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2. Feature Papers "Age-Friendly Cities & Communities: State of the Art and Future Perspectives"
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van Hoof, Joost, Marston, Hannah R., and van Hoof, Joost
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Humanities ,Social interaction ,AFCCQ ,Age-Friendly Cities ,COVID-19 ,Cochrane ,Coronavirus ,Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities ,ICT ,Kazan ,Polynesian population ,Romania ,Russia ,Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland ,Te Tiriti o Waitangi ,UK ,World Health Organization ,active ageing ,age in place ,age-friendliness ,age-friendly ,age-friendly cities ,age-friendly cities and communities ,age-friendly communities ,age-friendly homes ,age-friendly transport ,age-friendly urban public transport ,ageing ,ageism ,aging ,aging in place ,ambient assisted living ,assisted living facilities ,awareness ,care services models ,case studies ,citizen science ,cluster analysis ,co-creation ,community ,connectedness ,consultation-liaison psychiatry ,consumers ,cooling ,coronavirus ,cross-cultural research ,cycling ,daily life activities monitoring ,dementia ,design guidelines ,design hacking ,digital ,digital citizenship ,digital data layer ,digital technology ,displacement ,dwellings ,e-health ,elderly ,environmental design ,evaluating smart cities initiatives ,evidence-based ,ex-prisoners ,experiments ,family ,gender ,general hospital ,gentrification ,gerontechnology ,gerontology ,governance ,group living ,health ,health information ,healthy ageing ,heating ,homes ,housing ,human centred design ,human-centered design ,indicators ,innovation ,intergenerational communication ,internet of things ,isolation ,later life ,law ,loneliness ,long-term care ,machine learning ,medicines ,mobility justice ,n/a ,neighbourhoods ,older adults ,older adults care ,older citizens ,older offenders ,older people ,organizational environment ,participation ,participatory action research ,participatory video design ,patent ,person-centered care ,personalised ageing ,perspective of older adults ,photovoice ,physical activity ,physical environment ,physical environment/space ,planning ,policy ,prisoners ,prisons ,psycho-geriatrics ,public policies on smart cities ,qualitative research ,quality improvement ,quality of life ,questionnaire ,rebellion ,regulations ,relational leadership ,review ,rural planning ,seniors ,smart ageing ,smart cities ,smart cities initiatives ,smart city ,smart ecosystem ,smart islands ,smart mobility ,social environment ,social inclusion ,social isolation ,social prescribing ,social relationships ,social robots ,spatial ,survey ,technology ,technology limitation and acceptance ,thermal comfort ,tools ,urban ageing ,urban planning ,urbanisation ,use of technology ,validation ,walking ,wearable technology ,well-being - Abstract
Summary: The "Age-Friendly Cities & Communities: States of the Art and Future Perspectives" publication presents contemporary, innovative, and insightful narratives, debates, and frameworks based on an international collection of papers from scholars spanning the fields of gerontology, social sciences, architecture, computer science, and gerontechnology. This extensive collection of papers aims to move the narrative and debates forward in this interdisciplinary field of age-friendly cities and communities.
3. Aging and the Work Force: Human Resource Strategies. An Information Paper Prepared for Use by the Special Committee on Aging. United States Senate, Ninety-Seventh Congress, Second Session.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
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This information paper explores the need for age-neutral functional criteria in the human resources management system and the need for managers to review currently accepted employment policies. Population patterns, labor force profiles, and labor force projections are reviewed. The paper examines the effect of retirement policies and considers social security, pensions, and trends toward early retirement. Changing economic factors and the growing legal phenomenon of age discrimination are discussed. Some approaches for accommodating, developing, and utilizing older workers are explored. Selected case studies from the General Foods Corporation, Aer Lingus Airlines, and the Air Traffic Controllers' Second Career Program are used to illustrate how organizational change and training strategies can build on the strengths of experienced workers. The paper concludes with suggestions for developing responsive programs along with references and an annotated bibliography. (JAC)
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- 1982
4. The Aging Society: A Challenge for Nursing Education. Papers Presented at the Fall 1981 Meeting of the Southern Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing.
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Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA.
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This conference report consists of the texts of nine papers presented at a conference on the need for nursing education programs to respond to the needs of the elderly for specialized nursing care. Included in the volume are the following reports: "The Aging Society and Nursing Education: A National Perspective," by Daniel J. O'Neal, III; "Research in Gerontology and Implications for Nursing Education," by Celeste A. Dye; "The Aging Society and Nursing Education: Critical Issues from the Practice Arena," by Linda D. Robinson; "Curriculum Considerations in Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs," by H. Terri Brower; "Gerontological Nursing: Curriculum Considerations in Associate Degree Programs," by Mary Jean Etten; "Faculty Members' Involvement in a Gerontological Nursing Program: Duke University School of Nursing," by Ruby L. Wilson; "Faculty Involvement in a Gerontological Nursing Program at Emory University, Atlanta," by Elizabeth A. Mabry; "Gerontological Nursing Education," by Lois N. Knowles; and "Future Directions in Gerontological Nursing," by Charlene Connolly Quinn. (MN)
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- 1983
5. Perspectives on Aging: Death, Dying, Bereavement. Papers Presented at a Symposium (Provo, Utah, April 12, 1985).
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Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT., Gray, Howard R., and Averett, Claire H.
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This volume contains papers presented at a symposium on death, dying, and bereavement. Papers were presented on: (1) "A Psychologist in Hospice Care" (Clifford Morgan and Barbara McCann); (2) "Assessment of the Kubler-Ross Stages in Counseling" (G. Michael Averett and Claire H. Averett); (3) "Making the Road Less Lonely: Role of Volunteers in Hospice" (Pamela S. Jones); (4) "Bereavement and the Older Woman: A Model for Caregivers" (Carol Payne); (5) "A Younger Alzheimer's Spouse Speaks Out" (Marjorie P. Westergard); (6) "An Evaluation of a Hospice Caregiver Service" (Mark de St. Aubin); (7) "So Long Sadie" (Michael L. Benedict); and (8) "Alzheimer's Special Care Units" (Ryan P. Thorn). (CB)
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- 1985
6. Wage Determination and Discrimination Among Older Workers. Discussion Papers No. 468-77.
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Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Inst. for Research on Poverty. and Quinn, Joseph F.
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Two issues currently before Congress may have significant effects on the labor market experiences of retirement age individuals. These issues are the abolition of the mandatory retirement age and the elimination of the Social Security program's earning test. Both of these changes, if they occur, can be expected to affect the retirement decisions of older workers and, on average, to extend their time in the labor force. If this is true, the effects of race and sex discrimination among this group of workers will be prolonged. In this paper, evidence on the extent and nature of this discrimination is presented. The determinants of the market wage rates of older workers are presented. The extent and nature of current labor market discrimination by race and sex are then examined by estimating the portion of the race and sex wage differentials which cannot be explained by observable socioeconomic characteristics. Evidence of discrimination appears in both cases, and it suggests that occupational segregation or crowding is more of a problem in the male-female than in the white-nonwhite case. (Author/AM)
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- 1977
7. The Effects of Aging on Faculty Productivity. ASHE 1985 Annual Meeting Paper.
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Kallio, Ruth E. and Ging, Terry J.
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The relationship between productivity and aging in the context of the college faculty roles of teaching, research, and service is considered, based on a literature review on worker and faculty productivity and on theories of aging (i.e., biological, physiological, psychological, and sociological perspectives). It is concluded that faculty productivity is not a function of chronological age but rather of a variety of personal characteristics and environmental forces that are in dynamic interaction over time. Personal characteristics that are important elements include: motivation, interests, willingness to take risks, career success and position, and knowledge and abilities. Environmental forces that affect productivity include: education and training, institutional climate, mentorships, colleague support, and socialization processes. Faculty can and will remain highly productive throughout their careers if encouraged to do so by institutional policies and practices. Principles to guide policies and practices geared toward improving faculty productivity are identified, and directions for change are suggested for dealing with policy issues at the levels of individual, department, and institution. (SW)
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- 1985
8. How Older Adults Use Books and the Public Library: A Review of the Literature. Occasional Papers Number 165.
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Illinois Univ., Urbana. Graduate School of Library and Information Science. and Kamin, Judith
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This paper looks at older adults' use of books and the public library, synthesizes and analyzes work completed in this area, and offers recommendations for future studies. A review was performed of the U.S., Canadian, and British literature over the past 20 years on the use of library materials by older adults. The literature review is divided into four sections: (1) Reading Preferences of Older Adults; (2) The Influence of Education on Library Use; (3) User and Non-user Studies: Old Age and Library Use; and (4) Aging, Life Satisfaction, and Reading. In addition to a list of references, the following bibliographies are appended: Related Research (including brief annotations on research on the use of books and the public library by older adults); Other Relevant References (materials which may be of interest to those desiring a broader view of older adults' reading habits); and Gerontological References (books and articles dealing with the psychological and sociological, rather than the biological, aspects of aging). (THC)
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- 1984
9. Manpower Needs in the Field of Aging: The Nursing Home Industry. AOA Occasional Papers in Gerontology, No. 1.
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Administration on Aging (DHEW), Washington, DC. National Clearinghouse on Aging.
