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Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong YH Cheng, KL Chou, I Chi Department of Community Medicine and Unit for Behavioural Sciences, The University of Hong Kong YH Cheng Department of Politics and Sociology, Lingnan University KL Chou Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong DJ MacFarlane School of Social Work and School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, US I Chi
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1. This study has found that psychosocial and physical factors have an impact on the level of post-stroke handicap, thereby providing direction for secondary health promotion by health professionals in both hospital and community settings. 2. It is essential to offer psychological support, implement measures to improve selfesteem, and maximise social support, especially for those without a part...
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Principal applicant and corresponding author: Dr LW Chu Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China Tel: ( 52) 2 55 3315 Fax: ( 52) 2 16 21 7 E-mail: [email protected] Falls and fall-related injuries in community-dwelling elderly persons in Hong Kong: a study on risk factors, functional decline, and health services utilisa...
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1. Screening programmes for postnatal depression and depression are useful for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition. 2. The majority of the women studied perceived marital problems as their major source of unhappiness. They did not take initiatives to seek help for their condition and many were unwilling to receive psychiatric treatment. 3. Screening for both postnatal dep...
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Poor sitting posture is a common problem among the elderly, especially in nursing homes residents.1 Contributory factors include kyphotic changes in the spine resulting in limited flexibility; decline in muscle strength and trunk control and general loss of condition, all of which impair the ability to maintain normal posture in the sitting position.2 Moreover, prolonged sitting with poor postu...
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1. The Chinese Work Personality Profile is a reliable and valid instrument in measurement of job maintenance skills and employment potential of people with psychiatric illness. 2. There are significant differences in the job maintenance skill profiles of people undergoing rehabilitation in day hospitals, day training centres, and sheltered employment. 3. Situational assessment could be useful t...
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1. Multisensory therapy (MST) was not superior to activity sessions in reducing problem behaviours; MST did not improve discharge rate or reduce medication use. 2. Key environmental variables in the MST that influence behaviour may be related to reliability, predictability, relaxation, freedom from demand, and the relationship with the therapist. Clients’ problem behaviour might be reduced if t...
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