scholarly journals Day care centre attendance and quality of life in depressed older adults living in the community

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Bilotta ◽  
Luigi Bergamaschini ◽  
Sibilla Spreafico ◽  
Carlo Vergani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Day Care Centre

scholarly journals A STUDY TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM THALASSEMIA WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP A PARENTAL GUIDELINE IN THE SELECTED DAY CARE CENTRE OF KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1236-1240
Author(s):  
Sarmita Ghosh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Day Care ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Blood Disorder ◽  
Day Care Centre

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder, which is characterized by decreased synthesis or absence of globin. The study was conducted to assess the quality of life among children suffering from thalassemia with a view to develop a parental guideline in the selected day care centre of Kolkata, West Bengal. A non-experimental survey approach with descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The data were collected using convenience sampling technique among 100 parents of children suffering from thalassemia and receiving blood transfusion at Institute of Blood Transfusion Medicine & Immunohaematology, Central Blood Bank, Maniktala, Kolkata. Findings revealed that out of 100 children suffering from thalassemia, 86 (86%) had good quality of life, rest 14 (14%) had satisfactory quality of life and none of them had poor quality of life. There was significant association of quality of life with selected variables like age, religion, educational status of father, educational status of mother, age of detection of thalassemia, age of starting blood transfusion at < 0.05 level of significance.

An evaluation of the quality of a chemotherapy administration service established by nurses in an oncology day care centre

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Yik Mun ◽  
Chan Man Ping ◽  
Wong Ka Fai ◽  
Molassiotis Alexander ◽  
Tsoi Yi Ki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Day Care ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Chemotherapy Administration ◽  
Day Care Centre

scholarly journals ADHERENCE TO ANTIEMESIS GUIDELINES IN A DAY CARE CHEMOTHERAPY UNIT: EXPERIENCE FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Arun Philip
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Adherence To Guidelines

Among the side effects of cancer therapy, chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is the most distressing and it affects the quality of life of patients and the treatment outcome. The study was undertaken to audit the adherence to antiemesis guidelines in the day care chemotherapy unit at our centre. Avast majority of our chemotherapies (85%) were high emetic risk regimes. We found that the adherence to anti-emesis guideline was 57%. Among the cases of non adherence, a majority were over-treated (57%). Looking into the reasons of non adherence, we feel the need to evolve our own population based guidelines. Improving public awareness about the toxicities of chemotherapy will help in dispelling unwanted fear of toxicity. Improving awareness about anti-emetic guidelines among clinicians also will play a major role in improving adherence to guidelines and thus improving outcome of therapy.

scholarly journals The CO2 conditions within the baby cots of day care centres

2019 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 02045
Author(s):  
Gert-Jan Braun ◽  
Wim Zeiler
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
Day Care Centres ◽  
Day Care Centre

The indoor quality of an occupied space is very important for the well-being of its occupants, especially in the case of young children. Although nowadays little children spend a lot of their time in day care centres, relatively little is known about the effects of different indoor environmental factors present in these day care centres. Therefore this research investigated the indoor air quality of the sleeping accommodation of two Dutch day care centre as well as the conditions with the baby cots. Besides an extensive literature research actual measurements were performed in two day care cent to find out the indoor air conditions within baby cots. The results of the detailed studies were compared with the results of earlier Dutch studies in day care centres. Although, our latest findings were not as bad as results from our earlier case studies, still more attention is needed to get a better understanding of the current situation in which babies sleep.

Quality of life among disabled older adults without cognitive impairment and its relation to attendance in day care centres

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 627-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
ESTHER IECOVICH ◽  
AYA BIDERMAN
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Day Care Centres

ABSTRACTDay care centres intend to improve the quality of life of disabled older adults. The aims of the paper are to: (a) examine the extent to which users of day care centres experience higher levels of quality of life compared to their peers who are non-users; and (b) to explore the relationships between the length of use and frequency of weekly attendance at day care centres and quality of life. This is a case-control study with a sample of 817 respondents, of whom 417 were users of day care centres and 400 were non-users, matched by age, gender and family physician. The study was conducted in 12 day care centres in the southern region of Israel. Data collection included face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. Quality of life was found to be significantly related to the use of day care centres, but length and frequency of attendance were insignificant in explaining quality of life among users of day care centres. The study demonstrated that users of day care centres have a higher quality of life, but in a cross-sectional study we cannot prove causality. Therefore, more research using quasi-experimental and longitudinal research designs is necessary to assess causality between use and attendance at day care centres on users' quality of life.

Fear of memory decline predicts lower quality of life and increased memory failures in older adults: Preliminary findings from a novel fear-avoidance of memory decline scale.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Farina ◽  
Marc Patrick Bennett ◽  
James William Griffith ◽  
Bert Lenaert
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Fear Avoidance ◽  
Subjective Memory ◽  
Memory Decline ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
The Impact

Evidence concerning the impact of fear of memory decline on health-related outcomes is limited. To determine the relationship between fear-avoidance of memory decline, quality of life and subjective memory in older adults using a novel scale to measure fear of memory decline. Sixty-seven older adults (59-81 years) completed a 23-item self-report questionnaire designed to capture experiential, cognitive and behavioral components of fear of memory decline, known as the fear and avoidance of memory decline (FAM) scale. Memory performance was assessed using the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-IV) and the Memory Failures Scale (MFS). General anxiety was assessed using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS) and the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI). Quality of life was assessed using the Older Person’s Quality of Life scale (OPQOL-35). The FAM scale demonstrated good reliability and validity. Three latent factors were observed including: (1) fear-avoidance, (2) problematic beliefs and (3) resilience. After adjusting for age, education, memory performance and general anxiety, higher fear-avoidance predicted lower quality of life (p=.021) and increased memory failures (p=.022). Increased fear of memory decline predicts lower quality of life and subjective memory failures in healthy older adults. Based on these findings, we propose a preliminary fear-avoidance model that explains the development and maintenance of dementia-related functional disability in terms of psychological processes.

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