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Employment in nursing homes is projected to increase from 583,000 in 1973 to 1,036,000 in 1985. Substantially more workers are expected to be employed in nearly all occupations. The projected growth of 78% is faster than that expected in any segment of the health industry. Most nursing home employees are service workers. Two of these occupational classifications, practical nurses and nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants, accounted for over half of total employment in 1973. For many occupations in nursing homes, annual openings resulting from the need to replace workers who leave the labor force are expected to be more significant than those resulting from employment growth. An analysis of employment growth and the supply-demand situation for key occupations in the nursing home industry indicated that nursing homes should be able to meet their manpower needs provided that wages, benefits, hours, etc., will be competitive in the job market. An appendix describes the methods used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to project manpower requirements in key nursing home occupations based on its program for developing projections for the entire economy's industrial and occupational structure. (JT)
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- 1975
10. Human Resources Issues in the Field of Aging: Homemaker-Home Health Aide Services. AoA Occasional Papers in Gerontology No. 2.
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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC.
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Home services has developed as an area of intense interest with recent emphasis on independent living for the elderly. The focus of this report is on one type of in-home service--homemaker-home health aide service. Analyzed are the agencies that provide these services, as well as the services they provide, the clients they serve, their organizational structure and staffing patterns. Their historical development and the sources of payment for their services are also discussed. The homemaker-home health aides are analyzed, including their characteristics, historical and current employment levels, and projected employment requirements and annual openings. Supply issues are also explored. Finally, the outlook for aides is analyzed, with suggestions for actions to assure a sufficient supply and an examination of related employment implications. (KA)
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- 1976
11. Employment Issues in Social Work With the Elderly. AoA Occasional Papers in Gerontology. No. 4.
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Administration on Aging (DHEW), Washington, DC. National Clearinghouse on Aging., Rones, Philip L., and Wash, Patrick
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This report provides information on demand for social workers in the field of aging, supply of persons to fill these jobs, adequacy of their training and skill levels, and barriers to effective use of social service staff. Part 1 identifies types of jobs that social workers hold in the field of aging and range of setting in which they perform these jobs. Part 2 identifies statistical information available for supply/demand analysis, describes the shortcomings of these data, and presents qualitative information on the job market for social workers in aging. Part 3 describes academic programs that train social workers to work with the elderly, including short-term and continuing education. It raises important issues in social work education, such as student financial aid, funding for long- and short-term training, minority participation, and alternatives to social work training. Part 3 concludes with a discussion of regulation and social work practice and implications for the field of aging. Part 4 relates to the future role of social work in this field. It presents two alternative models for future social service systems and examines effects of the implementation of each of these models on employment and training needs in the field of social work with the elderly. (YLB)
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- 1979
12. Counseling the Aging. Searchlight 11+: An Information Analysis Paper, November 1966 through December 1978.
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ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Personnel Services, Ann Arbor, MI. and Zawada, Mary Ann
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This continuing ERIC/CAPS series, entitled Searchlight Plus, consists of two components: first, an in-depth review of cited materials, including prime issues and trends, and implications for helping professionals; and, second, citations from an ERIC computer search on the topic. Series topics are selected in response to user requests. Presented in the review section are counseling styles with respect to the aged, age bias, health problems, and the need for continuing education and training of the aged to help them maintain their dignity and independence. (Author/CKJ)
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- 1979
13. The State of Geriatric and Gerontology Education in Ghana: A Literature Review
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Asante, Samuel and Karikari, Grace
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The rise in older population in Ghana is accompanied by challenges that may require trained professionals with specialized knowledge in geriatrics and gerontology to help address. Research, however, points to an existing shortage of geriatric-trained professionals in Ghana; a problem that can be addressed with the education and training of students with interest in aging. This paper offers a review of the state of geriatric and gerontology education in Ghana. The paper specifically examines current geriatric-focused training programs in public universities, and existing national aging policies with implications for the development and implementation of aging education in institutions of higher learning in Ghana. The review findings point to an urgent need for governmental and institutional commitment to promote aging studies as a component of health professions curricula in Ghana. Critical steps to prioritizing and forging a path to instituting geriatric and gerontology education in Ghana are discussed.
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- 2023
14. Update on bone health: the International Menopause Society White Paper 2021
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Steven R. Goldstein and T. J. de Villiers
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Gerontology ,Population ageing ,business.industry ,Osteoporosis ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Bone health ,Menopause ,White paper ,Bone Density ,Intervention (counseling) ,Sarcopenia ,medicine ,Global health ,Humans ,business ,Aged - Abstract
Osteoporosis and associated fractures present a major challenge in improving global health outcomes. Key clinical aspects are the definition of osteoporosis and associated fractures, fracture risk prediction, stratification of risk of fracture, intervention thresholds and the most appropriate intervention based on integration of aforementioned. Correct understanding and application of these concepts are essential to stem the increasing tide of fragility fractures associated with an aging population. The role of muscle strength and function, sarcopenia, and the newly emerging concept of osteosarcopenia in maintaining bone health are discussed in detail.
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- 2021
15. Goal setting for nutrition and body weight in rehabilitation nutrition: position paper by the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Nutrition (secondary publication)
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Ayano Nagano, Shinta Nishioka, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Keisuke Maeda, Dai Fujiwara, and Yoshihiro Yoshimura
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Gerontology ,Rehabilitation ,business.industry ,Association (object-oriented programming) ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Internal Medicine ,Medicine ,Position paper ,Geriatrics and Gerontology ,Family Practice ,Body weight ,business ,Goal setting - Abstract
The most important nutrition goals in rehabilitation nutrition are improving function and quality of life, and they are useful to set body weight goals to further improve these aspects. In this paper, we clarified our position, as the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Nutrition, on body weight goal setting. Body weight goals should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic/Relevant, and Timed). The standard amount of energy accumulation/deficit needed to gain/lose 1 kg body weight is 7500 kcal. In other words, if the nutrition goal is set at 1 kg body weight gain per month, daily energy accumulation can be calculated as approximately 250 kcal. It is necessary to reconcile the rehabilitation goal setting, the content, quantity, and quality of physical activity and exercise therapy, and the patient's general condition and intentions to set nutrition goals. Body weight goal setting is more variable than rehabilitation goal setting, and it is important to confirm the degree of achievement through rehabilitation nutrition monitoring.
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- 2021
16. Embracing the complexity: Older adults with cancer-related cognitive decline—A Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology position paper
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Kathleen Van Dyk, Mackenzi Pergolotti, Grant R. Williams, Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, Alix G. Sleight, Tim A. Ahles, Robin Newman, Lynne S. Padgett, Elizabeth A. Salerno, Kelley R. Covington, Frederiek van den Bos, Allison Magnuson, YaoYao Pollock, Maya Abdallah, and Isabella Figaro Gattás-Vernaglia
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Gerontology ,Cancer-related cognitive decline ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Population ,Assessment ,Medical Oncology ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Quality of life (healthcare) ,Neoplasms ,Humans ,Mass Screening ,Medicine ,Cognitive Dysfunction ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Cognitive decline ,education ,Geriatric Assessment ,Aged ,education.field_of_study ,Rehabilitation ,business.industry ,Cancer ,medicine.disease ,Oncology ,Geriatric oncology ,Older adults ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Honor ,Quality of Life ,Position paper ,Geriatrics and Gerontology ,business - Abstract
Cancer-related cognitive decline (CRCD) may have particularly significant consequences for older adults, impacting their functional and physical abilities, level of independence, ability to make decisions, treatment adherence, overall quality of life, and ultimately survival. In honor of Dr. Hurria's work we explore and examine multiple types of screening, assessment and non-pharmacologic treatments for CRCD. We then suggest future research and clinical practice questions to holistically appreciate the complexity of older adults with cancer's experiences and fully integrate the team-based approach to best serve this population. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- 2020
17. Position paper on an ageing society
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Nenad Miljković, András Süle, Stephanie Kohl, and Piera Polidori
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Polypharmacy ,Gerontology ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,EAHP position paper ,Population ,Public expenditure ,030226 pharmacology & pharmacy ,03 medical and health sciences ,Projections of population growth ,0302 clinical medicine ,Unemployment ,Health care ,Position paper ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Business ,General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics ,Baseline (configuration management) ,education ,media_common - Abstract
Ageing is one of the greatest social and economic challenges of the 21st century for European societies. According to the latest population projections, by 2070, those aged 65 years and over will rise from 19% to 29%, while the share of those aged 80 and over will increase from 5% to 13% of the total population, which will be almost as large as the youngest population (aged 0–14) in that year.1 Because older people have different healthcare requirements, often developing disabilities or multimorbidity complications, health systems will need to adapt so they can provide adequate care for longer periods while remaining financially sustainable. The estimated change in the EU’s total public expenditure on the older population (the total public expenditure includes pensions, health care, long-term care, education and unemployment benefits) will increase from 25% of GDP in 2016 by 1.7 percentage points, reaching 26.7% in 2070. This will be caused mostly by spending on health care (+0.9 percentage points) and long-term care (+1.2 percentage points); the percentages refer to the baseline scenario.2 In view of such challenges, it is of the utmost importance that hospital pharmacists’ expertise in medicine use optimisation is fully utilised along the care pathway in order to mitigate problems prevalent in the older population, such as polypharmacy and drug adherence. Therefore, the following position paper of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) outlines key points for policymakers to be mindful of in shaping responses. EAHP calls on national governments and health system managers to acknowledge hospital pharmacists’ drug expertise by investing in medication reconciliation and optimisation roles in all healthcare facilities, including nursing homes, as a key part of the European level response to the increasing prevalence of polypharmacy. EAHP calls for strengthened inter-sector communication, coordination and multidisciplinary collaboration as critical approaches …
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- 2019
18. Navigating Contradictions While Learning to Write: A Disciplinary Case Study of a First-Term Doctoral Writer
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Lizzie Hutton, Mandy Olejnik, and Miranda C. Kunkel
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For most graduate writers, acclimating to doctoral-level inquiry is fraught with numerous tensions, whether regarding the development of scholarly identity (Gardner et al., 2014), navigating graduate school's newly decentralized sources for support (Simpson, 2012), or mastering the writing and research conventions that govern disciplinary practice. Using a Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) framework, this case study analyzes the first-term experiences of Miranda, a first-year PhD student from the field of gerontology (who is also a co-author), and the tensions she feels around the drafting and revision of a single paper. Drawing from Engeström (1987), we theorize Miranda's challenges around motive, authority, and expert feedback as comprising three "contradictions" engendered by the contemporary activity system of doctoral-level learning-to-write, contradictions that at once challenge the writer's going presumptions about writing even while they enable new concepts and solutions to emerge. This analysis finally encourages researchers to take a wide, cultural-historical view of the many contexts in which doctoral students write during their first terms, including the instructor-led classroom, the larger culture of the program and institution, and the current high-pressure realities of doctoral-level academic study in the United States.
