An exploration of factors associated with older persons’ perceptions of the benefits of and satisfaction with a preventive home visit service

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 1093-1107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Tøien ◽  
Ida Torunn Bjørk ◽  
Lisbeth Fagerström
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Preventive Home Visit ◽  
Factors Associated

Factors Associated With Engagement in a Police-Advocacy Home-Visit Intervention to Prevent Domestic Violence

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 1430-1450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Smith Stover ◽  
Anna M. Rainey ◽  
Miriam Berkman ◽  
Steven Marans
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Factors Associated

Medicaid Cost Savings of a Preventive Home Visit Program for Disabled Older Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 614-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah L. Szanton ◽  
Y. Natalia Alfonso ◽  
Bruce Leff ◽  
Jack Guralnik ◽  
Jennifer L. Wolff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Preventive Home Visit

Abuse of Older Persons With Dementia: A Review of the Literature

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boye Fang ◽  
Elsie Yan
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Sampling Strategies ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Cultural Considerations

In view of the rapidly aging population, increasing attention has been paid to studying persons with dementia. Factors associated with its onset, prognosis, and treatment as well as ways to support caregivers in the community have been extensively studied. Despite the fact that older persons with dementia are at higher risk of abuse compared to their cognitively unimpaired counterparts in institutions and the community, however, relatively little attention has been paid to understanding such abuse. This review summarizes the available literature on abuse of older persons with dementia. It compares methodologies used across studies and highlights the implications of using different informants, sampling strategies, and abuse subtypes in studying abuse of persons with dementia and discussed the relevant cultural considerations for research. The results of this review provide important information for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners.

scholarly journals Cost-utility analysis of a preventive home visit program for older adults in Germany

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Brettschneider ◽  
Tobias Luck ◽  
Steffen Fleischer ◽  
Gudrun Roling ◽  
Katrin Beutner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Cost Utility ◽  
Cost Utility Analysis ◽  
Utility Analysis ◽  
Preventive Home Visit

scholarly journals Factors associated with going outdoors frequently: a cross-sectional study among Swiss community-dwelling older adults

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. e034248
Author(s):  
Julia Spaltenstein ◽  
Christophe Bula ◽  
Brigitte Santos-Eggimann ◽  
Helene Krief ◽  
Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Physical Limitations

ObjectiveThis study examines potential risk and protective factors associated with going outdoors frequently among older persons, and whether these factors vary according to physical limitations.DesignCross-sectional analysis.Setting and participantsCommunity-dwelling participants of the Lausanne cohort Lc65+ in 2016, aged 68–82 years (n=3419).MethodsAssociations between going outdoors frequently and physical limitations, sociodemographic, health, psychological and social variables were examined using logistic regression models. Subgroup analyses were performed according to the severity of physical limitations.Main outcome measures‘Going outdoors frequently’ was defined as going out ≥5 days/week and not spending most of the time sitting or lying down.ResultsThree in four (73.9%) participants reported going outdoors frequently. Limitations in climbing stairs (adjusted OR (AdjOR) 0.61, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.80) and walking (AdjOR 0.24, 95% CI 0.18 to 0.31), as well as depressive symptoms (AdjOR 0.58, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.70), dyspnoea (AdjOR 0.60, 95% CI 0.48 to 0.75), age (AdjORolder age group 0.73, 95% CI 0.59 to 0.92) and fear of falling (AdjOR 0.75, 95% CI 0.62 to 0.91) reduced the odds of going outdoors frequently. In contrast, living alone (AdjOR 1.30, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.56), reporting a dense (AdjOR 1.57, 95% CI 1.26 to 1.96) and a high-quality (AdjOR 1.28, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.53) social network increased the odds of going outdoors frequently. Among participants with severe limitations, 44.6% still went outdoors frequently. Among this subgroup, a new emotional relationship (AdjOR 2.52, 95% CI 1.18 to 5.38) was associated with going outdoors, whereas cognitive complaints (AdjOR 0.66, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.93), urinary incontinence (AdjOR 0.67, 95% CI 0.46 to 0.97), dyspnea (AdjOR:0.67, 95%CI:0.48-0.93), and depressive symptoms (AdjOR 0.67, 95% CI 0.48 to 0.93) lowered the odds of going outdoors.ConclusionPhysical limitations are associated with decreased odds of going outdoors frequently. However, social characteristics appear to mitigate this association, even among older persons with severe limitations. Further studies are needed to determine causality and help guide interventions to promote going outdoors as an important component of active ageing.

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