AIM To describe the frequency of aggressive acts experienced by frontline staff working in two models of dementia care: Residential Alzheimer's Care Centers and Secured Dementia Units and to explore the associations between aggressive acts experienced by frontline staff and factors related to the work context and care providers. BACKGROUND Aggression towards healthcare providers in residentia...

background: resilience is a quality that affects an individual’s ability to cope with tension. the present study was conducted to determine resilience and its contributing factors in high-risk adolescents living in residential care facilities affiliated to tehran welfare organization in order to help develop effective preventive measures for them. methods: the present descriptive study was cond...

This paper analyzes price tradeoffs between residential quality and location factors in the Beijing housing market. Unlike most housing markets, location factors completely dominate housing prices in this market. The main reason for this appears to be the physical size of central Beijing, where travel times between different urban activity centers are comparable to typical suburban-urban commut...

In situations where the immediate safety of children or others is at risk, residential workers are authorized to use specific measures intended as last resort, namely restraint and seclusion (R&S). This study sought identify detail reasons invoked by when justifying their decision restrain seclude a child. Researchers reviewed coded 628 anonymized official R&S reports written from two different...

Background: Alongside the dramatic increase of older adults in the United States (U.S.), it is projected that the aging population residing in rural areas will continue to grow. As the prevalence of chronic diseases and multiple chronic conditions among adults continues to rise, there is additional need for evidence-based interventions to assist the aging population to improve lifestyle behavio...