ISSN:0726-4240    

DOI:10.1111/j.1741-6612.1992.tb00528.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACTElderly individuals living alone in the community are at risk of falls or medical emergencies. Portable emergency alarm systems are now available for this group. This study reports on 125 persons consecutively assessed as requiring such an alarm and follows them up by telephone interview over a 19 month period. Information obtained from these people was corroborated by their carers. The study group was in general very elderly, required major family and/or community support and had multiple medical problems.At follow up, 38% had given up their alarms. Of those still receiving an alarm, only 38% had used it in the last year ‐ but nearly half of these required hospitalisation. Satisfaction with the alarms was high in both subjects and their carers with over 80% feeling that continued alarm usage was required. When alarms were activated, carers responded to the emergency.It should be possible with proper screening and review to keep to a minimum the financial costs of issuing alarms while at the same time providing a major resource for the ‘at risk’ el

ISSN:0726-4240    

DOI:10.1111/j.1741-6612.1992.tb00529.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0726-4240    

DOI:10.1111/j.1741-6612.1992.tb00530.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

ABSTRACTA survey compared the experiences of 47 NESB residents in mainstream and 46 residents in ethno‐specific nursing homes and the experiences of their family carers. Residents were more satisfied with ethno‐specific homes, particularly the food and companionship. They had better relationships with staff. Carers were more satisfied with ethno‐specific homes, particularly the food. Both groups of residents had similar patterns of reaction to placement as did their carers. The aged in ethno‐specific homes had migrated at a younger age and their carers seemed better informed regarding s

ISSN:0726-4240    

DOI:10.1111/j.1741-6612.1992.tb00531.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

ABSTRACTThis paper addresses the question of the relation of social and economic differentials to mortality in Australia. It will begin with a short discussion of definition and measurement of the two major domains for investigation: (a) mortality, often also expressed in a positive way as survivorship and expectation of life; and (b) social and economic factors, which are much more difficult to characterise and quantify, and extend into considerations of culture. The paper will then address the methods which can be used to relate socioeconomic status (SES) to mortality in the context of the Australian mortality decline, and the dependence of study types on data availability.A review of published studies on SES differentials in mortality in Australia will then follow, and generalised conclusions will be drawn from available information. Proposed explanations for social differentials in mortality will be explored. Important gaps in information will be described and further questions posed, and some current research in progress will also be described.Approaches to narrowing SES differentials in mortality in Australia will be outlined. These approaches will cover health service and behavioural intervention, and social and economic intervention. An integration of these approaches will be described.

ISSN:0726-4240    

DOI:10.1111/j.1741-6612.1992.tb00532.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0726-4240    

DOI:10.1111/j.1741-6612.1992.tb00533.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Book reviewed in this article:ACTIVITIES IN ACTIONPSYCHIATRY IN THE NURSING HOME: ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION AND INTERVENTIONTHE MENTALLY IMPAIRED ELDERLY: STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS TO MAINTAIN FUNCTIONREMARKABLE SURVIVORS: INSIGHTS INTO SUCCESSFUL AGING AMONG WOMENGROWING UP: PASTORAL NURTURE FOR THE LATER YEARSGRANNY FLATS AS HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVESDRUG‐RELATED PROBLEMS IN GERIATRIC NURSING HOME PATIENTSPSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF END‐ STAGE RENAL DISEASE: ISSUES OF OUR TIMESHOUSING RISKS AND HOMELESSNESS AMONG THE URBAN ELDERLYEVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF THE PSYCHOGERIATRIC PATIENTFAMILIES: INTERGENERATIONAL AND GENERATIONAL CONNECT

ISSN:0726-4240    

DOI:10.1111/j.1741-6612.1992.tb00534.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0726-4240    

DOI:10.1111/j.1741-6612.1992.tb00535.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY