Publications by authors named "Isabel Lage"
Older People Living Alone: A Predictive Model of Fall Risk.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
July 2023
Falls in older people are a result of a combination of multiple risk factors. There are few studies involving predictive models in a community context. The aim of this study was to determine the validation of a new model for predicting fall risk in older adults (65+) living alone in community dwellings (n = 186; n = 117) with a test-retest reliability study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify the prevalence and the risk factors of falling in older people (65+) living alone.
Method: This is a descriptive and transversal study which included 186 participants, aged 65+ living alone in community-dwelling.
Results: The prevalence of falls was 80.
Aims: This study aimed at evaluating whether training on practical skills involved in providing care reduces the burden experienced by informal caregivers and improves their general health condition.
Background: A substantial number of informal caregivers lack skills to deliver poststroke assistance to older people after hospital discharge, which leads to burden situations as well as mental and physical health deterioration of the former.
Design: A quasi-experimental design.
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Introduction: Informal caregivers provide a significant part of the total care needed by dependent older people poststroke. Although informal care is often the preferred option of those who provide and those who receive informal care, informal caregivers often report lack of preparation to take care of older dependent people. This article outlines the development and psychometric testing of informal caregivers' skills when providing care to older people after a stroke - ECPICID-AVC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: This study aims at describing an intervention based on informal caregivers' skills when taking care of older people after a stroke (InCARE).
Background: Most informal caregivers feel unprepared to deliver assistance in activities of daily living at home. This lack of preparedness can lead to misconceptions, burden and affect their health, which, consequently, may imply hospital readmissions or early institutionalization of the older adults.