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

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

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.

Environment Design of Community Suitable for Elderly Living

2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 2067-2070
Author(s):  
Lin Lin ◽  
Xiao Yu Zhao ◽  
Jing Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Elderly Living

Home care is the elderly to continue living in the ordinary residential. The safe communities for elderly concept was proposed and formally developed, which was defined as a community that has established a set of organizational structures and procedures, this paper discuss the environment design methods of community suitable for elderly living including building design.

Ambient Intelligence for Eldercare – the Nuts and Bolts

2011 ◽  
pp. 392-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jit Biswas ◽  
Andrei Tolstikov ◽  
Aung-Phyo-Wai Aung ◽  
Victor Siang-Fook Foo ◽  
Weimin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Activity Recognition ◽  
Ambient Intelligence ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
The World ◽  
Recognition Systems ◽  
Elderly Living

This chapter provides examples of sensor data acquisition, processing and activity recognition systems that are necessary for ambient intelligence specifically applied to home care for the elderly. We envision a future where software and algorithms will be tailored and personalized towards the recognition and assistance of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) of the elderly. In order to meet the needs of the elderly living alone, researchers all around the world are looking to the field of Ambient Intelligence or AmI (see http://www.ambientintelligence.org).

PHYSICAL, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE ELDERLY LIVING IN TRUONG AN WARD, HUE CITY IN 2016

2019 ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Vuong Diem Khanh Doan ◽  
Ngoc Minh Chau Ho ◽  
Thi Van Ngo ◽  
Thi Bao Nga Phan ◽  
Thi Hong Phan Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Elderly Living

Background: Vietnam is entering the stage of aging population; as a result, the quality of life (QOL) of the elderly is really a matter of concern. There is a great deal of research on the quality of life of the elderly while Vietnam witnesses a lack of research on this topic, especially on how physical and social activities have impact on QOL of the elderly. Objectives: (1) To describe the situation of participation in physical, social activities and QOL of the elderly residing in Truong An Ward, Hue city. (2) To examine the association between physical, social activities and QOL among participants. Methodology: This study used cross-sectional study design. A total sample of 420 people aged 60 and above in Truong An Ward, Hue city were interviewd. The SF36 was used to measure the QOL of participants. Results: Percentage of the elderly taking part in physical activity were 66%. 49% reported having the habit of taking part in social activities. The majority of the elderly get their QOL level in three health fields, namely physical, mental and general health at above average. (56.0, 60.7 and 60.8 respectively). There were significant associations between physical activities, social activities and QOL among participants. Conclusion: The percentage of the elderly taking part in physical and social activities were still low. Besides, QOL of the elderly at the research location was not really high. It’s important to encourage the elderly taking part in physical and social activities to improve their quality of life. Key words: Physical activities, social activities, QOL, the elderly

HOME CARE IN OUTPATIENT CARE – STATE AND DEVELOPMENT IN BULGARIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 571-574
Author(s):  
Ivanka Stambolova ◽  
Stefan Stambolov
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Outpatient Care ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Health And Social Care

In outpatient care the home care, including hospices, is recognized as a model for providing quality, cost-effective and charitable care. The focus is mainly on the care that helps everyday lifeof the patient as well as the relatives, rather than on treatment, and in most cases it takes place in the patients' home. In Europe, in recent years there has been a real "boom" in home care due to demographic processes linked to increased needs for elderly care and chronically ill under the conditions of limited financial resources.In outpatient medical care in our country by means of a national framework contract there are regulated visits to the patient's home by a doctor, as well as visits by medical staff employed by him - nurse, midwife, medical assistant / paramedic / for manipulation, counseling and monitoring. At the same time there is no regulated legal activity in the Republic of Bulgaria, which is essentially the subject of home care.Since 1994 „Caritas“ has carried out the "Home Care" service, which provides a complex - health and social care for over 360 sick adults in a place where the elderly person feels the most comfortable - in their own home. „Caritas Home Care“ is provided by mobile teams of nurses and social assistants who visit the elderly at home and provide them with the necessary care according to their health and social needs.With the establishment of the first „Home Care Center“ in Lozenets region, Sofia, with the support of the PHARE ACCESS program in 2003, the Bulgarian Red Cross introduces in Bulgaria an integrated model for provision of health care and social services in the home of adults, chronically ill and people with permanent disabilities. To date, there are a number of problems in home care related to the realization of home care for patients in need in out-of-hospital settings: lack of legal regulation for home care, lack of qualified staff in outpatient care; lack of organization and structures for care; unsettled funding and the inability of the part of the population that is most in need of care to pay for it, there is no regulation to control the activity. Although home care began over 20 years ago, our country is yet to make its way to the European program called „Home care in Europe“.

The Depressed Elderly Living in the Community

1990 ◽  
Vol 157 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Ben-Arie ◽  
M. Welman ◽  
A. F. Teggin
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Survey ◽  
One Year ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
Course Of Depression

In a 1982 community survey, 23 elderly respondents were rated as having a depressive disorder by catego. Twenty survivors were followed up three and a half years later. The depression had remitted within one year in seven cases but nine were still depressed. There is a need for ongoing education of GPs about the recognition and course of depression in the elderly.

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