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- 2024
19. COVID-19: A Threat for Survival of Obese People-A Review Paper
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Meena Wadhwani
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Gerontology ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,business.industry ,Medicine ,business - Abstract
Obesity is a condition that increases the possibility of developing a wide range of non-communicable diseases and as a serious consequence, also promotes the chances of being suffered by deadly infectious diseases. This is most clearly noticeable in the pandemic situation of global spread of the COVID-19. Obesity is considered as an access to various non-communicable diseases as well as mental-health illness and in present scenario it has been found to be a key factor in COVID-19 complications and mortality. Further, obesity has been identified as a major comorbity in patients with asthmatic disorders which also proves it as a risk factor for more serious corona virus disease. Obesity has been recognized as a disease in its own right as well as a risk factor for other health issues including significantly worsening the outcomes of COVID-19 infection. Keywords: Obesity, COVID-19, Pandemic, Comorbity.
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- 2021
20. Policy Paper on Healthy Ageing – BFHA2020 Conference
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Kujundžić Tiljak, Mirjana, Klarica, Marijan, Reiner, Željko, Borovečki, Ana, Vradenburg, George, Anić, Branimir, Đogaš, Zoran, Mitrečić, Dinko, Martinović Klarić, Irena, Radin, Dagmar, Bellantuono, Ilaria, DiLuca, Monica, Ehninger, Dan, Judaš, Miloš, Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka, Vena, John E., Wadoux, Julia, Mendes, David, Neyer, Gerda, Osmani, Venet, Brkljačić, Boris, Ježek, Davor, Magjarević, Ratko, Orešković, Stjepan, Poljakovć, Zdravka, Rukavina, Tomislav, Seiwerth, Sven, Figueras, Josep, Middleton, John, and Anić, Branimir
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Croatian ,Gerontology ,Political science ,language ,General Medicine ,Healthy ageing ,language.human_language ,ageing ,policy paper - Abstract
Populations around the world are ageing faster than ever in the past. A constant and already impressive rate in the worldwide increase of life expectancy has led to the fact that the current proportion of the population above 60 years (17%) will double in the next thirty to forty years. In the next 30 years, every third person in the world will fall into the category of a senior citizen. This demographic transition will have an impact on almost all aspects of society and requires a complete and well-defined shift in the paradigm in the medical, social, and technological fields.
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- 2020
21. Using Vignette-Based Methodology to Examine Study Recruitment in Older African American Adults: A Methods Paper
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Dawn T. Bounds, Charlene J. Gamboa, Wrenetha Julion, and Louis Fogg
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Adult ,Gerontology ,Response rate (survey) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Health (social science) ,business.industry ,Public health ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Health informatics ,Article ,Black or African American ,Urban Studies ,Comprehension ,Survey methodology ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Vignette ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Donation ,Epidemiology ,medicine ,Humans ,Psychology ,business ,Minority Groups ,Aged - Abstract
This study's objective was to assess which caring recruitment behaviors correlate with the successful recruitment of older African-American adults-a two-step cross-sectional design employing a vignette-based survey methodology. Kristen Swanson's middle-range theory of caring was used to guide the examination of African-American adults' (65 years of age and older) perceptions of research-study-recruiter recruitment behaviors. This study's main findings are twofold: Step 1: Seven of ten invited experts identified major revisions of the two core vignettes, written at an eighth-grade reading level and high school comprehension. Step 2: A 51% response rate yielded findings that this methodology successfully captured older African-American adults' perception of research study recruiters' behavioral characteristics during the recruitment process. Older African-Americans who received the hypothetical caring vignette were twice as likely to indicate their willingness to enroll in a research study with a high commitment (i.e., brain donation) compared to their counterparts who received the hypothetical uncaring recruitment scenario. Vignette-based survey methodology holds promise as a tool for informing the recruitment of older African-American adults and other minorities into federally funded health-related research studies.
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- 2021
22. Oral hypofunction in the older population : Position paper of the Japanese Society of Gerodontology in 2016
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Kan Nagao, Junichi Furuya, Kazuhiro Tsuga, Takayuki Ueda, Yutaka Watanabe, Koichiro Matsuo, Kaoru Sakurai, Fumiyo Tamura, Manabu Kanazawa, Takeshi Kikutani, Shunsuke Minakuchi, Hirohiko Hirano, Ken Yamamoto, and Kazunori Ikebe
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Gerontology ,Oral Health ,Oral health ,Xerostomia ,Bite Force ,Older population ,Tongue pressure ,older people ,oral hypofunction ,Dental Care for Aged ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Japan ,Societies, Dental ,Swallowing ,Tongue ,medicine ,Humans ,General Dentistry ,Aged ,Geriatric Dentistry ,business.industry ,030206 dentistry ,Oral Hygiene ,stomatognathic diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,ORAL DRYNESS ,Mastication ,Position paper ,Geriatric dentistry ,Geriatrics and Gerontology ,Deglutition Disorders ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background There is growing international interest in identifying the effects of ageing on oral health and on appropriate strategies for managing oral disorders. The Japanese Society of Gerodontology (JSG), as the official representative of researchers and clinicians interested in geriatric dentistry in Japan, makes several recommendations on the concept of "oral hypofunction." Aims This study proposes diagnostic criteria and management strategies to reduce the risk of oral hypofunction among older people. Conceptual framework We define oral hypofunction as a presentation of 7 oral signs or symptoms: oral uncleanness; oral dryness; decline in occlusal force; decline in motor function of tongue and lips; decline in tongue pressure; decline in chewing function; and decline in swallowing function. The criteria of each symptom were determined based on the data of previous studies, and oral hypofunction was diagnosed if the criteria for 3 or more signs or symptoms were met. Conclusions We recommend that more evidence should be gathered from clinical studies and trials to clarify our diagnostic criteria and management strategies.
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- 2018
23. Intergenerational Undergraduate Gerontological Research Suggested Increased Commitment and Reduced Apprehensions to Learning
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Lovell, Elyse D'nn, Jordan, Kristine E., Scott, Ravyn, Booth, Shelley, Ericson, Joshua, Strutzel, Raymond, and Hamm, Mary Catherine
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The purpose of this paper was to share an intergenerational approach for learning as undergraduate students became researchers. Student-researchers selected one topic as a team that was anchored in gerontological theory and then interviewed and taught elder participants using a qualitative approach. The richness of this qualitative research process suggested heightened engagement in learning. Students expressed increased connectedness to their academics and interest toward working with elders. Additionally, elder participants enjoyed both hands-on learning activities and interviews. For the presentation, various intergenerational research projects were described including: technology, reminiscing, life meaning, journaling and entertainment. For this synopsis, one project about technology will be interwoven as an example that was written by six student-researchers in one Psychology of Aging course. [For the complete proceedings, see ED590245.]
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- 2018
24. Optimization of the transition process of youth with liver disease in adulthood: A position paper from FILFOIE, the French network for paediatric and adult rare liver diseases
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Odile Goria, Dominique Debray, Dalila Habes, Teresa Antonini, and Muriel Girard
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Gerontology ,Transition to Adult Care ,Adolescent ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Liver transplantation ,Chronic liver disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,Liver disease ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Rare Diseases ,Health care ,medicine ,Humans ,Young adult ,Service (business) ,Hepatology ,business.industry ,Liver Diseases ,Gastroenterology ,medicine.disease ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Position paper ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Self Report ,business ,Psychosocial - Abstract
Summary Transition describes a progressive and highly coordinated process encompassing the transfer of a young patient from paediatric care to the adult-care system. Transfer of medical care for an adolescent to adult services is a complex and challenging task requiring close collaboration of both the paediatric and adult-care providers. It must take into account the medical, psychosocial and educational needs of the young adult. The Transition Working Group of the French Network for Rare Liver Diseases (FILFOIE) proposes recommendations and tools designed to optimise the transition process of adolescents and young adults with chronic liver disease from child-based to adult-based healthcare services, focusing on three key time points: preparation before the transfer, the transfer process to the adult service, and finally reception and follow-up within the adult-care service.
