Factors associated with instrumental support in transitional care among older people with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Instrumental support, which is defined as practical, tangible, and informational assistance extended to patients, is crucial for older people in transition. However, little is known about instrumental support in transitional care. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the instrumental support of older people in transitional care.

Multidimensional measure of instrumental support in transitional care - design and pilot test of a questionnaire assessing instrumental support among older adults with chronic diseases.

Background: Previous studies indicated that poor quantity and quality of instrumental support are one of the main barriers in the application of transitional care. Instrumental support, as one common function of social support, is the provision of financial assistance, material goods, or services. The purpose of our study is to develop an Instrumental Support in Transitional Care Questionnaire (ISTCQ) and use this questionnaire to make an assessment among older adults with chronic diseases.

Factors Associated With Informational Support in Transitional Care for Older Adults With Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study.

To evaluate the current situation and associated factors of informational support for older adults with chronic diseases in transitional care. Study was conducted in five hospitals of five different cities in Jiangsu Province, China. A random cluster sample of 800 older adults with chronic diseases responded to the informational support questionnaire of transitional care survey.

Informational support for depression and quality of life improvements in older patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: To assess and summarize the effects of informational support on depression and quality of life of older patients with cancer.

Methods: PubMed, MEDLINE, and Web of Science were searched to identify articles written in English and published until March 2021. Studies within 10 years period (2010-2021) were included.

A cross-sectional study using the national standard to examine differences between public and private non-profit nursing homes in China.

Aim: Most studies on nursing home quality focus on developed countries, with little coverage in developing countries. Our study aimed to compare the differences between Chinese public and private non-profit nursing homes using the latest national standard.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted including 232 nursing homes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, China.

Study protocol: A cross-sectional study on instrumental support for transitional care among older adults with chronic diseases.

Aims: In this paper, we present a study aiming to develop a questionnaire on instrumental support for transitional care as a tool for investigating services, staff, equipment and supplies, and funds of transitional care and conduct a cross-sectional study on the current instrumental support for transitional care in older adults with chronic diseases.

Design: A cross-sectional study combining instrumental support with transitional care through a mixed-method approach.

Methods: Data are collected through two sources: distribution of the questionnaire to older adults with chronic diseases and interviews with experts from different specialties such as nursing, clinical medicine, geriatrics, sociology and government.

Development of an informational support questionnaire of transitional care for aged patients with chronic disease.

Objectives: We developed an informational support questionnaire of transitional care (ISQTC) for aged patients with chronic disease and investigated its reliability and validity.

Setting: This study was conducted in three large general hospitals in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.

Participants: A total of 130 aged patients with chronic diseases, admitted into outpatient and inpatient departments from three hospitals in China, participated in the study.

Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields Do Not Induce DNA Damage in Human Lens Epithelial Cells In Vitro.

Non-ionizing radiations, e.g., radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, could induce DNA damage and oxidative stress in human lens epithelial cells (LECs) which can be early events in cataractogenesis.