Special Needs of Youth, Women, and the Elderly

2009 ◽  
pp. 283-302
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
The Elderly

scholarly journals The role of tourism awareness in developing accessible tourism

2020 ◽  
pp. 437-463
Author(s):  
طه مهدي محمود ◽  
حسين محمد علي أسد
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Effective Contribution

Tourism awareness is one of the most important pillars that contribute to the development of the tourism industry in general, and the development of various tourism patterns in particular, and among those patterns are accessible tourism, because of its great importance in reducing the negative effects that may accompany the tourism industry by building educated tourism employees And be aware, knowledgeable and aware of the importance of the accomplishments and successes achieved by the tourism sector and the opportunities that this sector offers and economic opportunities that ultimately reflect on the members of society and the country. Perhaps the sensitivity of dealing with the categories of accessible tourism (those with special needs, the elderly, pregnant women, mothers for young children) need special type employees who possess a set of special skills and experiences in dealing with those groups to make the details of the tourist trip for the concerned individuals, the most important of which is accommodation (the hotel). And to achieve the best possibility to enjoy the tourist activity in general. This research aims to highlight on the role of tourism awareness for a sample of employees of the holy Karbala hotels and their effective contribution to achieve the development of soft tourism by providing high-quality services that reassure the targeted tourists and thus contribute to attract the largest number of them, which is greatly reflected in the development of tourism and making years Coming golden years for this tourist pattern, which is considered an ethical and human duty to care about and develop.

Pediatric patients in a disaster: Part of the all-hazard, comprehensive approach to disaster management

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon E. Mace, MD ◽  
Constance Doyle, MD ◽  
Susan Fuchs, MD ◽  
Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD ◽  
Kristi L. Koenig, MD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Disaster Planning ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Planning And Management ◽  
Response And Recovery

Disasters affect all ages of patients from the newborn to the elderly. Disaster emergency management includes all phases of comprehensive emergency management from preparedness to response and recovery. Disaster planning and management has frequently overlooked the unique issues involved in dealing with the pediatric victims of a disaster. The following will be addressed: disaster planning and management as related to pediatric patients and the integration of pediatric disaster management as part of an all-hazard, comprehensive emergency management approach. Key recommendations for dealing with children, infants, and special needs patients in a disaster are delineated.

Lifelong Learning Phenomenon in Migration

2018 ◽  
pp. 196-202
Author(s):  
Emel Terzioğlu Barış
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Local Language ◽  
The Unemployed

Education helps migrants to learn local language of the host country and builds cultural and social bridges with indigenous social groups, as well as providing some of the skills and competencies they will need throughout their lifetime. So, expanding access to lifelong learning can open up new possibilities for active inclusion and enhanced social participation, especially for the low skilled, the unemployed, people with special needs, the elderly and migrants. We know that lifelong learning cannot solve all problems in societies, but sure that can help to make life more positive for all of us. In this chapter, we want to open to discussion the importance of lifelong learning phenomenon in migration.

Patients with special needs

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian M Hood ◽  
Suyin GM Tan
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Communication Problem ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
Communication Difficulties ◽  
Patients With Special Needs ◽  
Hospital Inpatients

Most anaesthetists recognize that there are specific groups of patients with whom communication is especially difficult due to issues relating to language. These groups are patients in whom a disease process interferes with communication—for example intellectual disability or hearing impairment, those with whom we do not share a common tongue, and those patients whose cultural background differs from ours. Patients with communication difficulties are disproportionately represented in the hospital population for a variety of reasons. The elderly form the bulk of hospital inpatients and are much more likely to have problems such as dementia, confusion, sedation and dysphasia. It is important to be cognisant of the issues that may arise with patients who have communication problems and, in addition to being aware of these problems, it helps to have a structured way of approaching the issue. Reading the patients’ notes prior to consultation gives advance warning of issues such as dementia or hearing impairment and allows communication to be tailored to the patients’ needs. Sometimes the patients’ understanding of language may be difficult to assess on first meeting—anaesthetists have all encountered patients who answer questions with a smiling ‘yes’ or ‘no’, only to subsequently discover their comprehension has been minimal. Enquiring of relatives, friends and staff helps to give a picture of a patient’s ability to communicate in the chosen language. Similarly, enquiring of the patient how communication can be facilitated, is helpful. … ‘It says in your notes that you have trouble finding words since your strok —is there anything I can do to make it easier for you to speak?’… Once the communication problem has been delineated it makes it easier to move on to the next step. Having orientated oneself to the patient’s particular problems with communication, it is also important to orientate the staff with whom one is working. …‘Rob, we are going to see Mr Smith now. He’s had problems with alcohol withdrawal over the last few days and he is still a bit confused. It is probably best if just one of us does the talking — are you happy to do that? ’ Not: ‘I wish you wouldn’t contradict me when I’m talking to patients…’ …

