Pub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1177/23337214241273189
Waqas Ghulam Hussain, Farrukh Shehzad, Atif Akbar
Introduction: In the current study, we construct growth charts of body surface area (BSA) for adults using the quantile regression (QR) approach and growth charts of different Gaussian Percentiles (Z-scores) against age. Methods: A cross-sectional data consisting of 3,473 individuals aged 5 or more, both males and females were taken from Multan city. Quantile regression (QR) was used to construct BSA growth charts. Growth charts for different Z-scores were also constructed. Results: For our data set, the mean BSA is 0.48750. The BSA percentiles show a trending higher after the age of 5 until the age of 22, then decrease between age 22 and 35, and then finally increase after age 35. The Z-score curve increases slightly after age 5 and then proceeds higher until age 22. After age 22 and before 35 it plateaus and then increases slightly after age 35. Conclusion: Since the use of empirical BSA percentiles and Z-scores with grouped age provides a discrete approximation for the population percentiles and Z-scores, it is more accurate to use continuous BSA percentile and Z-score, curves against given ages while using quantile regression and Z-score approach. Furthermore, this approach can also be adopted to construct many other growth charts for physiological and medical sciences.
介绍:在本研究中,我们使用量子回归(QR)方法绘制了成人体表面积(BSA)增长图,并绘制了不同高斯百分位数(Z-分数)与年龄的对比增长图。方法:从木尔坦市采集了 3473 名 5 岁及以上的男性和女性的横截面数据。使用量子回归(QR)来构建 BSA 生长图。还绘制了不同 Z 值的生长曲线图。结果在我们的数据集中,BSA 平均值为 0.48750。BSA 百分位数在 5 岁以后到 22 岁之间呈上升趋势,然后在 22 岁到 35 岁之间下降,最后在 35 岁以后上升。Z 分数曲线在 5 岁后略有上升,然后一直上升到 22 岁。22 岁后至 35 岁前,该曲线趋于平稳,35 岁后略有上升。结论由于使用分组年龄的经验 BSA 百分位数和 Z 值可提供离散的人群百分位数和 Z 值近似值,因此在使用量化回归和 Z 值方法时,使用连续的 BSA 百分位数和 Z 值曲线与给定的年龄进行比较更为准确。此外,这种方法还可用于构建许多其他生理和医学生长图表。
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<p><p><b>Objective:</b> To identify the risk factors contributing to cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), analyze the correlation between the quantity and distribution of CMBs and overall cognitive performance, including specific cognitive domains in patients, and investigate the underlying mechanisms by which CMBs impact cognitive function. <b>Methods:</b> Patients diagnosed with cerebral small vessel disease were recruited between September 2022 and September 2023. Clinical baseline data were systematically gathered. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was employed to evaluate patients' cognitive status. CMBs were identified via susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI), noting their locations and quantities. Patients were categorized into two cohorts: those without CMBs and those with CMBs. This division facilitated the comparison of basic clinical data and laboratory indicators, aiming to elucidate the risk factors associated with CMBs. Within the CMBs cohort, patients were further classified based on the number of CMBs into mild, moderate, and severe groups, and according to CMBs' locations into deep, cortical-subcortical, and mixed groups. Spearman correlation analysis and ANOVA were utilized to compare the total MoCA scores, as well as scores in specific cognitive domains, across these groups. This approach enabled the analysis of the relationship between the quantity and location of CMBs and cognitive impairment. <b>Results:</b> Statistically significant differences were noted between patients with and without cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) regarding