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- 2019
25. An opinion paper on the maintenance of robustness: Towards a multimodal and intergenerational approach using digital twins
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Alain Yelnik, Jean-Michel Ghidaglia, Juan Mantilla, Albane Moreau, R. Barrois, Julien Audiffren, Ioannis Bargiotas, Catherine Vidal, Clément Dubost, Pierre-Paul Vidal, Damien Ricard, Aliénor Vienne-Jumeau, Danping Wang, Laurent Oudre, Matthieu P. Robert, Christophe Labourdette, Stéphane Buffat, Nicolas Vayatis, Flavien Quijoux, CB - Centre Borelli - UMR 9010 (CB), Service de Santé des Armées-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris Saclay)-Université de Paris (UP), Hangzhou Dianzi University (HDU), Hôpital d'instruction des Armées Percy, Service de Santé des Armées, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Begin, CHU Necker - Enfants Malades [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), Groupe Hospitalier Saint Louis - Lariboisière - Fernand Widal [Paris], École du Val de Grâce (EVDG), Service de Santé des Armées-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris Saclay)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), and Laurent, Oudre
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Gerontology ,education.field_of_study ,As is ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Population ,MEDLINE ,RC952-954.6 ,General Medicine ,Burnout ,3. Good health ,Test (assessment) ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Geriatrics ,Commentary ,[SDV.NEU]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC] ,[SDV.NEU] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC] ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Robustness (economics) ,education ,Set (psychology) ,Psychology ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Autonomy ,media_common - Abstract
International audience; The increasing number of frail elderly people in our aging society is becoming problematic: about 11% of community-dwelling older persons are frail and another 42% are pre-frail. Consequently, a major challenge in the coming years will be to test people over the age of 60 years to detect pre-frailty at the earliest stage and to return them to robustness using the targeted interventions that are becoming increasingly available. This challenge requires individual longitudinal monitoring (ILM) or follow-up of community-dwelling older persons using quantitative approaches. This paper briefly describes an effort to tackle this challenge. Extending the detection of the pre-frail stages to other population groups is also suggested. Appropriate algorithms have been used to begin the tracing of faint physiological signals in order to detect transitions from robustness to pre-frailty states and from pre-frailty to frailty states. It is hoped that these studies will allow older adults to receive preventive treatment at the correct institutions and by the appropriate professionals as early as possible, which will prevent loss of autonomy. Altogether, ILM is conceived as an emerging property of databases ("digital twins") and not the reverse. Furthermore, ILM should facilitate a coordinated set of actions by the caregivers, which is a complex challenge in itself. This approach should be gradually extended to all ages, because frailty has no age, as is testified by overwork, burnout, and post-traumatic syndrome.
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26. Maternal Under-Nutrition: A Concept Paper
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Clara Haruzivishe, E. Muzokura, J. Munsaka, Augustine Ndaimani, and T. Manditsvara
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Gerontology ,Pregnancy ,business.industry ,050204 development studies ,05 social sciences ,MEDLINE ,Developing country ,Intrauterine growth restriction ,Monitoring and evaluation ,medicine.disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,Malnutrition ,0302 clinical medicine ,Weight loss ,Scale (social sciences) ,0502 economics and business ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
There has been growing concern over maternal under-nutrition and its effects on pregnancy outcome. The term maternal under-nutrition is complex and rather ambiguous and fails to reflect a clear definition. Defining maternal under-nutrition will help improve diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of the impact of under-nourishment in women to prevent associated birth outcomes. There is a direct link between maternal under-nutrition and undesired birth outcomes such as intrauterine growth restriction, pre-term labour and prematurity. This is likely to give rise to long lasting effects. Methodology Walker and Avant’s strategic eight-step method of concept analysis was used in analyzing the concept of maternal under-nutrition. Walker and Avant stress the importance of antecedents and attributes in describing a concept of interest. Literature search was done in one month using Google Scholar, Pub Med and Medline as search engines. Results There are several definitions of maternal under-nutrition available online which lacks standardization. The definition for maternal malnutrition was multi-varied in some instances, it was based on clinical evaluation yet in others it was based on BMI calculations and Mid Upper Arm Circumference. Conclusion Malnutrition is both seen in over-nutrition and under-nutrition. For the purpose of this paper we look at malnutrition as it relates to under-nutrition as it is of concern to less developed countries in particular southern Africa. Maternal under-nutrition is perceived to indirectly result in increased mortality and morbidities during the perinatal period. Maternal under-nourishment should be evaluated using BMI, Mid Upper Arm Circumference, skin fold and unintended weight loss for consecutive encounters using a standard scale.
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27. Analysis of Research Trends in Papers Published in the Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research: Focused on 2010-2019
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Seo-Hyun Park and Yun-Kyung Song
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Gerontology ,business.industry ,medicine ,medicine.disease ,business ,Obesity - Published
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28. Position Paper of the Portuguese Association of Chronobiology and Sleep Medicine Regarding Daylight Saving Time and its Impact on Circadian Timing System
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Miguel Meira e Cruz, Cláudio Laureano, Alcinda David, Amélia Feliciano, Carlos Teixeira, Cláudio D'Elia, Sandra Marques, and Portuguese Association of Chronobiology and Sleep Medicine
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Gerontology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Light ,Timing system ,Photoperiod ,lcsh:Medicine ,Estações do Ano ,Luz ,Luz Solar ,Relógios Biológicos ,Ritmo Circadiano ,Sono ,Sleep medicine ,Biological Clocks ,Circadian Clocks ,Medicine ,Humans ,Circadian rhythm ,Wakefulness ,Association (psychology) ,Circadian Rhythm ,Seasons ,Sleep ,Sunlight ,Societies, Medical ,Sleep Medicine Specialty ,Chronobiology ,lcsh:R5-920 ,Portugal ,business.industry ,lcsh:R ,General Medicine ,language.human_language ,Chronobiology Discipline ,language ,Position paper ,Portuguese ,business ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,Daylight saving time - Abstract
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29. Abordagem das pesquisas em epidemiologia aplicada à gerontologia no Brasil: revisão da literatura em periódicos, entre 1995 e 2005 Approach to research in epidemiology applied to gerontology in Brazil: literature review of papers published between 1995 and 2005
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Regina Bueno Ribas Pinto and Laudelino Cordeiro Bastos
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Epidemiologia ,Gerontologia ,Idosos ,Epidemiology ,Gerontology ,Elderly ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
O presente estudo teve como objetivo realizar uma revisão da literatura de forma exploratória e descritiva, buscando determinar a abordagem das pesquisas realizadas em epidemiologia aplicada à gerontologia no Brasil. Com esse intuito, foi efetuado um levantamento bibliográfico por meio da utilização do banco de dados da biblioteca virtual do SciELO, do LILACS e do PubMed. A busca dos artigos foi feita, exclusivamente, em periódicos incluídos nestes bancos de dados, sendo realizada a procura em artigos publicados no período compreendido entre os anos de 1995 a 2005. Os resultados encontrados demonstraram uma grande diversidade e abrangência nos enfoques das pesquisas realizadas, com o predomínio de pesquisas que abordam a área de psicologia, estudos delimitados por regiões e doenças relevantes para o envelhecimento. Houve também, um aumento de forma considerável no número total de pesquisas que foram realizadas a partir do ano de 2001, com aproximadamente 18,4 % do total de artigos publicados encontrados somente no ano de 2005.The present study had the objective of carrying out an exploratory and descriptive literature review, to determine the approach of research in epidemiology applied to gerontology in Brazil. The literature review used the databases of SciELO virtual library, LILACS and PubMed, and only included papers published in journals indexed these databases, in the period between 1995 and 2005. The results found were greatly diversified and comprehensive in terms of research focus with an important prevalence of issues related to psychology and conditions associated to aging. There was also an increase in the amount of research starting from 2001, with approximately 18.4% of the total papers published in 2005.
