: of, relating to, or being a residential complex for elderly people that provides an apartment, personal and social services, and health care for life Word History First Known Use 1960, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of life-care was in 1960 See more ...
This compounds the impact of social stigma and marginalisation, and results in unrecognised palliative and end of life care needs for the LGBT individual. This short commentary discusses the development of an LGBT palliative care workshop in Lebanon, which was the first initiative of its kind in...
End-of-life care decision making is perhaps the most difficult practice situation faced by health care social workers. Complex ethical issues arise from decisions regarding use of advancing medical technologies and/or other artificial treatments that may prolong life and/or compromise its quality. NASW...
Learn family life cycle theory through the family life cycle definition and the cycle's five stages. Also consider cohesion, adaptability, and...
Eligible articles were required to address one of the following: roles and activities of social workers in providing end-of-life care; core principles valued by social workers in the provision of end-of-life care; and barriers to provision of effective end-of-life care. The literature from ...
There are four stages of an ISO-standardized LCA; 1. In the goal and scope definition phase of an LCA the purpose of the assessment is established, and the details of the product system are explored. One important criterion that is determined during this phase is the functional unit. The ...
Life Course Health Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders Irene E. Drmic, Peter Szatmari, and Fred Volkmar 1 Introduction Health development results from dynamic person- environment interactions that begin before con- ception and continue throughout the lifespan (Halfon et al....
In the current context of ageing, the field of smart elderly care has gradually developed, contributing to the promotion of health among older adults. While the positive impact on health has been established, there is a scarcity of research examining its
I use data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (n=4,971) to evaluate the extent to which socioeconomic status affects three health-related (living will, durable power of attorney for health care, and discussions) and one financial (will) component of end-of-life planning. Net worth is pos...
for workers has spiked in the wake of the pandemic. “Many of those healthcare professionals are deciding that traditional jobs are not their ‘thing’ anymore,” says Asin. “They'd much rather work on a temporary basis — work for three months and ...