gender, age, hypertension, diabetes, history of cerebral infarction, history of alcohol consumption, glycosylated hemoglobin levels, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and homocysteine levels (<i>p</i> < .05). Multifactorial logistic regression analysis identified age, hypertension, diabetes, history of alcohol consumption, and elevated homocysteine as independent risk factors for the development of CMBs. Spearman correlation analysis revealed a linear correlation between the presence of CMBs and the total score of the MoCA (<i>r</i> = -.837, <i>p</i> < .001). The group with CMBs demonstrated a significant decline in visuospatial execution function and delayed recall abilities compared to the group without CMBs (<i>p</i> < .05). Specifically, deep CMBs were linked to impairments in visuospatial execution function, naming, attention, computational ability, language, delayed recall, and orientation (<i>p</i> < .05). Cortical-subcortical CMBs affected visuospatial execution function, attention, computational ability, and delayed recall ability(<i>p</i> < .05). Mixed CMBs impacted visuospatial execution function and naming (<i>p</i> < .05). <b>Conclusion:</b> Age, hypertension, diabetes, history of alcohol consumption, and elevated homocysteine levels are key independent risk factors for CMBs. There exists a linear relationship between the severity of CMBs and the extent of cognitive impairment. Patients
目的确定导致脑微出血(CMBs)的风险因素,分析 CMBs 的数量和分布与患者整体认知表现(包括特定认知领域)之间的相关性,并研究 CMBs 影响认知功能的内在机制。研究方法在2022年9月至2023年9月期间招募确诊为脑小血管疾病的患者。系统收集临床基线数据。采用蒙特利尔认知评估(MoCA)评估患者的认知状况。通过感度加权成像(SWI)确定CMB,并记录其位置和数量。患者被分为两组:无 CMB 和有 CMB 的患者。这种划分有助于对基本临床数据和实验室指标进行比较,旨在阐明与CMBs相关的风险因素。在CMBs队列中,根据CMBs的数量将患者进一步分为轻度、中度和重度组,并根据CMBs的位置分为深部、皮层-皮层下和混合组。利用斯皮尔曼相关分析和方差分析来比较各组的 MoCA 总分以及特定认知领域的得分。这种方法有助于分析 CMB 的数量和位置与认知障碍之间的关系。结果在性别、年龄、高血压、糖尿病、脑梗塞病史、饮酒史、糖化血红蛋白水平、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇和同型半胱氨酸水平方面,有脑部微小出血(CMBs)和无脑部微小出血(CMBs)患者之间存在统计学意义上的显著差异(p r = -.837,p p p p p 结论:年龄、高血压、糖尿病、脑梗塞病史、饮酒史、糖化血红蛋白水平、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇和同型半胱氨酸水平之间存在统计学意义上的显著差异:年龄、高血压、糖尿病、饮酒史和同型半胱氨酸水平升高是 CMB 的主要独立危险因素。CMBs 的严重程度与认知障碍的程度之间存在线性关系。CMBs 患者的视觉空间执行功能和延迟回忆能力明显下降。此外,CMBs 的位置还会影响各种特定的认知领域。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-03eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1177/23337214241279531
Linda Mayhue, Jeong Woo Glen Choi, Sun Jong Sam Yang, Jennifer Jacobsen, Yuna Lee, Salim Ahmed
Accurate measurement of vital signs are important at skilled nursing facilities (SNF). Recent technological advancements now enable automated vital sign measurements. This overcomes the limitations of traditional manual vital sign measurement, which is time-consuming and error-prone. We present a novel case where continuous vital sign measurement was used to detect meaningful vital sign changes that led to early detection of a COVID-19 outbreak at a SNF. Residents were continuously monitored for changes to baseline respiratory rate and heart rate and with a Probability of Change (POC). Variations in baseline respiratory rate and heart rate occurred in 66% and 42%, respectively, of COVID-19 positive individuals; 83% of participants had statistically significant variations in either vital sign. Clinical investigations are typically triggered by vital signs outside normal ranges. We present a novel methodology to detect subtle vital sign changes that can lead to earlier diagnosis, treatment, and recovery from infections, like COVID-19.