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30. Testing a Photo Story Intervention in Paper Versus Electronic Tablet Format Compared to a Traditional Brochure Among Older Adults in Germany: Randomized Controlled Trial
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Amanda Whittal, Sonia Lippke, and Shu Ling Tan
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traditional brochure ,Health (social science) ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Health Informatics ,Health literacy ,Day care ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,electronic/information technology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,Intervention (counseling) ,Health care ,photo story ,medicine ,primary care consultation ,030212 general & internal medicine ,older adults ,tablet intervention ,Medical education ,Original Paper ,030505 public health ,Rehabilitation ,business.industry ,communication ,Information technology ,3. Good health ,Geriatrics and Gerontology ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Psychology ,Gerontology ,health literacy ,Social cognitive theory - Abstract
Background To increase effective communication in primary care consultations among older adults in Germany, the photo story is considered to be a useful tool based on Bandura’s social cognitive theory. With information technology helping to increase effective communication, the use of tablets is gaining attention in health care settings, especially with older adults. However, the effectiveness of tablet technology and photo stories has rarely been tested. Objective The aim is to compare the effectiveness of a photo story intervention to a traditional brochure. Both were delivered either in paper or tablet format. Methods A trial was conducted with 126 older adults, aged 50 years and older, who were approached and recruited by researchers and administrative staff from senior day care, doctors in rehabilitation centers, and trainers in sports clubs in Germany. Open and face-to-face assessment methodologies were used. Participants were randomly assigned to one of four intervention conditions: traditional brochure in paper format (condition 1) and tablet format (condition 2), and photo story in paper format (condition 3) and tablet format (condition 4). Each participant received a questionnaire and either the traditional brochure or photo story in a paper or tablet version. To evaluate the effectiveness of each intervention, participants completed evaluation questionnaires before and after each intervention. The second part of the questionnaire measured different indicators of health literacy, communication skills, health measurements, and possible underlying mechanisms. Results Compared to the traditional brochure, participants considered the photo story easier to understand (t124=2.62, P=.01) and more informative (t124=–2.17, P=.03). Participants preferred the paper format because they found it less monotonous (t124=–3.05, P=.003), less boring (t124=–2.65, P=.009), and not too long (t124=–2.26, P=.03) compared to the tablet format. Among all conditions, the traditional brochure with a tablet (condition 2) was also perceived as more monotonous (mean 3.07, SD 1.08), boring (mean 2.77, SD 1.19), and too long to read (mean 2.50, SD 1.33) in comparison to the traditional brochure in paper format (condition 1). Moreover, the participants scored significantly higher on self-referencing on the traditional brochure in paper format (condition 1) than tablet format for both types of the brochure (conditions 2 and 4). Conclusions Traditional brochures on a tablet seem to be the least effective communication option in primary care consultations among all conditions for older adults. The findings might be specific for the current generation of older adults in Germany and need to be replicated in other countries with larger sample sizes. Although information technology brings advantages, such as effective interventions in different fields and settings, it may also come with several disadvantages, such as technical requirements of the users and devices. These should be considered when integrating information technology into wider situations and populations. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02502292; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02502292 (Archived by Webcite at http://www.webcitation.org/747jdJ8pU)
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31. Comparing Diet and Exercise Monitoring Using Smartphone App and Paper Diary: A Two-Phase Intervention Study
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Florence Jimoh, Linda J. Harvey, Mark Roe, Rachel Berry, Catherine Frost, Elizabeth K. Lund, W James Lay, and Paul Finglas
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Further education ,Gerontology ,Study phase ,Food intake ,food intake ,Nutrition Education ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Health Informatics ,Information technology ,Computer-assisted web interviewing ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,2. Zero hunger ,Original Paper ,exercise ,business.industry ,T58.5-58.64 ,Intervention studies ,mobile applications ,smartphone app ,adolescent ,Smartphone app ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 ,diet ,business ,Sixth form - Abstract
BackgroundThere is increasing recognition that personalized approaches may be more effective in helping people establish healthier eating patterns and exercise more, and that this approach may be particularly effective in adolescents. ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate the use of a smartphone app (FoodWiz2) in supporting healthy lifestyle choices in adolescence. MethodsParticipants (N=34: 11 male, 23 female) aged 16-19 years in full- or part-time education were recruited from sixth form colleges, schools, and other further education establishments in Norfolk and Suffolk, United Kingdom, between February and May 2015. Participants recorded food intake and exercise using a paper diary for 4-5 weeks and then used the app for the same duration. Initial nutrition education and general support were provided during the paper diary use, but the app included personalized messages sent in response to app activity. At the end of each study phase, participants completed an online questionnaire to describe their experience of using the paper diary and app. ResultsRecord completion declined throughout the study, possibly affected by examination pressure. Food intake data showed increased fruit consumption and significantly reduced consumption of chocolate snacks (P=.01) and fizzy drinks (P=.002) among participants using the app. Questionnaire responses indicated that the app was generally preferred to the paper diary, in particular, the app was seen as less boring to use (P=.03) and more acceptable in social settings (P
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32. A Change of Residence: Government Schools and Foster Homes as Sites of Forced Aboriginal Assimilation – A paper Designed to Provoke Thought and Systemic Change
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Bill Nelson and Cathy Richardson
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Gerontology ,05 social sciences ,050301 education ,Criminology ,humanities ,030227 psychiatry ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Foster homes ,Metis ,Residence ,Sociology ,0503 education ,Foster parents - Abstract
Richard Cardinal is a Metis boy from Fort Chipewyan. He now resides in the spirit world, along with many other Aboriginal children, after hanging himself from a birch tree in Alberta in the backyard of his sixteenth foster home. Richard is not forgotten, but reminds advocates for Metis children, Aboriginal children, all children, that we are in the midst of an ongoing crisis when it comes to caring for “removed” children. Not unlike many children in the care of the state today, Richard had been removed from his parents, removed from his home community, and finally separated from his siblings without his consent. He was placed in twenty eight different living situations: these included sixteen foster homes, twelve group homes and locked facilities, as well as time spent on the street while trying to escape from abusive foster parents. He died at age seventeen. It was a Metis organization that brought Richard’s plight into the public eye. The abuse, degradation, and inhumanity endured by this Metis child was exposed. However, in spite of his suffering, he was ostracized in the system for being difficult, while he became more and more suicidal.
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33. DETERMinants of quality of life, care and costs, and consequences of INequalities in people with Dementia and their carers (DETERMIND): A protocol paper
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Louise Robinson, Carol Brayne, Margaret Dangoor, Nicolas Farina, Raphael Wittenberg, Martin Knapp, Kate Baxter, Eleanor Miles, Sube Banerjee, Ben Hicks, Alan J. Thomas, Robert Stewart, Sanna Read, Josie Dixon, Yvonne Birks, Jennifer Rusted, Peter R. Harris, Bo Hu, and Rotem Perach
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Gerontology ,Inequality ,Cost-Benefit Analysis ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Ethnic group ,Detailed data ,HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Quality of life ,RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine ,mental disorders ,medicine ,Humans ,Dementia ,Quality of Health Care ,media_common ,Equity (economics) ,030214 geriatrics ,Theory of change ,medicine.disease ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Caregivers ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Cohort ,Quality of Life ,Geriatrics and Gerontology ,Psychology - Abstract
Objectives: DETERMIND (DETERMinants of quality of life, care and costs, and consequences of INequalities in people with Dementia and their carers) is designed to address fundamental, and, as yet unanswered, questions about inequalities, outcomes and costs following diagnosis with dementia. These answers are needed to improve the quality of care and equity of access to care, and therefore the quality of life, of people with dementia and their carers.\ud \ud Method: DETERMIND is a programme of research consisting of seven complementary workstreams (WS) exploring various components that may result in unequal dementia care:\ud WS1: Recruitment and follow-up of the DETERMIND cohort - 900 people with dementia and their carers from three geographically and socially diverse sites within six months following diagnosis, and follow them up for three years.\ud WS2: Investigation of the extent of inequalities in access to dementia care\ud WS3: Relationship between use and costs of services and outcomes \ud WS4: Experiences of self-funders of care \ud WS5: Decision-making processes for people with dementia and carers\ud WS6: Effect of diagnostic stage and services on outcomes \ud WS7: Theory of Change informed strategy and actions for applying the research findings\ud \ud Outcomes: During the life of the programme, analysing baseline results and then follow-up of the DETERMIND cohort over 3 years, we will establish evidence on current services and practice. DETERMIND will deliver novel, detailed data on inequalities in dementia care and what drives positive and negative outcomes and costs for people with dementia and carers, and identify factors that help or hinder living well with dementia.
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34. Implementing frailty assessment into a healthcare system: a clinical opinion paper
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Eftychia Kyriakou, Georgia Dagianta, Dimitrios Tzefronis, and Ioannis K. Triantafyllopoulos
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Gerontology ,Future studies ,business.industry ,Frailty syndrome ,Usability ,Opinion Article ,medicine.disease ,Frailty phenotype ,Frailty assessment ,Geriatric assessment instruments ,Frailty diagnosis ,Health care ,Screening ,medicine ,Psychology ,business ,Healthcare providers ,Healthcare system - Abstract
Frailty is a multifactorial medical syndrome characterized by reduced endurance and decreased physiological ability. The aim of this narrative literature review is to present the frailty diagnostic instruments that are already used in most Western countries and provide recommendations for use in clinical practice. Among the numerous available frailty instruments identified in current literature, the Frailty Index and the Physical Frailty Phenotype are most commonly used. There are large differences in each instrument design, ease of use by healthcare teams and also significant heterogeneity in the design of the studies based on these instruments. Therefore, future studies should be designed to properly address the discrepancy in the comparison of the existent instruments and consider their validity and feasibility of implementation in different healthcare settings with different healthcare providers.
