Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, care homes for older adults in England implemented isolation, social distancing and other restriction measures to help protect residents from contracting the virus. Little was known about the physical and psychological impacts that these measures would have upon residents and their relatives.
Aim: To explore the experiences of residents and their relatives of living restricted lives during the pandemic.
Background: Older people living in care homes are at high risk of poor health outcomes and mortality if they contract coronavirus disease 2019. Protective measures include social distancing and isolation, although implementation is challenging.
Objectives: To explore the real-life experiences of social distancing and isolation in care homes for older people, and to develop a toolkit of guidance and resources.
To understand the lived experience of healthcare workers who provide palliative care to adolescents and young adults living with advanced cancer. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was the design of this study. Hospice healthcare workers from four pediatric hospices across Canada were recruited through purposive sampling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Historically, golf does not have a strong tradition of fitness testing and physical training. However, in recent years, both players and practitioners have started to recognise the value of a fitter and healthier body, owing to its potential positive impacts on performance, namely clubhead speed (CHS).
Objective: The aim of this meta-analysis was to examine the associations between CHS (as measured using a driver) and a variety of physical characteristics.
Background: Parental involvement in the decision-making processes about medical treatment for children with life-limiting conditions is recognised as good practice. Previous research highlighted factors affecting the decision-making process, but little is known about how parents experience their participation.
Aim: To explore how parents experience their participation in the process of decision-making about treatment and future care for their children with life-limiting conditions.