Abstract Introduction The decision to admit an older patient the intensive care unit (ICU) should reflect shared goals of care. Resource limitations during Covid-19 pandemic highlighted challenges in selecting candidates for escalation. Patients and next kin (NoK) who have experienced ICU are well-placed on whether admission was right them. Objective To explore patients’ (>65 years) thei...

OBJECTIVES To understand the reasons that hinder people from uptake of sponsored cataract surgery. METHODS A mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) approach was used. During routine screening activities at Kwale District, Kenya, local residents with visually impairing cataract were clinically assessed and offered free surgery. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured guide that...

BACKGROUND High rates of long-term antidepressant prescribing have been identified in the older population. AIMS To explore the attitudes of older patients and their GPs to taking long-term antidepressant therapy, and their accounts of the influences on long-term antidepressant use. DESIGN OF STUDY Qualitative study using in-depth semi-structured interviews. SETTING One primary care trust...

BACKGROUND Bapedi traditional healers of Blouberg are custodians of indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants of this region. They provide primary health care to a large number of people in the Blouberg area of South Africa. There is concern that this profession is dying out, which may be detrimental to the Blouberg community and to biodiversity conservation in the area. METHODS Thirty two hea...

BACKGROUND Many older people are vulnerable with multiple health problems and need of extensive care and support for quality of life. The main objective of this study was to explore the older people's perspectives on an "elderly-friendly" hospital. METHODS Hospital was stratified by four domains including government, semi-government, community, and private. We interviewed 33 hospitalized olde...

Computers and information technology are fast becoming a part of young people’s everyday life. However, there remains a difference between the majority who can use computers and the minority who are computer scientists or professionals. Drawing on 32 semi-structured interviews with digitally skilled young people (aged 13–19), we explore their views and aspirations in computing, with a focus on ...