scholarly journals Unintended weight loss in the elderly living at home: The aged in home care project (ADHOC)

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. W. Sørbye ◽  
M. Schroll ◽  
H. Finne-Soveri ◽  
P. V. Jonsson ◽  
E. Topinkova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Home Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Project ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals At-home care : interactions between nurses and the elderly/family

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (spe1) ◽  
pp. 74-80
Author(s):  
Esperança Alves Gago ◽  
Manuel José Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Diagnostic Assessment ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Family ◽  
Home Context ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
At Home

OBJECTIVE: To understand the interaction process between the elderly and the family and the nurses during home care. METHODS: Grounded theory qualitative study in a community where 40% of the population is aged 65 or above. The collection of data was made via the non-participating observation of nursing practice during 41 home visits and semi-structured interviews to nurses, the elderly and the family. RESULTS: the following categories emerged - structural organization of at-home care, diagnostic assessment in context and therapeutic intervention in context. CONCLUSION: the central category was "Building the relationship in an at-home context", due to the fact that the relationship between the nurse, the elderly and the family is central across the entire care process. The relation is, simultaneously, the context for all the care and a therapeutic instrument.

scholarly journals The Study of Senile Symptoms and Home Care on the Elderly Living in Korea

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Eri Kim ◽  
Keiko Takeo ◽  
Keiko Kimura
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Living

Prevalence of urinary, fecal and double incontinence in the elderly living at home

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. M. Teunissen ◽  
A. L. M. Lagro-Janssen ◽  
W. J. H. M. van den Bosch ◽  
H. J. M. van den Hoogen
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Double Incontinence ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Research on the Combination of Commercially Available Thickeners and Commercially Available Nursing Food - By using Universal Design Food: UDF (Do not have to Bite)

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Naomi Katayama ◽  
Mayumi Hirabayashi ◽  
Shoko Kondo
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Viscosity Measurement ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Line Spread ◽  
At Home

Assuming home care for the elderly, we aimed to create a nursing food that can be created even at home, considering the combination of thickeners and foods, and creating useful data. Therefore, we used two types of thickeners that can purchase at pharmacies and three types of commercially available nursing food that can eat without chewing. Line Spread Test Start Kit (LST) manufactured by SARAYA used for viscosity measurement. The two types of thickeners used this time became more viscous when added to the food. And the viscosity of the food could be maintained over time (this time after 5minutes). However, in the case of foods rich in lipids, the thickener B was able to maintain the viscosity more than the thickener A. It is necessary to select a thickener that is compatible with the raw material ratio of the food.

CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBJECTIVE INSOMNIA IN THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME

1988 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
KEVIN MORGAN ◽  
HELEN DALLOSSO ◽  
SHAH EBRAHIM ◽  
TOM ARIE ◽  
P. H. FENTEM
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
At Home

A scale for the functional status of the elderly living at home

1991 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla MA Frederiks ◽  
Margreet J M Wierik ◽  
Adriaan Ph Visser ◽  
Ferd Sturmans
Keyword(s):  
Functional Status ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
At Home

Food and meals in caring institutions – a small dive into research

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Victor Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Ongoing Project ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
Critical Ill

Purpose – With the growing older population, the increasing interest in the elderly’s eating habits and the meal situation go hand in hand and are challenges in many countries, including Norway. The purpose of this paper is to investigate, part of an ongoing project in Norway, address four categories of elderly people: healthy elderly (HE), old people with home care, elderly living in institutions, and critical ill elderly. Design/methodology/approach – The aim of this study was to investigate related articles concerning food and the elderly in the four identified categories, defining six different meal experience categories to disclose possible gaps in the research in terms of core product, room, personal service, company, atmosphere, and management control systems (MCS). Database searches, conducted through JSTOR and Web of Science, started with words in combination with “elderly and meal experiences” and were narrowed down to the most relevant papers with words from the six meal experience categories. Ultimately, 21 of 51 downloaded papers from international journals were reviewed. Findings – A comparison of the four elderly groups was made across the six different meal experience categories, which disclosed several gaps. Among the 21 papers, five focused on HE, 12 on older people living with home care, 16 on elderly living in institutions, and one on critical ill elderly. The specific under-researched gaps include room, company, atmosphere, and MCS. Research limitations/implications – Future research will need to investigate these groups more thoroughly, and the research should concentrate on the HE and critical ill in connection with the six meal experience aspects. Originality/value – The combination of meal experience aspects towards different elderly categories is an original perspective on the aim of the literature review.

scholarly journals Dietary Micronutrients Intake Status among Chinese Elderly People Living at Home: Data from CNNHS 2010–2012

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Liyun Zhao ◽  
Qingqing Man ◽  
Jingzhong Wang ◽  
Wenhua Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Dietary Sodium ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Lower Prevalence ◽  
Chinese Elderly ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
At Home

The aim of this study was to examine the status of usual dietary micronutrient intakes among Chinese elderly living at home. The data was based on China National Nutrition and Health Survey (CNNHS) 2010–2012. We analyzed data from the participants aged 60-year-old and more (n = 16,612) living at home, who provided dietary data on three days 24 h dietary survey combining with the household weighing method. The means and distribution percentiles for usual intakes of dietary micronutrients were estimated using the Multiple Source Method (MSM). The prevalence of inadequacy for the selected micronutrients was expressed using the proportion of individuals with usual intakes below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR). For vitamin E, sodium and potassium, the means and the distribution of intakes were compared to the Adequate Intake (AI) level. Usual dietary intakes of most micronutrients were inadequate in the participants, especially folate, calcium, vitamin B6 and vitamin B2, with the prevalence of inadequacy more than 90%. However, dietary sodium intake was extremely high with an average usual intake of 4702 mg/day. The usual dietary intakes of all selected micronutrients in old males were higher than females, and the prevalence of inadequacy of most micronutrients was higher in old women (p < 0.01). The subjects aged 60–74 years tended to have higher usual dietary micronutrient intakes and lower prevalence of inadequate micronutrients than those aged 75 years and over (p < 0.01). Higher usual dietary intakes and lower prevalence of inadequacy of most micronutrients were found in the elderly living in the southern region (p < 0.01). The average usual intakes of most micronutrients declined with socioeconomic status. The prevalence of inadequate vitamin A, B2, C, calcium and selenium below EAR increased with socioeconomic status (p < 0.01, p for trend < 0.01). Thus, essential micronutrients insufficient intake is a public health concern among Chinese community-dwelling old population, especially the females, older people, the elderly in undeveloped areas or living in northern regions. Nutrition education and appropriate approach should be undertaken to address these problems.

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