Older Men, The Patient-Physician Relationship, and Patient Involvement
This study investigates older men's experiences with physicians, their perceptions of the patient-physician relationship, and the extent to which they wished to be involved in their health care. In-depth, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 23 men 55-96 years of age. Findings reveal that older men want to participate in the medical encounter and be involved in their care, contradicting earlier work suggesting that older adults prefer to be passive patients. Preferred involvement, however, varied along a continuum ranging from "quasi-involvement" to "taking charge", with most participants being in the middle, prefer...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 22, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hazel MacRae Source Type: research
Older Men, The Patient-Physician Relationship, and Patient Involvement
This study investigates older men's experiences with physicians, their perceptions of the patient-physician relationship, and the extent to which they wished to be involved in their health care. In-depth, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 23 men 55-96 years of age. Findings reveal that older men want to participate in the medical encounter and be involved in their care, contradicting earlier work suggesting that older adults prefer to be passive patients. Preferred involvement, however, varied along a continuum ranging from "quasi-involvement" to "taking charge", with most participants being in the middle, prefer...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 22, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hazel MacRae Source Type: research
Older Men, The Patient-Physician Relationship, and Patient Involvement
This study investigates older men's experiences with physicians, their perceptions of the patient-physician relationship, and the extent to which they wished to be involved in their health care. In-depth, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 23 men 55-96 years of age. Findings reveal that older men want to participate in the medical encounter and be involved in their care, contradicting earlier work suggesting that older adults prefer to be passive patients. Preferred involvement, however, varied along a continuum ranging from "quasi-involvement" to "taking charge", with most participants being in the middle, prefer...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 22, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hazel MacRae Source Type: research
Social Connectedness Between Family Caregivers and Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Homes in the Context of COVID-19
Can J Aging. 2023 Sep 20:1-12. doi: 10.1017/S0714980823000351. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and resulting restrictions on physical access to long-term care homes culminated in health declines for older adults living there and their families. Knowledge gaps exist regarding maintaining social connectedness when physically separated. The study aimed to explore family members' perceptions of the impact that restrictions on physical access to long-term care homes had on the experience of social connectedness between family members and older adults living in long-term care. The method...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 20, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Anna Garnett Hannah Pollock Natalie Floriancic Kristin Prentice Lorie Donelle Carri Hand Abe Oudshoorn Yolanda Babenko-Mould Cheryl Forchuk Source Type: research
Exploring the Access and Use of Social Technologies by Older Adults in Support of Their Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review
This study aimed to explore the accessibility, outcomes, and challenges of social technology use among community-dwelling older adults, older adults in long-term care, older adults with neurocognitive disorder, and older adults with pre-frailty and frailty, to help guide future research in this area. A rapid review was conducted, and articles were retrieved from four online databases, including Medline, AgeLine, EconLit and CINAHL, and grey literature from Google Scholar. Of the 131 articles retrieved, 24 were included in this review. The positive outcomes of social technology use include improved mental and physical healt...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 20, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Joelle R DesCh âtelets Asif R Khowaja Kristin Mechelse Henriette Koning Dominic Ventresca Source Type: research
Social Connectedness Between Family Caregivers and Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Homes in the Context of COVID-19
Can J Aging. 2023 Sep 20:1-12. doi: 10.1017/S0714980823000351. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and resulting restrictions on physical access to long-term care homes culminated in health declines for older adults living there and their families. Knowledge gaps exist regarding maintaining social connectedness when physically separated. The study aimed to explore family members' perceptions of the impact that restrictions on physical access to long-term care homes had on the experience of social connectedness between family members and older adults living in long-term care. The method...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 20, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Anna Garnett Hannah Pollock Natalie Floriancic Kristin Prentice Lorie Donelle Carri Hand Abe Oudshoorn Yolanda Babenko-Mould Cheryl Forchuk Source Type: research
Exploring the Access and Use of Social Technologies by Older Adults in Support of Their Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review
This study aimed to explore the accessibility, outcomes, and challenges of social technology use among community-dwelling older adults, older adults in long-term care, older adults with neurocognitive disorder, and older adults with pre-frailty and frailty, to help guide future research in this area. A rapid review was conducted, and articles were retrieved from four online databases, including Medline, AgeLine, EconLit and CINAHL, and grey literature from Google Scholar. Of the 131 articles retrieved, 24 were included in this review. The positive outcomes of social technology use include improved mental and physical healt...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 20, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Joelle R DesCh âtelets Asif R Khowaja Kristin Mechelse Henriette Koning Dominic Ventresca Source Type: research
Social Connectedness Between Family Caregivers and Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Homes in the Context of COVID-19
Can J Aging. 2023 Sep 20:1-12. doi: 10.1017/S0714980823000351. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and resulting restrictions on physical access to long-term care homes culminated in health declines for older adults living there and their families. Knowledge gaps exist regarding maintaining social connectedness when physically separated. The study aimed to explore family members' perceptions of the impact that restrictions on physical access to long-term care homes had on the experience of social connectedness between family members and older adults living in long-term care. The method...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 20, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Anna Garnett Hannah Pollock Natalie Floriancic Kristin Prentice Lorie Donelle Carri Hand Abe Oudshoorn Yolanda Babenko-Mould Cheryl Forchuk Source Type: research