{"title":"A Novel Protocol for the Early Detection of COVID-19 at a Skilled Nursing Facility.","authors":"Linda Mayhue, Jeong Woo Glen Choi, Sun Jong Sam Yang, Jennifer Jacobsen, Yuna Lee, Salim Ahmed","doi":"10.1177/23337214241279531","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23337214241279531","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Accurate measurement of vital signs are important at skilled nursing facilities (SNF). Recent technological advancements now enable automated vital sign measurements. This overcomes the limitations of traditional manual vital sign measurement, which is time-consuming and error-prone. We present a novel case where continuous vital sign measurement was used to detect meaningful vital sign changes that led to early detection of a COVID-19 outbreak at a SNF. Residents were continuously monitored for changes to baseline respiratory rate and heart rate and with a Probability of Change (POC). Variations in baseline respiratory rate and heart rate occurred in 66% and 42%, respectively, of COVID-19 positive individuals; 83% of participants had statistically significant variations in either vital sign. Clinical investigations are typically triggered by vital signs outside normal ranges. We present a novel methodology to detect subtle vital sign changes that can lead to earlier diagnosis, treatment, and recovery from infections, like COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":52146,"journal":{"name":"Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11372764/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-30eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1177/23337214241277052
John William Kerns, Jonathan D Winter, Katherine M Winter, Rebecca Etz, Sarah Reves, C J Christian Bergman
Objective: To explore the perceptions of nursing home (NH) clinicians regarding factors underpinning known increases in psychotropic prescribing over the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Three iterative online surveys were fielded to Virginia NH prescribing clinicians (11/2021-6/2022) to assess their perspectives regarding factors driving pandemic increases in NH psychotropic use. Existing literature and emerging survey data informed survey content. Sampling was for convenience and achieved through crowdsourcing, leveraging collaborations with Virginia NH clinician professional organizations. Results: A total of 89 surveys were collected. Clinicians noted simultaneous surging of dementia symptoms with decreased availability of non-pharmacologic measures to remedy them, leading to increased prescribing of all psychotropics. Staff shortages and turnover, isolation from family and community, and personal protective equipment protocols were identified as key pandemic factors contributing to this mismatch. Conclusions: Virginia NH clinicians explicitly linked increased NH psychotropic prescribing to known pandemic phenomena, associations previously hypothesized, but not, to our knowledge, directly confirmed.
{"title":"Understanding Pandemic Increases in Long-Stay Psychotropic Prescribing for Dementia Symptoms: A Survey of Nursing Home Clinicians.","authors":"John William Kerns, Jonathan D Winter, Katherine M Winter, Rebecca Etz, Sarah Reves, C J Christian Bergman","doi":"10.1177/23337214241277052","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23337214241277052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> To explore the perceptions of nursing home (NH) clinicians regarding factors underpinning known increases in psychotropic prescribing over the COVID-19 pandemic. <b>Methods</b>: Three iterative online surveys were fielded to Virginia NH prescribing clinicians (11/2021-6/2022) to assess their perspectives regarding factors driving pandemic increases in NH psychotropic use. Existing literature and emerging survey data informed survey content. Sampling was for convenience and achieved through crowdsourcing, leveraging collaborations with Virginia NH clinician professional organizations. <b>Results:</b> A total of 89 surveys were collected. Clinicians noted simultaneous surging of dementia symptoms with decreased availability of non-pharmacologic measures to remedy them, leading to increased prescribing of all psychotropics. Staff shortages and turnover, isolation from family and community, and personal protective equipment protocols were identified as key pandemic factors contributing to this mismatch. <b>Conclusions:</b> Virginia NH clinicians explicitly linked increased NH psychotropic prescribing to known pandemic phenomena, associations previously hypothesized, but not, to our knowledge, directly confirmed.</p>","PeriodicalId":52146,"journal":{"name":"Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11366089/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142114660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1177/23337214241275050
Maija Reblin, Nancy Gell, Kelly Melekis, Christine M Proulx
Background: Despite the key role family caregivers play in the US healthcare system, they are not systematically identified and tracked, limiting our knowledge about this important group. Objective: Our objective was to identify caregiver characteristics and barriers to service delivery in a primarily rural state. Methods: As part of a quality improvement project, a cross-sectional online survey was fielded in clinical and community settings. Participants included 85 self-identified adult caregivers of another adult with an illness, condition, or disability from within a US state healthcare network. Descriptive analyses were conducted, and inferential statistics were used to compare urban versus rural respondents and older versus younger respondents. Results: Caregivers were responsible for a wide range of care activities and particularly older caregivers spent a significant amount of time providing care. Older caregivers also reported significantly lower levels of burden compared to younger caregivers, yet both groups had clinically high levels on average. Caregivers reported receiving helpful emotional support, but needed more tangible support and were limited by availability and cost. Conclusions: There is a need to fund comprehensive caregiver programing and address caregivers' own social and physical health needs to reduce caregiver burden.
