This paper examines how care-giving to adults and/or children and care-receiving is associated with the health and wellbeing of older people aged 50+ in rural South Africa. Data used are from a cross-sectional survey adapted from World Health Organization's Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) conducted in 2009/10 in rural South Africa. Bivariate statistics and multivariate logistical...

OBJECTIVE To assess the cost effectiveness of community based occupational therapy compared with usual care in older patients with dementia and their care givers from a societal viewpoint. DESIGN Cost effectiveness study alongside a single blind randomised controlled trial. SETTING Memory clinic, day clinic of a geriatrics department, and participants' homes. Patients 135 patients aged > or...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of community based occupational therapy on daily functioning of patients with dementia and the sense of competence of their care givers. DESIGN Single blind randomised controlled trial. Assessors were blinded for treatment allocation. SETTING Memory clinic and day clinic of a geriatrics department and participants' homes. PARTICIPANTS 135 patients ...

This thesis addresses the problem of supporting independent living of elderly people through IT-based homecare services. Independent living is seen as one way to deal with the consequences of an aging population (especially in industrialized countries), which include rising healthcare expenditures and a required shortage of healthcare professionals. Our main goal is to improve the service creat...

The burden of malnutrition children is a global challenge. Promoting mothers to prepare their own meals at home indicated as an important strategy prevent and improve nutrition in children. Despite the fact that prepared by are healthier, little known about what cooking means Thai context. This descriptive qualitative research intended describe perceptions perspectives mothers’ among school-age...

Interpersonal and communication skills are 2 essential qualities of every physician. These are separate and distinct parts of the professional character of every physician. In pediatrics these abilities present even a higher impact.We performed a survey-type prospective study based on questionnaires on 100 subjects, equally divided into 4 groups: 25 children, 25 pediatricians, 25 care-givers (p...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy at 12 months of an early psychosocial counselling and support programme for outpatients with mild Alzheimer's disease and their primary care givers. DESIGN Multicentre, randomised, controlled, rater blinded trial. SETTING Primary care and memory clinics in five Danish districts. PARTICIPANTS 330 outpatients with mild Alzheimer's disease and their 330 prima...