These results suggest, from a provider’s perspective who delivers care in both RAC and community settings, that similar fall prevention interventions are effective and could be delivered simultaneously across the care spectrum. Simultaneous application of fall prevention interventions could leverage provide...
Aged care providers approached eligible participants who were provided with a Participant Information Sheet. Once participants indicated their verbal consent to participate, their names and contact details were then passed to the research team by the aged care provider so that interviews could be arran...
This study identified eight major causes of data quality issues in CIS at a large Australian aged care and disability services provider. Causes described were multi-faceted, combining both internal and external factors, and together highlight the complex environment surrounding the quality of clinical ...
The gut microbiota is recognized as a regulator of brain development and behavioral outcomes during childhood. Nonetheless, associations between the gut microbiota and behavior are often inconsistent among studies in humans, perhaps because many host-mic
An important example of a transition event is when a person moves from hospital into an aged care facility. In Australia, where 13% of the population of 20.5 million is aged 65 or over and 5% of these are in residential aged care [1, 2], there is considerable movement between the hospi...
Two main elements appear as constants within qualitative description studies in health care research: learning from the participants and their descriptions and using this knowledge to influence future programs [46]. Children’s inputs have the potential to inform future intervention studies involving them...
Thus, it is necessary to optimize the role of children by introducing first aid education using the First Aid Guideline (FAG) application. The purpose of this study was to develop a first aid education application for Indonesian children based on the Android operating system. Methods The ...
Declines in function and quality of life, and an increased risk of cardiovascular events, falls, and fractures occur with aging and may be amenable to exercise intervention. Primary care is an ideal setting for identifying older adults in need of exercis
Records with missing data on household study variables were excluded, giving study samples of 630 in China and 439 in India for the analysis of household catastrophic healthcare expenditure on medications. Ethics statement The SAGE study was approved by the Ethics Review Committee, World Health ...
menu planning;choice;quality;Aged Care Standards 1. Introduction Providing food choice is very important in the aged care sector, where quality of life is paramount [1]. The actual food choices vary with individuals and include unconscious and conscious decisions made by an elderly person before ...