Sixty ethnographic interviews with 15 family caregivers for frail older people living in the community were analyzed to understand the meaning of activity in caregiving. Schön's (1983) reflection-in-action framework was used to organize the data. Three goals of caregiving activity were derived: (a) getting things done, (b) achieving a sense of health and well-being for the care receiver, and (c...

This special edition of the Journal highlights challenges of media and communication issues with special emphasis on Malaysian public sector. It is devoted to perspectives from academia, government and media practitioners, revealing Malaysia’s situation in facing the challenges of the digital world. Accordingly, this edition presented a personal challenge for me, having researched on environmen...

INTRODUCTION We develop a multidomain model to predict progression of Alzheimer's disease dementia (AD). METHODS Data from the US National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (n = 3009) are used to examine change in symptom status and to estimate transition probabilities between health states described using cognitive function, functional ability, and behavior. A model is used to predict progress...

OBJECTIVES Previous research shows that limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) are related to greater psychological distress. This study uses a synthesis of life course and stress process perspectives to examine how social support resources and the timing of limitations intersect to shape the relationship between ADL limitations and changes in psychological distress. METHODS Data ar...

OBJECTIVES This study examines differences in the relationship between veteran status and men's trajectories of health conditions, activities of daily living limitations, and self-rated health. METHODS We use data on 12,631 men drawn from the 1992-2006 waves of the Health and Retirement Study to estimate growth curve models that examine differences in health trajectories between nonveterans a...

This research examines the determinants of living arrangements among the Chinese elderly by distinguishing the seniors by sex, residence and age. Through analyzing data from the 2011 wave of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), the results show that about 80% of the elderly still chose to co-reside with other family members and only 2% of them lived in institutions. Having chi...

INTRODUCTION The needs of elderly people living in the countryside constitute serious health, social, financial and organizational problems. AIM OF THE STUDY To define the needs of elderly people living in the countryside regarding complex living actions. DATA COLLECTED AND METHODOLOGY: The study was carried out among 89 village citizens from the Podkarpackie Voivodeship (N=55; 61.8% women; N...

Activity-based group work is widely used by occupational therapists in mental health settings (Lloyd, King, & Bassett, 2002), but the evidence to support this intervention is unclear. We therefore conducted a systematic review focused on the question, "Is activity-based group work effective in helping people with severe and enduring mental illness in community settings improve their functional ...

OBJECTIVE To follow hand function and activity of daily living (ADL) capacity prospectively during a 5-year period in a cohort of outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Forty-three patients (28 women, 15 men), mean age 53.7 years and mean disease duration 7.5 years, were included. The Grip Ability Test (GAT), grip strength, the Keitel Function Test (KFT), the Health Assessment Qu...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of hospital admissions over a one-year period and associated factors through a survey of elderly subjects living in nursing homes in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Hospital admissions were assessed using the question: "From 'month' last year to today, were you admitted to a hospital?" Out of 521 eligible individuals, informa...