Exploring the Access and Use of Social Technologies by Older Adults in Support of Their Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review
This study aimed to explore the accessibility, outcomes, and challenges of social technology use among community-dwelling older adults, older adults in long-term care, older adults with neurocognitive disorder, and older adults with pre-frailty and frailty, to help guide future research in this area. A rapid review was conducted, and articles were retrieved from four online databases, including Medline, AgeLine, EconLit and CINAHL, and grey literature from Google Scholar. Of the 131 articles retrieved, 24 were included in this review. The positive outcomes of social technology use include improved mental and physical healt...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 20, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Joelle R DesCh âtelets Asif R Khowaja Kristin Mechelse Henriette Koning Dominic Ventresca Source Type: research
Registered Practical Nurses' Experiences of the Moral Habitability of Long-Term Care Environments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Can J Aging. 2023 Sep 18:1-9. doi: 10.1017/S0714980823000491. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a deleterious impact on the lives of nurses who work in long-term care; however, the moral conditions of their work have been largely unexamined. The purpose of this qualitative study, therefore, was to explore registered practical nurses' (RPNs) experiences of the moral habitability of long-term care environments in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four themes were identified: (1) Striving to meet responsibilities in a failed system; (2) bearing the moral and emotional weight of residents'...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 18, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Elizabeth Peter Shan Mohammed Priscilla Boakye Donald Rose Tieghan Killackey Source Type: research
A Good Investment: Expanding Capacity to Care for Older Adults in the Home and Community Care Sector Through Increased Personal Support Worker Wages
Can J Aging. 2023 Sep 18:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S0714980823000557. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMost older adults prefer to age in place, which for many will require home and community care (HCC) support. Unfortunately, HCC capacity is insufficient to meet demand due in part to low wages, particularly for personal support workers (PSWs) who provide the majority of paid care. Using Ontario as a case study, this paper estimates the cost and capacity impacts of implementing wage parity between PSWs employed in HCC and institutional long-term care (ILTC). Specifically, we consider the cost of increased HCC PSW wages versus expecte...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 18, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Katherine A P Zagrodney Emily C King Deborah Simon Kathryn A Nichol Sandra M McKay Source Type: research
Social Isolation of Older Adults, Family, and Formal Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stories and Solutions Through Participatory Action Research
Can J Aging. 2023 Sep 18:1-14. doi: 10.1017/S071498082300048X. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis participatory action research (PAR) aimed to understand the health implications of guidelines impacting social isolation among frail community-dwelling older adults and their family and formal caregivers during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) of data collected from 10 policy/procedural documents revealed four themes: valuing principles, identifying problem(s), setting priorities, and making recommendations. Interviews with 31 participants from Peterborough, Ontario, also revealed ...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 18, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ann MacLeod Justine Levesque Catherine Ward-Griffin Source Type: research
Registered Practical Nurses' Experiences of the Moral Habitability of Long-Term Care Environments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Can J Aging. 2023 Sep 18:1-9. doi: 10.1017/S0714980823000491. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a deleterious impact on the lives of nurses who work in long-term care; however, the moral conditions of their work have been largely unexamined. The purpose of this qualitative study, therefore, was to explore registered practical nurses' (RPNs) experiences of the moral habitability of long-term care environments in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four themes were identified: (1) Striving to meet responsibilities in a failed system; (2) bearing the moral and emotional weight of residents'...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 18, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Elizabeth Peter Shan Mohammed Priscilla Boakye Donald Rose Tieghan Killackey Source Type: research
A Good Investment: Expanding Capacity to Care for Older Adults in the Home and Community Care Sector Through Increased Personal Support Worker Wages
Can J Aging. 2023 Sep 18:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S0714980823000557. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMost older adults prefer to age in place, which for many will require home and community care (HCC) support. Unfortunately, HCC capacity is insufficient to meet demand due in part to low wages, particularly for personal support workers (PSWs) who provide the majority of paid care. Using Ontario as a case study, this paper estimates the cost and capacity impacts of implementing wage parity between PSWs employed in HCC and institutional long-term care (ILTC). Specifically, we consider the cost of increased HCC PSW wages versus expecte...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 18, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Katherine A P Zagrodney Emily C King Deborah Simon Kathryn A Nichol Sandra M McKay Source Type: research
Social Isolation of Older Adults, Family, and Formal Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stories and Solutions Through Participatory Action Research
Can J Aging. 2023 Sep 18:1-14. doi: 10.1017/S071498082300048X. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis participatory action research (PAR) aimed to understand the health implications of guidelines impacting social isolation among frail community-dwelling older adults and their family and formal caregivers during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) of data collected from 10 policy/procedural documents revealed four themes: valuing principles, identifying problem(s), setting priorities, and making recommendations. Interviews with 31 participants from Peterborough, Ontario, also revealed ...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - September 18, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ann MacLeod Justine Levesque Catherine Ward-Griffin Source Type: research
