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Aged-care facilityLong-term carePolicyFor some time, Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) have incorporated animals into their environment to relieve loneliness and isolation for aged-care residents. However, research examining this practice is not as developed. This paper aims to identify the ...
Our findings imply that health-care professionals need to consider physical intimacy as part of sexual activity in the assessment of geriatric patients with sexual dysfunction. Chung HS, Kim GH, Shin M-H, et al. Physical Intimacy Is an Important Part of Sexual Activities: Korean Older Adults ...
In total, 8,358 older adults aged 60 years or older who received informal care were included in the analysis. Binary logistic regression models were conducted to explore the association between ADL limitations and the use of physical examination and examine the differences between gender and urban-...
Targeted nature-based programs, such as therapeutic horticulture, have been shown to result in multiple health benefits for older adults residing in temperate environments, but much less research has been carried out on populations with different phenotypes, such as older Asian adults in the tropics....
In bivariate and multiple regression analyses, age and residential status had the strongest association with activity frequency, duration, and variety; the oldest-old and those residing in long-term care facilities had lower levels of activity engagement. Results are discussed in terms of their ...
Few studies have examined the prevalence, salience, and impact of religious beliefs, activities, and commitment among medical patients in later life. Surveys of the U.S. population aged 65 years and over reveal a high frequency of such beliefs and activities, which are reported to play a signi...
Also, families may live all over the globe and even when they are not in the neighbourhood, they love staying up-to-date with their older relatives. AgedConnect is a simple and effective software solution and mobile app for families and friends of residents living in aged care facilities to...
This study examines the association between participation in leisure activities and mortality risk among older men and women.A representative sample of 1,246 men and women ages 65 to 95, interviewed in 1991-1992, were followed for 12 years. Cox regressions analyzed mortality risk.Participating in ...
Socially Assistive Robots in Aged Care: Expectations of Older Adults with MCI in Assisted Living Facilities and Their Caregivers In the context of recent demographic changes and related societal challenges, socially assistive robots (SARs) are considered having the potential to suppo... M Van Assche...