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Measurement Scales Used in Elderly Care

Author : Abhaya Gupta
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1498795250
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Measurement Scales Used in Elderly Care written by Abhaya Gupta and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique, concise ready reference for daily use collates for the first time the most useful, practical and simple assessment scales used in geriatric settings. It provides tools to identify clinical conditions and health outcomes objectively and reliably. It is essential as a clinical primer and everyday reference guide for all practising and training members of multidisciplinary teams, including consultants and doctors in specialist training, career grade doctors and general practitioners, and medical students; nurses, health visitors, dieticians, and social workers; allied health professionals such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists; and managers of elderly care services.'Assessment is central to the practice of Geriatric Medicine. All members of the multidisciplinary team require a sound knowledge of the basic principles of measurement scales. We need to be competent in using and selecting appropriate scales, understanding which scales are valid and fit for purpose. Unfortunately, up to now, this has been a difficult task often requiring reference to original papers. Dr Gupta's scholarship has come to the rescue. He has trawled through the many hundreds of scales available selecting those most useful for the specialty.This book will be valuable to all members of the multidisciplinary team. Dr Gupta has done an excellent job outlining the theory and practice of measurement scales. He has put together an extremely useful compendium of scales. I congratulate him and wish his publication every success. I can foresee this publication becoming an essential text for every unit library and valuable book for individual clinicians.' - Dr Jeremy Playfer in his Foreword. 'This book summarises the most commonly used validated assessment scales which can be used by medical students, postgraduate trainees, consultants and the multi-disciplinary team members. I hope a copy of this book will be kept on every ward, outpatient department and GP practice for daily use and reference' - Professor Bim Bhowmick OBE in his Foreword.

Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309671035
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated, and a significant proportion of adults in the United States report feeling lonely. People who are 50 years of age or older are more likely to experience many of the risk factors that can cause or exacerbate social isolation or loneliness, such as living alone, the loss of family or friends, chronic illness, and sensory impairments. Over a life course, social isolation and loneliness may be episodic or chronic, depending upon an individual's circumstances and perceptions. A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that social isolation presents a major risk for premature mortality, comparable to other risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, or obesity. As older adults are particularly high-volume and high-frequency users of the health care system, there is an opportunity for health care professionals to identify, prevent, and mitigate the adverse health impacts of social isolation and loneliness in older adults. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults summarizes the evidence base and explores how social isolation and loneliness affect health and quality of life in adults aged 50 and older, particularly among low income, underserved, and vulnerable populations. This report makes recommendations specifically for clinical settings of health care to identify those who suffer the resultant negative health impacts of social isolation and loneliness and target interventions to improve their social conditions. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults considers clinical tools and methodologies, better education and training for the health care workforce, and dissemination and implementation that will be important for translating research into practice, especially as the evidence base for effective interventions continues to flourish.

Health Measurement Scales

Author : David L. Streiner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199685215
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Health Measurement Scales written by David L. Streiner and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of this practical guide for clinicians who are developing tools to measure subjective states, attitudes, or non-tangible outcomes in their patients, suitable for those who have no knowledge of statistics.

A Comprehensive Guide to Rehabilitation of the Older Patient E-Book

Author : Shane O'Hanlon
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0702080179
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis A Comprehensive Guide to Rehabilitation of the Older Patient E-Book by : Shane O'Hanlon

Download or read book A Comprehensive Guide to Rehabilitation of the Older Patient E-Book written by Shane O'Hanlon and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help all health professionals involved in the rehabilitation of older people to provide their patients with the highest possible quality of life and autonomy. Expanded and rewritten by a diverse team of authors, the text is suitable for doctors in all specialties that see older patients, as well as nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, dietitians, speech and language therapists/pathologists, physician associates/assistants, healthcare assistants, and many others including patients, family members and students. The book is written in an accessible, no-jargon style and provides a patient-centred perspective on recent advances in the field of rehabilitation – an increasingly important aspect of care for older people. Clear explanations of relevant concepts: ageing, frailty, comprehensive assessment, rehabilitation Broad coverage of all aspects of rehabilitation including different settings Explanations of input from multiple health professionals Problem-based section that highlights solutions to common issues during rehabilitation Specialty-specific areas of rehabilitation such as stroke rehabilitation, cancer rehabilitation, post-operative rehabilitation, trauma, rehabilitation in the community Practical section explaining how to plan discharge safely, run a care planning meeting, organize home supports, continue rehabilitation at home Evidence-based but accessible writing, complemented by practical clinical wisdom Aimed at a broader audience – applicable to all health professionals who see older patients Resources for patients and their caregivers Multiple-choice questions to test knowledge

Assessing the Elderly

Author : Rosalie A. Kane
Publisher : Free Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Assessing the Elderly written by Rosalie A. Kane and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Measuring Health

Author : Ann Bowling
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335246923
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Health written by Ann Bowling and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive guide to measures of health and is an essential reference resource for all health professionals and students.

