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The effect of long-term care environments on health outcomes
- Author:
- PRUCHNO Rachel A.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 40(4), August 2000, pp.422-428.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study contrasts rates of mortality and relocation to higher levels of care as well trajectories of cognitive status, functional ability, depression, and subjective health of residents of an assisted living facility with those of a nursing home. A repeated measures analysis of variance found that outcomes for people living in the two facilities did not change at different rates. These consistent findings suggest that although the assisted living and nursing home environments claim to have different philosophies of care, health outcome patterns for people living in the two environments were similar.
Reducing turnover and improving health care in nursing homes: the potential effects of self-managed work teams
- Author:
- McCONNELL Eleanor S.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 40(3), June 2000, pp.358-363.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article describes the use of self-managed work teams (SMWTs) in a nursing home in the U.S.A., their potential impacts on the provision of health care and employee satisfaction and turnover, and the factors reported to be important to SMWT effectiveness. Three SMWTs in a midsized nursing home in Wisconsin provide examples. Steps for implementing SMWTs are described.
Low blood pressure and risk of depression in the elderly
- Author:
- PATERNITI Sabrina
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 176, May 2000, pp.464-467.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study examines the temporal relation between low blood pressure and depression in a two-year follow-up. The study group consisted of subjects aged 59-71 years; 92 percent were examined after two years. Subjects completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) and the Spielberger inventory scales to assess depressive and anxiety symptoms respectively. Data were collected on socio-demographic characteristics, smoking and drinking habits, medical history, drug use and blood pressure measures. Concludes that low blood pressure was a risk factor for, but not a consequence of, high depressive symptomatology.
Factors associated with informant-rated personality problems in an elderly population
- Authors:
- JACOMB P.A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 4(1), February 2000, pp.36-42.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Using data collected over two waves, 3.6 years apart, this study examined dementia-related personality problems in a general population sample of Australian persons aged 70 years and older, including both those living in the community and those in residential care. Examines personality problem across a range of cognitive function, from those who were unimpaired to those with a diagnosis of dementia. Also looks at the association between the emergence of personality problems and other characteristics of the respondent (physical and mental health) and the informant (relationship to the respondent, mental health.
The long goodbye
- Author:
- BRYAN Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 6.1.00, 2000, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reaching a 100th birthday will soon become a commonplace event. This report asserts that the centenarians of the new millennium will not be the chronic sick and long-stayers of the currently envisaged worst case scenario.
A healthy old age: realistic or futile goal
- Author:
- McMURDO Marion E.T.
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 4.11.00, 2000, pp.1149-1153.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Although older people have poorer health than younger people, ageing does not cause disease. Regular physical activity in old age can "rejuvenate" physical capacity by 10-15 years. Explains how research is needed to give incentives and opportunities for older people to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Measurement properties of the Nottingham health profile and short form 36 health status measures in a population sample of elderly people living at home: results from ELPHS
- Authors:
- SHARPLES L.D., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Health Psychology, 5(3), September 2000, pp.217-233.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim of this research was to investigate reliability and validity of the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and short form 36 (sf 36) in an elderly population living at home. This study confirms that some sf 36 scales are more sensitive to minor levels of morbidity in elderly people, but the sf 36 has not made substantial improvements over the NHP in test-retest reliability, internal consistency or validity for this population. The two questionnaires appear to have equally good psychometric properties in this age group.
Minus sign
- Authors:
- MacFARLANE Alison, KERRISON Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 28.9.00, 2000, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports on how the government's multi-agency healthcare plans may fail owing to data collection.
Stepping Stones
- Author:
- HITCHINS Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 6.7.00, 2000, p.33.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Looks at an example of good practice in cooperative working between health and social services in the area of intermediate care for older people.
Housing public health and community care
- Authors:
- HARRISON Lyn, HEYWOOD Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 3(2), June 2000, pp.8-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The establishment of community care principles should have led to increased provision of independence-enhancing housing services to older people, but the trend has been in the opposite direction. A research project considered the place of housing in public health and community care planning and the potential of primary health care workers to supply information. The article identifies obstacles to change and proposes an approach which would ensure that information on housing needs was routinely collected and fed into planning processes.