In this paper we describe the effect elder-friendly design had on elder acceptance of a technology designed to enhance online security. This elder-friendly alternative interface was developed for an anti-phishing toolbar that was previously found usable by students but rejected as unfathomable by elders. We recruited five elders to use both the toolbar instantiation and the elder-friendly inter...

RATIONALE Phyllodes tumors (PT) of the breast are rare neoplasm originating from fibroepithelial component. To our knowledge, our report is the first reported case of PT in 2 sisters. PATIENT CONCERNS We presented 2 cases of PT of the breast involving in 2 sisters. On physical examination of the younger sister, a firm mass measuring approximately 3 cm in diameter was identified in upper inner...

Folie a deux is characterised by the appearance of delusions in a patient due to a close relationship with another person who already has similar delusions. Folie imposee the commonest clinical form-is more common in women and is frequently seen between two sisters (Gralnick. 1942). We want to share our experience regarding a case of folie a deux in two elderly, widowed sisters, who lived toget...

This paper describes an occupational therapy home-based intervention in which purposeful activities were used to promote adaptation and competence in older adults with chronic disabilities. Seven home care therapists visited 17 randomly selected, community-living elders who were chronically disabled and who volunteered to participate in the program. The number of visits ranged from 3 to 10 and ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to estimate the longitudinal relationship between transitions in the use of long-term care and older adults' depressive symptoms and to investigate whether this relationship could be explained by markers of older adults' underlying health, or other variables including demographics, personality, and partner status. DESIGN AND METHODS Data were from the Longitu...

BACKGROUND The number of elderly people requiring hospital care is growing, so, quality and assessment of care for elders are emerging and complex areas of research. Very few validated and reliable instruments exist for the assessment of quality of acute care in this field. This study's objective was to create such a tool for Geriatric Evaluation and Management Units (GEMUs). METHODS The meth...

PURPOSE This study examined how the amount of informal care received by disabled elders changes when they are receiving publicly paid home care, and whether formal service use, disability, caregiving arrangements, and demographic characteristics of older adults predict changes in the amount of informal care. DESIGN AND METHODS Hierarchical linear models were estimated, using 3-year data (12 r...

BACKGROUND The use of physical restraints by family caregivers with home-dwelling elders has not been extensively studied but it might be widespread. Furthermore, it is also not clear how home care providers who support family caregivers perceive the use of physical restraint in elders' homes. This study assessed family caregivers' and home care providers' knowledge and perceptions of physical ...

BACKGROUND No previous studies have considered elder abuse in Eastern Europe. We aimed to determine the proportion of home care workers and older people receiving care in a Romanian home care service who correctly identified elder abuse in a vignette, and who had detected elder abuse at work. METHODS In 2009, care workers and clients of a non-government home care organization serving four are...

CONTEXT Elderly patients represent an important and growing part of the emergency department activity. PURPOSE To describe population aged of 75 and over admitted in an emergency department without programming and then compare patients addressed with a letter of referral or not. METHODS A prospective transversal study was carried out over one month in the emergency department of the hospita...