Conducting evaluations with older populations in supported housing
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the challenges and learnings of evaluating a public mental health programme with older people: Standing Together, which delivered weekly facilitated self-help groups for older people in extra care housing. Following evaluation, a list of practical recommendations was developed to inform future evaluations of similar programmes. Design/methodology/approach This paper resulted from our reflections as evaluators or practitioners on Standing Together. The evaluation followed a mixed-methods design. It reflects on findings from the S...
Source: Working with Older People - November 13, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The factors affecting the re-employment satisfaction of middle-aged and older workers in South Korea: based on the mediation effect of family and employment types
This study performed a secondary data analysis on data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (fifth wave of KLoSA) of the Korea Employment Information Service. The author used data from 1,307 middle-aged and older workers who obtained a new job after leaving the previous workplace from the 2014 KLoSA, and determined their employment satisfaction, family type and employment type. Findings In this study, high scores were indicated in turnover intentions of the participants, and job stability presented was lowest in the subcategories of employment satisfaction. Employment type showed a significant mediation effect betw...
Source: Working with Older People - November 13, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Does an impaired capacity for self-care impact the prevalence of social and emotional loneliness among elderly people?
Working with Older People,Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 211-223, December 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of self-care on the prevalence of loneliness among elderly people living in retirement homes and older people living in their homes/communities. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted through standardized SELSA-L assessment loneliness questionnaires and the Self Care Assessment Worksheet for self-care assessment. The results were processed using the Kruskal –Wallis test. Findings The obtained results have shown that impaired self-care ability affects the prevalence of lo...
Source: Working with Older People - November 1, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Barriers to self-care in elderly people with hypertension: a qualitative study
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose Hypertension is the most common chronic disease throughout the world. Self-care is the key criteria in determining the final course of the disease. However, the majority of elderly people do not observe self-care behaviors. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the experiences of elderly people with hypertension in order to understand the barriers of their self-care behaviors. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative study with a conventional content analysis approach conducted in Tehran, Iran in 2017. Data collection was done among 23 participants – 14 elde...
Source: Working with Older People - November 1, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Does the impaired capacity for self-care impact the prevalence of social and emotional loneliness among elderly people?
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of self-care on the prevalence of loneliness among elderly people living in retirement homes and older people living in their homes/communities. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted through standardized SELSA-L assessment loneliness questionnaires and the Self Care Assessment Worksheet for self-care assessment. The results were processed using the Kruskal –Wallis test. Findings The obtained results have shown that impaired self-care ability affects the prevalence of loneliness among the elderly almos...
Source: Working with Older People - November 1, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Barriers to self-care in elderly people with hypertension: a qualitative study
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose Hypertension is the most common chronic disease throughout the world. Self-care is the key criteria in determining the final course of the disease. However, the majority of elderly people do not observe self-care behaviors. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the experiences of elderly people with hypertension in order to understand the barriers of their self-care behaviors. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative study with a conventional content analysis approach conducted in Tehran, Iran in 2017. Data collection was done among 23 participants – 14 elde...
Source: Working with Older People - November 1, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Does the impaired capacity for self-care impact the prevalence of social and emotional loneliness among elderly people?
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of self-care on the prevalence of loneliness among elderly people living in retirement homes and older people living in their homes/communities. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted through standardized SELSA-L assessment loneliness questionnaires and the Self Care Assessment Worksheet for self-care assessment. The results were processed using the Kruskal –Wallis test. Findings The obtained results have shown that impaired self-care ability affects the prevalence of loneliness among the elderly almos...
Source: Working with Older People - November 1, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Managing emotional and psychological distress in older people
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose Much has been written about helping those with dementia. But what about those for whom distress is not primarily related to a neurological cause and there is no psychiatric history? The purpose of this paper is to offer a guide for allied health professionals and family carers to manage distress in older people who are able to engage in language based communication and who are experiencing significant change or loss. Design/methodology/approach This practice informed paper draws on the authors ’ extensive experience working as a mental health social worker who speciali...
Source: Working with Older People - October 31, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Respecting care home residents ’ right to privacy: what is the evidence of good practice?
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and discuss evidence of good practice in respecting care home residents ’ right to privacy. The right to privacy is a fundamental human right as enshrined in international and domestic law and standards. In the context of increasing interest in using a human rights approach to social care in care homes for older people, this literature review summarises research evide nce on what respecting the human right to privacy of care home residents entails in practice. Design/methodology/approach This literature review followed a rigorous ...
Source: Working with Older People - October 12, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
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Source: Working with Older People - September 19, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Younger workers ’ attitudes and perceptions towards older colleagues
This study found that whilst some younger employees valued working with older colleagues as they believe that their differing characteristics are complementary, others felt that it leads to intergenerational conflict due to contrasting approaches towards work. Positive perceptions of older workers included their increased knowledge and experience, reliability and better social skills; however, ageism was also prevalent, such as the perception of older workers as resistant to change, slower at using technology and lacking the drive to progress. This study also provided evidence for the socioemotional selectivity and social ...
Source: Working with Older People - September 19, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
