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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

Religions, 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
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Effects of cognitive stimulation therapy on patients with dementia: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Experimental Gerontology, 2023
Background: Dementia is characterized by significant cognitive decline that results in disturbance of daily activities. Increasing number of meta-analyses has examined the efficacy of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) for dementia.
Yanan Cao, Nana Wang, Qianping Zhang, Natalie Shen, Jinbing Bai, Xianwu Luo, Yanqun Liu   +6 more
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Nursing home bed capacity in the States, 1978-86. [PDF]

, 1988
Trends in nursing home bed supply in the States show large variations in beds per population and a gradual decline in supply per aged population. A cross-sectional time-series regression analysis was used to examine some factors associated with nursing ...
Grant, LA, Harrington, C, Swan, JH
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Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus, Floortje Strobbe, Annemarie A. Verrijn Stuart, Hanneke M. van Santen, Gerlof D. Valk, Sasja A. Schepers, Rachel S. van Leeuwaarde   +6 more
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Impact of an acute geriatric outreach service to residential aged care facilities on hospital admissions

Aging Medicine, 2021
Introduction Residential aged care facility (RACF) residents frequently present to the emergency department (ED) and are often admitted to hospital. Some presentations and admissions may be avoidable.
Jun Dai, Frank Liu, Deni Irwanto, Manoj Kumar, Nabaraj Tiwari, Jack Chen, Yinghua Xu, Matthew Smith, Daniel KY Chan   +8 more
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RESPOND – A patient-centred program to prevent secondary falls in older people presenting to the emergency department with a fall: Protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction: Participation in falls prevention activities by older people following presentation to the Emergency Department (ED) with a fall is suboptimal.
A Forbes, A L Barker, A M Hill, Barlow, Bloch, Bunn, C A Brand, C D Etherton-Beer, Close, D Smit, Davison, de Vries, G Arendts, Gates, Haines, Helbostad, Hendriks, Hill, Hill, Hill, Hill, Hoffmann, Hurst, J A Lowthian, J Redfern, K D Hill, Kempen, L Flicker, Lamb, Lightbody, Mead, N Waldron, Neubeck, Nyman, Nyman, Osborne, P A Cameron, P Hunter, Pardessus, Prince, Redfern, Russell, Russell, Russell, S R Nyman, Samaras, Shaw, Simek, T P Haines, Tidermark, Tombaugh, Vind, Whitehead, Whitehead   +53 more
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Nutritional and Behavioral Intervention for Long‐Term Childhood Acute Leukemia Survivors With Metabolic Syndrome

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common complication in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemia (AL), and a major risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease, type‐2‐diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Visentin Sandrine, Béliard Sophie, Renard Cécile, Caussy Cyrielle, Hamidou Zeinab, Romano David, Gacem Mélanie, Petit Arnaud, Saultier Paul, Borentain Patrick, Michel Gérard   +10 more
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Incidence and costs of unintentional falls in older people in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2003
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the number of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances, admissions to hospital, and the associated costs as a result of unintentional falls in older people. DESIGN: Analysis of national databases for cost of illness. SETTING:
Chaplin, S., Legood, R., Scuffham, P.
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The MedSupport Multilevel Intervention to Enhance Support for Pediatric Medication Adherence: Development and Feasibility Testing

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard, Hital Patel, Paula C. Vincent, Justine Kahn, Kira Bona, Thai Hoa Tran, Elisa M. Rodriguez, Kristopher Attwood, Kara M. Kelly   +8 more
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Measuring diet in primary school children aged 8-11 years: validation of the Child and Diet Evaluation Tool (CADET) with an emphasis on fruit and vegetable intake. [PDF]

, 2015
Background/Objectives:The Child And Diet Evaluation Tool (CADET) is a 24-h food diary that measures the nutrition intake of children aged 3-7 years, with a focus on fruit and vegetable consumption.
A Hackett, B Johnson, C E L Evans, C Frobisher, C Nykjaer, CE Evans, DM Murray, J Bland, J Cade, J E Cade, JE Cade, KJ Van Stralen, L Serra-Majem, M Hunsberger, M Livingstone, M Maynard, M S Christian, ML Molag, MS Christian, N Hancock, T Baranowski, T Burrows   +21 more
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