Measurement in Elderly Chronic Care Populations

Author : Jeanne Teresi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Measurement in Elderly Chronic Care Populations written by Jeanne Teresi and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the first volumes to address specific assessment measures that will accurately describe and predict the health status of individuals from chronic care populations. Throughout this volume, prestigious researchers provide reviews of measures that can be used among these individuals, whose assessment is often complicated because of factors such as frailty, perceptual and communication problems, and advanced cognitive impairment. This volume is a valuable resource and aid for clinicians and researchers in the selection of better assessment measures for the elderly in chronic care settings.

Canadian Study of Health and Aging

Author : Christina Wolfson
Publisher : New York : Springer Pub.
ISBN 13 : 9780826114389
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Canadian Study of Health and Aging written by Christina Wolfson and published by New York : Springer Pub.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This supplement to the journal, International Psychogeriatrics introduces the Canadian Study of Health and Aging, one of the largest epidemiologic studies of dementia conducted to date. A comprehensive description of the study methods and data sets as well as selected results are discussed.

Assessment Scales for Advanced Dementia

Author : Ladislav Volicer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938870408
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Assessment Scales for Advanced Dementia written by Ladislav Volicer and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At a time when there is considerable interest in the palliative care needs of people with advanced dementia, this 'tour de force' on the development/psycho-metric testing of 11 tools (all included) will be invaluable to both researchers and practitioners wanting to develop better care."--Jo Hockley, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, University of EdinburghAdvancing knowledge about dementia and helping to improve the care and services that are increasingly needed for the growing numbers of people with dementia-type diseases, this book brings together the best evidence-based measurement scales available for researchers and care providers.With proven reliability and validity, the 11 scales presented in this book are effective in eliciting meaningful data from study subjects, patients, and long-term care residents in the following domains: dementia severity, satisfaction with care, symptom management, comfort during dying, quality of life, activity involvement, discomfort, pain, quality of visits, agitation, and rejection of care.Analysis of each scale includes:* a detailed explanation of the concept being measured* the original published research article outlining the development and testing of the scale* a summary of how the scale has been used by others* suggestions on how to use the scale for new research* a user-friendly measurement form with complete instructions for use (also available as downloadable PDFs)These carefully selected scales will serve physicians, nurses, psychologists, and other professionals who are planning studies ranging from large-scale randomized clinical trials to the evaluation of unit-based quality improvement programs. This is a unique and indispensable collection for any researcher or practitioner in the dementia care field.

Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)

Author : Bruno J. Vellas
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN 13 : 3805568037
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) written by Bruno J. Vellas and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first of a new series which will present the proceedings of the newly established Nestlé Nutrition Workshop Series: Clinical & Performance Programme aimed at adult nutrition. Undernutrition is a common phenomenon in elderly people, and malnutrition reaches significant levels in those being in hospital, nursing homes or home care programs. Consequences of malnutrition often go unrecognised owing to the lack of specific validated instruments to assess nutritional status in frail elderly persons. The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) provides a single, rapid assessment of nutritional status in the elderly of different degrees of independence, allowing the prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition to be determined and to evaluate the efficacy of nutritional intervention and strategies. Easy, quick and economical to perform, it enables staff to check the nutritional status of elderly people when they enter hospitals or institutions and to monitor changes occurring during their stay. Moreover, the MNA is predictive of the cost of care and length of stay in hospital. This publication will be of immense assistance to heads of geriatric teaching units, teachers in nutrition, clinicians general practitioners and dieticians, enabling them to better detect, recognise and start treatment of malnutrition in the elderly.

Measuring Health

Author : Ian McDowell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199725304
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Health written by Ian McDowell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-09 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worldwide economic constraints on health care systems have highlighted the importance of evidence-based medicine and evidence-based health policy. The resulting clinical trials and health services research studies require instruments to monitor the outcomes of care and the output of the health system. However, the over-abundance of competing measurement scales can make choosing a measure difficult at best. Measuring Health provides in-depth reviews of over 100 of the leading health measurement tools and serves as a guide for choosing among them.LNow in its third edition, this book provides a critical overview of the field of health measurement, with a technical introduction and discussion of the history and future directions for the field. This latest edition updates the information on each of the measures previously reviewed, and includes a complete new chapter on anxiety measurement to accompany the one on depression. It has also added new instruments to those previously reviewed in each of the chapters in the book.LChapters cover measurements of physical disability, social health, psychological well-being, anxiety, depression, mental status testing, pain, general health status and quality of life. Each chapter presents a tabular comparison of the quality of the instruments reviewed, followed by a detailed description of each method, covering its purpose and conceptual basis, its reliability and validity and, where possible, shows a copy of the actual scale. To ensure accuracy of the information, each review has been approved by the original author of each instrument or by an acknowledged expert.