Detecting Adverse Reactions to Drugs

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 465-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.N. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Drug Safety ◽  
Diethylene Glycol ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Special Provision

1 Present attitudes to drug safety have been shaped largely by a series of disasters. 2 In 1937 about 107 people in the USA died of poisoning by diethylene glycol used as a vehicle for sulphanilamide which led to the requirement that all formulations must be licensed by the FDA before marketing. 3 Up to 1960 the rate of production of new drugs outstripped the ability to introduce them safely. In Germany, thalidomide, an effective sedative, had been introduced in 1956 but it was not until 1961, when an estimated 10 000 babies worldwide had been born with birth deformities, that the teratogenicity of this compound was recognized. 4 Further legislation soon followed, both reducing the number and lengthening the time required to introduce a new drug onto the market. However, problems were encountered with practolol in the 1970s and with benoxaprofen in the 1980s, the latter highlighting the need to make special provision for drug use in the elderly. 5 As to the future, more attention will be paid to the special needs of children and to the possible effects of genetic differences in metabolism.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 on mental health of the elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2435
Author(s):  
Joel Philip ◽  
Vinu Cherian
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Social Demographics

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on the lives of people, irrespective of social demographics. The elderly, however, face special challenges, and it is imperative that healthcare professionals identify and highlight their special needs so that they can be adequately protected and supported through these trying times. Unless care is taken, the elderly as a group may face significant fallout with regard to their mental and psychological wellbeing.

scholarly journals Representation and the Portrayal of Elders’ Characters in Ethiopian Children’s Books: Policy Implication

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Dereje Mekonnen ◽  
Bonsa Shume ◽  
Dessalegn Garuma
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Policy Implication ◽  
Picture Books ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Children's Picture Books ◽  
Social Basis ◽  
Content Analyses

The objective of this study was to investigate the Representation and the Portrayal of Elders’ Characters in Ethiopian Children’s Books. To achieve this intention, three different publishers were purposively taken, Mega Enterprise, Aster Nega, and Royal, for the books do have large sellers for children’s present day in Ethiopia. Therefore, 38 different books were gathered from selected independent bookstores and taken from wholesalers along availability sampling technique. A coding sheet was utilized to assist in recording data. The information used to establish this recording aid was adapted from Robinson and Anderson’s (2006) content analyses on older characters. The gathered data under the help of three oriented experts were coded and statistically analyzed (using frequency and percentage). Thus, the study found that the elders’ character mostly appeared in children’s picture books. Further, the most of the elders’ characteristics were found to be positive in nature in the sample picture books. In addition to this, both physical and social basis characteristics of elders were found to be represented and portrayed in Ethiopian children’s picture books. Based on these results, it has been concluded that Ethiopian children’s picture books represented and portrayed elders’ characteristics prevalently and positively which in turn indicates the good and acceptable place that elders do have in Ethiopian children’s picture books. However, this study found that the characteristics of the books that represented and portrayed undermined the additional characteristic of elders with special needs. Further, the characters that presented and portrayed in those picture books may not yet included in to academic textbooks of students. Therefore, it has been recommended that the publishers, the educational experts, and the readers as well as the researchers should enforce the concerned bodies to include the elderly characteristics of individuals with special needs (particularly of those with disabilities) in to the readable picture books and should evaluate the contents of academic textbooks.

Who Cares if I Say Good Morning: An Unobtrusive Study of the Elderly

1975 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
Jack A. Kapeller ◽  
Albert H. Krueger
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Verbal Stimulus ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Apartment Buildings ◽  
Good Morning ◽  
Shopping Trips

Senior Citizens from three high rise apartment buildings were studied to find if the elderly present special needs. The investigation consisted of a number of shopping trips by chartered bus to a supermarket. A tally was kept recording responses to a greeting on a cue day and responses on a non-cue day when no greeting was given. Four null hypotheses were tested resulting in evidence that the elderly respond more often when a verbal stimulus is present, than when not. It was found that the elderly do present unique needs and society must communicate more with them and with those who are dealing with the elderly on a regular basis.

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