{"title":"Caregiver Characteristics and Barriers to Resource Use: Findings From a Rural State Caregiver Survey.","authors":"Maija Reblin, Nancy Gell, Kelly Melekis, Christine M Proulx","doi":"10.1177/23337214241275050","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23337214241275050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Despite the key role family caregivers play in the US healthcare system, they are not systematically identified and tracked, limiting our knowledge about this important group. <b>Objective:</b> Our objective was to identify caregiver characteristics and barriers to service delivery in a primarily rural state. <b>Methods:</b> As part of a quality improvement project, a cross-sectional online survey was fielded in clinical and community settings. Participants included 85 self-identified adult caregivers of another adult with an illness, condition, or disability from within a US state healthcare network. Descriptive analyses were conducted, and inferential statistics were used to compare urban versus rural respondents and older versus younger respondents. <b>Results:</b> Caregivers were responsible for a wide range of care activities and particularly older caregivers spent a significant amount of time providing care. Older caregivers also reported significantly lower levels of burden compared to younger caregivers, yet both groups had clinically high levels on average. Caregivers reported receiving helpful emotional support, but needed more tangible support and were limited by availability and cost. <b>Conclusions:</b> There is a need to fund comprehensive caregiver programing and address caregivers' own social and physical health needs to reduce caregiver burden.</p>","PeriodicalId":52146,"journal":{"name":"Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11348341/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142082547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1177/23337214241276796
Zhongxi Gao
Background: The ethical challenges faced by physicians when patients or their families refuse medical interventions are particularly complex in geriatric care. This manuscript explores the delicate balance between professional recommendations and patient autonomy, focusing on the nuanced decisions surrounding enteral nutrition in older patients. Methods: Two case studies are presented: a 99-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, diabetes, and coronary heart disease, and an 82-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease. Both cases involve the recommendation of a nasogastric tube for enteral nutrition, and the subsequent patient and family responses to this intervention. Results: In the first case, the patient and her family initially refused the tube due to personal beliefs and financial concerns, leading to a focus on psychological support and symptom management. The patient eventually agreed to the tube, but tragically passed away shortly after. In contrast, the second case resulted in the patient's family agreeing to the tube after a thorough discussion, leading to a successful recovery and the patient's ability to eat orally 6 months later. Conclusions: The cases underscore the importance of patient-centered care, clear communication, and empathy in geriatric medicine. They highlight the need for healthcare providers to respect patient autonomy, be aware of their own biases, and engage in open dialogue with patients and families. The manuscript advocates for a nuanced approach to medical ethics, where the patient's journey is guided with respect and care, honoring their wishes while striving for the best possible outcomes.
