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Model for the self-care of home-dwelling elderly
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1999Model for the self‐care of home‐dwelling elderlyThe aim of this study was to develop a model to clarify the existing knowledge concerning the self‐care of home‐dwelling elderly people. The data were collected in Oulu, a medium‐sized city in northern Finland, by interviewing 40 home‐dwelling elderly persons aged 75 or more.
Maija Hentinen
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Drug-related Problems in Home-dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Clinical Therapeutics, 2020 The complex combination of medicines associated with age-related physiological alterations leads older adults to experience drug-related problems (DRPs). The goal of this study was to review the frequency and type of DRPs and DRP risk factors in home-dwelling older adults.A MEDLINE PubMed and EMBASE scientific databases search was performed.
Ana I Placido +2 more
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Falls risk among a very old home-dwelling population [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2009 The aim of this prospective study was to examine risk factors of falling in a very old home-dwelling population.A prospective study of home-dwelling elderly people.Baseline data were collected by home-nursing staff through postal questionnaires and clinical tests.
Jari Jokelainen, Heikki Luukinen
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Sedative Drug Use in the Home-Dwelling Elderly
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2004BACKGROUND The elderly use more sedatives than other populations. Reports on the sedative load of drugs and their associations with health items are scarce. OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of sedatives and drugs with sedative ...
Tarja A, Linjakumpu +8 more
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Sense of coherence and health among home-dwelling older people
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2010Sense of coherence (SOC) is important for maintaining health. The aim of this study was to investigate if the SOC experience among home-dwelling physically active older people differs from that of hospital patients with the same age and sex. Data were collected with questionnaires and structured interviews containing Antonovsky’s SOC scale in an age ...
Olle Söderhamn, Ulrika Söderhamn
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The oral health of frail home-dwelling elderly in the general practice
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Tandheelkunde, 2021The number of frail home-dwelling elderly is increasing, and they are likely to retain their own dentition longer when ageing. With increasing age, the number of dental visits declines, while the number of visits to the general practitioners' (GP) clinics increases.
L A J, Paping, A A, Schuller
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Factors associated with the self‐care of home‐dwelling elderly
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2001Factors associated with the self‐care of home‐dwelling elderly The purpose of this study was to examine how functional capacity, activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), life satisfaction and self‐esteem are related to the self‐care behaviour styles of home‐dwelling elderly persons.
K, Backman, M, Hentinen
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Nursing students contribution to rehabilitation for home-dwelling patients
Nurse Education in Practice, 2018Home-dwelling rehabilitation has expanded in the last years in Norway. The goal is to strengthen self-care for those who have suffered acute impairment or has due to chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to explore whether nursing students in home-based nursing care (HBNC) can contribute to patients' rehabilitation and mastery work during ...
Birgit Brunborg, Pay +1 more
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Psychotropics among the home‐dwelling elderly—increasing trends
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2002AbstractObjectiveTo assess the level of and changes in the use of psychotropics among the home‐dwelling elderly in the 1990s.MethodsA descriptive analysis based on data from two cross‐sectional interview and health examination surveys of elderly persons aged 64 years or over conducted in Lieto, a typical semi‐rural Finnish municipality, in 1990–91 and ...
T, Linjakumpu +5 more
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Preventing malnutrition in home-dwelling elderly individuals
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2013The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the role of the nurse in the identification and prevention of malnutrition in home dwelling elderly individuals. It will examine the causes and prevalence of malnutrition outlining the factors that may place older home-dwelling people at risk of developing this serious nutritional disorder.
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