Comparison of Two Cognitive Training Programs With Effects on Functional Activities and Quality of Life
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) describes a mild decline in one or more cognitive domains and is often associated with age. Cognition is considered to be worse than expected for age; however, basic activities of daily living (ADLs) remain unaffected (Albert et al., 2011). Prevalence estimates of MCI range from 16% to 20% for the majority of reviewed studies (Roberts& Knopman, 2013). Individuals with MCI often have difficulty remembering new information and maintaining their attention, or they may take longer than their healthy counterparts to perform more cognitively demanding, (Source: Research in gerontological nursing)
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 30, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Magdal éna Hagovská, PhD Source Type: research
Falls and Fall Prevention in Older Adults With Early-Stage Dementia: An Integrative Review
<p>Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early-stage dementia have an increased risk of falling, with risks to their health and quality of life. The purpose of the current integrative review was to evaluate evidence on fall risk and fall prevention in this population. Studies were included if they examined falls or fall risk factors in older adults with MCI or early-stage dementia, or reported interventions in this population; 40 studies met criteria. Evidence supports the increased risk of falls in individuals even in the early stages of dementia or MCI, and changes in gait, balance, and fear of fall...
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 26, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Approaches to Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive Symptoms of Individuals with Dementia: A Thorny Issue and a Rose by Another Name
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Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 26, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Effects of Low-Intensity Exercise in Older Adults With Chronic Heart Failure During the Transitional Period From Hospital to Home in China: A Randomized Controlled Trial
<p>The transitional period from hospital to home is critical to decreasing rates of preventable, poor post-discharge outcomes. Older adults with chronic heart failure (CHF) may be challenged to exercise during the transitional period. The purpose of the current study was to test the effects of low-intensity exercise on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), physical function, and heart function in Chinese older adults with CHF during the transitional period. The study was randomized, single-blinded, and controlled. Seventy-eight older adults with stable CHF were evaluated. The intervention group (<i>n</i>...
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 26, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Depression in Family Caregivers of Mexican Descent: Exacerbated by Stress and Mitigated by Mutuality
<p>Despite common assumptions that non-paid family caregivers of Mexican descent benefit spiritually from their roles according to cultural familistic norms, there is also evidence of caregiver stress resulting in depression. Depression has the potential to seriously affect caregivers' health and their ability to continue to provide care. The current study's purpose was to examine the relationships among depression, stress, and mutuality (i.e., the quality of the caregiver –care recipient relationship) (<i>N</i> = 74 caregivers of Mexican descent in the southwestern United States). Multiple regression m...
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 26, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Iranian Nurses' Challenges in Caring for Older Adults: A Content Analysis Study
<p>The current study describes Iranian nurses' challenges in caring for older adults. Participants included 22 nurses who were selected by purposeful method and underwent semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. The interviews were reviewed, and three categories and seven subcategories were noted. The category<i>older adults –nurse interaction challenges</i> included: specific characteristics of older adults and inappropriate interaction between nurses and older adults. The category<i>structural problems</i> included: shortage of nurses, inappropriateness of ward environment, and service pr...
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 26, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Developing the Supporting Choice Observational Tool (SCOT): A Formative Assessment Tool to Assist Nursing Home Staff in Realizing Resident Choice
<p>Quality of care in nursing homes has begun to address the importance of resident choice in daily life, yet there are no published tools to teach nursing home staff how to offer such choice. In the current study, a formative assessment tool was developed that can provide staff with detailed and concrete feedback on how to realize resident choice. The tool was created and refined through 22 hours of ethnographic observation in two Veterans Health Administration Community Living Centers (CLCs), 22 hours of developmental testing in two CLCs, review by a modified Delphi panel, and use of an algorithm to assess its logi...
