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Older Adults’ Social Relations: Life Satisfaction to Widowhood [PDF]

, 2018
The objective of this study was to examine the breadth and depth of relationships with relatives and friends and the possible implications of those relationships with regards to life satisfaction to widowhood.
Ahn, Bonnie, Kang, Hyunsook
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Nursing Students\u27 Attitudes Towards Older Adults [PDF]

, 2006
The purpose of this study was to measure nursing students\u27 attitudes towards older adults and to determine, if possible, factors which affect nursing students\u27 attitudes toward older adults.
McCammon, Tracy
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An exploration of the value and mechanisms of befriending for older adults in England [PDF]

, 2011
Social isolation and loneliness in older adults are growing problems. Empirical research suggests that loneliness can lead to poorer health outcomes including higher mortality rates.
Chew-Graham, Carolyn, Gask, Linda, Lester, Helen, Mead, Nicky, Reilly, Siobhan   +4 more
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Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults [PDF]

, 2017
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To identify the effects and assess the effectiveness of interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour (total sedentary time and the pattern of accumulation of sedentary
Adams, Alpass, Bankoski, Bij, Biswas, Chastin, Chastin, Chastin, Chastin, Chastin, Dogra, Dunstan, Egger, Ekelund, Gardiner, Gardner, Gomersall, Greef, Guyatt, Harvey, Harvey, Healy, Henson, Hertzog, Katzmarzyk, Kerr, King, King, Laforge, Lauder, Leask, Manns, Martin, Michie, Moher, Owen, Owen, Prince, Rezende, Rosenberg, Sedentary Behaviour Research Network, Song, Sparling, Tandon, Teychenne   +44 more
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between dependence on activities of daily living and frailty in older people: a comparative study using the clinical-functional vulnerability index-20 and the frailty phenotype

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus
Objective: This study aimed to compare the strength of associations between dependence on basic activities of daily living (BADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and frailty, assessed by the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index-20 ...
Larissa Franciny Souza, PT, Camila Silva de Melo, PT, Artenizia Criste Lima, RDN, Bruno de Souza Moreira, PT, PhD, Henrique Silveira Costa, PT, PhD, Alessandra de Carvalho Bastone, PT, PhD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Suvorexant for insomnia in older adults: a perspective review

Drugs in Context, 2018
The aim of this review was to identify published randomized control trials (RCTs) that evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of suvorexant for the treatment of insomnia among older adults (≥65 years).
Rajesh R Tampi, Geetha Manikkara, Silpa Balachandran, Piyush Taparia, Stephanie Hrisko, Shilpa Srinivasan, Deena J Tampi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of self-care disability among older adults in China

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Self-care disability among older adults is a global public health issue. However, it lacks the up-to-date information based on nationally representative, more comprehesive data in China.
Yu Guo, Tian Wang, Tingshuai Ge, Quanbao Jiang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of an Aging Suit on Young and Middle-Aged Adults’ Attitudes Toward Older Adults [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Ageism, a type of discrimination based on a person’s age, can lead to negative attitudes, intolerance, and judgment towards older adults. With the increase of older adults in society, understanding the correlates of negative attitudes becomes
Allen, Kelly
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