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“If There Isn’t Love, It Isn’t Home”: An Exploration of Relationship Qualities and the Meaning of Home for Residents in Aged Care

open access: yesReligions, 2022
Exploring the meaning of home is essential for the quality of life and well-being of older people in residential aged care. ‘Home’ is a spiritual concept that is deeply personal and important for older people.
Sally Louise Mordike
doaj   +3 more sources

Quality of life of elderly in a long-stay care facility in the city of Teresina-PI

open access: yesActa Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2022
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the quality of life of elderly people in a Long-Stay Care Facility for the Elderly (ILPI) in the city of Teresina. This is a descriptive and exploratory study with a quantitative methodology.
Matheus Henrique da Silva Lemos   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health care utilization related to the introduction of designated GPs at care homes in Denmark: a register-based study

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2022
Objective To investigate the correlation between having designated general practitioners (GPs) in residential care homes and the residents’ number of contacts with primary care, number of hospital admissions and mortality.Design A retrospective register ...
Line Due Christensen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A qualitative meta-synthesis of patient dignity from the perspective of caregivers

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background The concept of dignity remains disputed, with most studies defining dignity based on its external dimension. Although its inherent dimension is a rooted attribute of dignity, it has received scarce attention.
Minyu Liang   +4 more
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Effects of aerobic, resistance, and combined exercise on metabolic syndrome parameters and cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

open access: yesReviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
This study examines the effects of aerobic, resistance, and combined exercise on metabolic syndrome parameters and cardiovascular risk factors, to identify the most effective way of improving metabolic syndrome and preventing cardiovascular disease ...
Minyu Liang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

CircCDR1as Suppresses Bone Microvascular Endothelial Cell Activity and Angiogenesis Through Targeting miR‐135b/ FIH‐1 Axis

open access: yesOrthopaedic Surgery, 2021
Objective The current study investigated the role of CircCDR1as on angiogenesis of bone microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) isolated from non‐traumatic ONFH.
Zheng Mao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elderly People Living at Home: General Health x Oral Hygiene

open access: yesRevista Naval de Odontologia On Line, 2023
The Integrated Home Assistance Service (IHAS) was created to provide integral home care for elderly people who are unable to go to the health care units of the Brazilian Navy.
Patrícia Alves Scheid Jordan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construction Path of Smart Health Care Platform for the Elderly in China

open access: yes中国工程科学, 2022
China has a large elderly population and its aging speed is accelerating, which pose a significant challenge for the country to cope with problems induced by population ageing.
Hou Hanpo   +4 more
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Home hospice for older people with advanced dementia: a pilot project

open access: yesIsrael Journal of Health Policy Research, 2019
Background Dementia is a terminal illness making the palliative and hospice approach to care appropriate for older people with advanced dementia. Objective To examine clinical and health services outcomes of a quality improvement pilot project to provide
Shelley A. Sternberg   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Dining-focused Life Enhancement Program in Welfare Facilities for Seniors in Japan

open access: yesAsian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 2020
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a life-enhancement program designed to focus on dining conditions in welfare facilities for seniors living in Japan.
Reiko Sakashita   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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