Integrated care ICT Platform to support patients, care-givers and health/social professionals in the care of dementia and Parkinson's disease with training, empowerment, sensor-based data analysis and cooperation services based on user-friendly interfaces.

Gifts are usually given to someone strengthen a relationship or motivate someone. However, givers often need help determining the appropriate gift for potential recipient. On other hand, many recipients disappointed with gifts received. This event can result in between giver and recipient being disrupted motivational goal not achieved. research aims develop system recommend based on recipient's...

BACKGROUND Malaria is endemic in Nigeria, with significant records of mortality and morbidity. Adequate community involvement is central to a successful implementation of malaria control programs. This study assessed the effects of a training programme on knowledge of malaria prevention and control among community role model care givers. METHODS A descriptive cross sectional study of a pre-an...

Abstract Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias often require substantial support from other people. Much of the care-giving is family members who eventually experience physical, emotional financial stress, depression fatigue. In Uganda, families are a cornerstone in providing care to individuals dementia. However, little known about psychosocial supports available care-give...

Observation has revealed that women who book at Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, concurrently use multiple antenatal care givers (formal and non-formal). This study was therefore conducted to identify the other sources of antenatal care for the women and to examine them in relation to their socio-demographic characteristics. A total of 200 antenatal women chosen from two ra...

In this paper, I analyse recent survey data on the exchange of practical support and assistance between adult children and their noncoresident parents. Using latent class analysis, three types of exchange relationship are identified: (1) those who rarely exchange assistance with their parents (low-level exchangers), (2) those who regularly exchange assistance with their parents (high-level exch...

We investigate the determinants of giving in a lab-in-the-field experiment with large stakes. Study participants in urban Mozambique play dictator games where their counterpart is the closest person to them outside their household. Dictators share more with counterparts when they have the option of giving in kind (in the form of goods), compared to giving that must be in cash. Qualitative post-...

38 interviews of epilepsy patients and 22 interviews of care givers of Dementia (Alzheimer Disease) were conducted between August 2006 and July 2007 in neuropsychiatric hospital. The content analysis of these interviews is illuminated here in the paper. The cultural dimensions of epilepsy and dementia reveal social stigma, problems of marriage, school education and employment etc. in case of ep...