BACKGROUND The main objective of the present study was to determine whether UI is an independent predictor of ADL decline and IADL decline in elderly women. We also aimed to find out whether incontinent subjects were at higher risk of needing help from formal home care or home nursing care during 11 year follow-up. METHODS A prospective cohort study conducted as part of the North-Trøndelag He...

Mental health nursing is arguably one of the most interesting and challenging areas of nursing practice. It requires an integration of professional knowledge, clinical skills, interpersonal skills and experiences (Elder, Evans & Nizette, 2005). The central activity of mental health nursing is that of forming and maintaining ‘therapeutic relationships’. ‘Mental health nursing is thus firstly an ...

BACKGROUND there is little consistent data on patterns of reporting of elder abuse in Europe. Between 2002 and 2007, the Irish Health Service Executive developed dedicated structures and staff to support the prevention, detection and management of elder abuse without mandatory reporting. Public awareness campaigns, staff training and management briefings heightened awareness regarding this new ...

Older adults prefer to age in place, remaining in their home as their health care needs intensify. In a state evaluation of aging in place (AIP), the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing and Americare System Inc, Sikeston, MO, developed an elder housing facility to be an ideal housing environment for older adults to test the AIP care delivery model. An evaluation of the first 4 yea...

Introduction: A challenge for health care providers is that there will be a distinct rise globally in the number of elderly people aged 80 years and over. Malnutrition is a well-known problem among elderly people. The aim of this study was to determine nutritional status and its associated risk factors in elderly nursing home residents in Tehran, Iran.  Methods: The cross-sectional st...

OBJECTIVES To explore the effects of a discrepancy between actual and preferred living arrangements on the relationship between living arrangements and life satisfaction among the elderly in China. METHODS Secondary analysis of the 2005 dataset of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey was performed. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyze the relationship between li...

malnutrition is a common problem among nursing home residents and encompasses adverse outcomes. this study was conducted to determine malnutrition and urinary tract infections as well as antibiotic resistance of isolated bacteria at kahrisak nursing home in tehran city, capital of iran. nutritional status was determined by direct detection of kitchen, checking the menue of weekly foods, quality...