{"title":"Patient Autonomy Versus Intervention: Geriatric Care Dilemmas.","authors":"Zhongxi Gao","doi":"10.1177/23337214241276796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214241276796","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> The ethical challenges faced by physicians when patients or their families refuse medical interventions are particularly complex in geriatric care. This manuscript explores the delicate balance between professional recommendations and patient autonomy, focusing on the nuanced decisions surrounding enteral nutrition in older patients. <b>Methods:</b> Two case studies are presented: a 99-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, diabetes, and coronary heart disease, and an 82-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease. Both cases involve the recommendation of a nasogastric tube for enteral nutrition, and the subsequent patient and family responses to this intervention. <b>Results:</b> In the first case, the patient and her family initially refused the tube due to personal beliefs and financial concerns, leading to a focus on psychological support and symptom management. The patient eventually agreed to the tube, but tragically passed away shortly after. In contrast, the second case resulted in the patient's family agreeing to the tube after a thorough discussion, leading to a successful recovery and the patient's ability to eat orally 6 months later. <b>Conclusions:</b> The cases underscore the importance of patient-centered care, clear communication, and empathy in geriatric medicine. They highlight the need for healthcare providers to respect patient autonomy, be aware of their own biases, and engage in open dialogue with patients and families. The manuscript advocates for a nuanced approach to medical ethics, where the patient's journey is guided with respect and care, honoring their wishes while striving for the best possible outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":52146,"journal":{"name":"Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11348357/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142078278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1177/23337214241278538
Irina Mindlis, Thomas L Rodebaugh, Dimitris Kiosses, M Carrington Reid
Among older adults, depression is a common, morbid, and costly disorder. Older adults with depression are overwhelmingly treated by primary care providers with poor rates of remission and treatment response, despite attempts to improve care delivery through behavioral health integration and care management models. Given one in 10 older adults in primary care settings meet criteria for depression, there is a pressing need to improve the efficacy of depression treatment among affected individuals. Measurement-based care (i.e., the incorporation of systematic measurement of patient outcomes into treatment) for depressed older adults in primary care has had poor uptake, which at least partly underlies the limited efficacy of depression treatments. In this perspective, we discuss the proposal that ecological momentary assessment (EMA) may increase uptake of measurement-based care for depression in primary care, enhance the quality of clinical depression data, and lead to improvements in treatment efficacy without adding to providers' burden. We describe key issues related to EMA implementation and application in routine settings for depressed older adults, along with potential pitfalls and future research directions.
在老年人中,抑郁症是一种常见、多发且代价高昂的疾病。尽管人们试图通过行为健康整合和护理管理模式来改善护理服务,但绝大多数患有抑郁症的老年人都是由初级保健提供者进行治疗,缓解率和治疗反应都很差。鉴于每 10 位接受初级保健的老年人中就有一位符合抑郁症的标准,因此迫切需要提高抑郁症患者的治疗效果。在初级医疗机构中,以测量为基础的老年抑郁症治疗(即在治疗过程中对患者的治疗效果进行系统测量)的接受度不高,这至少是抑郁症治疗效果有限的部分原因。在本视角中,我们讨论了生态瞬间评估(EMA)可能会提高初级医疗中基于测量的抑郁症治疗的接受度、提高临床抑郁症数据的质量,并在不增加医疗服务提供者负担的情况下提高治疗效果的建议。我们介绍了在常规环境中实施和应用 EMA 治疗老年抑郁症的关键问题,以及潜在的隐患和未来的研究方向。
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Pub Date : 2024-08-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1177/23337214241274833
Letícia Perticarrara Ferezin, Rander Junior Rosa, Mônica Chiodi Toscano de Campos, Thaís Zamboni Berra, Heriederson Sávio Dias Moura, Ariela Fehr Tártaro, Murilo César do Nascimento, Natacha Martins Ribeiro, Juliana Soares Tenório de Araújo, Fernanda Bruzadelli Paulino da Costa, Reginaldo Bazon Vaz Tavares, Yan Mathias Alves, Titilade Kehinde Ayandeyi Teibo, Regina Celia Fiorati, Severina Alice da Costa Uchoa, Rosa Maria Pinheiro Souza, Ione Carvalho Pinto, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
This study analyzes the self-perception of mental health of socially vulnerable elderly people during the COVID-19 crisis in Brazil. Conducted across all state capitals from February 2021 to October 2023, it included 366 participants living in various conditions such as camps, street situations, slums, and communities. The average age was 66.7 years, with a majority being male (59.0%), of Black or Brown race/color (62.3%), and earning below one minimum wage (36.6%). Findings revealed that older adults in street situations, experiencing psychological manifestations like sleep disturbances due to the pandemic, tended to assess their mental health more negatively. In contrast, older men of white race/color without such manifestations, and those practicing strategies like physical activity or relaxation, were less likely to perceive their mental health as poor. Addressing housing, implementing health strategies, and recognizing sample and regional complexities are crucial interventions for older adults in street situations.