Fragility Fracture Nursing

Author : Karen Hertz
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319766813
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Fragility Fracture Nursing written by Karen Hertz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book aims to provide a comprehensive but practical overview of the knowledge required for the assessment and management of the older adult with or at risk of fragility fracture. It considers this from the perspectives of all of the settings in which this group of patients receive nursing care. Globally, a fragility fracture is estimated to occur every 3 seconds. This amounts to 25 000 fractures per day or 9 million per year. The financial costs are reported to be: 32 billion EUR per year in Europe and 20 billon USD in the United States. As the population of China ages, the cost of hip fracture care there is likely to reach 1.25 billion USD by 2020 and 265 billion by 2050 (International Osteoporosis Foundation 2016). Consequently, the need for nursing for patients with fragility fracture across the world is immense. Fragility fracture is one of the foremost challenges for health care providers, and the impact of each one of those expected 9 million hip fractures is significant pain, disability, reduced quality of life, loss of independence and decreased life expectancy. There is a need for coordinated, multi-disciplinary models of care for secondary fracture prevention based on the increasing evidence that such models make a difference. There is also a need to promote and facilitate high quality, evidence-based effective care to those who suffer a fragility fracture with a focus on the best outcomes for recovery, rehabilitation and secondary prevention of further fracture. The care community has to understand better the experience of fragility fracture from the perspective of the patient so that direct improvements in care can be based on the perspectives of the users. This book supports these needs by providing a comprehensive approach to nursing practice in fragility fracture care.

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment of Pain

Author : Jamie H. Von Roenn
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071444785
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment of Pain written by Jamie H. Von Roenn and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2006-06-13 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers with equal breadth and depth the management of the full array of both acute and chronic pain conditions. Conveys management strategies that correlate the severity of pain with the level of therapeutic intervention required to assuage it. The full array of drug treatment and analgesic strategies is discussed in detail, and often-conveyed through a detailed management algorithm in each chapter. The treatment of pain has also become very much a multi-disciplinary effort in recent years, and this will be reflected by the fact that the editorial board on this volume includes a pain medicine specialist, internist, and a nurse practitioner.

Cells and Surveys

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309171431
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Cells and Surveys written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-01-19 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can social science, and demography in particular, reasonably expect to learn from biological information? There is increasing pressure for multipurpose household surveys to collect biological data along with the more familiar interviewer-respondent information. Given that recent technical developments have made it more feasible to collect biological information in non-clinical settings, those who fund, design, and analyze survey data need to think through the rationale and potential consequences. This is a concern that transcends national boundaries. Cells and Surveys addresses issues such as which biologic/genetic data should be collected in order to be most useful to a range of social scientists and whether amassing biological data has unintended side effects. The book also takes a look at the various ethical and legal concerns that such data collection entails.

Measuring Health

Author : Ann Bowling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Health written by Ann Bowling and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Measuring Health: a Review of Subjective Health, Well-Being and Quality of Life Measurement Scales

Author : Ann Bowling
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335261957
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Health: a Review of Subjective Health, Well-Being and Quality of Life Measurement Scales written by Ann Bowling and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable resource for health professionals and students engaged in research, this thoroughly updated edition provides a guide to the major measures of health and functioning. Measures of subjective health, well-being and quality of life are introduced along with analysis of their validity and reliability and the evidence for using each one. Throughout the book each measure is explained with a summary of how each one is scored and used, making this a one-stop guide to understanding health measurements, and the basic concepts behind measuring health, quality of life and well-being. • A new look and feel makes measures and scales easier to locate • Further research and evidence provides a greater critique of the measures • Useful source information to help you access each measure with permission • The addition of new scales include the Warwick-Edinburgh Wellbeing Scale, the Older People’s Quality of Life Scale and the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire • Expanded material on functional independence and functional assessment measures Written by a renowned expert in health research, Measuring Health, 4th edition is essential reading for researchers and upper level undergraduates and postgraduates in health services research, health studies, health sciences, public health and social sciences. "The world of measurement scales, which ones to use and for what purpose, is a complex one even for experienced qualitative researchers. It is easy for less experienced researchers to lose their way. Ann Bowling's book provides an up to date and coherent guide and assessment of measurement tools which is comprehensible and well organised." Virginia Berridge, Professor of History and Director, Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK "In her latest edition of Measuring Health: A Review of Subjective Health, Well-Being and Quality of Life Measurement Scales, Professor Ann Bowling has, once again, provided us with an essential for our bookshelves. It is a vital resource for anyone investigating health and well-being – whether novice student researcher or experienced academic. Written in an accessible, easy to use style, we are initially taken through the importance of measuring and understanding lay people’s experiences of their physical and social health. The mechanics and challenges of measurement of subjective health are then described. Later chapters include handy definitions of relevant concepts and detailed descriptions of specific scales – both familiar and relatively new ones – including psychometric testing and use. This text is packed with useful information and can be used both as a resource for an overall understanding of measuring health and well-being or for selecting specific patient-based health scales for research projects." Dr. Nan Greenwood, Reader in Health and Social Care Service Research, St George's University of London and Kingston University, UK

Measuring Disease

Author : Ann Bowling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Disease written by Ann Bowling and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended to supplement the author's previous work, "Measuring Health - A Review of Quality of Life Measurement Scales", this book reviews specific measures of quality of life and, where appropriate, pertinent symptoms and single-domain scales which are still sometimes used to supplement them.