Background: The majority of older adults prefer to remain in their homes, or to "age-in-place." To accomplish this goal, many older adults will rely upon home- and community-based services (HCBS) for support. However, the availability and accessibility of HCBS may differ based on whether the older adult lives in the community or in a senior housing apartment facility. Methods: This paper report...

In dementia trials, minority participation is low. We assessed attitudes toward research in a community based urban poor minority sample of elderly adults attending senior center talks using the 7-item Research Attitudes Questionnaire (RAQ). Presentations on cognitive aging were given at senior centers, and 123 attendees completed the RAQ-7. On trust and safety questions, a significant minority...

background quality improvement should be assigned as the main mission for healthcare providers. clinical governance (cg) is used not only as a strategy focusing on responding to public and government’s intolerance of poor healthcare standards, but also it is implemented for quality improvement in a number of countries. this study aims to identify the key contributing factors in the implementati...

background:management of acetabular fractures in the senior population can be one of the most challenging injuries tomanage. furthermore, treating surgeons have a paucity of information to guide the treatment in this patient population.the purpose of this study was to determine: (1) demographic and epidemiologic data, (2) mortality rates for nonoperativecompared to operative management at diffe...

background & aim: quality of life indicates individual’s level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with different aspects of life. one of the aspects that could affect aspects of life is mental distress. the aim of this study was to study the relation between quality of life and mental distresses kurd seniors living in saghez city, iran. methods & materials: this research was a correlation study...

A characterization of both the color and spatial image quality of a camera was performed in order to find out if the camera is good enough to capture detail in paintings for cultural heritage applications (artwork preservation). The following primary factors that affect color and spatial image quality were characterized: spatial uniformity, tone reproduction, color reproduction accuracy, noise ...

background: academic success depends on curriculum planning and goals- setting, choosing suitable teaching methods, considering students' learning style and the teacher and the manner in which material is presented and effective time management. learning style is the processing of information and comprehension. if teachers present contents in a style that matches a student’s preferred learning ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an 8-week balance exercise and elastic-resistance exercise program on muscle strength and balance of the old-old elderly (over the age of 75). [Subjects and Methods] Fifty-five elderly persons were recruited from the community and assigned to three groups for convenience: balance exercise (intervention group 1; INT 1), resist...

BACKGROUND Effective care models for treating older African Americans with depressive symptoms are needed. OBJECTIVE To determine whether a home-based intervention alleviates depressive symptoms and improves quality of life in older African Americans. DESIGN Parallel, randomized trial stratified by recruitment site. Interviewers assessing outcomes were blinded to treatment assignment. (Clin...