As people age, physical and mental abilities begin to degenerate. This often leads to disabilities. Many family members may not always be able to help the elderly, and home medical care can be discouragingly expensive. Currently, there are existing agencies that provide companionship services for the elderly by sending hired staff to the homes of elderly people who choose to live independently....

BACKGROUND With many information sources for healthy aging and life transitions, it is unknown whether community-dwelling older adults desire physician involvement in future planning decisions. The study aimed to examine older adults' experiences and opinions concerning four future planning domains: advance care planning, driving, finances, and housing. METHODS Adults aged ≥55 years living at...

UNLABELLED Biosocial models are preeminent in the study of schizophrenia, yet there has been little empirical testing of these models. OBJECTIVE This study provided the first test of a biosocial causal model of functional outcome in schizophrenia, using neurocognition, social cognition, social competence and social support as predictors of both global and specific domains of functional outcom...

INTRODUCTION Heart failure (HF) is a leading reason for hospitalisation and readmissions to hospital, particularly among individuals older than 65 years of age. The prognosis of patients with HF is grim, with high rates of mortality risk and hospital readmissions. The transition period early after hospital discharge represents a window of opportunity to positively influence patient outcomes usi...

OBJECTIVE Living arrangements are important to the elderly. However, it is common for elderly parents in urban China to not have a living situation that they consider ideal. An understanding of their preferences assists us in responding to the needs of the elderly as well as in anticipating future long-term care demands. The aim of this study is to provide a clear understanding of preferences f...

This report presents a comprehensive overview of the most recent evidence related to new and emerging models of housing with care for later life. Reflecting the current emphasis on developing evidence-based policy and practice, the review focuses on primary research and service evaluations, drawing out key messages for service providers and commissioners regarding how best to meet the housing a...

For families with youth who have disabling conditions, the end of high school coincides with a number of changes for which they may be unprepared: school to work, home to independent living, pediatric to adult health care, among others. In their chapters in On Your Own without a Net: The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations, edited by D. Wayne Osgood, E. Michael Foster, Constance ...

BACKGROUND Studies of the maximal oxygen uptake (VO(2max)) of transfemoral amputees have mostly used protocols that activate a relatively small muscle mass. Consequently, transfemoral amputee VO(2max) may be systematically underestimated, and the validity of these test protocols is questionable. OBJECTIVES (1) Investigate validity and reliability of a VO(2max) walking protocol and (2) compare...

Aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are associated with declines in the visual perception of self-movement that undermine navigation and independent living. We studied 214 subjects' heading direction and speed discrimination using the radial patterns of visual motion in optic flow. Young (YA), middle-aged (MA), and older normal (ON) subjects, and AD patients viewed optic flow in which we manipul...

Pledging went slowly at fraternities and independent living groups on the first day, but picked up slightly in the late afternoon. By midnight Wednesday morning, 233 freshmen had pledged fraternities and ILGs, said Interfraternity Council Membership Recruitment Chair Dakus S. Gunn ’01. About one-half of an estimated 350 bids were accepted by 4 p.m. yesterday, according to reports from residenti...