They also do it: Internet use by older adults living in residential care facilities
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DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2017.1326224
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Internet has gained much importance as a resource for older adults during recent years, for example, as a resource for maintaining lifelong learning. However, available studies targeting the adoption of the Internet have… read more here.
Keywords: internet use; internet; living residential; care ... See more keywords
Children living in residential care from teachers’ voices
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DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2018.1532956
Abstract: ABSTRACT Teachers have the potential to be key figures in the educational progress of children in care. This study is based on semi-structured interviews with 16 primary school teachers of children in residential care. It… read more here.
Keywords: children residential; residential care; care teachers; children living ... See more keywords
Predictors of transport to hospital after emergency ambulance call‐out for older people living in residential aged care
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DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12803
Abstract: People living in residential aged care (RAC) frequently experience ambulance call‐out. These episodes may have unintended consequences, yet remain under‐investigated. Our aim was to examine clinical and sociodemographic features associated with transfer to hospital for… read more here.
Keywords: aged care; residential aged; living residential; people living ... See more keywords
What’s Keeping Residents “Out of the Mainstream”: Challenges to Participation in the News Media for Older People Living in Residential Care
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DOI: 10.1177/07334648221143619
Abstract: The voices of older people living in residential care are often excluded from news articles about residential care, and this exclusion was especially apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study is to… read more here.
Keywords: living residential; people living; news; care ... See more keywords
Feasibility and efficacy of a multi-factorial intervention to prevent falls in older adults with cognitive impairment living in residential care (ProF-Cog). A feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-017-0504-6
Abstract: BackgroundFalls are common in people with dementia living in residential care. The ProF-Cog intervention was developed to address fall risk factors specific to this population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety,… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; trial; residential care; feasibility ... See more keywords
Virtual tourism for older adults living in residential care: A mixed-methods study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250761
Abstract: Due to financial and mobility barriers, a majority of older adults living in collective dwellings are no longer able to engage in tourism, a leisure activity that contributes to quality of life and wellbeing. Immersive… read more here.
Keywords: tourism; adults living; residential care; living residential ... See more keywords