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- Author:
- COTTER Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 19.2.97, 1997, p.37.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Older people's physical and emotional needs change over time and one health assessment cannot always predict future requirements. This article argues that reassessment is the key to better care.
The COVID-19 rehabilitation pandemic
- Authors:
- DE BIASE Sarah, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Age and Ageing, 49(5), 2020, pp.696-700.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the response to the pandemic are combining to produce a tidal wave of need for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation will be needed for survivors of COVID-19, many of whom are older, with underlying health problems. In addition, rehabilitation will be needed for those who have become deconditioned as a result of movement restrictions, social isolation, and inability to access healthcare for pre-existing or new non-COVID-19 illnesses. Delivering rehabilitation in the same way as before the pandemic will not be practical, nor will this approach meet the likely scale of need for rehabilitation. This commentary reviews the likely rehabilitation needs of older people both with and without COVID-19 and discusses how strategies to deliver effective rehabilitation at scale can be designed and implemented in a world living with COVID-19. (Edited publisher abstract)
Effect of a qigong exercise programme on elderly with depression
- Authors:
- TSANG Hector W. H., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21(9), September 2006, pp.890-897.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This report released findings of a randomized controlled trial conducted in Hong Kong to further our understanding of the psychosocial effects of qigong on elderly persons with depression. Eighty-two participants with a diagnosis of depression or obvious features of depression were recruited and randomly assigned into the intervention and comparison group. The intervention group was given a 16-week period of Qigong practice while the comparison group participated in a newspaper reading group with same duration. After eight weeks of qigong practice, the intervention group participants outstripped themselves in improvement in mood, self-efficacy and personal well being, and physical and social domains of self-concept when compared with comparison subjects. After 16 weeks of practice, the improvement generalized to the daily task domain of the self-concept. This report shows that regular qigong practice could relieve depression, improve self-efficacy and personal well being among elderly persons with chronic physical illness and depression.
Adult care
- Author:
- PEACE Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 16, October 2003, pp.5-10.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
This article draws on research from two studies, the first of which considers the capacity of nursing homes in England to provide rehabilitation and intermediate care; and the second which compares the quality of health care provided for residents by nursing homes with those living at home.
Growing old in prison: a scoping study in older prisoners
- Author:
- HOWSE Ken
- Publisher:
- Prison Reform Trust
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Elderly prisoners are being neglected because the Prison Service is failing to meet their specialist health, social and rehabilitation needs. Between 1990 and 2000 the number of prisoners aged over 60 in jails in England and Wales trebled. According to the latest Home Office figures there are more than 1,200 currently in prison. The increase in the elderly prison population is not explained by demographic changes, nor can it be explained by a so-called 'elderly crime wave'. The increases are due to harsher sentencing policies which have resulted in the courts sending a larger proportion of criminals aged over 60 to prison to serve longer sentences. The report recommends that the Prison Service develops a national strategy for older prisoners. This strategy should not just address the need to improve health and disability provision for older prisoners but should also focus on social care provision, the need to develop appropriate education and rehabilitation programmes and the specific resettlement needs of older prisoners.
The influence of health, social support quality and rehabilitation on depression among disabled elders
- Authors:
- HOROWITZ A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 7(5), September 2003, pp.342-350.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study examined the influence of health, social support, disability, and vision rehabilitation services on depression among visually impaired older adults seeking vision rehabilitation services. Participants (n 1/4 95) were interviewed at application and approximately two years later. The first hierarchical regression model focused on concurrent relationships at baseline. The second model used baseline health and social support variables, along with indicators of change in vision and use of rehabilitation services, in order to predict change in depression over time. Findings indicate that being unmarried, in poorer health, having lower quality of relationships with family, and lower stability in friendships were significant independent risk factors for initial depression, explaining 50% of the variance. Decline in depression over time was predicted by younger age, better self-rated health, stability of friendships, and use of rehabilitation services that, along with baseline depression, explained 61% of the variance in depressive symptomatology at the two-year follow-up. Findings highlight the importance of qualitative aspects of social support for older disabled adults, as well as the distinction that needs to be made between factors that predict concurrent mental health status and those predicting change in status over time.
The National Service Framework for Older People: bringing housing into the picture
- Author:
- THOMAS Fiona
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 6(1), February 2003, pp.33-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article looks at how practitioners are developing a new role for sheltered or retirement housing which has a broader purpose to suit the national agenda.
Rehabilitation services for older people: a bulletin for trusts and social care organisations
- Author:
- DISTRICT AUDIT
- Publisher:
- District Audit
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Rehabilitation and preventative services have an essential part to play in helping older people maintain their independence and a good quality of life. Effective rehabilitation services can prevent the need for older people to be admitted to hospital, facilitate their discharge from hospital and reduce their reliance on institutional care or community services. However, rehabilitation services are failing to make the necessary impact: services are unco-ordinated, they do not engage with older people as individuals and so cannot respond to their needs.
Rehabilitation and older people
- Author:
- YOUNG John
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 14.9.96, 1996, pp.677-681.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Rehabilitation is concerned with lessening the impact of disabling conditions. These are particularly common in older people and considerable health gain can be achieved by successful rehabilitation. Discusses the care principles of rehabilitation, the needs of patients, and the knowledge required of doctors to trigger the referral process by their local rehabilitation services.
Gerontological social work and cardiac rehabilitation
- Authors:
- SHAH Avani, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 58(7), 2019, pp.633-650.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Cardiac rehabilitation is a setting in which integrating social work services can benefit older adults. Many cardiac rehabilitation patients endorse symptoms of stress and depression following a cardiac event, impeding their ability to participate fully in cardiac rehabilitation services or recover from a heart attack. Gerontologically trained social workers can improve the care of older adults with heart disease in a variety of ways and this paper discusses the potential roles social workers can play in enhancing care. Two examples demonstrating how community academic partnerships can lead to improved options for older adults following a heart attack are discussed. First, using a microsystems approach, social workers embedded within cardiac rehabilitation may improve patient quality of life, address social service needs, provide mental health treatment, and assist in the completion of standard cardiac rehabilitation assessments. Second, using a macrosystems approach, social workers can help communities by developing partnerships to establish infrastructure for new cardiac rehabilitation clinics that are integrated with mental health services in rural areas. Social workers can serve an important role in addressing the psychological or social service needs of cardiac rehabilitation patients while increasing access to care. (Edited publisher abstract)