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Complex interventions for improving independent living and quality of life amongst community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

Age Ageing, 2023
Background community-based complex interventions for older adults have a variety of names, including Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, but often share core components such as holistic needs assessment and care planning.
Ho L, Malden S, McGill K, Shimonovich M, Frost H, Aujla N, Ho IS, Shenkin SD, Hanratty B, Mercer SW, Guthrie B.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The SHAPES Smart Mirror Approach for Independent Living, Healthy and Active Ageing. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2021
The benefits that technology can provide in terms of health and support for independent living are in many cases not enough to break the barriers that prevent older adults from accepting and embracing technology.
Chaparro JD, Ruiz JF, Romero MJS, Peño CB, Irurtia LU, Perea MG, Garcia XDT, Molina FJV, Grigoleit S, Lopez JC.   +9 more
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Housing, Living Arrangements and Mental Health of Young Adults in Independent Living. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Young adults are prone to psychological stress and anxiety induced by major transitions to adulthood. While employment has predominated in previous research on the social determinants of young people’s mental health, this study examines the association ...
Seo BK, Park GR.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Independent Living in America.

Psicología, Conocimiento y Sociedad, 2011
El Movimiento de Vida Independiente, como ha acontecido en los Estados Unidos de América, ha tenido un profundo impacto en la inclusión en la comunidad y la igualdad de las personas con discapacidades severas.
Carolyn Hawley, Amy Armstrong
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Examining the Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Social Distancing on the Health of People With Mobility Disabilities

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
ObjectiveTo understand the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the health and participation of people with mobility disabilities living in the community.MethodsParticipants responded to a survey designed to assess the effects of the coronavirus ...
Kelsey Shinnick Goddard, Jonathan Schulz, Jonathan Schulz, Isaac Nzuki, Jean P. Hall   +4 more
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Barriers to Telemedicine Video Visits for Older Adults in Independent Living Facilities: Mixed Methods Cross-sectional Needs Assessment

JMIR Aging, 2022
Background Despite the increasing availability of telemedicine video visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults have greater challenges in getting care through telemedicine.
Alice Mao, L. Tam, A. Xu, K. Osborn, Meera Sheffrin, C. Gould, E. Schillinger, Marina Martin, Matthew Mesias   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Building Community Capacity: Exploring Voice Assistants to Support Older Adults in an Independent Living Community

International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023
Voice assistants (VAs) such as Siri or Amazon Alexa can benefit older adults by offering accessible and convenient information options and aiding living independently. Therefore, researchers have considered how VAs might support older adults.
Yukta Karkera, Barsa Tandukar, Sowmya Chandra, Aqueasha Martin-Hammond   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Independent Living in Post-Socialist Countries

International Journal of Disability and Social Justice, 2023
This article considers how, as a result of the persistence of familialism and paternalism, the legislative changes made in some Central and Eastern European countries (CEE), all of which have ratified the UN CRPD, mainly aim to: (a) incorporate the work ...
D. Zaviršek, Svenja Fischbach
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Accelerated adulthood, extended adolescence and the care cliff: Supporting care leavers' transition from care to independent living

Child & Family Social Work, 2022
The pressures of ‘ accelerated adulthood ’ are a critical challenge for young people ageing out of the care system. Despite the trauma related to their placement history, young people ‘ aging out ’ are expected to adapt to adulthood at younger age and ...
Angela Palmer, M. Norris, Joanne Kelleher   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of assistive technology and telecare for independent living in dementia: a randomised controlled trial

Age and Ageing, 2021
Objectives The use of assistive technology and telecare (ATT) has been promoted to manage risks associated with independent living in people with dementia but with little evidence for effectiveness.
R. Howard, R. Gathercole, R. Bradley, Emma Harper, Lucy Davis, Lynn Pank, N. Lam, E. Talbot, E. Hooper, Rachel Winson, Bethany Scutt, Victoria Ordonez Montano, Samantha Nunn, G. Lavelle, A. Bateman, P. Bentham, A. Burns, Barbara Dunk, Kirsty Forsyth, C. Fox, F. Poland, I. Leroi, S. Newman, J. O'Brien, Catherine Henderson, M. Knapp, J. Woolham, R. Gray   +27 more
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