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Sliding Guide System Concept for 3D Motion of the Hip Joint in Walking Assist Robots
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.The human hip joint has three degrees of freedom. However, most current walking assist robots only support flexion–extension. As the human femoral head is almost a perfect sphere, the sliding guide system employs two guide plates that contour spherical surfaces.
Naoto Saito +2 more
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Providing Basic Needs and Encouragement as Strategies in Managing Aggression in Dementia Clients [PDF]
, 2013 Purpose: The experiences of caregivers in managing dementia clients with aggressive behaviour have been an issue in nursing homes. This study utilized the fact that there is no significant strategy for managing aggression effectively.
Cross, W. (Wendy), Lestari, R. (Retno)
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Do nursing homes for older people have the support they need to provide end-of-life care? A mixed methods enquiry in England [PDF]
, 2011 Nursing homes are a common site of death, but older residents receive variable quality of end-of-life care. We used a mixed methods design to identify external influences on the quality of end-of-life care in nursing homes.
Froggatt, K., Kumar, A., Seymour, J.E.
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American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Relationships between flammability and drought tolerance influence vegetation dynamics during fires. A goal of the emerging subdiscipline of pyro‐ecophysiology is to identify ecophysiological traits that determine live fuel flammability, but empirical studies of these relationships are rare.
Niger Sultana +9 more
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Working in group living homes for older people with dementia: the effects on job satisfaction and burnout and the role of job characteristics [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Group living homes are a fast-growing form of nursing home care for older people with dementia. This study seeks to determine the differences in job characteristics of nursing staff in group living homes and their influence on well-being ...
Anne Margriet Pot +15 more
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Nursing Homes in the Crosshairs
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2020 COVID-19 exposes ongoing risks to residents.
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Youth participatory action research (YPAR) has been effectively used for substance use prevention. Yet, YPAR has not been evaluated for opioids, which negatively impact individuals and communities across the United States. The current study evaluated an opioid‐focused YPAR project.
Elizabeth H. Weybright +7 more
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BMC Infectious DiseasesInfectious diseases can propagate between nursing homes through asymptomatic staff members who are employed at multiple facilities. However, the transmission dynamics of infections, both within individual nursing homes and across facilities, has been ...
Kiel Corkran +4 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This paper describes a 3‐year community–partnered research initiative focused on advancing early reading, racial equity, and relationships—collectively known as the 3Rs Initiative. The project brought together researchers and community members committed to ensuring that all adults in the county embody a shared “3Rs mindset” to better support ...
Shannon B. Wanless +3 more
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, 1997 This paper compares the characteristics of elderly people living in residential and nursing homes over the period 1981-1996. The paper draws on information collected in four surveys: a 1981 survey of local authority, private and voluntary residential ...
Darton, Robin, Miles, Kathryn
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