Caring for the elderly is an extremely lonely and frustrating vigil. The care giver has the responsibility of caring for an elderly one to the myriad decisions on different topics such as diabetes care or cancer treat...Caring for the elderly is an extremely lonely and frustrating vigil. The care giver has the responsibility of caring for an elderly one to the myriad decisions on different topics such as diabetes care or cancer treatment. Care givers with low levels of health literacy have less health knowledge, worse management of chronic disease and lower use of preventive services. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of health literacy among elderly care givers and its impact on the frequency of elderly hospitalization and elderly health related quality of life (QOL). The study was carried out on 200 elderly patients and their corresponding care givers. Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) and Newest Vital Sign (NVS) were used to assess caregivers’ health literacy. Assessment of the elderly health related QOL was done by the use of short form-12 health survey (SF-12). The results were as followed, in elderly patients;92 were males and 108 were females. The mean elderly age was 69.4 ± 8.8. The mean age of caregivers was 42.1 ± 12.9 years. The prevalence of inadequate health literacy among elderly caregivers was 75.0%. There were significant associations between care givers, health literacy and the frequency of elderly hospitalization (p = 0.001), duration of hospital stay (p = 0.009), and the elderly health related QOL (p = 0.001). The study concluded that inadequate health literacy is a problem among elderly care givers in Egypt. Healthcare professionals must be made aware of this problem, which is to provide simplified educational materials to elderly care givers to maximize elderly care.展开更多
This study aimed at investigating the relationship between coping and caregiving satisfaction among informal cancer caregivers in Ugandan referral hospitals. A convenient sample of 436 consenting informal care givers ...This study aimed at investigating the relationship between coping and caregiving satisfaction among informal cancer caregivers in Ugandan referral hospitals. A convenient sample of 436 consenting informal care givers aged 18 years and above were interviewed;a cross-sectional design was used. Because of the difficulty in defining a fixed population for this category of care givers, whoever was found at the bed side meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited into the study. A tri-dimensional coping scale (namely;problem solving, denial and venting) was used to measure coping. After controlling for all the relevant covariates (Patient’s age, sex of care giver, education of caregiver, respondent’s age, respondent’s education level, respondent’s education, respondent’s country of origin, respondent’s religion, stage of cancer, score on burnout scale), the venting aspect of coping had a significant effect on caregiving satisfaction (F = 1.83, P-value = 0.03). The above covariates accounted for 41.3% of the variability in care giving satisfaction scores (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.413). Venting as a coping mechanism had a significant effect on caregiving satisfaction. There is need to pay attention to the coping strategies of informal cancer caregivers to enhance their care giving experience. There is need to help caregivers develop healthy coping methods as they participate in cancer care.展开更多
The Freedom Givers是全新版大学英语综合教程(上海外语教育出版社)第三册第二单元的课文,该文的主旨是颂扬那些默默无闻的"地下铁路"英雄们.在该文中,作者讲了三个经过精心挑选的极具典型性的故事.在讲述他的故事中,作... The Freedom Givers是全新版大学英语综合教程(上海外语教育出版社)第三册第二单元的课文,该文的主旨是颂扬那些默默无闻的"地下铁路"英雄们.在该文中,作者讲了三个经过精心挑选的极具典型性的故事.在讲述他的故事中,作者使用了两个人物典故.一个是世界名aH著Uncle Tom's Cabin中的Uncle Tom:另一个是Bible中的Moses.……展开更多
<strong>Aim:</strong> The aim of this study is to highlight the effectiveness of music therapy in <em>Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)</em> and their caregivers. <strong>Methods:</strong> ...<strong>Aim:</strong> The aim of this study is to highlight the effectiveness of music therapy in <em>Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)</em> and their caregivers. <strong>Methods:</strong> The biennial 2019 to 2020, 32 patients, with AD (ICD-10), were examined, by a research group composed by a Neurologist, a GP and a Music-psychotherapist. All patients were under pharmaceutical care. The patients’ medical record and musical profile was assessed. The answers were provided by the patients themselves or by their tutors. Then, personal or family sessions were organized with the participation of musical instruments. The patients staging and evaluation were made through MMSE. The test was repeated every six months under the Neurologist’s supervision. Finally, 31 totally patients succeeded to complete our intervention and to be estimated. <strong>Results:</strong> The duration of follow-up of the patients was 30 months. At the beginning and end of the sessions we obtained the following data: In a total of 32 patients with AD, initially 3 patients (9.37%) had Mild AD, 19 patients (59.37%) had Moderate AD, 10 patients (31.25%) severe AD, based on the MMSE evaluation. After 30 months, 11 patients had Mild AD (35.48%), number resulting from the music benefit of cognitive function in patients with moderate AD. 15 patients with Moderate AD (48.38%) were observed, out of the initial 19 (59.37%) patients with Moderate AD, a number attributed to the sum of patients who improved from severe AD and those who were transferred, benefiting from treatment, from Moderate AD disease to Mild AD. Finally 5 patients with severe AD disease were evaluated (16.12%), while before the treatment we had 10 patients (31.25%) with severe AD. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> Music therapy is a tool to increase the life quality of the participants. The results expected in the treatment of AD are obtained by means of good collaboration among the research team.展开更多
