INTRODUCTION This paper examines aged care issues and the provision of aged care services in Australia. MATERIALS AND METHODS A Medline search and review of Australian government publications was undertaken and complemented by a review of local Australian resources. RESULTS Australia has seen major development of aged care services over the last 60 years. These services were originally focu...

BACKGROUND Most of the strategies to induce a more rational use of preventive health services are oriented to the medical side of the doctor-patient relationship. However, the consultation model has changed, and patients now have a more important role in medical consultation. The aim of this study was to assess which healthcare services are deemed necessary, and with what frequency, by adults f...

People with depression in the workplace are less productive and at risk of losing their job. Many never work again. Intervention should ideally begin before sickness absence occurs and early return to work should be the focus of care. This will require closer integration of primary care, mental health and occupational health services.

In Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) caused by overwork are recognized by government as work-related. These three countries are the only countries in the world that officially recognize CVDs caused by psychosocial factors (e.g., overwork) as work-related cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases (WR-CVDs), and compensate employees accordingly. The pr...

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy 97 Acommon partnership in delivery of occupational therapy services is the one between the occupational therapist (OT) and the occupational therapy assistant (OTA). Although they work closely, each has separate roles and responsibilities: The primary role of the OTA is treatment implementation, whereas the OT is responsible for all aspects of the occ...

OBJECTIVE We examined the use of occupational therapy services in a sample of people aging with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHOD A total of 1,282 people with MS, ages 45 to 90, participated in telephone interviews to identify unmet health-related service needs. Occupational therapy was 1 of 22 services examined. Proportional odds models were used to examine factors associated with how recently...

Occupational health services are available only to 10– 15% of the workers of the world. In industrialized countries the coverage varies between 15% and 90%, and in developing countries it ranges between a few percent and 20%. Even where such services are available, their quality and relevance may be low (1–3). The needs for occupational health services are growing continuously, however, and new...

This paper presents a case study of the application of a framework for capacity building [Hawe, P., King, L., Noort, M., Jordens, C. and Lloyd, B. (2000) Indicators to Help with Capacity Building in Health Promotion. NSW Health, Sydney] to describe actions aimed at building organizational support for health promotion within an area health service in New South Wales, Australia. The Core Skills i...

Electronic health records (EHRs) have numerous benefits, but are also besieged with risks. ealth care leaders must analyze potential risks throughout all EHR stages. Lessons learned from an EHR implementation may assist nurse leaders in avoiding disputes and risk. Strategies for reducing risk, liability, and ultimately litigation associated with EHR implementation are discussed.