BACKGROUND Efficient information systems support the provision of multi-disciplinary aged care and a variety of organisational purposes, including quality, funding, communication and continuity of care. Agreed minimum data sets enable accurate communication across multiple care settings. However, in aged care multiple and poorly integrated data collection frameworks are commonly used for client...

BACKGROUND Studies point to the lack of psychosocial support and rehabilitation services that are adjusted to the work-aged stroke survivors' specific needs in order to promote psychosocial well-being. The aim of the study was to illuminate the psychosocial challenges work-aged participants (i.e. aged 18-67 years) thematised during and after participating a dialogue-based psychosocial intervent...

The panel will share global technology research initiatives in aged care. Panel objectives: 1) Describe international informatics research initiatives by experts addressing health needs of the aged, 2) Contrast health technologies used to manage aging patients, and 3) Explain challenges and opportunities to improve healthcare informatics for aging patients. Intended audience: researchers, consu...

abstract background: administration of quality care in the aged people requires having a positive attitude toward them. numerous factors including nurses’ personality characteristics may play a role in their attitude toward the aged people. therefore, the present study investigated the association between nurses’ personality characteristics and their attitude toward the aged people. materials a...

A survey about the information needs of elderly people could find out the information required to address the needs of the aged in a community. Analyzing data collected from 600 elderly people through field investigation with a questionnaire in a rural community in central China, the results show that the preferred information format of the majority of aged people is audio and/or visual informa...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe the experience of women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer who are initiating oral adjuvant therapy and to determine what they describe as facilitating and/or hindering this experience. 
. RESEARCH APPROACH Qualitative inquiry. 
. SETTING Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center in Boston. 
. PARTICIPANTS 14 women aged 48-81 years. 
. METHOD...

A random 10% sample of patients aged 65 years and over in a large rural practice were screened by a member of the primary health care team. Five 'at risk' categories were chosen: lives alone, unable to prepare own food, no telephone, death of partner in last two years and discharged from hospital in last two months. The aim was to identify those at risk and those who had unmet needs for service...