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35. Health-Related Quality of Life and Treatment of Older Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: a Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology Review Paper
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Kah Poh Loh, Saurabh Dahiya, Anita J. Kumar, Maya Abdallah, Nina Rosa Neuendorff, and Heidi D. Klepin
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Gerontology ,Cancer Research ,Clinical Decision-Making ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Quality of life ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Humans ,Medicine ,Geriatric Assessment ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Health related quality of life ,Clinical Trials as Topic ,business.industry ,Age Factors ,Disease Management ,Myeloid leukemia ,Geriatric assessment ,Hematology ,Combined Modality Therapy ,Therapeutic trial ,humanities ,Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ,Treatment Outcome ,Oncology ,Geriatric oncology ,Health Care Surveys ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Quality of Life ,Observational study ,business ,030215 immunology ,Cohort study - Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The treatment landscape for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is evolving. Many treatments have comparable efficacy making their impact on quality of life (QoL) an important differentiating factor. In this review, we discuss QoL in older adults with AML, focusing on therapeutic and observational trials that have incorporated QoL assessments. FINDINGS: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a multi-dimensional concept incorporating physical, mental, emotional, and social functioning domains. HRQoL components overlap with components of geriatric assessment, a multidisciplinary diagnostic process that identifies underlying vulnerabilities of older adults and guides subsequent management strategies. HRQoL questionnaires may be general, cancer-specific, leukemia-specific, or symptom-focused. Therapeutic and observational cohort studies suggest HRQoL improves, or at least remains stable, during intensive and lower intensity therapies. Nonetheless, HRQoL is not routinely incorporated in AML therapeutic trials. SUMMARY: HRQoL assessments can inform both decision-making and management for older adults with AML.
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36. EAPC White Paper on outcome measurement in palliative care: Improving practice, attaining outcomes and delivering quality services – Recommendations from the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Task Force on Outcome Measurement
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Claudia Bausewein, Massimo Costantini, Richard Harding, David C. Currow, Lukas Radbruch, Julia Downing, Irene J Higginson, Luc Deliens, Barbara A Daveson, Kath Defilippi, Pedro Lopes Ferreira, Family Medicine and Chronic Care, and End-of-life Care Research Group
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Palliative care ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Advisory Committees ,Outcome assessment ,Outcome (game theory) ,Outcome Assessment (Health Care) ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,White paper ,Nursing ,Outcome Assessment, Health Care ,Health care ,Humans ,Medicine ,Quality (business) ,030212 general & internal medicine ,media_common ,business.industry ,Task force ,Palliative Care ,General Medicine ,Quality Improvement ,Europe ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Family medicine ,Scale (social sciences) ,business ,Gerontology - Abstract
Background: Outcome measurement plays an increasing role in improving the quality, effectiveness, efficiency and availability of palliative care. Aim: To provide expert recommendations on outcome measurement in palliative care in clinical practice and research. Methods: Developed by a European Association for Palliative Care Task Force, based on literature searches, international expert workshop, development of outcome measurement guidance and international online survey. A subgroup drafted a first version and circulated it twice to the task force. The preliminary final version was circulated to wider expert panel and 28 international experts across 20 European Association for Palliative Care member associations and the European Association for Palliative Care Board of Directors and revised according to their feedback. The final version was approved by the European Association for Palliative Care Board for adoption as an official European Association for Palliative Care position paper. Results: In all, 12 recommendations are proposed covering key parameters of measures, adequate measures for the task, introduction of outcome measurement into practice, and national and international outcome comparisons and benchmarking. Compared to other recommendations, the White Paper covers similar aspects but focuses more on outcome measurement in clinical care and the wider policy impact of implementing outcome measurement in clinical palliative care. Patient-reported outcome measure feedback improves awareness of unmet need and allows professionals to act to address patients’ needs. However, barriers and facilitators have been identified when implementing outcome measurement in clinical care that should be addressed. Conclusion: The White Paper recommends the introduction of outcome measurement into practice and outcomes that allow for national and international comparisons. Outcome measurement is key to understanding different models of care across countries and, ultimately, patient outcome having controlled for differing patients characteristics.
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37. A Call to Action: Now Is the Time to Screen Elderly and Treat Osteosarcopenia, a Position Paper of the Italian College of Academic Nutritionists MED/49 (ICAN-49)
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Tiziana Montalcini, Mauro Serafini, Diego Russo, Lorenzo M. Donini, Loris Pironi, Andrea Natali, Patrizia Riso, Anna Tagliabue, Lucia Frittitta, Angela A. Rivellese, Marisa Porrini, Antonino De Lorenzo, Arturo Pujia, Fabio Galvano, Giovanni Scapagnini, Montalcini T., Pujia A., Donini L.M., Frittitta L., Galvano F., Natali A., Pironi L., Porrini M., Riso P., Rivellese A.A., Russo D., Scapagnini G., Serafini M., Tagliabue A., and De Lorenzo A.
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Gerontology ,Aging ,Sarcopenia ,Review ,Disease ,Settore MED/49 ,Elderly ,0302 clinical medicine ,Risk Factors ,Cancer screening ,sarcopenia ,bioelectrical impedance analysis ,chronic diseases ,DXA ,elderly ,fractures ,handgrip strength ,mortality ,muscle mass ,osteoporosis ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,musculoskeletal system ,Call to action ,Italy ,Bioelectrical impedance analysi ,Body Composition ,lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,Bioelectrical impedance analysis ,lcsh:TX341-641 ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Handgrip strength ,Chronic disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,medicine ,Humans ,Dementia ,Muscle Strength ,Mortality ,Risk factor ,Noncommunicable Diseases ,Aged ,business.industry ,Osteoporosi ,Muscle mass ,medicine.disease ,Fracture ,Muscle ma ,Chronic diseases ,Life expectancy ,Osteoporosis ,Position paper ,business ,Fractures ,human activities ,Food Science - Abstract
Aging is a risk factor for the development of multiple chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. Life expectancy has increased in certain countries but this phenomenon is associated with a reduction of years of healthy life. Aging is associated with a number of physical and functional changes, especially sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is a clinical condition associated with a decrease in skeletal muscle and muscle strength, however, sarcopenia is a reversible condition. On the basis of the current scientific literature, sarcopenia could more appropriately capture an individual’s vulnerability to negative health-related outcomes since it represents an early form of the chronic diseases. Recognition of this clinical condition can improve the management of older individuals in many different clinical settings. Despite the limitations of the indirect methods used to study body composition, the Italian College of the Academic Nutritionists ME/49 recommends that health authorities and health professionals around the world should make a greater effort to diagnose sarcopenia earlier and to manage it more effectively. In line with the development of cancer screening, the use of two diagnostic tools for sarcopenia (BIA and DXA) should be implemented.
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38. What Do We Mean by 'Accessibility Research'? A Literature Survey of Accessibility Papers in CHI and ASSETS from 1994 to 2019
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Dhruv Jain, Leah Findlater, Emma J. McDonnell, Jon E. Froehlich, Lucy Lu Wang, and Kelly Mack
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Gerontology ,FOS: Computer and information sciences ,05 social sciences ,Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction ,020207 software engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Study Characteristics ,Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) ,Low vision ,Sample size determination ,Assistive technology ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Literature survey ,Psychology ,050107 human factors - Abstract
Accessibility research has grown substantially in the past few decades, yet there has been no literature review of the field. To understand current and historical trends, we created and analyzed a dataset of accessibility papers appearing at CHI and ASSETS since ASSETS' founding in 1994. We qualitatively coded areas of focus and methodological decisions for the past 10 years (2010-2019, N=506 papers), and analyzed paper counts and keywords over the full 26 years (N=836 papers). Our findings highlight areas that have received disproportionate attention and those that are underserved--for example, over 43% of papers in the past 10 years are on accessibility for blind and low vision people. We also capture common study characteristics, such as the roles of disabled and nondisabled participants as well as sample sizes (e.g., a median of 13 for participant groups with disabilities and older adults). We close by critically reflecting on gaps in the literature and offering guidance for future work in the field.
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39. Exploring modifiable risk-factors for premature birth in the context of COVID-19 mitigation measures: A discussion paper
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Lisa Whiting, Janet Green, Cathrine Fowler, and Julia Petty
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Gerontology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Neonatal intensive care unit ,business.industry ,MEDLINE ,Context (language use) ,medicine.disease ,Pediatrics ,Article ,Unit (housing) ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Premature birth ,030225 pediatrics ,Pandemic ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Neonatology ,business ,Personal protective equipment - Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents with sick or premature babies have faced challenges following admission to a neonatal unit due to the imposed lock-down restrictions on social contact, hospital visitation and the wearing of personal protective equipment. The negative short-term impact on neonatal care in relation to the prevention of close proximity, contact and bonding between parents and babies is potentially significant. However, an interesting finding has been reported of a reduction in premature birth admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit during the pandemic, raising important questions. Why was this? Was it related to the effect of the modifiable risk-factors for premature birth? This discussion paper focuses on an exploration of these factors in the light of the potential impact of COVID-19 restrictions on neonatal care. After contextualising both the effect of premature birth and the pandemic on neonatal and parental short-term outcomes, the discussion turns to the modifiable risk-factors for premature birth and makes recommendations relevant to the education, advice and care given to expectant mothers.
