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A quem
interessar,
Edmundo de Drummond Alves
Junior
Administrador da lista cevidosos-L
Health-promoting behaviors of
elderly korean immigrants in the United States.
Sohng KY,
Sohng S, Yeom HA.
: The purpose of this study was to explore
health-promoting behaviors among elderly Korean immigrants, and to examine the
relationships of their health-promoting behaviors with self-efficacy and
perceived health status. One hundred ten elderly Korean immigrants residing in
the United States were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The mean
score of health promoting behaviors of elderly Korean immigrants was 2.54 on the
5-point Likert scale. Nutrition was the subdomain with the highest mean score
(M=3.01) and exercise was the subdomain with the lowest mean score (M=1.92).
Both self-efficacy (r=0.49, p=0.01) and perceived health status (r=0.19,
p=0.043) were significantly related to health-promoting behaviors. Education
(F=3.61, p=0.016) and economic status (F=3.01, p=0.034) were significantly
associated with health-promoting behaviors. This study showed poor practices of
healthy lifestyles of elderly Korean immigrants. Low exercise scores indicated
the need for community based exercise and health promotion programs for the
elderly Korean immigrants population.
Assessing the risk
of falls among older inpatients.
Parker R.
Gwent
Healthcare NHS Trust, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny.
A reduction in
mobility, a poor gait, diminished mental capacity and continence problems may
increase the risk of falls among older people. The consequences of falls can
include physical injury such as fractures, a fear of future falls, anxiety,
depression and loss of confidence. Greater disability or death may result. The
use of a risk assessment tool may alert staff to the magnitude of the
problem.
A falls risk-assessment tool in an elderly care
environment.
Kinn, Hood K.
Nursing Research
Institute for Scotland, Glasgow Caledonian University.
Falls are a major
cause of morbidity and mortality among older people. In an inpatient setting it
has been suggested that the introduction of risk-assessment tools may be an
important way of managing the issue. The study reported in this article was
carried out in two stages. First, fall incidents were identified retrospectively
using 'falls incident forms' and nursing notes, and the characteristics and
management of patients who had fallen were compared with those who had not
fallen. A risk-assessment tool and care plan were developed and evaluated
prospectively. By analysing the data in stage one it was found that falls
incidence reporting was poor and patients who had fallen had more evidence of
previous falls than those who had not fallen. In stage two staff found the
risk-assessment tool and care plan easy to complete; however, there was little
documentation about whether any appropriate interventions, specific to the
individuals' risk score, were carried out. Appropriate interventions identified
on the risk-assessment tool were put into place inconsistently. As a result of
this work the hospital has set up a multidisciplinary group to look at falls
management.
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