The ‘Australian National University Alzheimer's Disease Risk Index’ (ANU-ADRI) assesses the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is a potential tool for its prevention.
The aim of this study is to adapt the ANU-ADRI-SF (the short version of ANU-ADRI) into the Turkish language and Turkish cultural context.
The study was methodological and involved the translation and intercultural adaptation of the ANU-ADRI-SF into the Turkish language. The study included 384 community-based participants from a province in the Western Black Sea Region of Türkiye. Data was collected via an online form prepared using Google Forms.
The index was translated from its original language, English, into Turkish and then retranslated to English by bilingual translators. It was then reviewed and evaluated for possible issues related to translation and degrees of equivalence. When TR-ANU-ADRI-SF levels were compared according to sex, the mean risk scores were found to be 11.25 ± 7.02 for males and 11.69 ± 7.99 for females. After cross-cultural adaptation, the TR-ANU-ADRI-SF was conceptually intelligible to Turkish adults.
The TR-ANU-ADRI-SF is a valid and reliable AD risk assessment tool.
Given the increase in AD and its impact on people's health, there is a great need for strategies to be implemented by health professionals to improve the lifestyle of the adult population. For use in conjunction with these strategies, a localised AD risk assessment tool that can be applied by clinicians or by individual patients has been adapted and introduced to the Turkish literature.
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is unequal between countries and regions, and the emphasis on HRQOL of populations of low-income countries and regions is unprecedented.
To examine the association between family health and HRQOL among middle-aged and older adults in rural China, and determine whether this association differs by age, gender and chronic disease subgroup.
Cross-sectional survey carried out from July to September 2021. The participants were 1059 people aged 46 and over living in rural China. We used the European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level (EQ-5D-5L) and Family Health Scale-Short Form (FHS-SF) to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and family health, respectively.
The mean EQ-VAS was 75.66, the mean EQ index score was 0.92, and the mean FHS was 37.90 in rural middle-aged and older adults. After Bonferroni correction, generalised linear regression models showed that FHS was significantly associated with the EQ-VAS (β = 0.829; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.660 to 0.997; p < .001) and the EQ index score (β = 0.003; 95%CI: 0.001 to 0.004; p < .001). Binary logistic regression models showed that FHS was associated with three dimensions of HRQOL (mobility, self-care and usual activities) (p < .01). Based on subgroup analyses, the effect of FHS on EQ-VAS and the EQ index score was significant in three subgroups after Bonferroni correction (p < .01), but the association between FHS and the dimensions of HRQOL differed by age, gender and chronic disease group (p > .01).
This study is the first to explore that family health and its dimensions are significant positive predictors of HRQOL among middle-aged and older adults in rural China. Family-based measures may have more potential and value because better family health significantly improves HRQOL.
In the health strategy, the government and primary health care workers should include family health as an indicator and assess it before and after the implementation of the strategy.
By Hockley, J., Watson, J., Johnston, L., & Shenkin, S. D. (2024). Practicalities of promoting practice-based learning in end of life care for care home staff: Lessons from “online” supportive conversations and reflection sessions. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 19, e12598. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12598
The authors of this article, first published on [7 January 2024] in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), have informed the editors of the below errors that they wish to correct.
In the summary box, the heading:
‘What are the implications for this knew knowledge for nursing care with older people?’ was incorrect.
This should have read:
‘What are the implications of this new knowledge for nursing care with older people?’
In the third bullet point:
‘Specialist palliative care facilitators and care home practicer educators are well placed to facilitate OSCaRS but delivery and sustainability is challenging’ was incorrect.
This should have read:
‘Specialist palliative care facilitators and care home practice educators are well placed to facilitate OSCaRS, but delivery and sustainability is challenging’.
In Box 2a, the heading ‘Record of OSCaRS teaching points at one sessions [CH2]’ was incorrect.
This should have read ‘Record of OSCaRS teaching points at one session [CH2]’.
We apologize for these errors.
REFERENCE
Hockley, J., Watson, J., Johnston, L., & Shenkin, D. S. (2024). Practicalities of promoting practice-based learning in end of life care for care home staff: Lessons from “online” supportive conversations and reflection sessions. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 19, e12598. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12598
Living at home for as long as possible is a central ageing policy goal. Older individuals usually expect to stay at home, if possible, and their goals regarding living at home generally include holistic wellness, prevention and treatment of ageing effects and the retention of satisfaction. Previous research on older individuals living at home has mostly focused on their physical performance, usually evaluated by healthcare professionals. However, there is limited research on older individuals' identification of the prerequisites for living at home.
The aim was to identify older individuals' views on the prerequisites for living at home. We conducted a mixed-methods systematic review with a data-based convergent design. We carried out a computerized search in MEDLINE (1966 to the end of August 2021) and CINAHL (1982 to the end of August 2021). All types of study designs were included. We evaluated the methodological quality of the included articles.
Of the 1052 articles identified, 28 were eligible. The prerequisites for older individuals to be able to live at home include lifestyle and self-care capability and physical, psychosocial, environmental and socio-economic components.
The review provided knowledge that can be used to inform measures for supporting independent at-home living. Older individuals' perspectives on prerequisites for at-home living are unique and individually specific. A checklist can be developed to detect individuals' singularity and the strengths and limitations impacting independent living. Therefore, assessments of each older individual's own perspective are needed to better identify the prerequisites for at-home living.
Hospitals streamline treatment pathways to reduce the length of time older adults admitted for planned procedures spend in hospital. However patient perspectives have been poorly evaluated. This systematic review aimed to understand the experiences of older patients, carers, families and staff of multi-component interventions intended to improve recovery following elective treatment.
Bibliographic databases searched in June 2021 included MEDLINE ALL, HMIC, CENTRAL, CINAHL, AMED and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. We conducted citation searching and examined reference lists of reviews. Two reviewers independently undertook screening and data extraction, resolving disagreements through discussion. We used an adapted Wallace checklist for quality appraisal and meta-ethnography to synthesise data. Clinician, carer and patient views were incorporated throughout the review.
Thirty-five papers were included in the synthesis. Thirteen studies were conducted in the UK, with patient views the most frequently represented. We identified six overarching constructs: ‘Home as preferred environment for recovery’, ‘Feeling safe’, ‘Individualisation of structured programme’, ‘Taking responsibility’, ‘Essential care at home’ and ‘Outcomes’.
Findings explore the support patients, families and carers need throughout hospital admission, and may inform commissioning of services to ensure patients and carers receive appropriate follow-up support after hospital discharge. The findings may help hospital and community-based health and social care staff provide person-centred care based upon assessments of emotional and physical wellbeing of patients and family/carers. Research is needed to establish a core-set of patient-reported outcome measures which capture aspects of recovery which are meaningful to patients.
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