Impact of a home-based nutrition and exercise intervention in improving functional capacity associated with falls among rural seniors in Canada
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Ahead of Print. Purpose A six-month randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine the impact of a home-based nutrition and exercise intervention on functional capacity to prevent falls among rural seniors. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach Men and women (n=134), aged 60 and older were assigned to one of four groups: exercise, nutrition, exercise-nutrition and control. Participants in the exercise and exercise-nutrition groups performed a home-based exercise program (Home Support Exercise Program), and the nutrition and exercise-nutrition groups re...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 15, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Strategic partnerships enhance resources for care of rural-dwelling older adults
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to disseminate a new model that addresses the urgent social challenge of providing adequate long-term care in rural circumstances through innovative use of existing resources, and to suggest future research. Design/methodology/approach This paper is exploratory in and is based upon the analysis of qualitative observations (interviews and site visits) framed in the financial and operational records of the facility studied, macro- and micro-level demographics, and the scholarly and practice literatures. Findings Significant cost savin...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 14, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Marketing of surveillance technology in three ageing countries
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review marketing materials of surveillance products for people with dementia and their carers in three ageing countries, as part of a dementia-technology media analysis. Design/methodology/approach An online environmental scan was conducted using search terms for surveillance technologies (STs) and dementia through a Google search focussed on the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands. Data were extracted on the products ’ and websites’ marketing messages from consumer and marketer perspectives. Findings Information was gathered for ...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 8, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Editorial
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults,Volume 19, Issue 3, Page 157-157, September 2018. (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 8, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Marketing of surveillance technology in three ageing countries
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review marketing materials of surveillance products for people with dementia and their carers in three ageing countries, as part of a dementia-technology media analysis. Design/methodology/approach An online environmental scan was conducted using search terms for surveillance technologies (STs) and dementia through a Google search focussed on the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands. Data were extracted on the products ’ and websites’ marketing messages from consumer and marketer perspectives. Findings Information was gathered for ...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 8, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Editorial
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults,Volume 19, Issue 3, Page 157-157, September 2018. (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 8, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The relation between social isolation and increasing suicide rates in the elderly
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Ahead of Print. Purpose Suicidal attempts and thoughts are particularly relevant to the health of the elderly and can impact not only the individual, but family, friends and spouses as well. This topic is important for the gerontological research community, particularly as it relates to social isolation and the feeling of loneliness, common in this population group. The purpose of this paper is to investigate new knowledge about the relationship between an increased risk of suicide in the elderly and social isolation or loneliness. Design/methodology/approach An extensive search was co...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 1, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
How formal navigators interpret their roles supporting families
This study was an interpretive inquiry informed by critical gerontology and discourse analytic methods. Interview data were collected and analyzed from 22 formal service providers who helped older adults and their families navigate health and social care resources in one Western Canadian city. Findings Although acknowledging structural barriers to service access, participants emphasized individual empowerment as their dominant strategy, interpreting their roles as providing information and education about services. In part, these interpretations may reflect the limited nature of their ability to help broker access or advo...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 1, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The relation between social isolation and increasing suicide rates in the elderly
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Ahead of Print. Purpose Suicidal attempts and thoughts are particularly relevant to the health of the elderly and can impact not only the individual, but family, friends and spouses as well. This topic is important for the gerontological research community, particularly as it relates to social isolation and the feeling of loneliness, common in this population group. The purpose of this paper is to investigate new knowledge about the relationship between an increased risk of suicide in the elderly and social isolation or loneliness. Design/methodology/approach An extensive search was co...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 1, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
How formal navigators interpret their roles supporting families
This study was an interpretive inquiry informed by critical gerontology and discourse analytic methods. Interview data were collected and analyzed from 22 formal service providers who helped older adults and their families navigate health and social care resources in one Western Canadian city. Findings Although acknowledging structural barriers to service access, participants emphasized individual empowerment as their dominant strategy, interpreting their roles as providing information and education about services. In part, these interpretations may reflect the limited nature of their ability to help broker access or advo...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 1, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The importance of a room with a view for older people with limited mobility
This study builds and updates work by Rowles (1981) showing that preference for views from the window involves the immediate surveillance zone but also further afield. The view can be rural or urban but should include a human element from which older people can interact through storytelling. The view often contains different flows, between mundane and mystery and intrigue, and between expected and random. (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - October 24, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Housing conditions and non-communicable diseases among older adults in Ireland
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Ahead of Print. Purpose Housing quality across the life course is an important health determinant. The purpose of this paper is to profile the current housing conditions of older adults in Ireland, and to investigate the association between housing conditions and heating problems and two types of non-communicable diseases: respiratory health problems and bone and joint conditions. Design/methodology/approach Data are from the Healthy and Positive Ageing Initiative Age-friendly Cities and Counties Survey, a random-sample, population representative survey of 10,540 adults aged 55 and old...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - October 16, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