"To be or not to be,that’s the question."对于莎士比亚抛出的这一世纪疑问,至今还没有人做出完美的回答。然而在生活这个万花筒中,每个人都在以亲身实践演绎着自己的答案。面对生活的林林总总,每个人都难免有失意的一刻,..."To be or not to be,that’s the question."对于莎士比亚抛出的这一世纪疑问,至今还没有人做出完美的回答。然而在生活这个万花筒中,每个人都在以亲身实践演绎着自己的答案。面对生活的林林总总,每个人都难免有失意的一刻,每每此时,你是否也曾幻想,如果这个世界只有美好,永不让人失望,那该有多好?如果真的存在这样一个世界,那里没有悲伤,但也没有你现在所能体验到的真正的快乐,你愿意进入这个世界吗?不妨随影片《记忆传授人》(The Giver)体验一下这样的世界,再给出你的答案吧。展开更多
文摘Caring for the elderly is an extremely lonely and frustrating vigil. The care giver has the responsibility of caring for an elderly one to the myriad decisions on different topics such as diabetes care or cancer treatment. Care givers with low levels of health literacy have less health knowledge, worse management of chronic disease and lower use of preventive services. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of health literacy among elderly care givers and its impact on the frequency of elderly hospitalization and elderly health related quality of life (QOL). The study was carried out on 200 elderly patients and their corresponding care givers. Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) and Newest Vital Sign (NVS) were used to assess caregivers’ health literacy. Assessment of the elderly health related QOL was done by the use of short form-12 health survey (SF-12). The results were as followed, in elderly patients;92 were males and 108 were females. The mean elderly age was 69.4 ± 8.8. The mean age of caregivers was 42.1 ± 12.9 years. The prevalence of inadequate health literacy among elderly caregivers was 75.0%. There were significant associations between care givers, health literacy and the frequency of elderly hospitalization (p = 0.001), duration of hospital stay (p = 0.009), and the elderly health related QOL (p = 0.001). The study concluded that inadequate health literacy is a problem among elderly care givers in Egypt. Healthcare professionals must be made aware of this problem, which is to provide simplified educational materials to elderly care givers to maximize elderly care.
文摘This study aimed at investigating the relationship between coping and caregiving satisfaction among informal cancer caregivers in Ugandan referral hospitals. A convenient sample of 436 consenting informal care givers aged 18 years and above were interviewed;a cross-sectional design was used. Because of the difficulty in defining a fixed population for this category of care givers, whoever was found at the bed side meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited into the study. A tri-dimensional coping scale (namely;problem solving, denial and venting) was used to measure coping. After controlling for all the relevant covariates (Patient’s age, sex of care giver, education of caregiver, respondent’s age, respondent’s education level, respondent’s education, respondent’s country of origin, respondent’s religion, stage of cancer, score on burnout scale), the venting aspect of coping had a significant effect on caregiving satisfaction (F = 1.83, P-value = 0.03). The above covariates accounted for 41.3% of the variability in care giving satisfaction scores (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.413). Venting as a coping mechanism had a significant effect on caregiving satisfaction. There is need to pay attention to the coping strategies of informal cancer caregivers to enhance their care giving experience. There is need to help caregivers develop healthy coping methods as they participate in cancer care.
文摘<strong>Aim:</strong> The aim of this study is to highlight the effectiveness of music therapy in <em>Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)</em> and their caregivers. <strong>Methods:</strong> The biennial 2019 to 2020, 32 patients, with AD (ICD-10), were examined, by a research group composed by a Neurologist, a GP and a Music-psychotherapist. All patients were under pharmaceutical care. The patients’ medical record and musical profile was assessed. The answers were provided by the patients themselves or by their tutors. Then, personal or family sessions were organized with the participation of musical instruments. The patients staging and evaluation were made through MMSE. The test was repeated every six months under the Neurologist’s supervision. Finally, 31 totally patients succeeded to complete our intervention and to be estimated. <strong>Results:</strong> The duration of follow-up of the patients was 30 months. At the beginning and end of the sessions we obtained the following data: In a total of 32 patients with AD, initially 3 patients (9.37%) had Mild AD, 19 patients (59.37%) had Moderate AD, 10 patients (31.25%) severe AD, based on the MMSE evaluation. After 30 months, 11 patients had Mild AD (35.48%), number resulting from the music benefit of cognitive function in patients with moderate AD. 15 patients with Moderate AD (48.38%) were observed, out of the initial 19 (59.37%) patients with Moderate AD, a number attributed to the sum of patients who improved from severe AD and those who were transferred, benefiting from treatment, from Moderate AD disease to Mild AD. Finally 5 patients with severe AD disease were evaluated (16.12%), while before the treatment we had 10 patients (31.25%) with severe AD. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> Music therapy is a tool to increase the life quality of the participants. The results expected in the treatment of AD are obtained by means of good collaboration among the research team.
文摘"To be or not to be,that’s the question."对于莎士比亚抛出的这一世纪疑问,至今还没有人做出完美的回答。然而在生活这个万花筒中,每个人都在以亲身实践演绎着自己的答案。面对生活的林林总总,每个人都难免有失意的一刻,每每此时,你是否也曾幻想,如果这个世界只有美好,永不让人失望,那该有多好?如果真的存在这样一个世界,那里没有悲伤,但也没有你现在所能体验到的真正的快乐,你愿意进入这个世界吗?不妨随影片《记忆传授人》(The Giver)体验一下这样的世界,再给出你的答案吧。