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 26, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Depression in Family Caregivers of Mexican Descent: Exacerbated by Stress and Mitigated by Mutuality
By 2050, individuals 65 and older will total 25% of the U.S. population, making family caregiving an essential part of the aging United States (Mentes, Salem,& Phillips, 2017). With improved longevity, many aging adults will require family caregiving as the number of these individuals living with disability increases. Of Latino individuals living in the United States, those who identify with Mexican ethnicity or descent comprise the majority (58.5%) (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011). Aging adults of Mexican descent and their non-paid family caregivers have unique cultural, historical, and (Source: Research in gerontological nursing)
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 25, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Janice D. Crist, PhD, RN, FNGNA, FAAN Source Type: research
Effects of Low-Intensity Exercise in Older Adults With Chronic Heart Failure During the Transitional Period From Hospital to Home in China: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that results from any structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood (Yancy et al., 2013). Chronic heart failure (CHF) significantly reduces health-related quality of life (HRQoL), especially physical function, more than any other chronic disease (Lesman-Leegte et al., 2009). Patients with CHF experience rehospitalizations, which is a major risk factor for functional decline, reduced HRQoL, and onset of disability (Boyd et al., 2008; Kripalani, Jackson, Schnipper,& Coleman, 2007; Wolinsky et al., 2011). Lack of (Source: Research in gerontological nursing)
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 25, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Li Xueyu, PhD, RN Source Type: research
Approaches to Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive Symptoms of Individuals with Dementia: A Thorny Issue and a Rose by Another Name
How best to respond to affective, behavioral, and cognitive symptoms of individuals with dementia remains one of those “thorny issues” that plague practitioners who work with older adults (Morley et al., 2014). After decades of research showing their limited effectiveness and considerable adverse effects, the use of antipsychotic medications are recommended for treatment only when symptoms are severe, dangerous, and/or cause significant distress to the patient (Reus et al., 2016). Every major geropsychiatric organization has supported appropriate person-centered nonpharmacological (Source: Research in gerontological nursing)
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 25, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Christine R. Kovach, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA Source Type: research
Developing the Supporting Choice Observational Tool (SCOT): A Formative Assessment Tool to Assist Nursing Home Staff in Realizing Resident Choice
The culture change movement in U.S. nursing homes has made notable strides over the past two decades. Culture change promotes person-centered care, which is believed to improve quality of nursing home care and resident quality of life more than traditional medical models (Zimmerman, Shier,& Saliba, 2014). Resident choice in daily life is a key component of person-centered care (Rahman& Schnelle, 2008; White-Chu, Graves, Godfrey, Bonner,& Sloane, 2009). The need to promote resident choice in daily life has gained increasing recognition within the field of nursing home quality of (Source: Research in gerontological nursing)
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 25, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jennifer A. Palmer, PhD, MS Source Type: research
Iranian Nurses' Challenges in Caring for Older Adults: A Content Analysis Study
A revolution in demographics is occurring worldwide, and one of its noted elements is the increase in the older adult population. Therefore, old age is among the prominent phenomena in the area of world health (Noroozian, 2012). The older adult population has more growth compared with the total population, and it is predicted that the older adult population will reach 2 billion in 2050 (Bagheri-Nesami& Hamzehgardeshi, 2013). Currently, in developing countries, the rate of the growth of the older adult population is more than that in developed countries, and more than one half of the (Source: Research in gerontological nursing)
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 25, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Haydeh Heidari, PhD Source Type: research
Depression in Family Caregivers of Mexican Descent: Exacerbated by Stress and Mitigated by Mutuality
By 2050, individuals 65 and older will total 25% of the U.S. population, making family caregiving an essential part of the aging United States (Mentes, Salem,& Phillips, 2017). With improved longevity, many aging adults will require family caregiving as the number of these individuals living with disability increases. Of Latino individuals living in the United States, those who identify with Mexican ethnicity or descent comprise the majority (58.5%) (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011). Aging adults of Mexican descent and their non-paid family caregivers have unique cultural, historical, and (Source: Research in gerontological nursing)
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 25, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Janice D. Crist, PhD, RN, FNGNA, FAAN Source Type: research
Effects of Low-Intensity Exercise in Older Adults With Chronic Heart Failure During the Transitional Period From Hospital to Home in China: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that results from any structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood (Yancy et al., 2013). Chronic heart failure (CHF) significantly reduces health-related quality of life (HRQoL), especially physical function, more than any other chronic disease (Lesman-Leegte et al., 2009). Patients with CHF experience rehospitalizations, which is a major risk factor for functional decline, reduced HRQoL, and onset of disability (Boyd et al., 2008; Kripalani, Jackson, Schnipper,& Coleman, 2007; Wolinsky et al., 2011). Lack of (Source: Research in gerontological nursing)
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 25, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Li Xueyu, PhD, RN Source Type: research
Approaches to Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive Symptoms of Individuals with Dementia: A Thorny Issue and a Rose by Another Name
How best to respond to affective, behavioral, and cognitive symptoms of individuals with dementia remains one of those “thorny issues” that plague practitioners who work with older adults (Morley et al., 2014). After decades of research showing their limited effectiveness and considerable adverse effects, the use of antipsychotic medications are recommended for treatment only when symptoms are severe, dangerous, and/or cause significant distress to the patient (Reus et al., 2016). Every major geropsychiatric organization has supported appropriate person-centered nonpharmacological (Source: Research in gerontological nursing)
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 25, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Christine R. Kovach, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA Source Type: research
