the consumer and to set national benchmarks. This article outlines a possible solution that integrates and aligns health and personal care for elderly people in a practical and incremental manner.
Trends in old age morbidity and disability in Britain
- Author:
- JARVIS Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 19(5), September 1999, pp.603-627.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Discusses trends in morbidity and disability in Britain based on an analysis of national data in Britain, covering a 15 year period.
Eurocare: a cross-national study of co-resident spouse carers for people with Alzheimer's disease: 1 - factors associated with carer burden
- Authors:
- SCHNEIDER Justine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(8), August 1999, pp.651-661.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Previous research into caregiver burden has identified that carers can be at high risk of mental health problems and that the comprehensive burden of caring has social, economic and health based elements. This study aimed to produce a cross-national profile of co-resident spouse carers across the European Community, with particular attention to: living arrangements; formal and informal support; service satisfaction; perceived burden; and psychological well-being. The results confirm the high level of burden and mental distress in spouse carers for people with Alzheimer's disease in the European Community. There are elements of burden which may vary by country but also elements which have a common effect in all.
Determinants of frail elders' lengths of stay in meals on wheels
- Author:
- CHOI Namkee G.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 39(4), August 1999, pp.397-404.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Home-delivered meal programmes such as Meals on Wheels are low-cost, long-term care services that can contribute to a delay of institutionalisation and to the maintenance of self-sufficiency and quality of life among older people living in the community. This study analyses the reasons for elders' termination of Meals on Wheels and determinants of their lengths of stay on the programme. The analysis found that elders' health status, race and appetite are significantly associated with the hazard of elders' termination. Strategies to improve the acceptability of the services are discussed.
Population based study of social and productive activities as predictors of survival among elderly Americans
- Authors:
- GLASS Thomas, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 21.8.99, 1999, pp.478-483.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
This paper examines associations between social, productive and physical activity and 13 year survival in older people. The results of the study presented suggest that social and productive activities that involve little or no enhancement of fitness lower the risk of all cause mortality as much as fitness activities do.