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Depression and vision and hearing impairments in later life
- Author:
- HOROWITZ Amy
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 27(1), Spring 2003, pp.32-38.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
Examines the extent and nature of the relationship between age-related vision and hearing impairments and depression and discuses the implications for practitioners working with elders who have sensory impairments. The article draws on recent research findings.
Developing care management in the community to better meet the requirements of older service users with dementia
- Author:
- HOPKINS Nicola
- Publisher:
- University of Warwick; Social Care Association
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 66p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
Literature review and evaluation of care management in the community to better meet the requirements of older service users with dementia. Also summary of legal and practice issues.
Elder abuse risk indicators and screening questions: results from a literature search and a panel of experts from developed and developing countries
- Authors:
- ERLINGSSON Christen L., CARLSON Sharon L., SAVEMAN Britt-Inger
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 15(3/4), 2003, pp.185-203.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In order to examine and compare expert opinions from elder abuse literature on risk indicators and screening questions to perspectives of experts from both developed and developing countries, a literature search was combined with a modified Delphi process involving 17 panel members. Each method resulted in a consensus on 48 risk indicators. These shared only 35% content. Each method also resulted in a consensus on screening questions: Thirteen questions for the literature search and nine for the Delphi panel. There were divergences between Delphi panel participants' responses from developed and developing countries indicating that more research is needed in developing countries. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Isn't he wonderful? Exploring the contribution and conceptualization of older husbands as carers
- Authors:
- MILNE Alisoun, HATZIDIMITRIADOU Eleni
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 28(4), 2003, pp.389-407.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
Explores the relationship between the dimensions of a debate cited at the intersection of ageing, gender and family care. It draws together evidence from the General Household Survey for Britain 2000 and social research to explore the contribution and conceptualisation of caring by older husbands. The majority of the literature reviewed is from 1990 onward and the primary focus of the paper is the UK, with some relevant evidence included from North America.
Assessment of stimulus preferences in multisensory environment therapy for older people with dementia
- Authors:
- STAAL Jason, PINKNEY Lesley, ROANE David
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66(12), December 2003, pp.542-550.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Presents an overview of suitable assessment procedures that may be used with older people with dementia in order to formulate a multisensory environmental therapy programme. Primarily, current literature is explored, in terms of both the assessment procedures used prior to using the multisensory environment and the research outcomes. Secondly, an overview is given of two successful assessment procedures used, which integrate applied behaviour analysis and developmental approaches. This will provide the therapist with an assessment framework to determine the sensory preferences of older people with dementia, who may benefit from the multisensory environment.
Preventive home visits to elderly people in Denmark
- Authors:
- HENDRIKSEN Carsten, VASS Mikkel
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 13(3), July 2003, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Describes the process of individual preventive home visits in primary care. Presents details of randomised controlled trials published about preventive home visits during the last 20 years and looks at the experience of home visits in Denmark.
Service provision for elderly depressed persons and political and professional awareness for this subject: a comparison of six European countries
- Author:
- BRAMSFELD Anke
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18(5), May 2003, pp.392-401.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Under-treatment of depression in late-life is a subject of rising public health concern throughout Europe. This study investigates and compares the availability of services for depressed elderly persons in Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Additionally, it explores factors that might contribute to an adequate services supply for depressed elderly people. Review of the literature and guide supported expert interviews. Analysis of the practice of care provision for depressed elderly persons and of indicators for political and professional awareness, such as university chairs, certification processes and political programmes in gerontopsychiatry. Only Switzerland and the UK offer countrywide community-oriented services for depressed elderly persons. Clinical experience in treating depression in late-life is not regularly acquired in the vocational training of the concerned professionals. Indicators suggest that the medical society and health politics in Switzerland and the UK regard psychiatric disease in the elderly more importantly than it is the case in the other investigated countries. Service provision for depressed elderly persons seems to be more elaborated and better available in countries where gerontopsychiatry is institutionalised to a greater extend in the medical society and health politics.
Family studies in India (1995-2003): a classified bibliography
- Authors:
- MISRA Manasee, SRIRAM Sujata, BHARAT Shalina
- Journal article citation:
- Indian Journal of Social Work, 64(2), April 2003, pp.237-305.
- Publisher:
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences
This compilation, completed by the Unit for Family Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, lists studies carried out on the Indian family from 1995 to June 2003. The bibliography is organised into 16 main themes.
Effects of reminiscence and life review on late-life depression: a meta-analysis
- Authors:
- BOHLMEIJER Ernst, SMIT Filip, CUIJPERS Pim
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18(12), December 2003, pp.1088-1094.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of reminiscence and life review on late-life depression across different target groups and treatment modalities. Twenty controlled outcome studies were retrieved from Psychlit, Medline and Dissertation Abstracts. For each study a standardised effect size, d, was calculated and a random-effects meta-analysis was conducted. An overall effect size of 0.84 (95% Confidence Intervals (CI)=0.31-1.37) was found, indicating a statistically and clinically significant effect of reminiscence and life review on depressive symptomatology in elderly people. This effect is comparable to the effects commonly found for pharmacotherapy and psychological treatments. The effect was larger in subjects with elevated depressive symptomatology (d=1.23) as compared to other subjects (d=0.37). Other characteristics of the subjects or interventions were not found to be related to increased or decreased effect sizes. Reminiscence and life review are potentially effective treatments for depressive symptoms in the elderly and may thus offer a valuable alternative to psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy. Especially in non-institutionalised elderly people - who often have untreated depression - it may prove to be an effective, safe and acceptable form of treatment. Randomized trials with sufficient statistical power are necessary to confirm the results of this study.
A systematic review of cognitive decline in the general elderly population
- Authors:
- PARK Helen L., O'CONNELL Janice O., THOMSON Richard G.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18(12), December 2003, pp.1121-1134.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim was to establish the rate of age-related cognitive decline in the general elderly population. Systematic review of studies of cognitive decline in the general elderly population. Medline, Embase and PsycINFO databases were searched using an adapted version of McMaster's aetiology, causation and harm strategies and the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Group strategy. Grey literature was explored and experts contacted. A second observer was involved at all stages and quality appraisal of included studies was performed. Included studies were representative, community-based, cohort studies of people aged over 60, incorporating individuals with dementia. Identification of 5990 abstracts and retrieval of 163 full texts led to inclusion of 19 papers. Heterogeneity made narrative review the appropriate method of data synthesis. Some degree of cognitive impairment with increasing age was found in all studies, although the extent varied. The prevalence of cognitive impairment and the rate of decline increased with age. Studies were of variable quality. Cognitive decline is almost universal in the general elderly population and increases with age. Improved communication between researchers and between clinicians to identify a core minimum data set of neuropsychological tests that could be used in different populations would support consistent study design and meta-analysis, helping to quantify the true rate of cognitive decline in the elderly and assisting diagnosis in clinical practice.