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Family and kinship care is a common way of caring for older adults, particularly in rural Ethiopia, where institutional care arrangements are nonexistent. Moreover, the majority of studies on family caregivers of older adults were conducted in western cultures, which makes it difficult to understand family caregivers in the Ethiopian context. This study aims at exploring the experience of family caregivers for older adults in a co-residential setting. Specifically, it focuses on answering caregiving challenges and available social supports for family caregivers in a co-residential living arrangement. This study used a qualitative research method employing phenomenology to understand the lived experience of family caregivers for older adults in rural northwestern Ethiopia. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview with eight purposefully selected family caregivers of rural older adults. Regarding family caregivers's challenges and available social supports, four themes emerged from the collected data. These are economic challenges, the incongruence of older adult needs and caregiving capacity, work-caregiving conflict, work-social life conflict, and the presence of social support from different individuals and community-based institutions. In addition to strengthening caregiver support environments, it's critical to develop the capacity of family caregivers through training, economic support, and the integration of family caregivers with health extension workers.
{"title":"Experience of Caregivers for Older Adults in Rural Ethiopia: Challenges and Available Social Support for Family Caregivers in Co-Residential Living Arrangement.","authors":"Kidus Yenealem Mefteh, Shambel Desale Gashaw, Tilahun Assefa Hailu, Seid Hassen Hussien","doi":"10.1177/23337214241273165","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23337214241273165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Family and kinship care is a common way of caring for older adults, particularly in rural Ethiopia, where institutional care arrangements are nonexistent. Moreover, the majority of studies on family caregivers of older adults were conducted in western cultures, which makes it difficult to understand family caregivers in the Ethiopian context. This study aims at exploring the experience of family caregivers for older adults in a co-residential setting. Specifically, it focuses on answering caregiving challenges and available social supports for family caregivers in a co-residential living arrangement. This study used a qualitative research method employing phenomenology to understand the lived experience of family caregivers for older adults in rural northwestern Ethiopia. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview with eight purposefully selected family caregivers of rural older adults. Regarding family caregivers's challenges and available social supports, four themes emerged from the collected data. These are economic challenges, the incongruence of older adult needs and caregiving capacity, work-caregiving conflict, work-social life conflict, and the presence of social support from different individuals and community-based institutions. In addition to strengthening caregiver support environments, it's critical to develop the capacity of family caregivers through training, economic support, and the integration of family caregivers with health extension workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":52146,"journal":{"name":"Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11345734/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142074537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-22eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1177/23337214241273230
Rebecca L Mauldin, Megan R Westmore, Anna Tulloh, Keith A Anderson
Group activities and connection with nature are associated with improved well-being for older adults. This quasi-experiment tests the effectiveness of RASCALs, an innovative program of group activities using nature-focused livestream broadcasts. Assisted living residents in the experimental group (n = 16) lived in buildings that received RASCALs programming twice a week for 3 months. Compared to residents in the comparison group (n = 17) who received regular group activity programming, they experienced significant positive change in the Positive Relations with Others domain of well-being (β = .873, p = .008). Combining nature-focused livestream broadcasts with groups activities for older adults in assisted living communities may be an innovative and effective way to overcome barriers to accessing nature and improve residents' well-being.
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