Assessing and helping carers of older people.

Exploring a New Model of End-of-Life Care for Older People That Operates in the Space Between the Life World and the Healthcare System: A Qualitative Case Study

Background Innovative service models to facilitate end-of-life care for older people may be required to enable and bolster networks of care. The aim of this study was to understand how and why a new charitably funded service model of end-of-life care impacts upon the lives of older people.   <span class="fon...

Assessing the health promotion needs of informal carers.

Are occupational therapists more effective than social workers when assessing frail older people? Results of CAMELOT, a randomised controlled trial.

OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness of occupational therapist-led assessments of older people on dependency and service costs with that of social worker-led assessments. DESIGN Pragmatic community-based randomised controlled trial over 2 years 4 months. SETTING Cambridgeshire, UK. PARTICIPANTS 321 older people aged 65 and over living in their own homes and 113 carers. INTERVENTION p...

Description and Analysis of Health Promoting Behaviors among older people: Assessing Healthy Lifestyle

  Introduction and purpose:With increased life expectancy and improved health care, elderly population is growing increasingly. Common diseases of ageing have multiple physical and psychological effects on individual and family, as most of difficulties may be prevented by choosing a healthy lifestyle. Regarding to health promotion approaches amongst older people; healthy lifestyle may improve ...

Care and support for older people and carers in Bradford: Their perspectives, aspirations and experiences

This report explores the views of older people and their carers from ten ethnic communities in relation to their needs and experiences of care and support. It addresses two central areas of government policy and practice: the accessibility and acceptability of services to older people and their carers, and the barriers and facilitators to the take-up of services. Topics were explored by 21 focu...