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40. Caution, 'normal' BMI: health risks associated with potentially masked individual underweight-EPMA Position Paper 2021
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Maria E. Evsevyeva, Rostyslav V Bubnov, Carl Erb, Anatolij A. Kunin, Dieter Felbel, Niva Shapira, Dietrich Büsselberg, Detlef E. Dietrich, Kamil Biringer, Holger Fröhlich, Friedemann Paul, Martin Hofmann-Apitius, Halina Podbielska, Olga Golubnitschaja, Lenka Koklesova, Alena Liskova, Alexander Karabatsiakis, Colin Birkenbihl, Jiri Polivka, Marek Samec, and Peter Kubatka
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Gerontology ,Weight loss ,Youth ,Anthropometrics ,Non-communicable disorders ,Reproductive dysfunction ,Deficits ,Disease ,Overweight ,Elderly ,BMI deviation ,Pregnancy ,Drug Discovery ,Health care ,Pathology ,Medicine ,Underweight ,Individualised patient profile ,education.field_of_study ,Big data management ,Anorexia athletica ,Progression ,Endothelin-1 ,Healthcare ,Population health ,ROS ,Cardiovascular disease ,Health policy ,Hypoxic effects ,Stroke ,Unintentional ,Body fluids ,Flammer syndrome ,Neurology ,Metabolic pathways ,Medical imaging ,medicine.symptom ,Cancers ,Intentional ,Manifestation ,Systemic ischemia ,Communicable ,Population ,Well-being ,Multi-parametric analysis ,Wound healing ,Innovative population Screening Programme ,Modelling ,Adults ,Artificial intelligence in medicine ,Molecular patterns ,Disease development ,Neurodegeneration ,education ,Health economy ,Nutrition ,Inflammation ,business.industry ,Research ,Biochemistry (medical) ,COVID-19 ,Body weight ,Biomarker panel ,Immune system ,Vasoconstriction ,Fat ,Multi-level diagnostics ,Sports medicine ,Microbiome ,Predictive preventive personalised medicine (3PM/PPPM) ,business ,Body mass index - Abstract
An increasing interest in a healthy lifestyle raises questions about optimal body weight. Evidently, it should be clearly discriminated between the standardised “normal” body weight and individually optimal weight. To this end, the basic principle of personalised medicine “one size does not fit all” has to be applied. Contextually, “normal” but e.g. borderline body mass index might be optimal for one person but apparently suboptimal for another one strongly depending on the individual genetic predisposition, geographic origin, cultural and nutritional habits and relevant lifestyle parameters—all included into comprehensive individual patient profile. Even if only slightly deviant, both overweight and underweight are acknowledged risk factors for a shifted metabolism which, if being not optimised, may strongly contribute to the development and progression of severe pathologies. Development of innovative screening programmes is essential to promote population health by application of health risks assessment, individualised patient profiling and multi-parametric analysis, further used for cost-effective targeted prevention and treatments tailored to the person. The following healthcare areas are considered to be potentially strongly benefiting from the above proposed measures: suboptimal health conditions, sports medicine, stress overload and associated complications, planned pregnancies, periodontal health and dentistry, sleep medicine, eye health and disorders, inflammatory disorders, healing and pain management, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disease, cancers, psychiatric and neurologic disorders, stroke of known and unknown aetiology, improved individual and population outcomes under pandemic conditions such as COVID-19. In a long-term way, a significantly improved healthcare economy is one of benefits of the proposed paradigm shift from reactive to Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine (PPPM/3PM). A tight collaboration between all stakeholders including scientific community, healthcare givers, patient organisations, policy-makers and educators is essential for the smooth implementation of 3PM concepts in daily practice.
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- 2021
41. 283 Does a Pen and Paper Assessment of Executive Skills Correlate with Functional Decline Identified Through Specialised Occupational Therapy Assessment?
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Fiona Tobin, Desmond O'Neill, Daniel Ryan, Sean Kennelly, Ronan Collins, Caitriona McGuinn, Corinne Pearson, Tara Coughlan, Joshi Dooky, and Cathy McHale
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Gerontology ,Occupational therapy ,Aging ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,medicine ,Dementia ,Geriatrics and Gerontology ,Functional decline ,Cognitive impairment ,business ,Independent living - Abstract
Background Executive skills refer to a set of cognitive skills that allow individuals to engage in goal directed behavior. They encompass planning, initiation, inhibition, monitoring and flexibility in approach to tasks, and are necessary for functional competence. Executive skills are vulnerable to disruption with damage to the brain, as occurs with dementia. Methods Participants were recruited from a tertiary memory assessment and support Service. The Assessment of Motor & Process Skills (AMPS), a standardised observational assessment of occupational performance (1Fischer, 2003) was administered by trained Occupational Therapists. In addition, the EXIT-25, a pen & paper based assessment of executive skills (2Royall et al, 1992) was administered. Process scores from the AMPS, and overall score from the EXIT 25 were utilised for correlation analysis. Results 22 participants, 12 male and 10 females, age range 60-91 (mean 75.5 years), was analysed using Spearman’s Rho correlation (-.2). Results did not identify a strong correlation Conclusion Dementia is commonly regarded as a disorder of memory. However, diagnosis is dependent on functional decline related to cognitive decline. The AMPS provides a formal assessment of functional skills, in terms of motor & process skills with cut off scores regarding safe independent living. The results of this study indicate that the AMPS is not associated with executive scores on formal cognitive assessments, highlighting the value of an extensive multi-component MDT approach (also incorporating history taking, imaging, bio marker testing etc.) in assessing and diagnosing a dementia.
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- 2019
42. National policies for the promotion of physical activity and healthy nutrition in the workplace context: a behaviour change wheel guided content analysis of policy papers in Finland
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Eveliina Korkiakangas, Nelli Hankonen, Tuija Seppälä, Johanna Ruusuvuori, Jaana Laitinen, Faculty of Theology, Social Psychology, Department of Social Research (2010-2017), Research Group of Nelli Hankonen, Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta - Faculty of Social Sciences, and University of Tampere
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Gerontology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Kansanterveystiede, ympäristö ja työterveys - Public health care science, environmental and occupational health ,media_common.quotation_subject ,education ,Applied psychology ,Psychological intervention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Workplace health promotion ,Promotion (rank) ,Mechanisms of action ,Behaviour change techniques ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,315 Sport and fitness sciences ,Workplace ,Health policy ,media_common ,Nutrition ,030505 public health ,business.industry ,Policy papers ,Physical activity ,lcsh:Public aspects of medicine ,Public health ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Social environment ,lcsh:RA1-1270 ,Sedentary behaviour ,5144 Social psychology ,Health promotion ,Content analysis ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Research Article - Abstract
Background Health policy papers disseminate recommendations and guidelines for the development and implementation of health promotion interventions. Such documents have rarely been investigated with regard to their assumed mechanisms of action for changing behaviour. The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) and Behaviour Change Techniques (BCT) Taxonomy have been used to code behaviour change intervention descriptions, but to our knowledge such “retrofitting” of policy papers has not previously been reported. This study aims first to identify targets, mediators, and change strategies for physical activity (PA) and nutrition behaviour change in Finnish policy papers on workplace health promotion, and second to assess the suitability of the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) approach for this purpose. Method We searched all national-level health policy papers effectual in Finland in August 2016 focusing on the promotion of PA and/or healthy nutrition in the workplace context (n = 6). Policy recommendations targeting employees’ nutrition and PA including sedentary behaviour (SB) were coded using BCW, TDF, and BCT Taxonomy. Results A total of 125 recommendations were coded in the six policy papers, and in two additional documents referenced by them. Psychological capability, physical opportunity, and social opportunity were frequently identified (22%, 31%, and 24%, respectively), whereas physical capability was almost completely absent (1%). Three TDF domains (knowledge, skills, and social influence) were observed in all papers. Multiple intervention functions and BCTs were identified in all papers but several recommendations were too vague to be coded reliably. Influencing individuals (46%) and changing the physical environment (44%) were recommended more frequently than influencing the social environment (10%). Conclusions The BCW approach appeared to be useful for analysing the content of health policy papers. Paying more attention to underlying assumptions regarding behavioural change processes may help to identify neglected aspects in current policy, and to develop interventions based on recommendations, thus helping to increase the impact of policy papers. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4574-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- 2017
43. The COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study: Understanding the Longitudinal Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the UK; a Methodological Overview Paper
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Cherie Armour, Sarah Butter, Emily McGlinchey, Kareena McAloney-Kocaman, and Kerri McPherson
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Gerontology ,050103 clinical psychology ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being ,Pandemic ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Baseline (configuration management) ,Survey ,05 social sciences ,COVID-19 ,General population ,Census ,Mental health ,United Kingdom ,Variety (cybernetics) ,Coronavirus ,Clinical Psychology ,Cohort ,Longitudinal ,Psychology ,Psychosocial - Abstract
The COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study was designed and implemented as a rapid survey of the psychosocial impacts of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known as COVID-19 in residents across the United Kingdom. This study utilised a longitudinal design to collect online survey based data. The aim of this paper was to describe (1) the rationale behind the study and the corresponding selection of constructs to be assessed; (2) the study design and methodology; (3) the resultant sociodemographic characteristics of the full sample; (4) how the baseline survey data compares to the UK adult population (using data from the Census) on a variety of sociodemographic variables; (5) the ongoing efforts for weekly and monthly longitudinal assessments of the baseline cohort; and (6) outline future research directions. We believe the study is in a unique position to make a significant contribution to the growing body of literature to help understand the psychological impact of this pandemic and inform future clinical and research directions that the UK will implement in response to COVID-19.
