scholarly journals Providing home-based care for the elderly.

1980 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 1217-1217
Author(s):  
G A Silver
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Home Based Care

When elderly people give warning of suicide

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 1393-1401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ildri Kjølseth ◽  
Øivind Ekeberg
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
American Association ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Autopsy Study ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Home Based Care

ABSTRACTBackground: The study has a dual objective: (1) to investigate the extent to which, and how and to whom, elderly people gave warning (according to the definition of the term given by the American Association of Suicidology) prior to suicide; (2) to investigate how these warnings were perceived by the recipients of them, and what reactions the recipients had to the warnings.Methods: This is a psychological autopsy study based on qualitative interviews. Sixty-three informants were interviewed about 23 suicides by individuals aged over 65 in Norway. The informants comprised relatives, general practitioners (GPs) and home-based care nurses. In general, the analysis of the interviews follows the systematic text condensation method.Results: The interviews contained four main themes regarding reactions to the warnings: “not taken seriously,” “helplessness,” “exhaustion,” and “acceptance.” A total of 14 of the 23 elderly people gave warning before the suicides occurred. The warnings were given to relatives (11), home-based care nurses (5), and GPs (2).Conclusions: Even though more than half of the elderly people had given warning (most frequently to relatives) before the suicide, the warnings did not initiate preventive measures. Together with passive attitudes, the lack of recognition of both the risk of suicide and the opportunities for treatment prevented possible measures being implemented. The paper discusses the grounds for the reactions as well as how suicide warnings given by elderly people can be taken seriously.

Formal caregivers’ perceptions of working in a home-based care for elderly

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S634-S634
Author(s):  
C. Laranjeira ◽  
Z. Azeredo ◽  
M. Guerra ◽  
C. Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Population Aging ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Formal Caregivers ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Home Based Care

IntroductionPopulation aging is an issue increasingly gaining more prominence, as evidenced by the number of inquiries regarding the “problems” that this entails for society. This leads to a need to understand the role of caregiver for the elderly as the central figure of support in old age.AimThe purpose of this study was to describe formal caregivers’ perceptions of working conditions, difficulties and factors associated with quality of care in a Portuguese home-based care for elderly.MethodsThe participants were 8 formal caregivers whose profession falls under the categories of Direct Action Helper and Auxiliary Workers. The data were collected through individual face-to-face interviews and analysed using a content analysis following Bardin's method.ResultsThe results show that the sample is female, aged from 32 to 53 years, with a professional exercise time between 8 and 16 years. Regarding the main conclusions of our research, we can say that our group of participants has a strong sense of team work which contributes to avoid situations of physical and emotional exhaustion; mostly caregivers can separate their personal and professional lives; there are some difficulties in communication between the caregivers and the elderly, however the most difficult situations are usually overcome due to the caregiver's understanding of the characteristics of institutionalized elderly; the matter of death is frequently seen as the most difficult situation to face.ConclusionsThe caregivers should have an awareness of the importance of kindness and respect, supporting positive thoughts and help the older people to retain control over their lives.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Home-based mental health care for the elderly in a rural area in Greece

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 458-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaios Peritogiannis ◽  
Marianna Lekka ◽  
Aikaterini Grammeniati ◽  
Afroditi Gogou ◽  
Vassiliki Fotopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Home Based

Open Journal Systems Journal Help User You are logged in as... wynlib My Journals My Profile Log Out About The Authors Valerie Møller Institute of Social and Economic Research, Rhodes University South Africa Ayanda Sotshongaye Department of Labour, Pietermaritzburg South Africa Information For Readers For Authors For Librarians Font Size Make font size smaller Make font size default Make font size larger Journal Content Search Search Scope Browse By Issue By Author By Title Other Journals Article Tools Print this article Indexing metadata How to cite item Finding References Email this article Email the author Popular Articles »Generational interdependence: living arrangements and housing programmes 31 views since: »The growing problem of violence against older persons in Africa 25 views since: 2006-10-01 »Risk profile for chronic diseases of life-style in older black South Africans. The BRISK Study 24 views since: »The role of gender in gait analysis in the elderly 21 views since: »Research for practice and development in Africa 15 views since: 2006-10-01 »AIDS and older Zimbabweans: who will care for the carers? 15 views since: 1997-03-17 »The contribution of older people to society: evaluation of participatory research methodology employed in studies in Ghana and South Africa 14 views since: 2006-10-01 »Effects of the AIDS epidemic and the Community Home-Based Care programme on the health of older Batswana 13 views since: 2016-03-29 »Victimisation and killing of older women: witchcraft in Magu district, Tanzania 13 views since: 2006-10-01 »Caregiving on the edge: the situation of family caregivers to older persons in Botswana 13 views since: 2016-03-29 Home About User Home Search Current Archives Rhodes Library Services Home > Vol 8, No 2 (1999) > Møller “They don’t listen”: contemporary respect relations between Zulu grandmothers and granddaughters/-sons

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Møller ◽  
Ayanda Sotshongaye
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Care Programme ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Home Based Care

F. Lesemann and C. Martin (eds.). Home-Based Care, the Elderly, the Family and the Welfare State: An International Comparison. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 1993.

1996 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 714-715
Author(s):  
Evelyn Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
International Comparison ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Soins À Domicile ◽  
Home Based ◽  
The Family ◽  
Home Based Care ◽  
The Welfare State

RÉSUMÉDes collaborateurs des États-Unis, du Royaume-Uni, des Pays-Bas, de la Suede, de la France, du Canada et de l'Italie résument les développements en matière de soins à domicile survenus dans leurs pays et les problèmes soulevés par ces développements. Ces travaux sont intéressants à cause des différents rôles que tient l'état dans le domaine des soins à domicile et parce qu'ils illustrent les effets des idéologies politiques sur les développements en cours.

scholarly journals Levels of disability among the elderly in institutionalized and home-based care in Bahrain

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-254
Author(s):  
F. Al Nasir ◽  
M. K. Al Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Home Based Care ◽  
At Home

We compared the levels of disability between the elderly admitted to an institution and those cared for at home. Of the 74 elderly people in this study, 56 were institutionalized and 18 were living at home. The Clifton Assessment Procedure for the Elderly [CAPE]was used to assess and compare the behavioural disabilities between the two groups. In addition to their younger age, the home-cared elderly were less incontinent, more social, better communicators and less confused than the institutionalized group, despite the fact that they had more physical disabilities with regard to bathing and walking

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