Group Reminiscence Programs for Older Adults Without Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review.

Reminiscence interventions have been tested with people with and without cognitive impairment. However, the literature on reminiscence interventions for the latter is less extensive. The purpose of the current scoping review was to list and describe group session reminiscence protocols used with older adults without cognitive impairment and not involving psychotherapy.

Blood Pressure Measurement in Severely Obese Patients: Validation of the Forearm Approach in Different Arm Positions.

Background: Blood pressure measurement in severe obesity may be technically challenging as the cuff of the device may not fit adequately around the upper arm. The aim of the study was to assess the agreement between intra-arterial blood pressure values (gold standard) compared with forearm blood pressure measurements in severely obese patients in different arm positions.

Methods: Thirty-three severely obese patients and 21 controls participated in the study.

Family members' experiences and management of resident-to-resident abuse in long-term residential care.

Objectives: Resident-to-resident (RRA) abuse is increasingly recognized as a significant problem in long-term residential care.Families have a constant presence in this setting, yet their inclusion in research about RRA is minimal. The purpose of this study was to examine family members' experiences and management of RRA.

Workplace continuing education for nurses caring for hospitalised older people.

Aims And Objectives: To develop, implement and evaluate a workplace continuing education programme about nursing care of hospitalised older people.

Background: The healthcare system cannot rely solely upon nurses' prelicensure education to prepare them to meet the evolving needs of hospitalised older patients. Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic rise in the proportion of older people in hospitals, yet many nurses do not have specialised knowledge about the unique care needs of this population.

Factors influencing nurses' readiness to care for hospitalised older people.

Aims And Objectives: To gain a better understanding of nurses' perspectives on factors that influence their readiness to provide appropriate care for hospitalised older people.

Background: Hospitals have consistently been criticised for failing to address the unique, complex needs of older people. Research suggests that multiple issues have led to this situation, including a lack of educational preparation for nurses, limited attention to environmental factors, and an absence of organisational preparedness that ensures hospitals are adapted to meet the needs of older people.

Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of a forearm blood pressure measurement method in severe obesity.

For blood pressure assessment, it has been reported that forearm blood pressure measurement appears to be as valid as an upper-arm blood pressure measurement method in individuals with severe obesity when correlated to the intra-arterial method, considered as the gold standard. Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values for the presence of systemic hypertension in 25 severely obese patients from 352 blood pressure measurements were calculated. The sensitivity (0.

If not dieting, how to lose weight? Tips and tricks for a better global and cardiovascular health.

Weight loss is a popular topic and may be of serious concern for many patients. Even with the abundant literature on obesity and cardiometabolic risk, it is always challenging to demystify and reinforce the determinants of safe approaches to lose weight. Measures of central obesity are essential to characterize the patient's adiposity distribution and should be part of the routine medical examination.

Blood pressure assessment in severe obesity: validation of a forearm approach.

Objective: Obesity is frequently associated with systemic hypertension. Blood pressure measure is inaccurate in severely obese patients because of poor cuff size fitting. The aim of the study is to assess the degree of agreement between the intra-arterial method as the gold standard vs.

[The best cuff for measuring arterial pressure].

Hypertension prevention, detection, follow-up and medication adjustment depend on valid blood pressure measurement. Many factors should be taken into consideration to get accurate blood pressure readings: the blood pressure measurement method, the equipment used and the patient preparation. This column will focus on the importance of the cuff for blood pressure measurement.

Adiposity assessment: explaining the association between obesity, hypertension and stroke.

Obesity is associated with a greater prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and a higher risk of cardiovascular events, and contributes to the rise in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide. Increased BMI is established as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Attention has recently been drawn to alternate measures of adiposity/obesity, such as waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio, that provide information regarding body fat distribution.

[Conditions linked to the integration of the ecologic approach to the programming of prevention-promotion offered to elderly clients by the CSSS of Quebec: a case study].

This multiple case study investigates conditions influencing the integration of the ecological approach in disease prevention and health promotion (DPHP) programs offered to older adults by local health organizations in Quebec. Scheirer's (1981) implementation model guided the study of five Centres de Santé et Services Sociaux chosen in line with the ecological dimension of their DPHP programs. Documentary analyses were conducted along with thirty-eight semi-structured interviews among professionals and managers.

Knowledge and practice outcomes after home blood pressure measurement education programs.

Objectives: We investigated the outcomes of three home blood pressure measurement (HBPM) education programs on adult knowledge and practice.

Methods: We chose a pretest/post-test design and randomly divided 95 adults into three groups: individual training (group A), group training (group B), and self-learning (group C), for education regarding HBPM in accordance with the Canadian Hypertension Education Program. Participants involved in groups A and B received interactive education led by a nurse.