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Surgery for Older Cancer Patients: Cross‐Organ Review and Good Practice Statement by the Japanese Geriatric Oncology Guideline Committee

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
We conducted a cross‐organ review of surgical outcomes in older cancer patients based on literature cited in Japanese clinical guidelines. This study summarizes postoperative complication rates and survival outcomes across five major cancer types. The findings aim to support the development of geriatric oncology surgical guidelines tailored to Japan's ...
Chie Tanaka   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gerontology course in the nursing undergraduate curricula

open access: yesRevista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2014
Objective To explores nursing faculty members’ attitudes towards older people, their thoughts about gerontological nursing education. Method Five focus groups and a survey were used with nursing faculty members 132 at
Samira AlSenany, Amer A. AlSaif
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of nursing guidelines on first-year nursing students’ knowledge and reported practice towards sensory impairments among the elderly

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Sensory impairments are common among older adults. These impairments have consequences on activities of daily living and communication with others. Such impairments for the elderly remain a significant public health issue globally.
Nadia Abdelnasser   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Nursing Students\u27 Attitudes Towards Older Adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The purpose of this study was to measure nursing students\u27 attitudes towards older adults and to determine, if possible, factors which affect nursing students\u27 attitudes toward older adults.
McCammon, Tracy
core   +1 more source

Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In December 2017, the National Academy of Neuropsychology convened an interorganizational Summit on Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients in Denver, Colorado. The Summit brought together representatives of a
Adler, Deb   +38 more
core   +2 more sources

Deprescribing drugs with anticholinergic effects in older patients with increased risk of dementia in the multicomponent intervention study AgeWell.de

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Drugs with anticholinergic effects are often considered as potentially inappropriate medications, especially for older patients, and deprescribing such drugs may improve cognitive function. The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of counselling on drug risks as part of a multimodal intervention to prevent cognitive decline. Methods The AgeWell.
Laura K. Lepenies   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long‐term care facilities' response to the COVID‐19 pandemic: A protocol of a cross‐sectional, multi‐site, international survey

open access: yesNursing Open, 2022
Aim To examine the response of long‐term care (LTC) residential facilities to the COVID‐19 pandemic worldwide, and the antecedents and outcomes of this response. Design A protocol of a cross‐sectional survey.
Sameh Eltaybani   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality indicators for safe and effective use of medications in long‐term care settings: A systematic review

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
People accessing aged care services are increasingly older and often experience multimorbidity and polypharmacy, which puts them at risk of medication‐related harm. Quality indicators (QIs) can assist with monitoring, benchmarking and informing initiatives to reduce medication‐related harm.
Daria S. Gutteridge   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

The relationship between health literacy and quality of life in retirement of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences [PDF]

open access: yesSavād-i Salāmat, 2016
Background and objective: Health literacy of individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic information to decide an appropriate health service in this area is necessary. This study aimed to determine the association between health
Fatemeh Hosieni   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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