BACKGROUND When explaining the use of care, the context of the care gains importance. This article focuses on the influence of the municipality on the lives of the elderly regarding the usage of different forms of care, whereas controlling for the effect of individual characteristics. METHODS Two databases on the individual characteristics of elderly Flemish people living at home were combine...

There is a paucity of data on differences between methods for the assessment of body composition in elderly subjects. Studies on younger adults suggest that such differences are of some practical significance at the individual level. In the present study the following methods of estimating percentage body fatness (BF%) were compared in healthy elderly men and women (mean age 70 (SD 6) years: de...

BACKGROUND In a public health perspective, it is of interest to assess the magnitude of geographical variations in ischaemic heart disease (IHD) mortality and quantify the strength of contextual effects on IHD. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether area effects vary according to the individual and contextual characteristics of the population, socioeconomic contextual influences were assessed in di...

The Impact of Wealth on Job Exit Rates of Elderly Workers In the literature theoretical models have appeared that predict a positive impact of the level of individual wealth on the job exit probability. Empirically this prediction is most likely to be relevant for elderly workers who have been able to accumulate wealth throughout their working life and whose residual working life is relatively ...

OBJECTIVE It is logical that tailoring implementation strategies to address identified determinants of adherence to clinical practice guidelines should improve adherence. This study aimed to identify and prioritize determinants of adherence to six recommendations for elderly patients with depression. DESIGN AND SETTING Group and individual interviews and a survey were conducted in Norway. M...

According to estimates, there are over 5.5 million reports of elder abuse in the United States each year, making it a significant social and public health problem. Due inconsistent methods identification guidelines, as well lack awareness issue, is challenging identify treat elders who have been abused. For assessment care elderly people mistreated, an interdisciplinary approach cooperation wit...

To even the most casual observer, the elderly are a very heterogeneous population. Some individuals remain fit and active into their ninth or tenth decades, whilst others show evidence of infirmity during their early sixties in the absence of an acute physical illness. This dissociation of biological and chronological age represents a continuum bounded by, in the parlance of contemporary geront...

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PURPOSE To identify the vulnerabilities of elderly to disasters, and to develop strategies to address these vulnerabilities. METHODS A relevant literature search of journal articles, government training materials, news reports, and materials from senior organizations was conducted. RESULTS The vulnerability of the elderly to disasters is related to their impaired physical mobility, diminish...

investigation of the elderly women practice in nursing   home regarding to prevention of lower   uti infection, 1383     p. amini [1] , m. hemmati [2] , h. khalilzadeh [3] , m. nosrati [4] , m. kiani asl [5] , z. moshiri [6]     abstract:   introduction: the incidence of lower urinary tract infection in women is more than men because of anatomical differences. the research showed one of every f...