Browsing by Subject "older people"
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Ageing, cognitive disorders and professional practice.
(2013)Background: the workforce is ageing. The contribution of older workers is considerable. Their occupational health profiles differ from those of younger workers. Objective: we wished to establish whether consideration ... -
Breaking the Mould: New Trajectories in the Domiciliary Care of Older People in Ireland
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008)This article reviews the development of domiciliary care services for older people in Ireland over the last decade. It reveals three central developments, namely (i) the first steps, in the Irish context, towards a ... -
Dementia in older people admitted to hospital: a regional multi-hospital observational study of prevalence, associations and case recognition.
(2015)Previous studies have indicated a prevalence of dementia in older admissions of ∼42% in a single London teaching hospital, and 21% in four Queensland hospitals. However, there is a lack of published data from any European ... -
From the workhouse to the home. The historical origins and development of domiciliary care services for older people in Ireland
(2008)Purpose: Care of older persons in their own homes has in recent years received much attention in Ireland. The proponents of domiciliary care draw on both economic and quality of life arguments, many of which are identifiable ... -
The future cost of stroke in Ireland: an analysis of the potential impact of demographic change and implementation of evidence-based therapies
(2013)Background and purpose: this paper examines the impact of demographic change from 2007 to 2021 on the total cost of stroke in Ireland and analyses potential impacts of expanded access to stroke unit care and thrombolytic ... -
Identifying requirements and features for communications systems between older people in care settings
(IEEE, 2010)Care settings for older people, such as nursing homes, can have low levels of social interaction, which has been shown in many studies as being crucial to both the mental and physical well-being of older adults. ... -
Inappropriate prescribing in older fallers presenting to an Irish emergency department.
(2014)BACKGROUND: certain medications increase falls risk in older people. OBJECTIVE: to assess if prescribing modification occurs in older falls presenting to an emergency department (ED). DESIGN: before-and-after ... -
Lessons from a Community-Based Participatory Research Project: Older People's and Researchers' Reflections
(2010)The ethical and practical importance of actively involving older people in the research process is increasingly articulated in the gerontology literature. This article contributes to the literature by outlining a ... -
Living in institutional care: Residents' experiences and coping strategies
(2009)Insights into daily living in residential care settings are rare. This article draws on a qualitative dataset (semi-structured interviews and recordings of residents? council meetings) that gives a glimpse of the experiences ... -
New horizons in the pathogenesis, assessment and management of delirium.
(2013)Delirium is one of the foremost unmet medical needs in healthcare. It affects one in eight hospitalised patients and is associated with multiple adverse outcomes including increased length of stay, new institutionalisation, ... -
Obligations, Ambitions, Calculations: Migrant Care Workers' Negotiation of Work, Career and Family
(2010)The literature on migrant care workers has tended to place little emphasis on themultiple relationships thatmigrant carers formwith care recipients, employers/managers and work colleagues. This article makes a contribution ... -
Rethinking the Value of Residents' Councils: Observations and Lessons from an Exploratory Study
(2010)Little empirical research is available on residents? councils in care settings for older people. This article analyzes the operation of a residents? council in an Irish facility, drawing on direct observation of council ... -
The Role and Future Development of Meals-on-Wheels Services for Older People in Ireland
(National Council on Ageing and Older People, 2008)In recent years, the National Council on Ageing and Older People (NCAOP) has noted the increased recognition of the importance of the meals-on-wheels services in improving older people?s nutritional status, health and ... -
Worlds apart? Public, private and non-profit sector providers of domiciliary care for older persons in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2007)Domiciliary care of older persons is changing rapidly in Ireland. The most significant recent changes are the emergence of private home care companies, the introduction of a new policy instrument (cash-for-care) and the ...