4. Two brothers sold n lambs at a price n dollars. They divide the money as follows: the elder brother took 10 dollars, the younger one took 10 dollars, the elder one took again 10 dollars and so on. At the end it turned out that the sum for the younger brother was less than 10. He took the remainder and the pen-knife of his brother. The brothers agreed that the division was correct. What is th...

This paper is an interview between Carrielynn Lund and Cree Elder Ruth Gladue on research and community resilience in her semi-remote, northern Alberta community. Ruth is a Cree Elder born "during the war years." She is married and has two girls, one boy, and "a few grandchildren." Ruth has worked as a Community Health Representative (CHR) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for over forty years...

World Health Organization has been reported glaucoma, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, agerelated macular degeneration, and trachoma as major causes for visual impairment. Among them, cataract remains the major avoidable blindness. The risk for cataract gradually increases in elder adults. More than 82% of people above the age of 50 years are under the risk for visual impairment [1]. Nutrition i...

This brief report provides a first look at self-reported instances of elder abuse by a sample of people 60 years and older living in Qazvin, Iran. Six hundred community-dwelling persons, drawn from the registry files of each health center in Qazin, completed questionnaires during April to October 2012. At least 80% of the participants reported experiencing some form of psychological abuse, fina...

Objectives: to dimension abuse against vulnerable adults within the family and community environment in the Azores Islands, identify risk factors for abuse and describe the profile of an abused elder. Method: descriptive cross-sectional study. Random sampling. The instruments used were: clinical histories of the users, Mini-Mental State Examination, Index of Independence in Basic Activities of ...

The purpose of this research was to explore the issue of elder abuse and depression among older persons. In addition, relationship and attachment with relevant others, and its effect on positive mental health of older persons were also examined. Data was collected from 200 older persons living either with their families or in care homes for older persons. Schedules of social support, socializat...

Dental providers are in an excellent position to identify elder abuse and neglect (EAN), yet they are often reluctant to report or intervene in cases of suspected elder maltreatment. This problem is widespread, and the negative impact of this dilemma cannot be ignored. In 1999, the American Dental Association's House of Delegates, through Resolution 44H-1999, urged constituent dental societies ...

PURPOSE To describe caregivers' constructions of their caregiving role in providing care to elders they knew were dying from life-limiting illnesses. DESIGN AND METHODS Study involved in-depth interviews with 27 family caregivers. Data were analyzed using constant comparative analysis. RESULTS Four categories were identified: centering life on the elder, maintaining a sense of normalcy, min...

OBJECTIVE The study aims to compare minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) and open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) in the treatment of proximal humeral fracture in elder patients. METHOD PubMed, Medline, EMbase, Ovid, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wangfang, and VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals were searched to identify...

OBJECTIVE This study's objective was to prove or disprove four hypotheses, three addressing physical function and a subjective measure of self-perceived well-being from participating in an elder functional fitness program. METHODS Participants included 17 chronically ill residents from an assisted-living center in Maine. Measures on mobility, metabolic equivalent estimation (MET) levels, rest...