Financial abuse against older individuals is estimated to be the second most common form of abuse, following only selfneglect in terms of incidence. 1 Estimates of financial abuse range from 20% to 30% of all abuse against older people. 1,2 Financial abuse is predicted to continue to increase in the future, because the population of older people is still increasing and because older people have...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted tremendous pressure on people, including older adults. Frail older adults are more susceptible to the adverse consequences of the pandemic. Although many studies have investigated the susceptibility and poor medical outcomes of COVID-19 in frail people, a few studies have explored the psychosocial effects of the pandemic on this group of vulnera...

background: population aging has social, economic and political consequences. most family caregivers prefer to care for their family member older person with chronic disease at home. despite traditional culture within iranian families, in some cases, hospitalization of the elderly in nursing home is inevitable, and this affects the old person and his/her family. the aim of this study was to exp...

The belief that old-age mortality is intractable remains deeply held by many people. Remarkable progress, however, has been made since 1950, and especially since 1970, in substantially improving survival at older ages, even the most advanced ages. The pace of mortality improvement at older ages continues to be particularly rapid in Japan, even though mortality levels in Japan are lower than els...

Background: Few studies have attempted to examine nurse teachers’ attitudes toward older people. Attitudes towards the older people are considered as an important factor in their care. The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of nursing students and their teachers towards the older people. Material and Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Nursing Department, at th...

The psychosocial impact of incontinence on older people is a relatively poorly recognised area of continence care, especially in care settings where incontinence is not a primary concern. Although continence care is fundamental in almost all areas of nursing practice, it can be something about which nurses become complacent. Psychosocial considerations can be overlooked in favour of the practic...