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- 2020
44. Research and the promotion of child health: a position paper of the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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Berthold, Koletzko, Sanja, Kolacek, Alan, Phillips, Riccardo, Troncone, Yvan, Vandenplas, Nikhil, Thapar, Ulrich, Baumann, Johannes, van Goudoever, Walter, Mihatsch, Casper, de Swarte, Marc, Benninga, Luisa, Mearin, Pediatric surgery, ICaR - Circulation and metabolism, Koletzko, B, Kolacek, S, Phillips, A, Troncone, Riccardo, Vandenplas, Y, Baumann, U, Van Goudoever, J, De Swarte, C, Benninga, M, Mearin, M. L., Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development (AR&D), Paediatrics, and Paediatric Gastroenterology
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Gerontology ,Nutritional Sciences ,health promotion ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Population ,Nutritional Status ,Population health ,Disease ,Pediatrics ,Epigenesis, Genetic ,Promotion (rank) ,Pregnancy ,research and the promotion ,medicine ,Humans ,Child ,education ,Exercise ,Socioeconomic status ,media_common ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Microbiota ,Research ,disease prevention ,Gastroenterology ,Infant ,paediatric research priorities ,medicine.disease ,Diet ,lifecycle ,Europe ,Gastrointestinal Tract ,Malnutrition ,Health promotion ,Liver ,Socioeconomic Factors ,research policy ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Position paper ,Female ,business ,early diagnosis - Abstract
Children comprise one-fifth of Europe's population. Promoting child health and development is of key importance for society and its future. This position paper highlights opportunities of investing in gastrointestinal, liver, and nutritional research to promote child health and delineates priorities for research. Investing in child health plays a key role in the promotion of population health, well-being, and disease prevention lifelong, with large health economic benefits. Major opportunities for improving knowledge and translational application arise from recent scientific and technological developments, for example, the long-term impact of early environmental cues interacting with genes. Personalised approaches to therapy and prevention should be enhanced. Deciphering the microbiome and its effects on functions can help in promoting long-term health. Epigenetic research can help to understand how early environmental factors influence later gastrointestinal and hepatic health and disease. A linked nutrition and physical activity strategy can promote health and prevent nutritional deficiencies, inactivity, and chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as diabetes, to ensure optimal health and cognition. Special attention should be devoted to populations with low socioeconomic status, migrant background, and ethnic minorities, and to critical life periods, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, and childhood. Improved understanding of optimal nutrition and on maintaining gut and liver homeostasis throughout childhood will help prevent chronic diseases in later life.
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- 2014
45. It is worth 10 million working hours a year to have your toilet paper folded?
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Rickard Ljung, Hedvig Ljung, and Harald Ljung
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Working hours ,Gerontology ,Toilet paper ,Socioeconomic position ,Pharmacology toxicology ,Short Report ,Working conditions ,Toxicology ,Full coverage ,Psychosocial health ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medicine ,Operations management ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Sensitivity analyses ,Occupational health ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Cleaning staff ,030210 environmental & occupational health ,Inequalities ,Occupancy rate ,business ,Safety Research ,Hotel room - Abstract
Background From our experience the toilet paper is folded in the bathrooms in rooms in branded hotels. We aimed to study the total time yearly spent in the world on folding hotel toilet paper. Method Three investigators clocked 60 folding toilet paper events and calculated the mean time. The mean folding time was 5.73 s (interquartile range 4.50–6.56). Using the calculated extra time it takes to fold the toilet paper and the number of hotel nights spent we estimated the total time spent in the world each year to fold the toilet paper. For sensitivity analyses we used different assumptions on number of hotel beds, occupancy rate and folding time. Results Assuming an extra 10 s spent on folding toilet paper, approximately 10 million hours are globally spent on folding toilet paper every year. This corresponds to more than 5000 man-years of work. In a hotel with yearly full coverage of 200 beds skipping folding the toilet paper corresponds to around 200 h of time that could be spent elsewhere. Conclusion To take away unnecessary duties from hotel room cleaners would increase their health and well-being and save time that could be better spent. Is it really defendable and appropriate that someone else has spent time on folding the toilet paper you are just about to use?
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- 2016
46. Suicide prevention strategies for older persons—An integrative review of empirical and theoretical papers
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Elin Salemonsen, Anne Lise Holm, and Elisabeth Severinsson
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Aged, 80 and over ,Suicide Prevention ,Gerontology ,communication ,RT1-120 ,integrative review ,Review Article ,Nursing ,CINAHL ,PsycINFO ,social support ,Suicide prevention ,Mental health ,Social support ,prevention ,Warning signs ,Humans ,Thematic analysis ,Psychology ,Review Articles ,older adults ,suicide ,General Nursing ,Aged - Abstract
Aim To synthesize suicide prevention strategies for older adults. The review question was Which suicide prevention strategies are useful for older adults? Design Integrative review. Data sources Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Ovid PsycINFO and PubMed were searched for articles published between January 2009 and December 2019. Review methods An integrative review of quantitative, qualitative and theoretical papers with a qualitative thematic analysis. Results Key aspects of the included studies contributed to the formulation of four themes: (1) Recognizing older adults’ physical and/or mental health problems and referring them for help and treatment, (2) Designing an educational programme, (3) Communication and dialogue about warning signs and (4) Social support and awareness of causing significant others emotional pain. The findings indicate an urgent need to identify effective suicide prevention strategies for older adults.
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- 2021
47. Reply to the comments by Vorland et al. on our paper: 'low-phytate wholegrain bread instead of high-phytate wholegrain bread in a total diet context did not improve iron status of healthy Swedish females: a 12-week, randomized, parallel-design intervention study'
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Michael Hoppe, Alastair B. Ross, Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Lena Hulthén, and Cecilia Svelander
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Gerontology ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,business.industry ,Parallel design ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Medicine ,Context (language use) ,Iron status ,business ,Intervention studies - Published
- 2020
48. Cardiovascular disease in the literature: A selection of recent original research papers
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Fadi G. Hage and Wael AlJaroudi
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Gerontology ,Adult ,Male ,Risk ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Myocardial ischemia ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Adolescent ,Epidemiology ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,MEDLINE ,Physiology ,Disease ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Original research ,Cardiovascular System ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pregnancy ,Risk Factors ,Medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Registries ,Selection (genetic algorithm) ,Aged ,Review of the Literature ,business.industry ,Cardiopulmonary exercise testing ,Middle Aged ,Cardiovascular disease ,Troponin ,Myocarditis ,Cardiovascular Diseases ,Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Reperfusion Injury ,Female ,business ,Covid-19 ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Published
- 2019
49. Going web or staying paper? The use of web-surveys among older people
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Susanne Kelfve, Magnus Lindwall, Boo Johansson, and Marie Kivi
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Gerontology ,Male ,Non-response ,Epidemiology ,Population ,education ,050801 communication & media studies ,Health Informatics ,Sample (statistics) ,Web-push methodology ,Survey mode ,Older adults ,Web-survey ,Generalizability ,Retirement ,Sociodemographic differences ,03 medical and health sciences ,Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin ,0508 media and communications ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Humans ,Generalizability theory ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Association (psychology) ,Baseline (configuration management) ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,Aged ,lcsh:R5-920 ,education.field_of_study ,05 social sciences ,Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology ,Occupational Health and Environmental Health ,Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi ,Research Design ,Educational Status ,Female ,Self Report ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,Older people ,Psychology ,Retirement age ,Research Article - Abstract
Background Web-surveys are increasingly used in population studies. Yet, web-surveys targeting older individuals are still uncommon for various reasons. However, with younger cohorts approaching older age, the potentials for web-surveys among older people might be improved. In this study, we investigated response patterns in a web-survey targeting older adults and the potential importance of offering a paper-questionnaire as an alternative to the web-questionnaire. Methods We analyzed data from three waves of a retirement study, in which a web-push methodology was used and a paper questionnaire was offered as an alternative to the web questionnaire in the last reminder. We mapped the response patterns, compared web- and paper respondents and compared different key outcomes resulting from the sample with and without the paper respondents, both at baseline and after two follow-ups. Results Paper-respondents, that is, those that did not answer until they got a paper questionnaire with the last reminder, were more likely to be female, retired, single, and to report a lower level of education, higher levels of depression and lower self-reported health, compared to web-respondents. The association between retirement status and depression was only present among web-respondents. The differences between web and paper respondents were stronger in the longitudinal sample (after two follow-ups) than at baseline. Conclusions We conclude that a web-survey might be a feasible and good alternative in surveys targeting people in the retirement age range. However, without offering a paper-questionnaire, a small but important group will likely be missing with potential biased estimates as the result.
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- 2020
50. Out of the Box: Homegrown in Greater Lafayette: Hispanic Community in Greater Lafayette [full paper]
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Sara King
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Gerontology ,Library science ,Sociology ,Full paper - Abstract
Students from the Honors 299 course, “Homegrown,” researched local Hispanic culture, sound, green spaces, and coffee shops, among other areas of study, as well as the role of each in establishing a sense of place.
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- 2017
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